430 



- 43. AmbiyantherA convolvulacea Mitll. Arg;. 



Echites convolvulacea A. DC. ; in Mexico nee iu Pernria 

 urescit (Loci natales in herb. Paroniatio saope niinis incerti 

 anepe peruviani turn mexicanis v. aliis confiisi), vidiinns cnim 

 A^ convolvulacem a cl, Karwinskj prope S. Bartolo Moxici 

 ealidioris lectam cum hb. Martiano connDuniratani. - 



44. Amblyanthera angiistifolia MiilK Arg. 

 Echites ansnstifoiia Poir. Stippt. II. p. 537; A DC. 

 Prodr. VIII. p. 449. 



Hujus 8peciei cliriracteres hie panio amplius exponent 

 Hceat : 



Rami graciles , einereo - v. purpnrasceati - fnsci , laeves 

 V. vfrrucosi> glahri, densins opposite ramulosi^ petioli bro- 

 risdimi, rirr. 1—2 mm. loiigi; folia liuoaria, saepius 5 — 



6 cm, louga, 2Vd — 3V<i ^'t'- ^^^^^9 hasi obtnsa r* siibcor- 

 datai apirc nbrnptei^acumiuulata , densa, rigide mf^mhrauacea, 

 glabra, mtidula, proportione valide wnieostala, t-osla promi- 

 ueus} nervi secnndarii Talidi, promrjiili, prope marginem in- 

 flexiim quasi in uerrnm siibiuarginalem promiueiitem conjuncti^ 

 venae tennissimae, Eaceini axiltareSf gracillime pednncnlali^ 

 pediinrnti filiformes 2 — SVs ^n^* longi, raceini ipsi subcapi- 

 ttilato- compactly brevissimi, iu genere insigniler mioranthi, 

 glftberrimi-, braftea^ miiiutissimae, qnam 1 mnw breviores; 

 pedicelli graciles, ealjcem bis v, ter aequantes, cirr. 2 — 

 4 mm* longi; oaWcis lariniae oratae> obtusinsculae > omnea 

 basi siibulato- 4 — 6*g]audnlosae, cirt\ tertiam partem too- 

 gitadinis Inbi corollae aequautes; coroUae glabrae, 8 mm. Ion- 

 gae V. paiilo longiores; tubus ryliudricus, medio starainigeriis^ 

 dein distincte latior , ad basin antherarnm intns hispidaloa 

 caeterum glaber, loboB (ut videtnr ex speciminibus valde in- 

 completis fragmeatariis) rhombeo-oboratos aequans; aotherae 



