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ERICA costata.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

Erica, antheris muticis, inclusis; stylo exserto; corollis sub-cylindraceis, incarnatis, costatis; foliis pubescentibus, ternis.

DESCRIPTIO.

Caulis fruticosus, bipedalis, erectus ramosus; ramuli frequentissimi.

Folia caulina, terna, recta, linearia, obtusa, pubescentia; folia ramea, erectiora, ovata, sub-serrata, acuminata; petiolis adpressis.

Flores plures, tres, quatuorve ramuli terminates; pedunculi brevissimi.