PLATE LXXIII.
DAPHNE PONTICA.
Pontic Spurge-Laurel.
CLASS VIII. ORDER I.
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Eight Chives. One Pointal.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx, nullus.
Corolla monopetala, infundibuliformis. Tubus cylindraceus, imperforatus, limbo longior. Limbus quadrifidus; laciniis ovatis, acutis, planis, patentibus.
Stamina. Filamenta octo, brevia, tubo inserta; alterna inferiora. Antheræ subrotundæ, erectæ, biloculares.