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mufcos Hifpaniol^. 2^. 
ObJ\ Planta intcrdum inferne Catilefcem, 
URTICA f nurnmularifolia) foUis oppoji^ 
tis Grbiculatif crenatis hirfutis ^ floribus ter- 
minalibns confertis monoicis ^ cauh filiformi 
fimplici repente. Tab. L Fig, 2. 
Herbacea, repens. 
RADICUL^ fiiiformes, albid^e. 
CAULES conferti, longiflimi, fillformes^ 
repentes (fepe 2-pedales & ultra) radicu- 
las exferentes, ftriati, virides, hirfutiu- 
fculi. 
FOLIA petiolata, oppofita, orbicuiata, crena- 
ta, hlrfuta, nervofa , venofa inferne palli- 
diora. Petioli longitudine foliorum liirfutL 
Cauliculi axilhves^ aiternl, foliis longiores^ 
foliolis floribufve terminati. Foliola termi- 
naiia. quaterna. StipuU parvce, oppolitae ia- 
trafoliacece albidce. 
FLORES conferti, pedicellis minutis confertis 
iiilidentes, monolci. MASCULI folitarii in 
pediceilis paulo longioribus, C^/. 4-phyl- 
ius. Foliola ovata, concava, margine hir- 
futa. Ne^iarium cyathifornie, minutiffimum, 
Fikmenta 4 calyce duplo loagiora. Anthe- 
VA elaftice erumpentes, fubrotund^, albidce. 
FEMINEI aggregat!, cuoi mafculis racemu- 
los minutjflimos quafi confiituentes, ma» 
fcLilis 6-ies inixnores. Cal e-vaivis. G^r- 
men ovatum, comprelium, pubefcens. 5'y/« 
'■ lus nulius. Stigma villofum, 
Habitat in moatofis fylveflribus Jamaicre. 
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