Clafsis-"VI • Or do TVT
He x a n DR i a Te t r a gynia
P E T IV E T t l-iV .
Fainted' Engrdir’d/ V^FuMitk'd/ inf.' f ^/¡‘tiMesr F tn'.f&b Cowrb ¡ucord/ß to debi/wnc 'ifJijifb.. v
:h I
K. C A L Y X .
, Fig.-*. 3. ",
» Lente auitus. .
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•S T A M :IN A .
I 3- I
■‘ Lente autta.
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- ., Pig- 4- ..
‘ Lente a u i t u m . ,
¡EERICARP-IUM.
M 1 "S E M E N .
l?ig‘.-5.
* Lente auftum.i
T . Q U A L I S.
E . F 0 L I A.
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I T E T - R A G/' Y N I A.
PERIANTHIUM monophyllum, -
qliädripartitum; (fere ufquead bafin;)
L a c in i/e oblongo-lineares,
obtuix, '
K , A X i 'Y ? ’ X.
Fig. i 2.,'
•* Magnified. ;-
The PERIANTHIUM monophyllous,
quadripartite ; (almoft to the bale.)
The L a c in ia s oblong and linear,.
obtufe;
permanent. •
nulla', (hid calyx cölÖr-atus.») . 'C O R O .- L L A .- . . (except the coloured kalyx)
'/. F il a m e n t a / x.
' fu^ulaia}ß\:.j;
erqualia,- § 'Th e S T A M E N S .
1 1 : ■ ■
/ ‘ .Magnified.
'/ .’The FlLAMENTS'fiX, -
iiibulate,'
equal,
fhort..
¡¡•The A n th era s oblong,
■ereit, •'
oh' both fides*emarginated,'
the length o f the corolla.
g. G e rm en comprejfun
"obloiigum, '
villolum.
■■SxY-iii quatuoTi .--v
extrorfum reflexi.
fSxx<fMATA; acuta,
perjiftmtia.
■. P I S T I L L UM
■ Fig-‘ 4-' ■
* Magnified. -
g. Th’e G e rm en comprefled,
oblong,
. The S t y l j
' fubulate, .
reflexed, or bending outwardly.
. The 'SxiGmas acute,,
-permanent.
;P E R I-C A R ^M iiM § | except a cruft’ or fkin that covers the feed. • ($F ig ; ■$.)».
'tobjmgum'y j l •.
'¿¡¿ferne :angußiii$tjmf&
Iteretiufcuhim’}'„t
faperneilatius,' ■
combrejfum, - ■ ■
■Stylit extrorfum rßexis, .(s)
-perfiftentibus.
'S. T h e S. E-E D S C
comprefled;
The Styles; reflexed outwardly, (s.) ■
rigid, (or iliff,)
T . The S T E M
r'-herbaceous,
J-ereft, ‘
Yround/
Lfmooth.
petiolata',
.ovätorpblongä,
patentia. ' ’’ ■
Petioli- (p.)breviflimi, |
Stipulrc axillares;.(s. lente auite Fig. *8'.)-
geminrc, . / -
lubhlatx,
decidua;. ■
'".'The L E A Y E S .
Fig. 7.
alternate',,
having ipetiplesy H/i ,
ovate and oblong, •
patent.
The Petioles-fe) very fhort-,
TheStipulis axillary; (s; -magnified, Fig. *8)
twins, (lwof,x. - H
fubulate,
deciduous.- •• ‘
Spied axillares (Fig. 7. a.) et terminales;/
longiflimsc,
..lineares,/ ; ,
'pendblie./'
Flores fefliles,
. remotiufculi, ,, •/.
, iparfi.
BraBece tres (ad-.baf\nJingulbßoris,) (*Fig. I. By)
-exterior ovata (‘ Fig.. ^. eiXBg- lente auita, '
la ta ;
' interiores laterales, (*i.j%S^Ä;
la'nceolatx,r
minutillima;.'
The Spikes axillary,'(Fig/y. a.) and terminal, (t.)
i .■-yefey.'lon’g^^}'»!
r- -.pendulous: ? • '
The Flowers are feflil, ' | '
1 Jparfed. (not fitting in a regular’form)
The Braflear.three ^at the bafe of-every fingle flower;)
(‘ Fig. 9» e. B.) magnified,'
-broad; "" -
the interior lateral (*i-)' ' '
lanceolate,^-
-very fmall.
Nomen triviale Pe t iv e r ia alliacea. .
Habitat in India; occidentalis nemoribus. Sp. Fh
The .common'Name Pe t iv e r ia with a garlick fmell-i
■Is a Native o f the Weft Indies in Woods. Sp. pl> ; ‘