2 /6 MTBMKEJR. 



phanum. EwunYO nd latus exterius excentralis, respeclu umbilici ohliquus, interdum subtrnnsversalis, 

 teres, subrectus autsuperne undulatoflexuosus. CoTYLEDoNEsfoliaceaj, minuta?. Radiccla infern, cylin- 

 dracea, longissima. 



Wallenife laurifolia? (in herb. Jnss.) affinis, diflert foliis majoribus, subellipticis, acuminatis; pauiculis 

 simplicibus, patentissimis; laciniis calycinis longioribusfructibusque majoribus. 



6. ARDISIA REVOLUTA.t 



A. ramulis teretibus foliisque glabris, oblongis, obtusis, basi cuneatis ct revolutis , mtc- 

 gerrimis; pauiculis terminalibus , simplicibus ; fioribus pcdicellatis, fasciculatis (?J. 



Crescit in declivitate occidentali montium Mexicanorum , prope La Fenta de Moxo- 



nera , in quercetis , alt. 3yo hex. j> Floret AprilL 



AnBon procerrima; ramis sparsis; ramulis teretibus, sublrcvibus, glabris. Foli.v alterna, petiolala , ob- 

 lon<*a, obtusa, inferne cuneata et margine revolula, integerrima, rcticulato-venosa, nervo subtus pro- 

 minente,submembranacea,glanduloso-punctata,gIahra, concoloria,4 1/2 pollices long.i , 18— 20 lineas 

 lala.PETioLi 4 lineaslongi,semiteretes, interne caoaliculati, glabri. Stipul* ad apicem ramulorum in 

 cornu terminale subulatum convoluue, ut in Fico, glabra?, fuscas. Panicul* terminales, breviter pedun- 

 culatre, simplices; fructifera; subquadripollicares, erecta:, palukc; ramisalternis rhachique glabris, angu- 

 latis(?); fructibussolitariis, pedicellatis ; pedicellis tres lineas iongis, glnbris. Calyx in fruclu persislens, 

 quinquepartitus, glaber; laciniis oblongis, obtusis, glanduloso-punctatis, basi fructus arcle adpressis. 

 ConoLLAquinqueparlita, alba (ex Uonpl.). Stamina quinque, basi corollce inserta ; anlherisercctis, ilavis 

 (exBonpl.J. Oyarium ovatum;slylo filiformi(ex Bonpl.). Bacca exsucca, subglobosa, umbilicata, glandulo- 

 sa, rugulosa, glabra,magnitudine grani piperis, mouosperma. S&KBN (in specimiue nostro imperfeclum ) 

 subidobosum, endospermio corneo. 



Konnisi specimcn fructiferumsuppctit. 



7. ARDISIA MICRANTHA. t 



A. ramulis terctibus, petiolis, paniculis foliisque glabris, oblongis , acutis, integcrrirais ; 

 paniculis tcrminalibus ct latcralibus , simplicibus, confcrtis ; ramis abbrcviatis; floribus pcdi- 

 cellatis , umbellato-congcstis. 



Crescit in ripa Jluminis Magdaleme ,prope Tenerife. f> Floret Aprili. 



Arbor ramulis tcretibus, fuscis, glabris; junioribus fuscescenti-argcnteis, punctulis miuutissimis linea- 



ribus purpureis densissime conspersis. FoliA allerna ,petiolata, obion^a, acuta,basi cuncata, integer- 



rima aut obsolete subcrenulaia, plaua, reliculato-venosa, nervo medio sublus prominente , membra- 



nacea,glanduloso-punctata,gIabra, supra viridia, subtus pallida , 5 1/4—6 1/4 pollices longa , 2 1/4— 



2 1/2 pollices lata. Petioli semipollicares , canaliculati , glabri. Pamcui.x in ramulis terminales et 



laterales, approximaite, simpliees, subsessiles, petiolum duplo supcrantes ; ramis abbreviatis, alternis , 



rhachique glabris. Florf.s complures in apice ramorum panicula; umbellaio-congesti, pedicellaii , mag- 



nitudine floris Lini Radula: j pedicellis liliformibus, 1— 1 1/2 lineam longis , glabris. Bracte.e nonnulhc 



ad basim cujuslibet umbella? , oblonga? , obtusa?, memhranacea?, punclato-glandulosa», glabra?, pedicello 



triplo breviores j bractea similis sed major ad basim ramorum paniculce. Calyx quinqueparlitus, glaber; 



laciniis ellipiicis , obtusis, mcmbrauaceis , punctato-glandulosis , a-qualibus. Corolla alba , glabra , 



quinqueparlita , calycc duplo longiur ; lubo brevi^simo ; Iaciniis ellipticis, obtusis, punctato-glaudu- 



