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[i. intermedium Bg. foliis oppositis, alternis v. ternis, obo- 

 vato-oblongis; pedunculis 1 — 8-floris; bracteolis hypanthis lineari- 

 lanceolatis. 



Fbutex 4-pedalis, ramosus; rami carinis flexuosis instructi; 

 ramuli crassiusculi , tomento albo, rubrescenti-albo v. pallide cin- 

 namomeo obtecti. Folia rarius obovata, superiora saepe oblongo- 

 obovata, margine plana, juniora supra albo-viilosa; petiolo usque 

 ad lineam longo; lamina 24— 45" lg., 13— 27'" It.; nervo medio 

 venisque supra impressis, subtus elevatis, his utroque latere sub-6, 

 arrectis v. subpatentibus , antrorsum adscendentibus et arcuatim 

 unitis; venulis interjectis reticulatis, supra solummodo prominulis. 

 Pedunculi compressi, interdum 1-fiori et bini, 4 — 11'" lg.; pedi- 

 cellis 3'" lg. Alabastra medio vix constricta, 8'" lg., bracteolis 

 2, lineari-lanceolatis , acutis, 3'" lg. stipata. Germen 5-loculare, 

 multiovulatum ; sporophoris bilamellatis, axi discretis. Calyx cam- 

 panulatus, 5-dentatus, demum partitus, lobis oblongis, obtusis, in- 

 aequalibus, 5'" lg. Petala 5, subrotunda, extus villosa. Stylus 

 5"' lg.; stigma peltatum. (v. in hb. Berol.) 



y. ternatifolium Bg. caule suffruticoso, simplici; foliis ternis, 

 obovato-oblongis ; pedunculis solitariis , 1-floris ; bracteolis hypan- 

 this lanceolatis. 



Psidium ternatifolium Camb. in St. Hit. Fl. Br. merid. II. 

 199. t. 136. 



Suffrutex 2-pedalis, superne angulatus, indumento pallide 

 rufescenti, demum albido, tomentoso. Folia 2'/ ? — 3" lg. , V/ 2 — 

 2" It. Pedunculi 8— 6'" lg. Alabastra 5—7'" lg. , bracteolis 2, 

 3"' lg. stipata. Germen 4 — 5-loculare, sporophoris bilamellatis, 

 axi discretis. Calyx acute 5-dentatus, demum partitus. Petala 

 5, obovata, concava, extus tomentosa, intus glabriuscula , 6"' lg. 

 Stamina petalis subaequalia. Stylus staminibus paullo longior; 

 stigma capitatum. (Camb.) -j* 



8. heterophyllum Bg. foliis inferioribus ovatis, reliquis obo- 

 vatis, oppositis v. suboppositis ; pedunculis 1 — 3-floris; bracteolis 

 hypanthis lineari-lanceolatis, acutis v. subulatis. 



Folia 20 — 30'" lg., 12 — 22"' It. Pedunculi 6 — 8'" lg., 

 pediceliis V" lg. (v. in hb. Vindob.) 



f. tenuinerve Bg. frutex ramosus; foliis breviter petiolatis, 

 oppositis v. suboppositis, obovato-oblongis; pedunculis 1-floris, bra- 

 cteolis hypanthis lineari-lanceolatis; alabastris fere clausis. 



Folia 20—36'" lg., 9—19"' It. Pedunculi 5—8'" lg. Ala- 

 bastra 6'" lg. , bracteolis 3'" lg. stipata. (v. in hb. Vindob.) 



£. parvifolium Bg. foliis subsessilibus, oppositis, oblongis v. 

 obverse oblongis ; pedunculis 1-floris ; bracteolis hypanthis subulatis. 



Psidium albidum Miq. in Linnaea XXII. 532., nee Camb. 



Frutex 4-pedalis. Folia 13—28'" lg., 7—14"' It. Pedun- 

 culi 4 — 5"' lg. Alabastra 8'" lg., bracteolis subulatis, 2 — 3"' lg. 

 stipata. (v. in hb. Sonder.) 



Ps. albidum Camb. differt: foliis longiuscule petiolatis, pellucido- 

 punctatis. 



Habitat : a. in campis ad urbem Ypanema in prov. S. Pauli, 

 fructificat Decembri: M.f @. in campis prov. Rio Grande do Sul: 

 Sellow; f. iu campis sabulosis prope praedium vulgo Fazenda das 

 Lages in prov. S. Pauli, floret Octobri: St. Hilaire; d. in prov. Mi- 

 narum: Claussen n. 1527.; 8. ibidem prope urbem S. Joao: Pohl 

 n. 3630.,- K- ibidem: Dr. Regnell 1. n. 12!). II. Pi. Oreas — Napaea. 



5. Crenatifolia. Folia annua, membranacea , leviter crenulata, tenuiter 

 venosa; alabastra primum clausa; germen 2 — 1-loculare. 



