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ROSACEAE: LICANIA. 



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ff Flores paniculati, panicula brevis. 



19. LICANIA HEBANTHA Mart, foliis late oblongis v. ova- 

 to-oblongis basi rotundatis v. subcordatis, superne glabris subtus 

 dealbatis; panicula brevi pauciQora velutina. 



Licania hebantha Mart, in Herb. 



Arbor? ramulis griseo-puberulis. Folia S— 3 poll, longa, coriacea, 

 superne convexa , marginibus siccitate recurvis , fusca , vix lucida, 

 nervis impressis obscuris, subtus pallida sordide dealbata pube tenui 

 appressa; costa nervisque utroque latere 5 — 8, prominulis, puberulis, ner- 

 vulis creberrime reticulatis; petiolo y 4 poll. longo, puberulo, eglanduloso; 

 stlpulae subulatae, falcatae, petiolo adnatae. Paniculak (non satis evo- 

 lutae) axillares et terminales, folio breviores, parce ramosae, pauciflorae, 

 ramis floribusque pube velutina siccitate ferruginea tectae. Alabastra glo- 

 bosa, l / u poll, diametro. Calycis tubus intus strigoso-velutinus, non 

 araneosus. Petala 0. Stamina 5 — 8, subunilateralia, filamentis bre- 

 vissimis, membrana irregulari connatis; antheris obtusis. Fructus ignotus. 



Habitat in monte Arara-coara in confiniis Popayanensibus : M.; 

 et in Brasilia austro-orientali : Princ. Neovidensis. Dryas, Najas. 



20. LICANIA NITIDA Hook. fil. ramulis glaberrimis; foliis 

 oblongis obtusis superne glaberrimis nitidis subtus albo-tomentosis; 

 paniculae ramis robustis tomentosis. 



Rami glabri, cortice laevi castaneo tecti, ramulis glaberrimis. 

 Folia coriacea, 2 — 8'/* poll, longa, plana, basi subacuta, superne 

 siccitate pallide flavo-brunnea, polita, nervis obscuris, subtus al- 

 bescentia, nervis utroque latere ad 6 prominulis, concoloribus, ner- 

 vulis pubescentibus; petiolo '/ 6 poll, longo, glaberrimo, eglanduloso; 

 stipulae parvae, subacutae, persistentes. Panicula terminalis, 

 1 '/ 2 poll, longa ; ramis paucis, */ 3 poll, longis, strictis, crassiusculis, 

 pube subferruginea tomentosis. Flores sessiles, % poll, longi. 

 Bracteolae minutae, subulatae. Calyx elongatus, oblongo-campa- 

 nulatus, extus pubescenti-tomentosus et substrigillosus, intus velu- 

 tinus; tubus sulcatus, intus velutinus, non araneosus, exannulatus. 

 Petala 0. Stamina 3, sparsa; filamentis subulatis pilosis; anthe- 

 ris obtusis. Ovarium velutino-hirsutum; stylus subelongatus , pi- 

 losus. Fructus ignotus. 



Habitat in prov. Bahiae Serra da Jacobina: Blanchet n. 3990. 

 Hamadryas. 



-j-ff Flores paniculati; panicula ampla. 



21. LICANIA POLITA Spruce: foliis amplis late v. anguste 

 oblongis v. lineari-oblongis acutis utrinque glaberrimis nitidis; pa- 

 nicula ampla cinerea, ramis robustis. 



Tabula nostra IV. Fig. 11. 



Licania polita Spruce Mss. 



Arbor 40 — 70-pedalis (Spruce); ramulis robustis, glabris. 

 Folia crasse et dure coriacea, 6 — 9 poll, longa, basi rotundata, mar- 

 ginibus recurvis, superne siccitate fusco-brunnea, nervis depressis, 

 subtus concolora, nervis utroque latere 5 — 6 alte et acute carina- 

 tis; nervulis laxis, transversis; petiolo crasso, '/« — '/, poll, longo, 

 puberulo, eglanduloso, siccitate angulato et rugoso; stipulae non 

 visae. Panicula pedalis, ramis erecto-patentibus, strictis, validis, 

 sulcatis. Flores virides, subfasciculati, brevissime pedicellati, pro 

 genere majusculi, y, — y, poll, longi. Calyx ovoideus, sulcatus, 

 cinereo-tomentosus, intus velutinus, non araneosus, fauce non annu- 

 lata; lobis brcvibus. Petala 0. Stamina 5— 8, sparsa, subunilate- 

 ralia. Ovarium strigilloso-hirsutum; stylus puberulus. Fructus 

 immaturus obovoideus, rufo-velutinus. 



Habitat in saxosis seats cataractas flum. Vaupes et Panure: 

 Spruce n. 2676. Najas. 



Obs. Forma hujus speciei v.species altera, a Poeppigio in prov. Afavnas ad 

 flum. Solimoes lecta, differt foliis utrinque opacis, junioribus subtus scaberulis. 



