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PROTEACEAE: RHOPALA. 



R/iopafa adianlifolia Klotxsch in Linnaea XV. 56. 



#.? grandidentata Meisn. foliis 8— ll-jugis, excepta rhachi 

 et foliolorum nervo medio (rufo-tomentosis) glabris, foliolis supra 

 nitidis subtus opacis grosse serratis, venis supra immersis obso- 

 letis, subtus laevissime prominulis tenerrimis laxe reticolatis; ra- 

 cemis 



Amorba. Folia viridia, baud rigida, 4 — 7 poll. longa (in B. 

 pedalia et ultra), rhachi tenui supra tIx canaliculata, foliolis opposi- 

 te F4 altemis, dentatis (rarissime integrisj, subtus rum rhachi ramulo- 

 que tomento brevi fusco dense tectis, terminal! % X / K poll, loago fere I 

 poll. lato infra medium lotegerrimo cuneato-attenuato , lateralibus I— 

 V/ g poll, loogis, 6—8 lin. latis (in B. »-> P©ll» longis, 10—14 Ha. 

 latis), adiantorum more obliquis , dentibus brevibus acutlusculis (raro 

 1 lin., in 8. 1—3 lin. longis acutis mutichO sinuous obtusls (In B. 

 subacutis). — Var. 8. forsan nova spec, aut stirps juvenilis, folia 

 enim omnino herbacea. 



Obs. Species imperfecte cognita, forsan mera var. praeoedentis. 

 — Specimne Seilowianum In Herb. Mus. Brit, follola omnia exhlbet 

 iotegerrima. 



Habitat in silvis caeduis ad Serra do Caraca, prov. Mina- 

 rutn, m. Dec: Sellow n. 1360. in Herb. Reg. Berol.; 8. in Co$ta 

 Rica et Veragua , Panama: Warscewicz n. 5. in Herb. Reg. Berol. 



23. RHOPALA POHLIl Meisn. ramis petiolisque crassis 

 villoso-tomeotosis, demum glabris; foliis rigide coriaceis, inte- 

 gris pinnatilobisque, ovatis eltipticisve, utrinque acuminatis, irre- 

 gulariter serratis, supra glabris nitidis dense impresso-reticula- 

 tis, subtus opacis costatis obsolete laxe reticularis lanato-tomen- 

 tosisj racemis confertifloris, dense rufo-lanatis. 



Tabula nostra XXXIU. 



a. simplicifolia , foliis omnibus indivfsis v. rarissime pas- 

 sim lobatis, ovatis, uncinato-serratis , e basi lata subrotundata v. 

 parum attenuata brevissime in petiolum productis, subtus dense 

 diuque ferrugineo-tomentosis •, racemos aequantibus v. superantibus. 



fi. dimorphophylla , foliis subtus mox glabratis in eodem 

 ramo dimorphis, aliis indivisis, ellipticis, utrinque aequaliter 

 attenuatis, obtuse dentatis, infra medium integris; aliis pinnati- 

 partitis, 1 — 5-jugis, lobo terminali reliquis multo majore ovali 

 v. subrhombeo dentato (foliis simplicibus conformi) lateralibus 

 subsessilibus oppositis v. alternis oblongis lanceolatisve inaequi- 

 lateris saepe falcatis integerrirais v. passim paucidentatis; race- 

 mis folio longioribus. 



y.? MCLTiJtJGA, foliis omnibus? pinnatia, elongatis; foliolis 

 7_9-jogis, oppositis v. suboppositis, valde obliquis, basi dimi- 

 diatis, demum glabrescentibus grosse serratis, dentibus bamatis 

 submucronatis ; racemis 



Rhopala eorcovadentit Hort, 



Arbor. Rami extremi digiti crassitie, atrofusci, laeves, 

 sordide pubescentes. Petioli 1 -3-pollicares, teretes, validi. 

 Folia simplicia (lamina) 3-5 poll, longa, 2-3 poll, lata; 

 lobata et pinnata ll-18-pollicaria; foliola lateralia 2-6 poll, 

 longa, V, — 2 poll, lata, petiolo 8 — « Ho. longo; termwale 

 mains v. saltern latius et longius petiolatum (petiolo in var. y. 

 2-8-pollicari, angustissime marginato), margo grosse serrato- 

 dentatus, dentibus inaequaliter distantibua 1-2 lin. longis pun- 

 genti-acutis plus minus incurvo-hamatis v. (praecipue in y.) 

