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V? SPIGELIE.E.
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46. Spigelia L. — Flores regulares; sepalis 5, basi intus sœpe
oo-glandulosis, angustis, leviter imbricatis v. haud contiguis. Corolla
tubulosa v. angustc hypocraterimorpha; tubo nunc superne dilatato;
limbi lobis 5, valvatis, demum patentibus. Stamina 5, tubo affixa,
sub insertione decurrentia; antheris oblongis v. linearibus, sœpe
basifixis, introrsum 2-rimosis. Germen 2-loculare; disco minimo v. 0;
stylo gracili, ad médium v. altiussubarticulato; apice stigmatoso obtuso
v. subcapitato. Ovula oo, placentœ axili peltatœ inserta adscendentia;
micropyle extrorsum infera. Capsula didyma compressa, supra basin
persistenlem circumcissa. Semina oo, sœpius pauca, subglobosa, angulata
v. compressa, reticulata, tuberculatav. scabra; albumine carnoso
v. cartilagineo; embryonis recti sœpius brevis radicula infera; eotyledonibus
crassiusculis. — Herbœ annmo, perennes v. nunc suffrutescentes,
glabrœ v. varie indutœ; foliis oppositis, penniveniis v. basi
3-5-nerviis, basi stipulis v. linea transversa (nunc minime conspicua
v. 0) connexis ; floribus in cymas terminales spicœformes unilatérales
dispositis, nunc rarius in dichotomiis 1, 2. (America trop, et bor.)
- Vid. p. 300.
47. iwiirasacmc LABILL. 1 — Flores hermaphroditi ; calyce gamophyllo
4-fido ; lobis nunc per paria coalitis. Corolla campanulata v.
hypocraterimorpha; lobis 4, valvatis v. nunc reduplicatis. Stamina 4,
alterna, tubo corollœ affixa; filamentis variis; antheris inclusis v.
exsertis; apice mutico v. acuminato nunc recurvo; loculis inferne
discretis, ad margines v. subextrorsum rimosis. Germen 2-loculare ;
stylo apice incrassato simplici v. obtuse 2-lobo, inferne mox 2-fisso.
Ovula oo, placentœ axili peltatœ affixa. Fructus capsularis, sa'pius
septo contrarie compressus, in carpella 2 secedens; earpellis intus
longitudinaliter dehiscentibus. Semina oo, sœpius rugulosa; albumine
carnoso; embryone recto subtereli.— Herbœannuœv. perennes, sœpe
humiles; foliis 2 oppositis integris; petiolis linea transversa prominula
nunc breviter vaginiformi 3 (v. 0) connexis; floribus 4 terminalibus v.
1. PL .V. IIolL, I, 35, t. il. — ENIIL., Gen.,
n.3566. —A. DC, Prodr., XI, 10, 560.— Bu u.,
Logan., 61.— B. IL, Gen., Il, 790, n. 6.
2. Sœpius angustis.
3. Stipularuin forte rndimento.
I. Albis v. Ilavidis. parvis ,. minutis.