64 1787' (^^^^^- Mart 
inter crepidines faxorum repens. Nummu- 
iariam exacte refert, pulchra Species. 
LllTICA (depreffa) folUs oppoJtUr fuhro- 
tundir^ cranatii^ giahris^ fiorihus tsrmina* 
libiis confcrtis dioicis ^ cauls rcpents fub' 
diuifo, 
Herbacea, repens. 
CAULIS 3 - 4-polIicaris, ten'ae arcle adpres* 
fus, radiculas undique fubtus emittens j fub- 
divifus, angulatus, ilriatus, glaber, fuccu- 
ientus. Rami breviufculi, cum vicinis Li- 
tertexti, ut planta quali cefpitofa. 
FOLIA petiolata, parva, oppofita, fubrotun- 
da, balis interdum anguftata, crenata, ner- 
vola, glabra, craiRufcula, fubfiicculenta, 
atro viridia. StipuU ovatas, intrafoliaceas, 
femiämplexicaules, parvte, albid^e. 
FLORES terminales, in medio foliorum 3- 
J. 5-terminalium in ramulis. Rac^^hiuH fes* 
liles, Roribus minritillimis, dioicis. MA- 
SCULI FEMINEI in diliinda plan- 
ta. Cdl. 2- valvis. VnlvuU mjnutiiTimie, nu- 
do oculo vix confpicuce. Cernnn ohlon- 
gum. Stylus nullus. Sri^ma villofum. SS' 
men fubrotundum, nigrum. 
Ilahitiit in umbrofis graminofis ad latera agro- 
rum Jamaicce interio ris. r^.. Ditlert ab U. 
mimmnlarifolia ^ Caulibus minoribus, angu- 
latis, intertextis, terrte adnatis, fucculen* 
tis; Ramis lateralibus copiolis; Foliisy Co" 
loye\, Floribus dioicis, 
UKTJC/i (Hcvnmioides) foUis cppojttii 
fubroiufidis j intcgris^ tcrminalibus ^ ^-i.^rer' 
nif. 
