8 



ramis tunc tetragonis ab aequtnocfciaH vegetiori planta dif- 



ferebant. 



4. Stemodia palustris Aug. St Hilairc Hist. d. pi, h 



plus remarq. d. JBresil et dti Paraguay Fasc. F~. p. 216. 



In bumidis ad ripam fluminis Rio Negro et ad mar- 

 gines paludum in provinciis meridionalibns Brasiliac Janua* 

 rio ftorentem legit Sellow. 2k 



Sequentia in scbedula adscripslt collector: „Radix 

 „repens. Caulis adscendens. Folia opposita temataque. 

 „Calyx -viridis. Corolla violacea, palato bine convexo inde 

 „concayo, albo." — Capsula calycem fere aequat, axi 

 sesquilineari. 



5. Stemodia hyjHoides N. 



St, pubescenli-biTSuta, foliis oppositis (et lematis) 



ovato-lanceolatis argute dentalis , infcnic angustatis el 



basi auriculala ampIexicauIHms el inlegerrimis, spirit tor- 



minalibus dcnsiflovis pameulatis, calycibus bi brae Lea lis. 



In provinciis - meridionalibus Brasiliae copiosam lcgU 

 Sellow. 2|*. 



Herba habilu Hyptidis s, Mentbae, foliis oppositis, 

 rarius ternis quatemisve, ramis axillaribus ercctis caule 

 brevioribus pyramidato-panlculata, ex toto pubescens hir- 

 sulave, pills in caule longioribus, arliculatis, crispatis, 

 rigidulls. Radix pevennis, fibrosa, rarius (in udis?) slolo 

 nes agens. Caulis solitarius, crectus, simplex, lelragonus, 

 obtusangulus, angulis linca prominula notatis, ulnaris cu- 

 bitalis elatiorque, infera denudata parte graciKor, supera 

 ramifera crassior, intcwiodiis 1J«— 2| pollicaribus* Folia 

 basi latiori ro tun dalo- auriculala et integerrima semiam- 

 plexicanlia, dein angustiora, conlracta, integcrrima et sen- 

 sim in laminam expansa ovatam vel ovato-lanceolatam, 

 acutam, argute serratam; margine ap/cibusque praescrtuu 

 dentium eaUoso-meras,satis et sub lente forti hipc indd 

 pilis dolritis quasi papillosis; ncrvo venisquo subopposilis 



