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CaJathca rotHmJifolta Kcle. Piudr. man. J:}'> : Ih}}. ChljJ. 

 XIII. 186-4. p 33;^. Uih. 4r>:>. jUj. 1—5. 



Maranta ro! it mil foil a hori. Kchr. in TiaJ. Grtfl VJJ. 

 ISoS. p. S3. 



Phnjnium r ot u a <Ji folium C, Koch in Bcrl Alhj. Grfzf. 

 1857. p. 147. 



Thalia rot uudi folia C Koch in Berl. Alhj. Grist. 1857. 

 p. 258. 



Var. 



fasciatae. 



3. FAsriATA. Laminae manifeste viridi- et albo- 



Calaihea fa^ci<da Vujl. oj Kch\ in R(jl. Grfjf. VI f. 1858. 



1^50. p. 1^9. iah. Z'>5; Milfh. d. r//.s-.v. Gthrcr. 

 II. p. 81. tali. 2; KrliV. Prndr inon. p. 124. 



p. 348, VIII 

 in St. Pe/erfih. 



RnizoMA 1 fill. «TiV«suin , rnniosnni, ex iiiiico rniuonnn folia Pinit- 

 teu.s. Pkikimh cum articnlo 12—15 em. lonyus, '/«— I ciu, cruK8Us; 

 laiiiiniie inajuies '2'/s -3 dm. loiigae et litlae. TtCTALA 2Vj »'»»- lonK") 

 4 mm. luta. STAMiNonirM extcruum I'/i fni. loiiguiii, '/i eiu. latum; 

 MlaminudiiHi] lallu.'^uui 1,7 cm. loiiguiu, Gintu. latum; Klaniiuoilium cncul- 

 Intiini circ. 8 luiu. loitg., auricula l*/a mm. luiiga pracdituiii, unu inarginc 

 arciiatiiii protiut^lo ihiqiie vkMc iiicrasjiatuin. 



Patrin? In horfis rolitur. — Var. ^. in Brasitinr prov. liahia 

 ansfralis in stjlvis Caihuja divfis inirnit ct in Jwrfofi infro(lu.xit d. M. Porte. 



23.' CALATHP:A ALTISSIMA Ivlke. Folia luuge 

 petiolata, petiolis crassinsrnlis, glabris. Articiilus vaJde eJoii- 

 gatus, crassus, iiuiliiiiie obsolete puberulus iiec supra liiitus. 

 Lamina elongato-obovata v. eiliptico-oMonga, mediocriter in- 

 aequilutL-ra, apice acuiniuala v. acuta, basi subrotuudata, pauUo 

 protracta sed supra arliculum pi. m. usque ad :J— 4cm. canali- 

 culatim contracta, glabra, supra viridis, subtus violacea. Scapus 

 radicalis omnino efoliosus, strictus, altissimus, petiolis multo 

 longior, inferne glaber, superiie leviter pubescens, v. brevi.s- 

 sime strigosus v. pilis det litis scabriusculus. Xuflorescenlia 

 late obovoidea. Bi'acteae splrak'S, dense imbricatae, iuferiores 

 ovatae, sensim attenuatae, superiores anguj^tiores, omnes facil- 

 linie fissae et lacerae, cur fpica (in sicco) bracteis uumeiosis- 

 simis lineari-lanceolatis praedita videtnr, utrinque hirsuto- 

 pubescentes, in sicco straniineae. Flores magni, longe ex- 

 serti, geminj. Sepala lanceolata, pubesceutia. Tubus corollae 

 cum petalis lanceolato-ovalis adpresse hirsutiis snbiiitumescens 

 sepalis sesquilongior. Stylus labio quam maxime elongate, 

 subfolioso instructns- Ovarium pilis albidis adpressehirsutum. 



Calnlhea althsma Kcke. Pro(lr. man. 141, 



Thrynium altissimum Foepp. el Efidl. Nov. Gen. II. 20. 



,,Stirp$ dameia efUdens iu lotU sjlvarum saepc altc inundatift, 

 ra<licc iguota , foliia numerosis at imprinu-s scaxwjnini ullissimoruin mnHi- 

 tudine speeif>s:K Pktjom ]iurjniraficeiites, ppinia corvhia jiaiillo crassiorcff, 

 circiter hipedaleft, nnnqoam alliora'^;'* artiriilns qnam vnlgo m,igis elon- 

 g;i(ns, incUijsn parte cnm infima ^^n^n.^f' Kisi angti5*lis-«imo conlracta ron- 

 nata nsqnr 1 dm. lotign<j. praotrr earn (T — 7 cm. longuf*; lamina 3— 5V« dm, 

 lon^n, 12 — 17 cm- lafa, co^ta rnnlia Mipni vaMe impreMsa, S<;Apf I'/s v. 

 iDterdnm 2'/i m, alti (teste Porppig) ; spicae ahw|ne flnribufl circ. cm, 

 longae, 4 — 5 cm, latne, Fi.nfl \^\% cm. longos. Sei'ala IV* cm. longa, 

 STAiiiNonn:¥ externum rt tallo^um late obovata. Lahli:m Myli longitiidinem 

 1 millimetii f. Hoperans, Flore« flavidoalliidi (t*i*te PnKPi\). 



Habitat ad pngum brasiliemnn K^ja et in sylvU palwlosis provuvriae 

 Muj/nas rcrtfiis mutsionem Yurimu</iMs: Poippij^ Mens. Januario fiord, 



Marant. 



