366 
^atvopha. 
JATROPHA. S.V.865. 
ObS. Genus difficillime determinandum; cbara- 
dter enim difformis, in divertis Ipeciebus va- 
rians : 
in Floribus mafculis; Calyce ^-phyllo /. 
Corolla ^-petala l, ^-fida^ aut nulla* 
in Femineis: Calyce ^-phyllo L ^-partito. 
Corolla ^-partita L ^-petala, aut mlla. 
Tamen, nili laefo genere maxime naturali, in plu- 
res vix dilacerandum. 
Habitus & inflorefcentia ^atropham a congeneri- 
bus diiHnguiint: Eidno omnium proxima eit, folo 
fere numero flaminum ab Illa charadlere diverfo. 
JATROPHA gojjypifolia. S. pl. R. 4. 
p. 190. I. 
Obs, Defcriptio EMjeni ex fequenti corrigenda, 
in loco natali fafla. 
Descr. Camis 2-3-pedalis, herbaceus, ramofus, 
glaber. Rami fubdivifi, teretes, dliis L fetis ra- 
molis glanduliferis bafl obliti. 
digitata, 5-partita; /ofe ovatis, acutis, ferra- 
tis , denticulato - ciliatis. Cilia glandulofa. 
Pedunculus communis terminalis, partialibus 'Cy- 
mofis, bifidis; floribus mcij culis copiofi oribus; 
femineis folitariis in dichotomia pedunculorum. 
CaL 5-phyilus. Foliola ovata, acuta, ciliata. 
Corolla profunde 5-pardta, atropurpurea, laciniis 
ovatis. 
Glandulce 5. nedlarifer^ fubrotundse ad baliii fla- 
minum. 
Filamenta 10-13 a bafi ad mediam coalita, longi- 
tudine corollae. Autherce flavae, 2-fidae, ovarse. 
?. CaL 
