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ROSACEAE: COUEPIA. 



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axillares, breves, nutantes, corymbiformes, 6— 10-flori, rachi floribus bre- 

 viore, toti rufo-tomentosi. Bracteak parvae, valde deciduae. Florks 

 magni, breviter pedicellati, 1 poll, longi. Cai.ycis tubus »/ f - % poll, 

 longus, subcj lindraceus, rectus v. curvus; lobi rotundati. Petala oblonga, 

 calycis lobis longiora, alba. Stamina perplurima, multiseriata, fere 1 /j 

 poll, longa, in orbem coinpletum disposita. Ovarium villosissiinum ; sty- 

 lus rigidus, lanuginosus, filamenta saepius superans. 



Planta ad totum fl. Arnazonum culta ob fructus edules Parinari 

 appellatur. 



Habitat ad San Carlos prov. do Alto Amazonas : Spruce n. 3022 ; 

 et in prov. Para ad Santarem : idem n. 844 v saepe culta. Nee non 

 adTarapoto Peruviae orientalis: Spruce n. 4614., et in Yurimaguas 

 prov. Maynas: I'oeppig. Najas et Extrabrasiliensis. 



ff Racemi numerosi, axillares, elongati. 



4. COUEPIA MAGNOLIAEFOLIA Benth. ramulis glabris; 

 foliis lineari- v. obovato-oblongis acutis crasse coriaceis, superne 

 glaberrimis nitidis, subtus appresse ferrugineo -lanatis; racemis 

 axillaribus folio brevioribus dense fulvo-tomentosis, floribus sub- 

 sessilibus. . 



Couepia magnoliaef'olia Benth. in Plant. Spruce. 



Arbor 40 — 50-pedalis (Spruce); ramulis noveiiis foliisque 

 nascentibus lana araneosa ferruginea detergibili indutis. Folia 

 5 — 8 poll, longa, saepius lineari-oblonga, basi obtusa acuta v. sub- 

 cordata, superne glaberrima nitida, nervis depressis; subtus lana 

 araneosa dense appressa molli rufo-ferruginea induta, costa ner- 

 visque utroque latere 14 — 16 valde prominentibus , nervulis 0; 

 petiolo brevi, crasso. Stipulae subulatae, niembranaceae, deciduae. 

 Racemi spiciformes , 2 poll, longi, suberecti v. nutantes, floresque 

 dense molliter fulvo-tomentosi. Bracteae parvae, subulatae, valde 

 deciduae. Flores sessiles v. breviter pedicellati, solitarii v. 3-ni, 

 % poll, longi. Calycis tubus '/ 4 poll, longus, tubuloso-campanu- 

 latus, basi obscure gibbus; lobi parvi, rotundati. Petala rotundata, 

 calycis lobis aequilonga, ciliata. Stamina numerosa, 1-seriata, in 

 orbem completum disposita, ad V, poll, longa. Ovarium villosum; 

 stylus dense hirsutus. Fructus ignotus. 



Habitat in sylvis densis ad Mannas olim Barra do Rio Negro; 

 Spruce n. 1414. Najas. 



5. COUEPIA RACEMOSA Brnth. ramulis glaberrimis; foliis 

 oblongis v. ovato- v. oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis crasse coriaceis ' 

 superne glaberrimis subtus dealbatis, nervis obliquis, nervulis costu- 

 latis; racemis axillaribus folio brevioribus fulvo-tomentosis, flori- 

 bus gracile pedicellatis. 



Tabula nostra XIV. Fig. 1. 



Couepia racemosa Benth. in Herb. Spruce. 



Arbor 20— 25-pedalis , gracilis (Spruce); ramulis teretibus, 

 glaberrimis; cortice non punctato. Folia 5—8 poll, longa, basi 

 rotundata, acuta v. in petiolum angustata, apice breviter v. caudato- 

 acuminata, superne glaberrima non nitida, costa nervisque profunde 

 impressis, nervulis distinctis ; subtus pube minuta appressa dealbata, 

 costa nervisque utroque latere 8—12 prominentibus, nervulis cre- 

 berrimis transversis distinctis; petiolo % — '/, poll, longo, apice 

 2-glanduloso, glabcrrimo. Stipulae fide Spruceo 0. Racemi 2—4 

 poll, longi, axillares, curvi, cernui, floresque dense pubescenti- 

 tomentosi, subsessiles. Bracteae minutae, valde deciduae. Flores 

 gracile pedicellati, subconferti, */ 3 poll, longi. Calycis tubus % 

 poll, longus, conico-cylindricus, basi gibbus; lobi oblongi, obtusi. 

 Petala oblonga, caivcis lobis longiora, glaberrima, alba. Stamina 

 ad 40, unilateralia, '/, poll, longa. Ovarium hirsutissimum ; stylus 

 basi villosus. Fructus magnus, crassus, ovoideus, lignosus, 

 obscure 6-costatus, intus pubescens. 



Habitat in prov. do Alto Amazonas ad Manaos, olim Barra, in 

 campis elevatis arenosis : Spruce n. 1776., et ad Cataractas fl. S. 

