ERICA cernua.
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.
Erica, antheris cristatis, inclusis; floribus umbellatis, cernuis, secundis, sub-ovatis, pallide-carneis; foliis quaternis.
DESCRIPTIO.
Caulis fruticosus, erectus, pedalis; rami sub-simplices, erecto-patenti.
Folia quaterna, linearia, obtusa, subtus sulcata, sub-scabrida; petiolis brevissimis, adpressis.
Flores in apice ramorem umbellati, cernui; pedunculi longi, colorati, bracteis tribus, linearibus, instructi.
Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis minutis, subulatis, ciliatis, coloratis.
Corolla sub-ovata, pallide-carnea; laciniis limbi acuminatis, sub-erectis.