22. LICANIA MICRANTHA Miq. foliis amplis ovatis ob- 

 longisve acuminatis superne nitidis subtus pube dense appressa 

 pallide fulvis, nervulis simplicibus; paniculae griseo-pubescentis ra- 

 mis erectis. 



Licania micrantha Miq. Stirp. Surinam. Set. 29. 

 Licania helvola Spruce Mss. 



Arbor 60-pedalis, diametro trunci 3-pedali (Spruce); ramulis gla- 

 bris. Folia 4 — 6 poll, longa, dure coriacea, subundulata, basi rotundata 

 v. subcordata, siccitate superne pallide fusco-brunnea v. viridescentia, nitida, 

 nervis obscuris prominulis, subtus nervis costaque exceptis pube tenui fulva 

 cooperta; nervis utroque latere 5 — 6, prominulis; nervulis transversis tenui- 

 bus, non reticulars; petiolo crasso, i / i poll, longo, glabro, eglanduloso, 

 rugoso v. transverse rimoso ; stipulae lanceolato-subulatae, petiolo adnatae, 

 rigidae, caducae. Panicula ampla, ramosa; ramis erectis, subgracilibus, 

 angulatis. Flores sessiles, 1 / ]2 poll. longi, sparsi v. fascicuiati. Bracteo- 

 lae minimae. Calyx breviter ovoideus, dense pubescens; tubus intus sparse 

 pilosus , non araneosus, fauce obscure annulata; lobi breves. Petala 0. 

 Stamina 3 — 4, mi nut a, unilateralia, remota. Ovarium strigoso-velutinum ; 

 stylus brevis, sericeo-pilosus. Fructus pollicaris, piriformis, incano- 

 puberulus, siccitate fulvus, sulcis cerebriformibus creberrime notatus, intus 

 dense velutinus. 



Obs. Inter exemplaria Hostmanni et Sprucei discrimen nullum in- 

 venimus. Fructus teste Spruceo edulis. 



Habitat in prov. Para: M.; ad flutnen Vaupes, prov. do Alto 

 Amazonas : Spruce n. 2690.; nee non in Surinamo: Hostmann n. 1257. 

 Najas. 



23. LICANIA TRIANDRA Mart, foliis amplis late oblon- 

 gis ovato-oblongisve acuminatis superne glabris nitidis subtus 

 fulvis, nervulis reticulatis; paniculae griseo-pubescentis ramis pa- 

 tentibus. 



Licania triandra Mart. Mss. in Herb. Reg. Monac. 



Arbor 50-pedalis, trunco 2-ped. diam. (Spruce); ramulis glabris. 

 Folia 5 — 8 poll. longa, dure coriacea, basi rotundata v. subcordata, su- 

 perne fusca v. atro-brunnea, subtus pallidiora sub lente pube fulva operta; 

 costa nervisque utroque latere ad 8 v. 9 fuscis glabris; petiolo '/, poll, 

 longo, crasso, eglanduloso, transverse rimoso; stipulae non visae. Pani- 

 cula spithamaea; ramis divaricatis, decurvis, angulatis. Flores '/,., poll, 

 longi, sessiles, subfasciculati. Bracteolae minutae, ovatae. Calyx ovoi- 

 deo-globosus, griseo-pubescens, intus sericeo-pubescens , non araneosus, 

 fauce vix annulata. Petala 0. Stamina 3 v. 4, minuta, unilateralia, re- 

 mota; antheris obtusis. Ovarium velutinum; stylus brevis, pubescens. 

 Fruct. ignot. 



L. tnicranthae valde affinis differt praeclpue nervulis subtus reti- 

 culatis discoloribus, et paniculae ramis brevioribus divaricatis. Exemplar 

 invenimus in Herb. Reg. Monac cum habitation*' Goyaz, sed ut suspicor 

 hie error quidam latet. 



Habitat in provinciis do Alto Amazonas et Para, e. ar. in sylvis 

 inundatis ad Eya: M., prope Panure ad ft. Vaupes : Spruce n.2409. 

 v. 2490. Najas. 



24. LICANIA PARVIFLORA Benth. foliis ovatis oblongis 

 lanceolatisve longe subacute attenuatis superne glabris siccitate nigris, 

 subtus griseis inter nervos irrorato-reticulatis ; panicula ramosa ca- 

 nescente, floribus pedicellatis. 



Licania parviflora Benth. in Hook. Journ. Bot. II. 221. 



Var. [i. pallida: foliis magis membranaceis, ramulis paniculae 

 tenuioribus. 



Licania pallida Spruce Mss. in Hb. ad n. 1635 et 1576. 



Var. y. subfalcata: foliis majoribus angustioribus, interdum 

 subfalcatis. 



Licania subfalcata Spruce Mss. in Hb. n. 1429. 1953. 

 2885. et 3314. Oub nom. L. pallidae). 