 Gabriel-gapb : idem n. 2322. Najas. 



6. COUEPIA LEPTOSTACHYA Benth. ramulis gracilibus 

 glaberrimis; foliis oblongo-lanceolatis caudato-acuminatis, superne 

 glaberrimis, subtus lana araneosa appressa dealbatis ; racemis axil- 

 laribus et terminalibus gracilibus remotifloris puberulis, floribus 

 breviter gracileque pedicellatis ; caivcis tubo elongato gracili recto. 



Couepia leptostachya Benth. in Plant. Spruce. 



Arbor 25— 30-pedalis, ramosa; ramis adscendentibus (Spruce); 

 ramulis glabris, siccitate atris. Folia 3—5 poll, longa, lineari- v. 

 oblongo-lanceolata, subcoriacea, basi acuta, apice in caudam acumi- 

 natam producta, superne glaberrima non nitida, nervis valde ob- 

 liquis, depressis; subtus alba v. rufescentia, nervis utroque latere 

 12—14, tenuibus, nervulis 0; petiolo gracili, glaberrimo, % poll, 

 longo. Stipulae non visae. Racf.mi axillares et terminales, 2 — 3 

 poll, longi, graciles, griseo-puberuli, rachi gracili. Bracteae ovatae, 

 •concavae, valde deciduae. Flores 7* poll, longi, stricti, distantes, 

 breviter gracileque pedicellati. Calycis tubus plus quam % poll, longus, 

 gracilis, cylindricus, rectus, basi vix gibbus; lobi oblongi, obtusi, 

 breves. Petala obovato-oblonga, calycis lobis longiora, ciliolata. 

 Stamina ad 15, unilateralia, % poll, longa. Ovarium tomentosum ; 

 stylus glabratus. Fructus ignotus. 



C. myrtifoliae et thyrsiflorae atfinis, ab utraque differt : foliis 

 subtus dealbatis; racemis axillaribus gracilibus, remotifloris; calycis tubo 

 gracili, stricto, cylindrico, lobis oblongis; staminibus paucioribus. 



Habitat in prov. do Alto Amazonas ad Manaos in sylvis caeduis 

 s. Capoeiras : Spruce n. 1536. Najas. 



jf-J- Racemi terminales, solitarii v. subsolitarii, puberuli. 



7. COUEPIA MYRTIFOLIA Benth. ramulis gracilibus foliis- 

 que glaberrimis; foliis ovato-oblongis oblongo-lanceolatisve apice 

 obtuse caudatis superne nitidis subtus pallidis, nervulis obscuris 

 reticulatis; racemis terminalibus basi subcompositis puberulis, flo- 

 ribus gracile pedicellatis ; calycis tubo elongato-obconico. 



Couepia myrtifolia Benth. in Plant. Spruce. 



Arbor 30 — 40-pedalis, dense ramosa, cortice laevi (Spruce) ; 

 ramulis gracilibus, nutantibus, albo-pustulatis. Folia 3 — 5 poll, 

 longa, tenuiter coriacea, pendula, longe v. brcvius caudato-attenuala, 

 apice obtusa, basi rotundata v. acuta, utrinque glaberrima, superne 

 fusco-atra nitida, nervis prominulis: subtus pallidiora v. dealbata, in- 

 terdum hie illic gjandulis parvis atris sparsis punctulata, nervis tenui- 

 bus, nervulis creberrime reticulatis; petiolo % poll, longo, gra- 

 cili, glaberrimo, eglanduloso. Stipulae parvae, subulatae, deciduae. 

 Racemi terminales v. subterminales, nutantes, 1 — 3 poll, longi, 

 multiflori, floresque griseo-puberuli, basi compositi, v. simplices. 

 Bracteae parvae, subulatae, valde deciduae. Florks gracile et bre- 

 viter pedicellati, fere V, poll, longi. Calycis tubus anguste clon- 

 galo-obconicus, '/„ poll, longus, obliquus, basi gibbus v. in pedi- 

 cellum attenuatus; lobi rotundati. Petala alba, oblongo-rotundata, 

 calycis lobis paulo longiora, apice pubescentia. Stamina ad 20, 

 unilateralia, % poll, longa. Fructus (in exemplari Guyanensi) 

 anguste oblongo-ovoideus, 1 '/ % poll, longus, glaberrimus; pericarpio 

 laevi, crasse crustaceo, intus appresse sublanato. 



C. glandulosae Miq. proxima, difTert: foliis dimidio brevioribus, latio- 

 ribus, non membranaceis, nee basi 2-glandulosis, subtus pallidioribus ; ra- 

 cemo simplici v. vix basi ramoso; et pedicellis brevioribus. 



Habitat in prov. Para ad Caripi : Spruce n. 174., et in prov. do 

 Alto Amazonas prope San Carlos et San Gabriel: idem n. 2262. et 

 3072. Nee non in Guyana gallica: Sagot n. 262. Najas et Extra- 

 brasiliensis. 



