CLASS XII. ORDER I.
ICOSANDRIA MONOGYNIA. About 20 Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx monophyllus, superus, imbricatus. Corolla multiplex. Bacca monolocularis, polysperma.
Empalement one-leafed, above, tiled. Blossom of many folds. Berry of one loculament, many-seeded.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Cactus scandens vel repens, ramosus, articulatus, cum radiculis lateralibus: ramis sex-vel octagonis, aculeos stellatos ferentibus. Calyx radiatus, flavus: corollis albis. Flores magni, vesperè expansi, odorem fragrantissimum exhalantes.
Miller’s Icones, tab. 90.
Cereus with a climbing or creeping stem, branching, jointed, with small side-roots: branches six-or eight-angled, bearing starry prickles. Empalement rayed and yellow. Blossom white. Flowers large, expanding in the evening, and breathing a most fragrant odour.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.