§. f t
C H A R A C T E R G E N E R I C U S .
* Artificialis.
cm. Periantbium i-phyllum, j-fidum, acutum, colo*
ratum, perfiftens.
coROii. Petala y , ovata, obtufa, extrorfum latiora, pa-
tentia, calyce vix majora.
STAM. Filamenta 8 , fubulata, brevia,
Anther a fimplices.
Pollen cruciforme.
fl st. Germen fu p e r um , c om p r e s fum .
Stylus f i l i fo rm i s , fen fim e x c r e fc e n s .
Stigmata d u o , a c um in a ta , r e f l e x a , p lu s m in u s
d iv i fa p r o fu n d e .
fERic, Nuces binæ, bafi coalitæ, ovatæ, ala membrana*
cea terminatæ.
Semina folitaria, ovata.
Obf. i. In q u ib u sd am flo r ib u s A n th e ræ f te r ile s n o n
d e h i f c u n t ; in q u ib u sd am p if tilla a b o r tiu n t . O -
m n e s au tem h e rm a p h r o d i t i u r ro q u e f e x u g a u -
d e n t . Superiores n im irum f lo r e s h e rm a p h r o d it i
m a fc u l i fü n f , q u o rum a n th e ræ p o l lin ife ræ fu n t ,
p if t illa v e r o n on e x c r e fc u n t v e l fe cu n d an fu r , fe d
nria re efcu nt & d e c id u n t j Inferiores h e rm a p h r o d it i
f em in e i f u n t , a n th e r is n o n d e h i fc e n t ib u s , q u o rum
p iftilla m o x in fem in a tu r g id a e x c r e fc u n t .
a . V a r i a i n um e ru s f tam in um , 4 & y , in Acere Ne-
gundo.
3. F lo r e s d io ic o s obfervarunt Auftores in Acere rubra
negunda.
4. In Acere negundo corolla nulla,
y. Fruftum non esfe capfulam, quas fp o n te a p e r itu r ,
fed Nucem duplicem, monofpermam, & membrana
venis e le v a t is elegantisfime reticulata ter*
minaram.
6. Digynee v id e n tu r monfpesfuluttum, rubrum , faccba-
rinum.
** Esfentialis.
Calyx 5 - f id u s . Corolla y -p e ta la . N u c e s bina e, coa li*
lita e, alatae.
Locus. O f t a n d r i a , M o n o g y n i a in t e r g e n e r a f lo r i b
u s c om p le t is ,
§■ H I .
C H A R A C T E R E S S P E C I E R U M .
* Foliis indivifiis.
virens. 1 . A . fo li is o v a t is in t e g r i s fem p e r v ir e n *
tibus.
fatari cunt. a* A . fo l i is c o r cl a to - o v a t is fu b a n g u la tis*
q u e fe r r a t is .
Foliis trilobis.
trifidum 3. A . fo l i is in d iv i f is t r ifid isq u e in te g r is .
juonfpesfuhtnum. 4 . A . fo liis t r i lo b is in te g r is g la b r is an n u is .
creticum. y. A . fo li is t r ilo b is in t e g r is p u b e fc e n u b u s
fem p e r v ir e n t ib u s .
penfylvanicnm. 6. A . fol is t r ilo b is d u p l i c a t o - f e r r a t i s , ra*
t J c em is c e rn u is g la b r is .
monttmm. 7 l A . fo liis t r ilo b is & fu b q u in q u e lo b is acu-
t is f e r r a t is , p a n ic u lis h ir fu tis .
carolmamm. 8. A . fo liis tr ilo b is fe r ru la t is fu b tu s g la u -
c i s , p e d u n c u lis u n if lo r is a g g r e g a t i s .
A a ***