C l a f s i s ^ X S I O i r d o 3 C ..
M O N O E C I A S Y N G E N E C I A .
M O 3 1 -O B . D '; I ;(5 Á .
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Clafiis XXI. ' Ojxló X.
M Ò r N 4 Es -gR i ,^ S Y I G *-E£N Ñ - 'S I A.
/M O ~Kr. D £ H *
MASGÜLI.FLORES. ( F i g . i 2 .C J l
K / C A L Y X .
.a c in iis oblongis,
pat ulis. -
f quinquepartiia,
I calyce adnata,
C.0 -R-0 -L L ;A . J patentier,
{ F ig. 2. ^ J magpa,
W°S“ >
S T A M I N A .
• •¿Lente auétus.
f . F i l ^m.en t a trìa,
■v ßtbulat a b brevia.
a. A n th e r .® in dttobus filamentis bifida,
làtcribui utrinque auriter, (Fig. 3. sj). -- -
in tcrtio Itine tantum aar/Lr,*(Fig. 4. e)
- (conftam corpore cotnpre/ß', f
et iacinea farinifcra fimel reflexd. .
FEMIÑEI FLORES in cadam pianta cum màfcuìifi^ (Fig;. 12. D)
K* Ç A L Y X,
• Lente auitus.
■PERIANTHIUM monophyllum,
fuperum,
quinquepartituni :
L a c in iis lanceolatis,
. patentibus.
<3 O R .O L L A^y-dSÿjn mare.
• Lente auCta. S nulla.
| p T A M I N A.
f . F il a m e n t a trià,y
.. breyifftma,.. ■
abfque anthirisA /
' E . Thé,C A L Y X.
C . The COROLLA,
F ig t à . W ^
The S T A M E N S
3- 4 -
• Magnified;
TheLACiNiAS óblong,
. ípreading.
quinquepartite,
•united with the calyx,
more fpreading,
ijargd,' V '
veinous,
rugoiej* (wrinkled)
'f . The F il a m e n t s three,
fubulate;
fliort.
a. The A n th bra s being in two of the filaments bifid,
having ears on both fides,'(Fig. 3 . e)
the third has only on one fide an ear, (Fig. 4. e)
confifis o f a comprefled body,
with a fariniferous lacinia once reflexed.
The FEMA LE FLOWERS on the fame plant with the male. (Fig. 1 2 E>)
' l i H fT h e PERIANTHIUM,monophyllous,":
K . T h e 'C S L Y i . 'jLfiranding above the germen
F ig. 5;S||3p' ^ quinquepartite:
• Magnified. I The L a c in ia s lanceolate,
• Vlpreading.
The 0 ^0 ' E 'O' ’L ¡E. A As in the male.
The S T A M E N S .
• Fii - W Ë S È
* Magnified.. •'
/ . T h e F ilam e n t s three,
rery "íhort, ^
vithout antheras. .
P I S. T I mm L L U M. T h e P IS T IL L U M .
;V ¿'Magnified.
I fT h e G e rm en flandingbelowthe flower
ipf a'conic form,
s. The St y l e one; ’
like a column, ‘r'%
t. The St igm a s three,
P. PERICARPIUM.
" F ig . 8.
S E M IN A.
Pomum ficcum,
F . F O L I A .
Fig.. 1-2.'
ielafticädißliens, (Fig. 9. P)
trilociilare : (Fig. I0;,P)
Dis s e p im en t is moUibut,
fubmembranaceis,
difiantibtis.
/ comprefia,
Ibafi arillo baccati induta. (A.)
Obs: Fruihis in hac ipecie utrinque attenuatus, angu-
.latus, tuberculatus. ' . : •
jicirrhisicandens,
Langula tus.
f alterna,
‘ petiolata,, ;
palmata :
L obi oblongi,
incili.
Pe t I oli patentes,
fupra canaliculati.
Cir r h i axillares, (F ig .12 . c)
. gèmini; ,4’ ...
hliform’ès,' ’
longitudine foliorum. : .
FLOREf^dùnculàti;; p i—
P eduncuLì axillares,.. (Fig.; 12 . p)
'¡folitaiii^;
. faspe badiamoli,
infra medium' ihftrüfti,
B r a c t e a feffili, (Fig. 12 . b)
fubrotundo-cordata,
integra,
Nomen triviale MOMORDICA Chätantia,
Habitat in India. Sp: PI;
P. The
P E R I C A R P IU M .
Fig. 8,
'The F ru it d r^ .
oblong;
burfting with great elafticity, to difcharge the feeds,
... (F'gtrilocular:
(Fig. 10. PJ
The D issepimen ts ioft, |
fomewhat- membranaceous,
feparated.
S. The S E E D*S. ' f many> ^ ,
Fig. I I ^comprefled,
' . ' • Lcovered at the bate w ith an exterior coa't like a berry (A)
• 'v ^ B s :/T h e Fruit ,in .this ipecies is attenuated at both
F . The L E A V E S ,
i i/ Fig. 12 . ■
ends, angular; and tubereüläted.
rThe St em herbaceous; . 5
The T R U N K , ^ifbmewhat voluble, (twining)
Fig. 12 . ’ • ^Yclirnbingby its clafpers,
‘ Langulate.
a l t e r n a t e ,■
petiolated,
palmated:
T h e L obes oblong,
cut into fegments..
The Pe t io l e s '^reading,
.on the upper fide canaliculate;
The C i r r b is (cJdfpersy); 3
# jw o together,
filiform,
the length o f the flowers.
The.FLo'wERs'pedunculate: .(liflvingfootfialb)
‘ Xhe PEDuNCLEs axillary, (Fig.'tfi. p .) ' ' ’
Solitary,
oftentimes at the-'bale ramous,
below'theimiddfe fumifhed with brafteas.
The BRACTEA?^eflil, (Fig-. 12 . b)
, fubrotuhd'and'c^date, intire^A^ :
Yetufe.r-V
The'comrnon name MOMORDICA Charantia, or Male
Ballam Apple.
axillary, (Fig, 12 . c)
Is a native o f the Eaft-Indiesi Sp: Pi: