MELOCHIA. 3 2 3 



j . MELOCHIA 



TOMENTOSA. 





M. foh,s mmpa*m* , ovato-oblongis, acutis, cordatis, crenato-serratis, mollibus, supra 

 canescen 1-pubescent.bus, subtus cano- tomcntosis ; umbellis 3-8-floris, petiolo longioribus 



•^stv^r* Linn ' {auct - *"* t* °*- ** 6 - p - ?» '• wS * * 



Bretouica incolis. 



Crescit in arenosis maritimis prope Cumana. f> F/oret e£ /fatfgfopt Septembri. 



SlSS^SSSv T ,CretibUS ' Vi0lacc °- Sscis ' 6 labris - f "S"ibus; ramulis teretibus , cano-.omen- 

 2 *; '"' Pe " 0la,a ' in ^ aatCra > o-to-oblonga, acuta, cordata, crena.o-scrrata, 



mlu"' ' P " mar " S sub P arallelis »««>que mcdiosubtus prominen.ibus, membranacea 



iT a p;:r' ca "r cn,i "r bescen,ia ' subtus •—••—-'. >*« **«*£ .5- .* t~*£55£ 



a.a Petiou 4.5 lmeas lMgl> tereliuscu|i f cano . tomcnlosi Stu , 1;ue cs Une^subulaJ 



^rst' d r t T • dcciauai - 1>eduscuu axillares ' in ramuiis i-srSS 



.0, sol.ar,,, o-8-llon, 5-ia hneas long, , cano- tomentosi. Fiou. pediccllati, umbclla.i , crecti 

 qua.uor hneas long, ; pcdicelli 2 -3 lineas longi, tomcntosi, involucra.i bracteis minu.is de d ui ' 

 C^„ campanu.atus, quinquef.dus, membranaceus, pubescens, coloratus, persis.ens ; laciniis hneari-subu- 

 lat, nncrvns crect.s , tubo duplo longioribus, xquahbus. Pmu quinque, hypogyna, unguicula.a 

 spa.hu a.a, ap.cc rotundata , ilabei.a.o-venosa , tenui.er membranacea" ^SSZZSSSSZ 

 dup o .ong.ora. fauw* qu.nque, basi s.ipiUs ovariifcri inscrta , pe.alis opposi.a iisquc d midio breZT 



u iZn ' a - T XIA IT*' T' iU ,UbUm mCmbrauacCU - "-K iZ ; .ubu S ..uinqu Ir. 

 uus, mfcrne ung.ubus pe.alorum adna.us. A.nths» oblonga,, utrinque pr.ser.im basi cmurginaUc dorso 



.n.us spccan.c affixa;, b.locularcs, glabrx ; loculis appositis, longi.udinali.er ex.erne dehiscentibus. 0»* MB « 



superum, sUpUatum, oblongum , pcntagonum , tomentosum , quinquelocuiare ; ovula duo, axi centrali 



affixa, superpos.ta. Styu 5, basim versus conna.i, capillacei, pubesccn.cs, erec.i, s.amina supcran.es. 



•Sticmata subclavata. Camoia mcmbranacca, reticulata, tcnuiter stellu.ato-tomcntosa, vircscens brevi.er 



st.p.tata , calyce pcrsistente suffu.ta , subgloboso-pentagona , apice rotundata et in subulam hcrbaceam 



desmcns , anguhs compressis, acuminatis, divergcntibus, superne rotundatis, a^qualibus, quinquclocularis 



locuhc.do-qu.nqucvalvis, magnitudine pisi majoris; valva; triangulares , apice mucronate, mcdio scptifcra:' 



latenbus reflex.s, infra apicem per reccptaculum capillaceum suspcns*. Axis centralis in quinque partibilis' 



receptacula capillacea. Semi.na i- 2 in quolibet loculo , axi cen.rali affixa; suppetentia immatura 



CCCCLXXXII. 





M. foliis subinxquilateris, ovatis, acutis, basi truncato-subcordatis, duplicato-creuato- 

 serratis, supra pubcscentibus, subtus tenuiter canescenti-tomentosis; umbellis 7-10-floris 

 petiolo longioribus. 



Crescit in Nova Granata? 1? 



Rami tcretes, canc- tomcntosi , pilis stellulatis , subglutinosi. FouAalterna, petiolata, subina-quilalcra, 

 ovata, acuta, basi truncato-subcordata, duplicato-creuato-serrata, reticuIato-3-5-nervia, venis primariis 

 subparallelis ncrvisquc subtus promincntibus , mcmbranacea, supra pubescentia et viridia, subtus tenuiter 

 canescenti-tomentosa, pilis stellulatis, 20-31 Jineas longa, i3-i4 lineaslata. Petiou 7 -8 lineas longi, terc- 





