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culis t e r m i n a l i b u s bradieati a a ~ 3 - floris : pedicellis b r e vi bus inaequalibus.
C a ly x p ar v u s i nf er us q u i n q u e d e n t a t u s per f i f l ens viridis.
Corolla m o n o p e t a j a f u b i n f u n d i b u l i f o r m i s qu i n q u e l a c i n i a t a , —
con-t r a d l u s , bafi f au c e q u e a m p l i o r , ex l ut eo lo viridis. —
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& c u u i hujus Laciniis al ter na. — A nthercc t o t i d e m bifurcatae eretftae gilvas, faucis orificium atiingciites.
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H u j u s flirpis f o l i a , m i n i m e f l y p t i c a , valde funt a m a r a , f a p o r e qui i i ng va s 'di ut is f im e inhaeret, & q u o d ad vi r tu t em e m e t i c a aeque ac comefiîs p l ur i bu s fimul drafiica. T a n t u m m o d o d u o vel t r i a , fi c o n f u m u n t u r c r u d a , ad m o v e n d u m v o m it um fufficiunt. Illis i g i t ur e u m d e m in finem ac de Spondiadis M y -
robalani c o r t i ce in D itfe r t. Rem ed. G uinehis. p. 54 m o n u i m u s , a d c u r a n d a m fcilicet T u sjim v e f t e m e n t i or em c u m »ngina inflam-
m a t o r i a f o ci a t am faepisfime u t u n tu r Guineas populi indigenae. E o r u m c ol le gi um m a n i p u l u m aqua t u m p e r f u n d u n t f er ven t e , cuj us i nfufionis fcutella Th ea e e pota tres vel quat uor ciet v o m i t i o n e s copi ofas, & p of iea a l vum violenter
folvit,-*2- F e r i P l o c a tiig r e fc e n s , f ol i i s ovali bus mucronatis; floribus axi l l ari bus r a c c m o f i s j c o r o l l is rotatis intus ferienti*.
C r c f eit in fîl vis den fis S ie r r a Leone & l i t or is B u llo ttitn fs a ma« r e n o n p r o c u l r e m o t i s , & M a j o in p r i m i s cop i o f e f o r et. F r u te x f a r m e n t o f u s : r a mi s r a t m i l i s q u e l o n g i s f i mi s p e r a r bo r es f r u t i c e s q u e alios m a j o r e s in f u n r m u m n i t e n t i b u s , finis- t r o r l u m v o l u b d i b u s , a l t e r o alteri m a x i m e i m p l e x i s , t e r e t i b u s Tiihulofis g l a b r i s ; t o t u s fcatens f ucc o acri l a c t e o , qui t x f auci at a q u a c u m q u e flirpis p a r t e a b u n d a n t e r effluit t e n a x & viscofus , led d e i n d e aëri e x po l i t u s c o i t & i n G u m m i q u o d d a m e l a f i i c u m dur ef ei t . Folia 3 - 4 p o l l i ce s l o n g a , 2 - 3 pol l i ce s l a t a , o p po f i t a £ct i o- l a t a : p e t i o l i s l o n g i s , f u p e r c a n a l i c u l a t i s , bafi d eo r f u m tortis l i i c m b r a n u l a q u e in u t r o q u e r a m u l i l a t er e obfo» leta c o n j u n d i s , m o d o p e n d e n t i a m o d o t a n t u m d i v a r i c a t a , o v a l i a c u m a c u m i n e a n g u f i o , u t r i m q u e g l a b r a a l t e r n a t i m q u e n e r v o f a , f ubt us ver o evi de nt i us & f u p e r n o n n u m q u a m f i mu l o b f c u r e v e a o f a , m a r g i n e deflexa ' f u b r e p a n d a i n t e g e r r i m a .
I n f o r efcentia a xi l l a ri s r a c e m o f a g l a b r a . R acem us f u b c o m p o f i - tus i r r e g u l a r i s d i va ri cat us , i m m o i n t e r d u m p e n d en s . —
P edunculns communis i n f l r u d u s m o d o pedicejlis m o d o p e du 11 ciilh p a rtia lib u s , o m n i b u s f pai fi s incrasfatis inat qual i bus b r a c t e a t i s , & his pratferea t e r mi n a t is f o
ribus 2 * 3 i t i d e m pedi cel l at i s. — P edicelli o m n e s f e m - p e r uni fl ori .
