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long., 8-14 lat., supra obseure viridi, sublus hepatica; 
nerro mnedio supra parum eminenfe, subins elevato; venis 
fenuibus, ereeto-putulis, supra ohsoletis, suhtus prominulis; 
vennlis interjectis tennioribus, subretieufatis, Pedunenli 4— 
8 long., inferiores basi nıdi. Alabastra hiautia, 3% Tong. ; 
hracteolis stipantibus eadueis. Germen 3-loeulare, disco to- 
mentoso terminaftum; sporophoris hilamellatis, pluriovulafis, 
Calyx campanulains, 4 — 5-lohus, demum profundius parti- 
tus, lobis 1°” lonz. Petala 4—-5, subretunda, eiliata, 2— 
3 long, Stamina 3 — 4/7 long. Stylus 2 — 3” long.; 
stigma eapitatun., Barca magnitndine fructns Prund spino- 
sae. Semina angnlata, 2’ long., testa ossea obteeta, Em- 
bryo generis (v. fl, in hb. Ber, gen., fr. in hb. Willd.). 
ß. lawum; caule;altiore, diffuso ; foliis tennioribus, ob- 
solete venosis. — Canlis 6-pedalis, divaricato -ramosus ; ra- 
mis diehotomis (v. in hb, Berol.). 
y. subalternum; eaule humiliere; foliis subeoriaceis, 
plerumgne alternis, ovalibus v. oblongo-ovalibus; pedunculis 
1—?2-nis, 1-foris. 
Frutex 1-— 2 pedalis ; ramis strietis, badiis, teretiuseu- 
lis, glahris; ramnlis compressis, pilosiusenlis; novellis pu- 
bescentibus, Felia siecata supra atrovirentia, subtus brunnen, 
17 — 23 long, 8-— 14” lat, Peduneuli alterni v. oppositi, 
ex inferioribus 4 nodis ramornm annofinorum, basi squamis 
falti, Rloriferi ?—5'” long., Iructiferi 9% lat, Alabastra 3 
long., hracteolis 2, laneeolato-Iinearibus, 3/4, —1 long. sti- 
pata. Germeu 3— 4-localare; sporophoris bilamellatis, pluri- 
ovulatis.  Calyx obsolete 5-crenatus, demum partitus; lobis 
veflexis, Stylus 21/, long. Bacca 4% diametro. (v. in hi. 
Berol.). . 
Habitat in territorio -Numinis Orinoco in Venezuela: u. 
prope urbem Carichana prope fines Novace Granadae (de 
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