 rectis, basin versis et praesertira in foliolorum margine infenore 

 deficientibus; nervatio in pagina superiore nunquam prominula, 

 sed venarum venularumque anastomosibus (etiam ultimis conspi- 

 cuis) sulciformibus rete densum insculptum sistens; venae pn- 

 marine crebrae, 2-3 lin. distantes, angulo sem.recto a nervo 



Idivergentes , rectiusculae , supra impressae, subtus acute promi- 

 nulae, prope marginem evaneaceotes et cum vicinis anastomosan- 

 tea , venae venulaeqae minorea subtus parum prominulae aut 

 plane inconspicuae. Racemi in summis axillis solitorii, sessilea, 

 y, — l-pedales, rhachi pedicellis ealvcibusque pube densa brevi 

 rufa v. ferruginea lanata; bracteis late ovatis obtusiasimis, pedi- 

 cello dimidiam calycem aubaequante duplo brevioribus. Calyx 

 clavatus, 3 — 4 lin. longus, limbo ovali obtusissimo quam tubus 

 parum breviore et vix dimidio ampliore. 8tvlds calycem aequans, 

 tenuis, glaber; stigma clavatum, obtuaum; ovarium rufo-villo- 

 sura. Folliccli evanescenti- pubescentes. PedicellI demum (an 

 conatanter?) elongati, 8 lin. longi, tenucs, liberi, tomentosl. 



Obs. I. Species pulchra, proxime afflnls et valde simllis Rko* 

 palae diverrifoliae R. Br. (Embotkrio pinnato Ruiz et Pav.) t sed 

 haec jam foliis mlnoribus, tenuioribus, elevato-retlculatls et pedicellis 

 fructiferls glabris facile dignoscenda. A R. bratUUnti, cul etiam pro- 

 plnqua, difert foliis follolisqne basi cuneato-attenuatis , venis primariis 

 crebrioribus, retlculatlone supra insculpta (sulciformi) aeo mere im- 

 mersa v. prominula etc. 



Obs. II. Var. f . nostra (R. eorcovadentit Hort. Belgii, Soe. Hortic. 

 Land.,' Herrenhua. etc J quae nondum, tamquam scimus, In hortls lo- 

 rult, forsan proprtam speciem sistit, sed foliorum forma, consistent, 

 dentatione, nervatlone et pubescentia omnino cum specie nostra, prae- 

 cipue var. 8. convenit. 



Habitat a. in prov. Minas Gerait: Ackermann in Herb. Mart., 

 Pokl in Herb. Zuccar.; B. in editit tnontani$ prope Cocait, prov. 

 Minas Gerais, fior m. Apr. Maj.: M. Herb. Monac.; in prov. Mi- 

 nor um: Schuck in Herb. Mut. Vindob. 



Species plnnatae non satis notae. 



24. RHOPALA GRACILIS , foliis paucijugil * ramiaque 

 gracilibus glabris; foliolis subherbaceis , rhombeo-ellipticis, acu- 

 tis, omnibus aequaliter cuneato-attenuatis, extra medium serra- 

 tis, infra v. passim undique integerrimis , subnitldia, immerse 

 pauciveniis, lateralibus seaaili bus, terminali petiolato aequall v. 

 majore; racemo terminali longe pedunculate recto aimplici v. 

 bifido laxifloro; bracteis inferioribus sterilibus subulatis; pedicel- 

 lis liberis , flore triplo brevioribus cum ovario calyce clavato 

 rhachique juniore fulvo-tomentellis. 



Hamuli simpllces, teretes, laeves, glabri, internodlis 1% — «- 

 polllcaribus. Foua tnferlora ignota, summa « - 4-pollicarla, 1— i- 

 juga cum imparl, vlx rigldula, atro-viridla, subtua fusceacentla, FOLiOLia 

 9-18 lin. longis, 6-9 lin. latis, fetiolo 1-1% poll, longo rhachi- 

 que flllformlbus supra unlsulcis, venis tenuiaslmU vix promlnulU rectis 

 evanescentibus, retlculatlone penltus nulla. Racbmi solitaril v. Ccasu 

 fortulto?) gemini 1% - *-poUicares, fbdwculo t - 3 poll, longo, 

 bbactbis nonnullis remotls llneari-subulatis t-3 lin. longis subadpres- 

 •is (infimls tnterdum folio simplici parvulo termlnatls) obsito, bracteis 

 superioribus fertilibus minutis. Prdiorlu 1% Un. longi, tenues, toti 

 dlscreti. Caltx 4 lin. longus, demum glaber. Squamae hypogynae 

 brevissimae, latae, rotundatae. Ovawum dense rufo-hlrsutulum , stylo 

 sTiGHAtaque clavato tenuibus glabris. - Forsan mere varietas R. adtan- 

 tifoliae. 



Habitat in monte Corcovado prope Rio dt Janeiro: Schott. 

 n. 4488. in Herb. Mut. Vindob. 



25. RHOPALA ELEGANS Schott. glabra; foliolis subco- 

 riaceis, 9— 12-jugis, lanceolatia, acuminata, serratis, laterali- 

 bus falcatis basi valde inaequalibus , terminali regulari baud ma- 

 jore, venis tenuibus supra subimmersis subtus leviter expressis; 

 reticulo laxo obsoleto; racemis 



Rhopala elegant Schott Mst. in Herb. Mut Vindob. 

 n 4886. Pohl PL Brat. I. 112. Cnil niti nomen.) 