C a lyx p a r v u s i n f er us crasfus r i g i d u s q u i n q u e p a r t i t u s per f i f l ens ? f at ur at e vi ri di s pi l i s q u e br e vi bus at ri s c o n f p e i f us , —
L a c in ia f e m i o v a t æ e r e d æ obtufre.
Corolla rot a t a q u i n q u e p a r t i t a . — P eta la f ol a ba l l c o h a e r e n t i ? , C a l y c e m u l t o t i e s l o n g i o r a , i a t o - l i n e a r i a , a p i c e r o t u n d a t a , d e x t r o r f u m f a l c a t a , a p p e n d i c e , a P e t a l i a p i c e
p e r ejus d e x t r u m f. b r ev i o r e m m a r g in em lateralem e x t e n f u , f i mb r iat a m e m b r a n a e u tenui a u c ta , ab initio c o n c a v a p a r e n t i a , t a n d e m c o m p l a n a t a retroflexa Ca- l y c i q u e a p p r e s f a , extra g la br a a l b i d a , ii.tus feric..;a f at ur ar e p u r p u r e a ; later ibus r o f e i s , iplo tame n m a r g i n e a l bi d o .
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c u l o a n n ul a r i c a r n o fo inferta, pilis niveis c x t i i focus c o n f p e r f a , i nf er ne teretia p u r p u r e a , f uperne dilatata in p l a n u m t t i a n g u la r e e x a l b i d u m extra t a ndem fubfufcum, a n g u l i s i nf er ior ibus S ti gma ti adhaerens, angulo fuperi- o r e f upra i d e m incurva>um , a t q u e h o c l o c o apices o m n i u i n F i l a i n e nr o r um inter fe c on t ingunt. — /in - theree d e c e m , binae fcilicet in u t r o q u e F i l a m e n t o , in*
q u e ejus partis f uper ioiis tr iangular is ma rginibus fe c u n d u m l o n g i t u d i n e m i n t e i i o r e m a dn atae, ira q u i d r m , ut b a d diflent fed apice f e r m e fint c o n t i g u a , lineari- o b l o n g a e , m o n o l o c u l a r e s , ex l ut e ol o virides, per m e d i u m fulcatæ i bi que l on g e ant e a p e r t u m florem d t h i - fcentes. Setœ f. A r i f l æ q u i n q u e , S t a m i n i b u s l o n g i o r e s , e x e o d e m c u m F i l a m e n t i s r e c e p t a c u l o , fed e x t r a i l l a , f u r g e n t e s , ereeflae, p r a f i m e , e x t r i n f e c u s teretes i n t r i n f e c u s c o m p l a n a t a s , tripartitae: laci ni is f u b u l a - t i s , m e d i a i n u l t o l o n g i o r e bipartita.
G erm ina d u o , a pi c e o p e r c u l o c o h æ r e n t i a , r ec ep tac ul o i m merfa,
t r u n c a t a , i nf e r ne viridia f uperne purpur ea, a m b o o v a ta , fed u t r u mq u e d i m i d i a t o - o v a t u m ; latere n i m ir u m i n t e r i o r e c o m p l a n a t o , e xt eri ore c o n v e x o . — S ty li d u o e x t o t o coal i ti in c o l u m n a m brevisfimain b i t u bolofam c y l i n d r i c a l » una c u m f l i gm a t e d e c i d u a m . — S tig m a
t u b e r c u l i s q u i n q u e o b l o n g i s i n f e r i o r i b u s t o r i d e m q u e fosful is al t erni s f u p e t i o : i b u s c i r c u m c i r c a i nf l r u £ t u m , ' a p i c e p e i f q r a t u m : or i f i ci o m a g n o o r b i c u l a to . F a fa q u i n q u e c o c h l e a t a : m a n u b r i o c a n a l i c u l a t o , c o c h l e a r e f u b c c n c a v o . r o t u n d i u s c u l o e m a r g in a t o , t u b e r c u l i s S t i g ma t i s i n f i d e n t i a , in ejus fosful is r e p o f i t a ill isque a p p l i c a t a , c u m S t a m i n i b u s al t e r na i d e o q u e l i n g u l a d u a b u s An t h e t i s c o m m u n ia , in- t r o i f u m ca r n e a ex t ri nf e c u s p a l l i d i o r a l i q u o r e q u e viscofo c o l l i t a , & pr scf er t i m in c o c h l e a r e p ol l i n e n u m e r o f o r epl et a. V i d e n t u r i g i t u r esfe vafa p o l l en a b A n t h c r i s ad o r i f i c i u m S t i g m a t i s d e f e rent i a.
