ERICA physodes.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

Erica, antheris cristatis, inclusis; corollis ovatis, inflatis, glabris, viscosis, crystallinis, albis; foliis quaternis, marginibus glandulosis, obtusis.

DESCRIPTIO.

Caulis fruticosus, bipedalis, erectus; rami erecti, ramulosi.

Folia quaterna, obtusa, lato-linearia, carinata, curvata, margine glandulosa, viscosa, patentia.

Flores umbellati, sub-quaterni, cernui, ad apices ramulorum; pedunculi mediocres, bracteis minutis, distantibus.

Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis ovatis, brevissimis, adpressis, viscosis.

Corolla ovata, alba, crystallina, magnitudine pisi; laciniis acuminatis, erectis.