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CHIMAPHILA MACULATA.
SPOTTED WINTER-GREEN. SPOTTED-LEAVED PIPPSISSEWA.
Decandria Monogynia, Linn. Ericae, Juss.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Cahx 5-toothed. Petals 5. Style very short, immersed in the germ. Stigma annulate,
orbicular, with a 5-lobed disk. Filaments stipitate. Stipe discoid, ciliate.
Capsule 5-celled, opening from the summit, margins unconnected. Pursh.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Leaves ovate-lanceolate, round at the base, incisely serrated, discoloured. Stem
2 to 3-flowered ; filaments supported by a villous stipe. B.
SYNONYM.
P ykola maculata, Linn.
CJH3MAPHBLA: MACTTLATA.
