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3 Kn. circitcr longae. Pclala late lanceolala, acuta, 5 eir- 

 citer Ha. longa. Slamina numerosa, longiludine ealycis. 

 Filamenta libera, vix ima basi polyadclpha. Germen pen- 

 tagonum, stylis 5 discvetis slamina superantibus coroua- 

 tum, stigmalibus capitals. Capsula calycc brevior, eodem 

 inclusa, ovata, 5 costala, 5 rostrala, 5 valvis, valvula <jua- 

 quc post debiscentiam rostro intcgro stylifero. Scmina 

 cylindracea, utrmquc obtusa, mucronulata, 1 longitudinal! I cr 

 levitcrque sulcata, fulva. 



8. Hypericum caespkosum Nb. 



H. cauiibus e radicc ligncscetite herbaceis proslratis 

 adscendentibusque caespilosis, foliis lincaribus obtusis pel- 

 lucldc punctalis, cymis termmalibus foliosis pauciiloris 

 cglandulosts laeinus calyeinis lanceolatis corolla brcviori- 

 bus, capsula longionbus,* staminibiis sub- 35 sublibcris, 

 stylis brevibus discretis tribus. 



Collegimus in collibus apricis circa Tnkaguano Chile. 2k 



Thperico humifmo noslro slatura et liabiiu subsimilc 

 densiores efformans cacspitcs digi tales spithamaeosquc. Cau- 

 les ex ima basi ramosi, supcrne herbacei, filiformcs, firmi, 

 obscure tctragoni, dense foliosi. Folia lincaria, oblusa, 

 crassiuscula , uninervia, pellucide punctata, intemodia su- 

 peranlia v. aequanlia,, fioralia iisdem breviora; maxima 



4 Jin. longa, semilineam lata- Cyma tcrminalis, foliosa, 

 eglandnlosa, scmel ad fer dieholoma, floro alari longc pe- 

 dunculated Flores magnitudine circitcr //. humifusi. La- 

 ciniac calycinae in te gemmae-, lanceolatac, obtusiusculae, 

 quinquenerviac, mavgine peliucido. Petala obovata, in 

 alabastro saltern acuta , calycc lougiora , nervosa , septem- 

 nervia. Stamina circitcr 35, calyce breviora, filamentis 

 liberis vix ima basi polyadelpbis. Styli 3 breves, discreti, 

 recurvi, stigmale capitate Capsula clUplica, calyce bre- 

 vior, tiivalvis, valvula quaque post dehisccntiam stylifera. 



