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«xtu8 pubernio, intus inferne glabro, limbo caljfino qaadri- 

 ad qiiintnplo loDgiore, superne et limbo 5-partito piloso; 

 laciniis ovalibiis npstivatione conlortis. Stamina 5 faofi 

 inseria, incliisa; filaroenta brerissima; anthcrae lineares, bi- 

 rimosae, iDlrorsae, dorso medio affixae* Discrns epigjnns an- 

 nularis glaber^ stjH teretis glabri basi adnatus; stigma bi- 

 lamellaliim* FL femin. ralycis tubus ovario adnatns, tomen- 

 tosns; limbi lariniae 5 foliaceap, lauceolafae ^ margine niidu- 

 lato, utrinqne pilosae, persisleutes 7 mm» longae; corolla? 

 Bacca cortieata tomentosa ovaliB (baud matura) centtmelruro 

 longa sabunilocnlaris; semiJia plura aagulaia^ apermophoris 

 dnobus lamelliformibus semisepto parietali affixis centrum fru- 

 ttm band fillingeiitibus, lalfrc peripherica iDsertd, 



Randia dfoica ob llores dirliues ovariumque incomplete 

 biloralare ijiter Randiac species siiignlaris Ijpum subgeueris 

 y^Randiopsis'* praebeiis, Randiae calycinae Cham, proxima, 

 9ed diversa ob ejusdem infloresreutiam paniculalam vel race- 



mosam et laciniarum raljris tobo coroUae dimidiam longita- 

 dinem, 



Speries eeterae R, diofcae similes sunt R. armata DC: 



tabo corollino glabro, R^capitataDC. floribiis sessilibus, R. 



tetracantha DC; caljcis limbo tnbulaso deciduo, i2. Hum-- 



holdHana DC. ramulis glabris, 



Handla (Randiopsis) Hondensljs Karsl. 



Fnitex 6 — S-pedalis^ rarois squarrosis, palenlibna, bic 



illic cum spina solitaria vel gemina oppoaUa arraatis^ ramalis 



teretibns glabris, slipuliei diitfjus persistentibas restitis; foliis 



oppositis peliolatis^ oliovato-lanreofatis rel obovato- oblongis 



basi in pctiolnm aiigiistatis glabris^ membranaeeis, penni- 



nerriis, iiitegerrimis, 10 — 16 cent, lougis, 6 — 5 cent* latU; 



petiolo renttm, 1 — IVs loiigo. Stipolae inlerpetiolares breves 



triangulares acutae memhrauaeear glabrae. Inflorpscentia ter- 