F olliculi d u o , a m b o 1 7 p ol l i ce s l o n g i , basi c o n g l u t i n a t i , fin- gul i h o r i z o n t a l e s , p l e r u m q u e v e r o p s u l l u m r e t r o f l e x i , l a n c e o l a t o - a t t e n u a t i , a nc i pi t es a n g u l i s a c u t i s , l at er e u t r o q u e v e n t r i c o f i , i n f e r i o r i t a me n m i n u s , i bi que f ul c o m e d i o l o n g i t u d i n a l i o b f o l e t o , ubi d e h i sc u n t , n o t a t i , u n i l o c u l a r e s , uni valves. Semina p l u r i m a in f u p e r i o r i F o l l i c u l i l a t er e i m b r ic a t a o b l o n g a c o m p r e s f a r u g o f a c a r i n a t a caft an ea p a p p o f a . P a p p u s lesfilis l o n g u s ca pi l l a ce us f i m p i e x ni veus. Pl a n u m illud F i l a m e n t o r u m t r i a n g u l a r e f u p r a a d n o ta f u m ,
vel pot i us m e m b r a n a illa binas A n t h e r a s c o n n e d en s , his a p e r tis o m n i q u e p o l l i n e l i b e r a r i s, i n t e r d u m a bafi f ua f e p e r a t u r & i n S t i g m a t e r em a n e n s , h o c c e u t c o r o n a cingit.
Om n e s hujus fruti cis part es a l i q u o m o d o Isefæ vel d e c e r ptae & irr pr i mi s ficc ata e f enf i i n n i g i e s c u n t . I n e u m d e i n h u n c c o l o r e m m u t a t u r e t i a m d u r t f e e n d o f u c c u s ejus al bus.
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r e c en t i a , inter m a n u s f r i c ant , donec evadunt fusca, vel inter la pi des c o n t u n d u n t , & t a n de m in aqua d e m e r g u n t frigida, ubi a l i q u o t h or a s r e ma n er e p e rm i tt u n tu r , ut virtus eorum bene ex t r a h a t u r . Q u a d e i n d e inf ufi one fuos infantes, qui
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l a b o r a n t & i nfirma f unt c orporis conflitutione rcque ac valetu d i n e , q u o t i d i e m a n e l a v a n t, han c op era tionem aliquamdiu conti n u a n t e s , usque d u m convalescere incipiant atgroti; cuuuLem ia m o d u m ac de foliis A u ia ry llid is ornatce a m e a d i x i m u s , vid.
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o . D i a n e l l a tricindra, c a u l e c r e £ l o ; foliis d i l a t a t o . lanceola-
l i b u s i n t e g e r r i mi s ; llor ibus confertis.
Dracccna h irfu ta : fdliis o b o v a t o • o bl on g is acuminatis hirfutif,
T h u n b. D is f, D r ac cena, p . j & 6. f q . *
Tim m enm fibtis Sita.
Crefcit i n f i l v i s m o n t i u m Sierrce L eone, terras B u ü o m enßs <5c f l u m e n Caniarancas d i c l u m a d j a c e n t i bu s .
F lo ret J a n u a r i o , F e b r u a r i o & baccas fert maturas Aprili, Majo. S tirp s p e r e n n i s plus q u a m pedalis : caule brevi fiinpli ci a n g u l a
t o 1'cabro.
