MONNINA. Ail 





I. MONNINA CRASSIFOLIA. t 







M. fruticosa; ramulis pubescentibus, foliosis; foliis liaeari-oblongis, apice rotundatis, basi 

 obtusis, avcniis, carnoso-coriaceis, glabris; spicis solitariis. 



Crescit in montibus Quitensibus (Montaha del Assaay), alt. 1800 hex. £ Floret 

 Julio, 



Frctex orgyahs et ahior, ramosissinius; ramis sparsis, interdum fasciculatts, teretibus, basibus pcrsis- 

 tcntibus petiolorum obsitis, rugosis, fuscis, glabris; ramulis subfoliosis, angulatis, adpresso-pubescentibus. 

 rojik sparsa, approximata, brevissime petiolata, lincari-oblonga, apice subrotundata, rarius acutiuscula, 

 oasiobtusa, integerrima, plana, uninervia, avenia, ncrvo subtus prominente, carnoso-coriacea, utrinque 

 glabra, hete viridia, subtus pallidiora, 7-10 Hncas longa, a-3 lineas lata. Petioli dimidiam lineam longi, 

 puberuh, basi articulati. Srics in apice ramulorum solitariie, erectie. Fiores suppetentes nondum aperti, 

 pedicellati; pedicelJis basi tribacteatis; bracteis ovato-subrotundis, acutis, ciliatis, duabus interioribus 

 dimidio brevioribus, exteriori contrariis. Caiyx pentaphyllus; foliolis tribus exterioribus parvis, ovatis, con- 

 cavis; duobus intcrioribus latcralibus alatfonnibus, subrotundis, concavis,glabris, cajruleis. PETAiunsuperius 

 maximum, galeato-concavum, glabrum, gcnitaiia includens ; petala duo inferiora staminibus adnata. Stamina 

 octo; filamcnta inferne in tubum membranaceum antice fissum connata. Antiier* oblongie, obtusa;, tri- 

 gona, basi rotuudata; aut subemarginatie ibique affixa;, erect*, glabrs, uniloculares, interne, infra apicem, 

 nma transversa dchiscentes. OyaMdji superum , oblongum, glabrum. Sttics termiualis, curvatus, infra 

 apicem dentc instructus, glabcr. Stigma subcapitatum. Fructus haud vidi. 





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MONNINA OBTUSIFOLU. + 



M. iriiticosa; ramulis foliisque glabris, oblongU, obtusis, basi cuneatis, obsolete venosis, 

 subcoriaceis j spicis solitariis. 



Crescit in Regno Novo- Granatensi, prope urbem Almaguer, alt 11 60 hex. fc Floret 

 JDecembri. 



FfiCTEX t-2-orgyalis; ramis teretibus, la:vibus, fuscescentibus; ramulis sparsis, augulatis, glabris. Foiia 

 sparsa, breviter petiolata, oblonga, obtusa, basi cuneata, integerrima, plana, obsolcte venosa, nervo subtus 

 prominente, subcoriacea, glabra, laste viridia, subtus vix pallidiora, i2-i3 lincas longa, 4-44 Jineas lata. 

 Petioii dimidiam lineam longi, semiteretes, puberuli, basi articulati. Spic-e in ramuiis tcrminales, tardius 

 laterales, rarius axillares , solitariie, pedunculatse , erecUc , subpollicares ; rhachi angulata, puberula. 

 Fiores pedicellati, sparsi, solitarii, magnitudine floris Polygahe vulgaris , resupinati; pediccllis vix dimi- 

 diam lineam longis, puberulis , basi tribracteatis (?) et articulatis ; fructiferis reflexis; bractcis caducis. 

 Caiyx pentaphyllus, deciduus; foliolia ( tria ) exteriora parva, ovuta, obtusa, concava, tenuiter membrana- 

 cea , externe puberula ; duo supcriora trincrvia ; inferius paulo majus, quinquenervium ; foliola ( duo ) inte- 

 riora ( lateralia ) petaloidea, brevissimc unguiculata, subrotunda, concava, glabra, violacea,*sub5-nervia 

 reticulata, patentia, corollam aiquantia. Coroiia pentapetala, hypogyna, irregularis, decidua; petalum 

 superius maximum, subrotundum, galcato-concavum, apicc obsolete tridentatum , multincrvium, glabrum, 

 satiatc violaceum ; petala duo lateralia minutissima, squamceformia, oblouga, albida, tubo stamineo inferne 

 adnata ; petala duo iuferiora difformia, concava, hinc, margine inferiore, libera, rotundata et in ligulam 

 oblongam obtusam producta, inde, margine superiore, filauientis aduata, 3-nervia, iuterne plica transversa 



