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ter petiolata, oualia, obtufa ; intermedio pauJu- 
lum maiore. Plant, in V. r 
io) gomphrena - — an intemiptct ? 
Perianthum triphyllum, albidtim, merabra- 
naceum, peliuciciiiin ; foliolis duobus conniuen- 
tibus ; tertio inferiore angdliore. Petala quin- 
que, ereda, lana candida extus cohaenntia, lan. 
ceolata, apice colorata. Neef avium tubus cilin- 
dricus, daiiefcens , fubmembranaceus , corolla 
paulo breuior, apice quinquedentatus. Fila- 
menta quinque, breuiffima, Tubo nedarii infer- 
ne ad diuiiuras inferta. Antherae purpurtae. 
Genien ouaie, lubcompreffum , fubacumina- 
tuin, viridefeens. Stylus breuillimps, femibin- 
dus. Stigmata duo fimpiieia, inaequalia. Se- 
mim lana candida vdlita. 
Caulir tripedalis, debiüs, proflratus, de« 
nunn afleendens, feres, Jauugino&s, geüicula» 
tus, nodohis. Rami e nodis pellucidis cum 
Poliis oppofiti. Folia obouaiia , in petiolum 
decurrentia, Integra, acumine breui praedifa, 
cainofa, iieruola, cana, lubtes p'aeeipue villo* 
ie, apice reuoiuta. Petioli femiamplexicaulss, 
canaliculati, iPedmcidns communis peddis e°t 
altior, nudus. Racmiis fpicam iin-emipfam 
reterens, terminalis, nutans, compolitus Ipd-n. 
lis oppofitis, inultiiioris. Flores feffiles, lu:eu- 
aibi, iericei, ßraideae minuuae. 
OB SE R. 
