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10. MONNINA pubescens. J Tab. DV. 



M. fruticosa; ramulis moliiter villoso-hirtis; foliis oblongis, acutis , submucronatis, basi 

 cuncatis, reticulato-vcnosis, membranaceis , supra puberulis, subtus hirto-pubescenlibus; 



spicis solitariis et tcrnis. 



Crescit prope Caracas, alt. /|5o liex. |) Floret Februario. 



Frutex ramis sparsis, tcrclibus; junioribus molliter villoso-hirtis. Folia sparsa, breviler petiolata, 

 oblonga, acuta, submucronata, basi cuncata, integcrrima, plana, reticulato-venosa, nervo medio subtus 

 promincntc, mcmbranacea, supra puberula, subtus birto-pubesccntia, lastc virida, subtus vix pallidiora, 

 24 pollices longa, 10- 11 lineas lata. Petiou duas lincas longi, villoso-hirti, basi articulati. Snc* in apice 

 ramulorum solitariaj aut tcrna: , crccta:, 2-3-pollicares, brevitcr pcdunculatcc; pcdunculo rhachique 

 villoso- birtis. Flores breviler pediccllati, sparsi s solitarii , rcsupinati , magnitudinc prxccdcntis ; pedi- 

 cellis hiriis, basi 5-bractealis (?) et articulatis; bracleis caducis. Calyx (Jig. i. ) pcutaphyllus, irregularis, 

 deciduus ; foliola (tria) exterioria concava , apice rotundata, membranacea, quinqucncrvia, ciliata , dorso 

 puberula ; duo superiora subrotunda; infcrius oblongo-cllipticum, duplo longius; foliola (duo latc- 

 ralia) interiora superiore longiora, subrotunda, brcvissimc unguiculata, concava, flabeilato-quinqucnervia, 

 petaloidea, glabra, ca;rulca (?), corollam aiquantia. Corolla (fg. 2. ) pentapctala, hypogyna, irregularis, 

 decidua ; pclalum superius maximum, subrotundum, galcato-concavum, apice obsolete quadrilobum, mul- 

 tiucrvium, glabrum, stamina includens; pctala duo lateralia minutissima , squamulaiforuiia, basi tubi 

 staminci adnata ; pctaln duo inferiora difformia, hinc filamenlis longitudinaliter adnata ( fig. t\. ), inde 

 iibcra, rotundata, apice in ligulam oblongam obtusam producta et contigua, intcrnc, mcdium vcrsus, plica 

 transversa sacciformi instructa (fg. 3. ), trinervia, membranacca, utrinque, pra;scrtim interne, pilosa. 

 StaminaocIo, hypogyna,suba;qualia,inpctaiosnpcriore rccondita ipsoque breviora. Filamenta connata, apice 

 libcra, capillacea; tubus stamineus mcmbranaccus, octoucrvius, glaber, apicc piloso-ciliatus, cxlernc, ubi 

 pctalis inferioribus adnatus, longitudinalilcr apcrlus. Antuerjs oblongoe, obtusa;, basi aflixa;, erecta?, uni- 

 locularcs, glabra;, infra apiccm rima transversa dehisccntes. Ovarilm ( Jigm 5. ) supcrum, sessilc, glandula 

 carnosa suffultum, oblongum, latcribus compressiusculum, Ia;vc, glabrum, unilocularc ; ovulum solita- 

 rium, oblongum, cuspidatum, glabrum, infra apiccm suspensum, ad parietcm a pctalo supcriore avcrsum 

 aflixum,pcndulum (fig. 6. ). Glandula hypogyna caruosa, hinc, ad latus petalo supcriori aversum, incras- 

 sata, glabra, pcrsistcns. Stylls terminalis, curvatus, superne incrassatus, glabcr, longitudine staminum. 

 Stigma bilobum; lobo superiorc dcntiformi; inferiore subcapitato, papilloso. I ; rlctls (fig. 7-) : drupaparva, 

 nuda, glandula hypogyna suffulta, elliptico-oblonga, obtusa, rugulosa, magnitudine grani tritici, mono- 

 spcrma; sarcocarpium tenuc, cndocarpio adhairens ; endocarpium lignoso-coriaceum. Semen ( fig. 10. ) 

 oblongum, acutum, infra apiccm affixum (/ig. 8. ), pendulum, ad basim inacula fusca notatum, glabrum. 

 Integumentcm duplex, utrumque tenuissimum ; cxtcrius membranaceum, diaphauum; intcrius ( endo- 

 spermium?) carnosum. Cotyledones (/?£. 9. ) oblongaj, obtuscu, plano-convexa,', carnosa:. Radiccla 

 supera, parva, subrotunda. 



