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arcuatus, longitudine staminum, superne incrassatus. Carsura turbinata, quadrilocularis, apice quadri- 
valvis; valvis apice rotundatis et pilosis ; placente 4, oblonge, axi centrali affixa. SrwrxA reniformia. 
Bonpl. L. c. 
12. RHEXIA caxzscews. T 
f. foliis subrotundo-ovalibus , quinquenerviis , canescentibus ; floribus solitarie axillaribus , 
octandris; calyce oblongo, tubulato; antherarum appéndicula adscendente. Bonpl. 
Rhexia canescens JTumb. et Bonpl. Monogr. p. 47. t. 18. 
Crescit in regionibus calidis Americe meridionalis, ad ripam fluvii Amazonum , prope 
Tomependam. Bracamorensium. p Floret Septembri. 
FnavuricviUs tripedalis, molliter subtomentoso-pubescens, incanus, ramosissimus; ramis oppositis , 
teretibus, approximatis, superne pube densa rufidula tectis. Forza opposita, breviter petiolata, subrotunda 
(subrotundo-elliptica, utrinque acutiuscula in icone), integerrima, 5-nervia, utrinque pube molli obsita, 
subtus canescentia, unguicularia. Pzrrorr pubescentes, externe convexi , interne sulcati , 2-5 lineas longi. 
Fronzs axillares et terminales, solitarii, gemini vel terni, pedunculati , violacei, Caryx inferus, oblongus, 
rufescenti- pilosus, persistens ; tubo clavato ; limbo quadrifido; laciniis ovatis, iubo brevioribus. PrrAzA 4, 
suübrotundo-ovalia, emarginata, longitudine calycis. SraxixA 8, erecta, corolla longiora. FrrAwENTA com- 
planata, arcuata, alba. Axruzrug oblongz, superne attenuatz, basi incrassato et appendice subulata recur- 
vato- adscendente instructas, flavo, longitudine filamenti. Ovammuw superum. Sryrvs rectus, corolla ct 
staminibus longior. SricxA acutum. Carsura ovata, basi attenuata, apice obtusa. pilisque crebris rigidius- 
culis coronata, 4-locularis, quadrivalvis, polysperma. Bonpl. L. c. 
15. RHEXIA cawrawuLAmmS, T 
R. ramis cylindricis; summis rufo-pubescentibus; foliis ovalibus, conjugato- 5- newiis , 
integris, supra dense hispidis, subtus tomentosis ; floribus cernuis, octandris. Bonp/. 
Rhexia campanularis umb. et Bonpl. Monogr. p. 35. PETS 
Crescit in Peruvic frigidis , prope Loxam, alt. 1060 hex. Floret Septembri. 
Fnurzx quadripedalis et altior, ramosissimus ; ramis oppositis, erectis, approximatis, teretibus, inferne 
glabris, superne pilis crebris fulvis tectis. Fortà opposita , brevissime petiolata , approximata , ovalia (ovato- 
oblonga, utrinque acuta in icone) , integerrima, conjugato-quinquenervia, supra dense strigosa et viridia, 
subtus sericeo-tomentosa et subalbida, pollicaria. Prrrour tomentosi, interne canaliculati , tres lineas 
longi. Fronzs terminales terni , axillares solitarii, subsessiles, cernui , bracteati , violacei. PzpUxcuL: cylin- 
dracei, brevissimi, apice bibracteati; bracteis oppositis, lanceolatis, hirsutis. Caryx Toferus, externe 
tomentoso- sericeus, persistens ; tubus globosus; limbus 4- partitus; laciniis lanceolato- linearibus, acutis, 
erectis, tubo longioribus. Perara 4, fauci calycis inserta ipsoque parum longiora, obovata, leviter ciliata, 
seta terminata, campanulato-conniventia. SrawiwA 8, fauci calycis inserta, inclusa. FirawrNTA cylin- 
dracea, alba, medium versus articulata. Axrnzrx oblonge, erecte, basi biappendiculat:,, apice per porum 
duplicem dehiscentes; polline flavo ; appendicibus filiformibus; apice capitellatis, divergentibus. Ovanrux 
superum, globosum, hirsutum, denticulis quatuor umbilicatum. Sryrcs 1, stamina et corollam superans. 
Szicxa subinerassatum. CaPsurA globosa, calyce persistente obtocta, denticulis quatuor pilosis umbilicata, 
4-locularis, 4-valvis; loculis polyspermis. Zonpl. L. c. 
