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plicalusf, coinpressus , aiigiills pilosis, antice (a racbide 



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aversa pavle) Iissus, iissura circiler sesquilineari, ipse cir- 

 clter novem- linearis. Corolla cuivula subinfundibiiKformis 

 generis, maxima, subbipollicaris imo duobas polUcibus 

 Ulis longior, extus glabra vel inferius rariter tenuiter pu- 

 berola, intus int'erlori tubo et fauce, ubi staminifer, villosa, 

 ex siccis rubra, c'occinea? Stamina fertilia duo; anlberae 

 linearesjfilamentis brevissimls medio dorso affixae. .Abor- 

 tiva antica duo altius sifca, difficiles vlsu, nos effagere, 

 (confer, infra St. PohHanaJ. Stylus eHfoirmis, (in alaba- 

 stro) poUicaris, sligmate pellato obliquo. Fructus-Iineari 

 cylindraceus, acute rostraius, 8 clrciter lineas longus, eul- 

 catus, brimneus, dispermus, sua sponte bxparlibilis. 



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4. Stachytahpheta gesnertoldes N. caule heibaceo 

 erecto simplici tetragono, inferne-suberoso-alalOj pilis 

 ereclo-patulis dense obsitOj foHis elliplicis; oblusis crenatis 

 inlegerrinia basi productis (acumiuatis cuneatisve) sessili- 

 bus, subtus tomenl.osis, supra calvescenlibus, spica termi- 

 nali slvicla elongata tereti undique imbncala; bracleis K- 

 neari -lanceolatis acuminatis cuspidatis pilosis ciliatis, in- 

 lerioribus calyce brevioribus, superioribus eodem loDgiori' 

 bus, calycibus ereclis adpressls (nee lachidi immersis). 



E Brasilia misil Sellow. 



Specimina: pedalls bipedalisve oaulinm snpera pars, 

 spicam pede longiorem subtripedalemque extoUens. Facies 

 cauUs crassiorls plus duobus lineis lalae , a foliis deorsuni 

 aecurrentes nonnuuquam calvescere videnlur, alternae 

 densiori birsutie vel tomento donatae. Alae inferioris 

 caulis suberosae insignes in superior! caules evanescunt. 

 Internodia subbipollicaria. Folia ereclo- palula, firmJa, 

 Venosa, venis', uirinsecus subseplenis; reticulate - venosa, 

 leviler inlerdum rugosa, vete vasculoso supra impress©, 

 sublus pronainulo^ maxima cum acumiue ba&eos 5 p. 9 1. 



