_MALPI GHIA 
CLASS X. 
GENERIC 
Peano pentaphyllum, creétum, 
iftens, connivens. Glandule 
iferze he, ovales gibbe, foliolis caly- 
“cinis externe —_ adnate. 
mig " 5 
Caryx. 
minim 
‘ Conor. Petala quinque, reniformia, magna, 
, Ciliata, patentia, concava; ungui- 
linearibus. 
bus lenght: 
‘Sramina. Filamenta decem latiufcula, ereéta, 
in cylindrum pofita, parva. Antherz cor- 
date. 
Pistiztom, Germen fubrotundum, minimum. 
Styli tres, filiformes. Stigmata obtufa. 
Penrcanrrum. Bacca globofa, torulofa, magna, 
unilocularis. 
Sma tria, offea, oblonga, obtufa, angulata, 
PECIFIC 
Maipighi foliis lncecats rats, fubtus to- 
! mentofis, in 3 floribus terminali- 
; — palide-luteis 
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PLATE XLIX. 
Thick-leaved Malpighia. 
gta DRIA TRIGYNIA. Ten Chives. 
by the Right Hon, Lord Vifcount Courtenay, in whofe moft fuperb colleétion at Powderham 
r Exeter, ee, ees England, jathe cone Rs ber 1798 
CRASSIFOLIA, 
ORDER I, 
Three Pointals. 
CHARACTER. : 
EmpaLement. Cup five leaves, upright, very 
fmall, remaining and clofing at the points. 
‘Two honey-bearing glands, oval and gouty, 
are se to the outer and lower part of the 
es of the cup. 
ae Petals five, kidney-fhaped, large, 
plaited, lafhed, fpreading, and concave; 
claws long, satarih 
Cuives. Threads ten, rather broad, er 
placed hid and fmall. Tips heart- 
fhaped. 
Pp 
Pointat. Seed-bud nearly round, —— “—_ 
Shafts three, thread-fhaped. 
blunt. 
Pericarrium. Berry globular, knobby, large, 
of one cell. 
Seeps three, bony, oblong, blunt, and angulated. 
CHARACTER. 
Malpighia with oval fpear-fhaped leaves, downy 
beneath, and entire; flowers terminate 
branches in fpikes, and are pale yellow. 
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: REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 
1. The Empalement, Chives, and Pointal, (natural fize). 
ement, (magnified). 
3. The Chives fpread open, (natural fize). 
4. A Thread, and its Tip, ~— : = 
5. The pokiteat tal complete, (natural fize 
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ar 1792. From the extreme tendernefs of the young leaves, and fhoots, it muft be pies Ma 
ssn dias heat during the winter months; otherwife, they are fubject to damp off. : 
a fpecimen com- 
