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HERPESTIS. Gaertner. 
Calyx 5-phyllus, 
inaequalis. Corolla 
tubuiosa, subbilabiata. 
Stamina inclusa. 
Capsula bivalvis, 2- 
locularis, dissessimen- 
to valvis parallelo. 
Calyx 5-eleft, un- 
equal. Corolla tubu- 
lar, somewhat 2-lip- 
ped. Stamens inclu- 
ded. Capsule 2-val- 
ved, 2-celled, with the 
partitions parallel 
with the valves. 
* Bracteis 2 ad ba- 
sin calycis. 
1. CUNEIFOLIA. 
H. glaberrima; fo- 
liis cuneato-obovatis, 
superne obsolete-sub- 
crenatis ; pedunculis 
folia subaequantibus ; 
corolla quinquefida. 
* Bracteas 2 at the 
base of the calyx. 
Very glabrous; 
leaves cuneate, obo- 
vate, obscurely cre- 
nate near the summit; 
peduncles as long as 
the leaves ; corolla 5- 
cleft. 
Pursh 2. p. 41 8* 
Monniera cuneifolia. Mich 2. p. 22* 
Root perennial. Stem prostrate, branching, creeping and with the 
whole plant very glabrous and succulent. Leaves opposite, sessile, some- 
what amplexicaule. Flowers solitary, axillary, peduncles various in their 
length, generally shorter than the leaves. The three exterior leaves of 
the calyx broad, generally unequal among themselves, the two interior ve- 
ry narrow, acute. Bracteas 2, small, linear lanceolate, at the base of the 
ealyx. Corolla nearly campanulate, pale purple, border 5 cleft, the 
Segments oval, nearly equal and expanding. Stamens very short in the 
tube of the corolla. Style short. Stigma capitate. Seeds numerous, 
slightly reticulate, attached to a central receptacle. 
Grows on sandy shores that are occasionally overflowed by salt-water. 
Flowers May— October* 
