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pnibus, defcendentibus. Caulis fpithamseus, ere- 
ftus, glaber, fubrsmofus, teres, geniculatus; in¬ 
ternodiis alternatim oppofite canaliculatis, Folia 
ad genicula, alternatim oppofita, internodiis lon¬ 
giora, feflilia, lanceolata, obtufa, glabra, mar¬ 
gine luperne utrinque ferrata, inferiora minora, 
integerrima, ovali-oblonga, apice revoluta; fu- 
periora fenfim majora, carinata* Pedunculi axil¬ 
lares, filiformes, oppofiti, glabri, longitudine 
circiter foliorum, unifiori, nudi. Brattece 2, 
lanceolata?, acutas, ad bafin calycis oppofita?, 
illiusque longitudine. CAL . Perianth. quinque¬ 
partitum: laciniis lineari-lanceolatis, acutis, eredlis, 
aequalibus. COROLLA monopetala; Tubus vi¬ 
ri defeens, craflus, calyce duplo longior, undi¬ 
que ftriatus, fuperne tetragonus, intus pubefeens; 
Limbus albus, quadripartitus: laciniis obovatis; 
tribus inferioribus fuba?qualibus , ereflis; fupre- 
ma emarginata, reflexa. STAMi Filam . 4*, tubo 
inferta, eoque breviora; quorum 2 fuperiora 
fubulata, fertilia; 2 vero inferiora fetacea, ema¬ 
ciata. Antberce 4, quarum 2 fuperiores albas, 
pateriformes, fubrotundae, antice fquama alba 
tedae, poftice fubcaudara?; 2 inferiores eftoeta?, 
minuta?, obfoletae. PISTILL. Germen fuperum, 
pyramidale, viridefeens, futuris 4, longitudinali¬ 
bus. Stylus cylindricus, longitudine flaminum. 
Stigma cernuum, ovato-roftratum, fupra depres- 
ium. 
PROPRIET recent. Odor nullus. Sapor in- 
tenfius amarus, ingratus, inhaerens. Sicc. confi- 
milis. 
VIRTUS: emetica, purgans, hydragoga, ant- 
helminthica. Dofis gran.i$ - 20 - 30* 
USUS, «ydrops, ‘ 
B 5 0 BS. 