57. PSIDIUiM PERSICIFOLIUM Berg: ramulis foliisque 

 novellis , his praesertim ad nervos peduuculisque pubescentibus ; 

 foliis petiolatis, membranaceis , oblongo - lanceolatis , obtusiuscule 



acutatis, basi obtusis v. breviter acutis, subcrenulatis, aduitis gla- 

 bris, utrinque creberrime elevato- et pellucido-punctatis, venosis, 

 arcuatim limbinerviis ; pedunculis solitariis, oppositis, 1-floris, su- 

 perioribus axillaribus, folio subdupio brevioribus; alabastris pyri- 

 formibus, clausis; germinc obsolete costato, puberulo, 8-loculari. 1) 



Folium: Tabula nostra VI. Fig. 117. 



Rami teretiusculi. Folia margine planiuscula; petiolo 2 — 

 3'" lg.; lamina 19—35"' lg., 6—9'" It.-, nervo medio supra pla- 

 niusculo, subtus elevato; venis tenuibus, suberecto-patulis , supra 

 vix manifestis, subtus prominulis; venulis interjectis vix visibili- 

 bus. Pedunculi 7—9"' lg., ex inferioribus 3—4 nodis ramorum 

 annotinorum, infimi basi nudi. Alabastra sub calyce constricta, 

 basi bracteolis 2, lanceolato-lincaribus , utrinque angustatis, acutis, 

 2'" lg. fulta. Germen 2%'" lg., obconicum, puberulum, multi- 

 ovulatum; sporophoris bilamellatis, axi discretis. Calyx in alaba- 

 stro globosus, 3'" diametro, clausus, demum irregulariter partitus, 

 reflexus. Petala 4, glabra, rubra, punctata, haud ciliata. Sta- 

 mina plurima; antheris ovatis, dorso baseos fixis, superne glan- 

 dula terminatis. Stylus simplex, in alabastro rectus; stigma pel- 

 tatum. (v. in hb. Berol., Mart., Vindob.) 



4 Differfc a Ps. striatulo DC: foliis longiuscule petiolatis, basi angu- 



statis, siccatis viridibus, creberrime pellucido-punctatis; alabastris clau- 

 sis, petalis 4. 



Habitat in montibus Serra d'Acurud prov. Bahiensis: Blanchet 

 n. 8916. PI. Oreas. 



58. PSIDIUM STRIATULUM DC. ramulis pedunculisque 

 sparse pilosiusculis; foliis subsessilibus, submembranaceis , oblon- 

 gis v. lanceolato-oblongis, acutis, basi obtusis v. subcordatis, mar- 

 gine subcrenulatis, novellis ad marginem et costam strigosis, mox 

 glabris, discoloribus , supra nitidis, utrinque elevato-, pellucido- 

 punctatis, venosis, arcuatim limbinerviis ; pedunculis axillaribus, 

 solitariis, oppositis, 1-floris, folio plerumque duplo brevioribus; 

 alabastris glabris, apice obtusis, primum clausis; germine obsolete 

 costato, 8 — 4-loculari; calyce irregulariter 2 — 3-partito. 



Psidium striatulum DC. Prodr. III. 233. 



Rami teretes, cinerei, glabri; hamuli compressi, badii; novelli seri- 

 cei. Folia siccata supra nigricantia, subtus hepatica, 22 — 36"' lg. } 7 — 

 12"' It.; nervo medio supra impresso , subtus elevato; venis tenuibus, 

 erecto-patulis , distantibus, supra vix manifestis, subtus prominulis. Pe- 

 dunculi 6 — 13'" lg., nigrescentes. Alabastra pyriformia, sub calyce 

 constricta, fere clausa, 5'" lg. , bracteolis 2, oblongis, utrinque angu- 

 statis, 2" lg., caducis stipata. Germen obsolete costatum; sporophoris 

 bilamellatis, multiovulatis. Calyx in alabastro globosus, demum irregu- 

 lariter rumpens, intus pilosiusculus. Petala 5, subrotundo-ovata, 7'" lg. 

 Stamina 5'" lg. Stylus 6" lg.; stigma peltatum. (v. in hb. Monac.) 



Habitat in Brasilia: M. 



59. PSIDIUM MARIBENSE Mart, ramulis foliisque juniori- 

 bus subtus et pedunculis brunneo-pubescentibus ; foliis petiolatis, 

 chartaceis, obovato- v. obverse oblongis, angustato-obtusis v. ob- 

 tusatis, margine leviter repandis, basi cuneatis, utrinque elevato-, 

 impellucido-punctatis, supra glabris, nitidis, subtus subglabratis, 

 venosis, limbinerviis; pedunculis 1-carpicis, petiolo paullo longio- 

 ribus; bacca globosa. t) 



Psidium Maribense Mart. Herb, in DC. I. c. 233. 



Rami teretiusculi, glabri; novelli compressi. Folia siccata supra 

 fusco-atra, subtus hepatica; petiolo 1 — 2" lg.; lamina l 1 /,— 2%" lg., 

 '* *' lfc, > nervo medio supra impresso, subtus elevato; venis tenuibus, 

 subpatulis, utroque latere circiter 15, supra vix visibilibus, subtus pro- 

 minentibus; venulis interjectis reticulatis, subtus parum prominulis. Pe- 

 dunculi 8—4"' lg. bacca 5—6'" diametro. (v. fructif. in hb. Mart.) 



Habitat prope Maribi v. Maripi ad flumen Rio Japurd in prov. 

 do alto Amazonas: M. PI. Najas. 