OiiB. Ctilathfii romOM T-imll lUA, Il^g, ad lab. 1210 in tvxtn, 

 K<k4\ I'milr, num. 142 ( Phfynium mmosum Ivos. Rril, lab, '\\ non 3/a- 

 rnut<j roiuosn Linn. III. snppl. p. 80j mibi dnbin eM ; ex iconc RoscoEi 

 inHorest^enti;! ei (\ altisfiim/if lunid nb^imili^ sed aoalvsf-s bnie Ijilmlae 

 lublilae tarn mabie sunt, nt ne viderr quidem jtossis, an vere ad Cola- 

 thrum i»I;ujta i^ertiueaL Vide sub C lanata* 



24. CALATHEA MEDIO-PICTA R,SL. Arliculus com- 

 pressiusculus, cum petiolo et vagina undique brevissime pube- 

 rulus. Lamina elliptico-oblonga, inaequilaUra, baiii protracta 

 V. subcontracU, apice acnniinaU, undulata, nitide viridis, ad 

 costam modiam alba, subtus pallide viridis v. violaceo-pur- 

 jturascens, eosta media subtus brevissime puberula excejita 

 glabra , caruusula , ad nervos majores subplicata. Scapus 

 cum iiilloresHMitia j)eti(dis brevier j)ro bmgitudine crassus, 

 glaborrimus, violacous, Spica ovalis. Bracteae spirales, orbi- 

 oulatae, acuminatae. basi aniidectcntt's, superne patcntes. apice 

 rocurvae, glabi'iijjnao, nitidao, albae, margini' hyalinae, florum 

 paria 2 — i) fovent»'s Elores bracteas superantes. Tubus 

 corollae sepalis longior, Slaniiiiodium callosnni obovatum 

 eniarginatUHi basi c-allis biiiis instnulum. Anth(*ra lanceo- 

 lata cum appendice apice truncala. rctusa non connHta. Ova- 

 rium paene cylindraceum glandulis seplalibus 'd lalis tlaves- 

 centibiis instructum. Omnes partes floi-is glaberriniiie. 



Calaihva mcdio-pida Rgl Grijl 1878. p, 09. iah. 934. 

 Muranta mrdin pirfa Mackoy. 

 MaratUa pra^'^iua horl. Bull. 



RuizoM A craKMum, tioriziMiljilc Foj.ia iHi^tirlia, ptliolala; petiolM 

 lamina brevlor v. f. aoquiloii^uK, liaHi ftlilusc iriimgulariH, ajticr- rompretmu, 

 v;igiiia lala, infi-rne eorulujiliiiila, Memliratuicc;! , mufgitu' kujhtup erosa, 

 cito innnTKceiite ; ]>rti<ilr)rt]iu basrn rt arliruli ruvccNrenti-viola^-ci ; folium 

 t<((nni nsqiie 4 dm. lou^nm, nrtirnlmt ?'/»"~2 em., laminn 15 — 20 rm. li>i)jf.i, 

 7 — 10 CIU. lata. Scavih cum infldieBcentia circ. 12 cm. longUR. pRo- 

 riiTf.i.VM piitui onltniii 2-c.'iriaatiim, ovaUi-Ianceolatum, camoMtiliim S'/icni. 

 longuiu , i<l Ht'cuiiili onlioiN S-cariimluni : memph}' 1 1 u m ovalo-oltlougiim, 

 iil)ice obliquum. Fi.ok totus 4 cm. loogUH. ^ki'ala lanceolata., ulituHa v. 

 emarginata, liyaliiia in nicflio alber>centia IG mm. longa, 6 mm. lata. 

 Cnuoi.i.A violiicta, iiiferuc albcsccus. Stamlvoijivm txteiuum viulaceo- 

 purpureum uiiguiculo ali>o, 13 mm. Ittii^um, Bupi im- 7 mm. latum; slami 

 noilium callo-suin YiuIaceo-parpnr<'ura callo alliido-violaoeo, snptTiie 5 mm. 

 latum; staminodium curullatum albido byalinum, vinlaceo-nuitginaltnn an- 

 . licula 2 mm. longa. FiT.ANKXrrM et iippeadix livalina, ad Hnoam , wlti 

 connala sunt, violaeea ; anlhrra flavcsccnB. STTi.rH liasi vioInceORtriatUN. 

 OvARUM 3 mm. Inngura, album. 



Habitat in Brasilia. In hortis cditur. 



25. CALATHEA AEMULA Kckk. Articulus undique 

 dense pubescens. Laminae ellipticae v. elongato obovatae, 

 minores obsolete, majores manifeste inacquilaterae, apice bre- 

 viter acuminatae, basi protrartae, subtus pnbernlae, supra 

 obscure virides, opacae, ad coslam me{liam laete virides. Scapi 

 graciles, erecti v. adscendentes, efoiiosi v. inferne folio fron- 

 (loso unico prafiditi, glabrinsculi v, brcvitcr pubciuli In- 

 florescentia obovata v. ovoidea, apice rotun<lata, basi acutata, 

 srapo 2— r)plo brevJor. Hracteae laxe imbricatae, apice siib- 

 reclinatae, obovatoorbiculatae, breviter, infimae nonnnnquam 

 longius, acuminatae, scabrae. Flores paium exserti. Sepala 

 late oblanceolata, rotundatoobtusa, interdum .subemarginata. 

 Ovarium glabrum. 



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