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l a t a , bafi f q u ami s m a gn is imbricatis flriads acutis m a r g i n e bafique r u f o fuscove hiifutisfimis ci rc u m d ata, v agi nant i a , c o n f e r t o • a l t e r n a , eredla, a c u m i n a t a , firi- a t a : Oriis r a r i s , li ne a ta que: lineis p l u r i m i s , fubtus e t i a m t r a n s v e r f i s , initio u t r im qu e pilola , deinde fuper g l a b r a , fubtus pilis raris a d fp e rfa , ne r vo me dio mar- gimeque r u f o - h i r f u t a .
d h ß o refcen tia r a c e m o f o - p a n i c u l a t a . P a n icu la e x a p i c e caulis i n t e r bafes f o l i o r u m f u r g e n s , erctffa, p e da l i s & fupra,
P ednncultis com m unis Üri at us h i r t u s , ad bafin f q u n ma u n a al t er ave l a n c e o l a t a n o t a t u s , d e i n d e n u d u s , t a n d e m & ad m a x i m a m p a r t e m i n f t r u e l u s pechinculis p a r.
tialibus n u m e r o f i s Jongi s ad f c e n d e n t i b u s h i r t i s , b r a r t c - atis : b r a t f e a l a nc e o l a t a c a d u c a , i n f e r n e u t p l u r i m u m a d g r e g a t i s i m m o verticil l a t i s , f u p e r n e fparfi s r e m o t i s , o m n i b u s api ce faltitn 5-floris : flo r ib u s pedi cel l afi s o b l ongi s .
C a ly x i n f e r u s fex p a r t i t u s : fo lio lis t e n u i s f t m e m e m b r a n a c e i s fub- pel lucidis a l b i d i s , exterioribus t r i b u s l anceolat is inia> bnfi coal i t i s d ei n e r e d i s , interioribus t r i bus o b l o n g i s bail f( paratis a p i c e i n c u r v o c o n ni v e n t i b u s p u r - p u r c o q u e vi ol a ce i s , c u m e x t er i o r i b u s al t erni s illisqu«
m u l t o l o n g i o r i b u s . *
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Qu u m h a n c ( l i r pem n cq ue ea , q u am mere f u r, accuratione,
n e q u e qua p ar e f t , foliicira o m n iu m tjus p rtium irquifitione an t ea d e l c r i p t a m i n v e n im u s , eam non fo'u m ferine novam dixe r i s , fed cerre d i g n a m , quae recognofcaiur & novo lumine illu- f i ret ur. A ' q u e a d e o illius c o m m e n t a ti o n em p le n a m , quam in ipfd G u i nea c o m p o f i ta m luis adverfariis inferuit Ce l Pr æ s l s, t r an s c r ib endi v t n i a m ab Illo petivi. Et hinc facile patet, eam p er t i n er e q u i d e m ad Plantas in Syfiemarc fie dicio Naturali, quas v o c a n t , A sp a ra g o id e a s; fed c uj u s na m inter illas fit gene r i s , n o n ad e o liquet. A D ra c a n a d i s c re pat habitu m i n i m e Pal
m a r u m , caule h e r b a c e o , J o liis r e m a n e n t i b u s , pauieiilce r a m u l i s f l o i i b u s q ue unibraefieatis, baccarum l o c u l a m e n ti s p o l y s p e t m i s cet. A d D ianellam v er o p r o pi us a c c e dit , fed etiam ab illa dif
f er t fo liis ellipricis vel po ti us d il a ta to - lanceola!ibus,
fla m in ib u s
I t i b u s , flla m en tis Tubulatis l on gi t udi ne inaequalibus,
cet. A re
l i quis t a m en hujus O t d i n i s g e n e r i b u s , q u an tu m nobis quid em c o n f i a t , m u l t o ma gis a b h o r r e t, idcoque five novum genus con- f i i t u e t , five Dianellis efi adnumeranda. — Ad partes illas, quae n o f i r o v o n Li n n c fuut C o ro lla, fed nobis C a l y x, q u o d a t t i n e t ,
fi vel interiora tria f o l i o l a C o r o l l a m apellare m a l u e r is, certe e x t er io r ibus tribus hocce n om e n minime imponi potefi, utpote q u æ ex ipfa p e d u n c uli epidermide enata evidenter exfifiunt,cer.
Pl u r i b u s illis r e m e d i i s , quae c ontra A l v i
torm ina , q u i b us faepisfime c ru c i a n t u r Guinea: tum indigenae tum advenae, in ifia o r a m a r i t i m a m a x i m e pollere c r e d u n tur, & quorum non nulla j a m t u m recenfita funt in D isfe rt. Rented. G uineenf.
p. j7. 61.
c e t .
,
a d d i posfunt hujus Dianellce f o l i a , quae c u m aqua bene i n c o q u u n t u r & ex h o c decoefio ad libitum poftea bibunt aegrotantes, d o n e c t o r m i n a cesfunt.
