SOLANDRA LONGIFLORA. 
SOLANDRE A LONGUES FLEURS. 
AN GLIS, TRUMPET-FLOWER. 
Linnjei , classis 5, ordo i. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
J ussi /EI , classis 8, ORDO 8. FAM. NAT., SOLANE JE. DICOTYLEDONES. 
CHARACTER GENERICUS. 
— Calix monophyllus, tubuloso-ventricosus, quinque angularis, 
apice 5 fido, persistens in maturitate fructus, fissilis. 
— Corolla maxima, infundibuliformis, tubo longissimo, cylin¬ 
drico, stricto, versus apicem, sensim ampliato, limbo subcampa- 
nulato, 5 lobato, lobis apice divisis, crassis et fimbriatis. 
—* Stamina 5 , basi tubi corollae inserta 5 filamenta limbo co¬ 
rollae breviora, anthaeris oblongis, erectis terminata. 
— Ovarium superum, conicum, stylus filiformis, corolla lon¬ 
gior, stigmate capitato, subbilobato, terminatus. 
— Fructus, capsula carnosa, vel bacca, conico-ovata, styli basi 
persistente acuminata, laevis, quadrilocularis, loculis polyspermis, 
seminibus in pulpa rubra nidulantibus. 
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS. 
Solandra, caule fructicoso, sarmentoso, scandente, aut saxis in- 
nitente; foliis ovato-oblongis, acuminatis j baccis conico-ovatis, acu¬ 
minatis, inermibus, floribus longissimis. 
DESCRIPTION. 
D’une toulfede racines funiformes et fibreuses, sortent plusieurs 
tiges cylindriques, ligneuses, sarmenteuses, recouvertes d’uneecorce 
grisatre, fendillee; ces tiges qui se ramifient diversement, s’eten- 
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