S P I L A N T H U S albus.
(SYMGENBSIÀ polyg. iquaL)
S . foliis ovatis fubintegris imis alternis fummis oppoiltis, caule paniculato.
S. falivaria. Domi. per. mjf.
H A B I T A T in Peruà. Dombey. © H. P.
P L A N T A annua, pedalis.
* Defcenfus.
R A D I X annua, fibrofa, exalbida, falivaria.
* Afcenfus.
C A U L I S herbaceus, ereihis, fubflexuofus, ramofiffimus, laxe paniculatus, teres, fcabriufculus,
viridis, pedalis.
RAMI cauli conformes, inferi alterni, fuperi oppolìti, villis icabriuiculi, vix ftriati.
* Frondefcentia.
F O L I A interne alterna remotiora, fuperne oppofita fenfim minora, petiolata, patentia,
ovata, obtufiufcula, bali attenuato-decurrentia in petiolum, fubintegfa : nonnullis vix
dentatis, villis minutis rigidiufculis ferrulato-ciliata, eifdem villis utrinque adfperfa,
fcabriufcula, kete viridik, concolora, plana, l . poll. Ion. 15. lin. lat.
P E I I O L I canalicular , fuperne marginati, folio 3. breviores : fummis fenfim breviifi'mis.
* Inflorefcentia.
F L O R E S terminates, folitarii^ erefli, longius pedunculati, conici, obtuli, albi, 5-6. lin.
Ion. 4. lin. lat.
PEDUNCULI erefti,ftriati,fubvillofi, apice vix incraiTati, piantaaltiores, 12 -15. lin. Ion.
* Fru3ificatio.
C A L Y X communis fimplex, turbinato-hemifphericus, villofus \foliolis circiter 12 fubaqualibus,
linearibus, aeutis; perfiftens, 4. lin. lat.
E X P L I C A T I O T A B U L M.
PLANT A vix puber proportione naturali.
1. Flos,
. v Flofculus hinc SE inde,
J. J
4. Palco fub anchcfi,
prop. nar.
J. Calyxj lapfis feminibus, recepcaculum Be
paleas nonnullas oftendens.
6. Semen ,