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cognosceudum ? Monet Mey^r Essequeb. p. 219: ^Non 

 omues species htjjus generis in characterem geuericum 

 quoad limbi corollae slructuram quadrant, el; denuo exa- 

 luinandae." — Desunt nybis specimfna stirpiuai plurium, 

 plurhimque audorum exemplaria; peadeat sub judice lis. 



3. ViTEX Sellorviana N. foliis longe petiolalis quin- 

 queEoliatis, foliolis breviter pedicellatis lauceolatis utrinque 

 acUUs acuminatis nmcronalis inacqu.ilibus, medio masimo, 

 supra glabris, nervo venisque subtus cum pedicellis petioJo 

 raiaulo gemma inflorescentiaque rufescenli subhirsuto- pi- 

 losis, cymis axillaribus ler quaterque biildis conferliflons, 

 pedunculo petiolum aequaute. 



E Brasilia tropica transmisit Sellowius. 



Rami affinium; anuolini teretiusculi, cicalrisati, sece- 

 dente epidermide glabrij hornotini' lelragono-coinpressi, 

 dense foliosij birlelli vel birsuli, gemmis apicalibus ma* 

 xime hirsulis- Petioli IripoUicares longioresque , supra 

 plani, subtus tereles, erecli; foliola patenlia plana; medium 

 ■maximum 5-pollicaie, latiitidine 15-lincarl, pedicello 4-U- 

 neari; exlima ejusdem i'olii 2^-poIIicaria, latitudine 9 lin-) 

 pedicello sesquiUneaci. Forma eorum noa admodum con- 

 staus, subobovala nonnunquam anlica parte paulo sunt 

 latiura, rarlus contra subovala basin versus dilatautut. 

 Coslato-yenosa sunl tenulterque reticulato-venosa, venis 

 primariis utrinsecus circiler 12 supra impresses subtus cum 

 rale vasculoso prominenlibus et juuiori aetate molliter 

 pilosis; adulta in pagina calvescunt, costa media venisque 

 primariis solummodo pilosis. Cyma sub anihesi diamelro 

 circiter poUicari ; flores subscssiles ; bracleolae setaceae 

 longiludine calycum vel majori. Calyx quinque-dentatas 

 aequalis, deniibus brevJbus acutis, sinubus interjeclis ar- 

 .cuato-excisis latis, extus rufescenii-hirsntus, inlus glaber* 

 A!abaslrum, coroUaquc e calyce exseria parle exlus pa" 

 modo piloso-hirsuta; tubus corollae bis calycc longiioi' 



