COTYLEDON UMBILICUS. COMMON NAVEL-
WORT.
COTYLEDON Umbilicus ; foliis peltatis crenatis, caule spicato subsimplici, floribus penddis, radîce
tuberosa. Sm.
COTYLEDON Umbilicus. Huds. Angl. p. 194. With. Bot. A r r e i .h .m l .9 . .p . 417. Willd.Sp.
PL ml. 2. p. 757. Smith FI. B rit. p. 484. Engl. Bot. t. 325. P m .S y n .P l .m l . |
p. 510. Ait.Hur t. Kan. ei. % ml. 8. p. 110. Hoyfi. FI. Scot. P . l .p . 139.
COTYLEDON Umbilicus (3. Linn. Sp.PLp. 615.
COTYLEDON Umbilicus Veneris. Lightf. Scot. p. 383. •
UMBILICUS pendulinus. Decani. PI. Grass, t. 156. FI. Fr. ei. 3. ml. 4. p. 383. F l.Gall.Syn.
p. 320.
COTYLEDON vere radice tuberosa. Wall Pennywort, Navelwort, Kidneywort. Rail Syn. p. S71.
Class and Order. DECANDRIA PENTAGYNIA.
TNatural Ord er. CRASSULACEIE, Decani., Juss. in Norn,. Diet. Wes Sciences Nat. SEMPER-
LNATU1 v i m Juss. Gen., H o o k .-D icot. Polypetal* , Stam. P erigyna.
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ I Cor basi calvcis inserta, m ono-aut ssepius poly-petala, lobis aut petalis numero
C““ e n u m e r o mqualia — § ■ distincta, tot quot lobi
partes caiycis «quanuuus. ^ . cuiusaue ovarii. Folliculi tot quot ovaria, umloculares, mtus
A ia longituC°detoceStes,polyspermi. Albumen temie, carnosum. Embryo rectus. Radiculainfem.—Merles
foliis sajpius alternis carnosis glabris, floribus cymosis. Decand.\
G e n . Char. Cat. quinquefidus. Cor. monopetala, tubulosa, quinquefida. Capsules quinque, ad basin squama
nectarifera.
Gen Char. Cal.five-cleft. Cor. monopetalous, tubular,‘five-cleft. Capsules five,' with a nectariferous scale at
the base.
Radix crassa, carnosa, subtuberosa, dense fibrosa.
Tota P lant a camoso-succulenta, glabra.
Caulis erectus, teres, crassus, spitbamams ad pedalem,
viridis, basi purpureus, simplex, foliosus; superne
spicatus, simplex vel ramosus.
Folia sublonge petiolata; inferiora majora,. mnbilico-
peltata, margine obtuse crenata, pallide vindia;
superiora sensim minora, subreniformia, petiolo
marginali.
F lores numerosi, penduli, spicati (vel potius racemosi);
spica longa, erecta, basi non raro ramosa.
P edicellus brevis, basi bracteatus; bractea lineari-ob-
longa, suberenata. .
Calyx parvus, profunde quinquefidus, segmentis line-
ari-lanceolatis, obtusis, viridibus.
Corolla monopetala, tubulosa, subventricosa, pallide
flavo-viridis, non raro roseo tincta; ore quinque-
fido, segmentis cordato-ovatis.
Stamina decern supra medium corollas intra tubum
inserta, quinque segmentis opposita, qumque
alterna: Filamenta brevia: Antherte rotundatas,
flavin. .
P istilla quinque, erecta: Germen lmeari-oblongum,
ad basin dorso squama oblonga, obtusa, nava:
Stylus brevis: Stigma obtusum, subrecurvatum.
Oyula numerosa, ad margiues loculi pistilli (vel folh-
culi) inserta.
Root thick, fleshy, subtuberous, thickly fibrous.
Whole P lant carnoso-succulent, glabrous.
Stem erect, terete, thick, from a span to a foot in height,
purple at the base, simple and leafy; above
spicate, simple or branched.
Leaves upon rather long foot-stalks; the lower ones
the longest, peltate and umbilicated, with the
margin obtusely crenate, pale green; the upper
ones gradually smaller, subreniform, with the
stalk marginal.
Flowers numerous, pendulous, spicate (or rather
racemed); with the spike long, erect, at the base
not unfrequently branched.
P edice l short, bracteated a t the base; the bractea
linear-oblong, suberenate.
Calyx small, deeply fivfr-fid, with the segments linear-
lanceolate, obtuse, green.
Corolla monopetalous, tubular, subventricose, pale
yellow green, often tinged with rose colour; the
mouth five-cleft, its segments cordato-ovate.
Stamens ten, inserted above the middle of the corolla,
within the tube, five opposite to the segments,
and five alternate with them: Filaments short:
Anthers roundish, yellow.
P istils five, erect: Germen linear-oblong, having at
the base on the back an oblong, obtuse, yellow
scale: Style short: Stigma obtuse, subrecurved.
Ovules numerous, inserted at the margin of the cell of
the pistil (or follicle).
I . . . m i i , T?itr o P.nmllii rut oDen vertically, to show the stamens and pistil.
S I I M B — S i r X u g h transversely, to show the Insertion of
the ovules. Fig. 5. Nectariferous scale.—At« more or less magnified.
An inhabitant of old walls, limestoncand other rocks, in various 'J jc o T m ’’ Kill among the
infia,nation and hoate tumors,St. Anthonies fire, and kybed heels to be annoyntei therewithal;
and being applied to the stomach it l lutM f Hudson and Smith, although that
Linnaeus looked upon this species;» ever found ’wild in firilain
species has the leaves by no means umbiln=,rtpd W^tBgg ^ o f | g friend Tofield> states it t0 be a natlve 0f
walls8 and^noist stony f f s T n thcWestRiding Y o r k s h i r e i . a ^ ^ J h ^ had liimself seen p la n , which
^ ‘ The^enus^s emine^dy°^sdn^ished from mo'st°of the others in the same Natural Order, by having its corolla