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0,6 mm. lata; pedicelli 1, raro 2 mm. longi. Calyx 8—10 mm. longus, 

 extrinsecus hirsutus, intus superne v. fere ad basin pubescens, in V* — 'A 

 alt. in tubum obconicnni v. obconico-campanulatnm coalitus, lobis lanceo 

 latis v. oblongo-lanceolatis 3- v. sub-5-nervibns , apiculatis v. acnminatis. 

 Petala calyceni parte 8 /s v. duplo superantia, „in collibus elatioribus 

 purpurascentia , in pascuis demissioribns flavicantia" (ex Comm.), obovato- 

 cuneata, antice obtusissima v. trnncata, 13 — 15 mm. longa, 9 — 11 mm. 

 lata, glabra. Filamenta tnbo vix 0,5 mm. longe adnata, inferne v. ad 

 medium pubescentia; anthera« clausae ovato-oblongae, vix 3 mm. longae, 

 1 — 1,2 mm. latae, 2 1 /-2-plo longiores quam latiores, obtusissimae, in 1 fa alt. 

 affixae, basi breviter emarginatae, defloratae superne revolutae. Styli 

 glabri, apice multipartiti , flagello cr. 1 mm., longo recurvato, longiores 

 5 mm., breviores 2 — 2,5 mm. longi, ab autheris 2 — 3,5 mm. longe distan- 

 tes. Ovarium ovatum dense et longiuscule hirsutum, 27 — 37-ovulatum. 

 Fructus (ex var. C) ovatus v. ovalis, 6 — 8 mm. longus, 5 mm. crassus; 

 valvae extrinsecus hirsutae et breviter puberulae, sub indumento manifeste 

 tuberculatae, intus viridi-flavescentes. Semina anguste oblonga, sed falcato- 

 curvata, 2 — 2,5 mm. longa, 0,8 — 1 mm. crassa, obsolete reticulata, sed 

 gibberibus longe prominentibus armata, postremo brunneo-nigrescentia, 

 glabra, hilo semigloboso, cbalaza non promiuente. 



Habitat var. 8. prope Montevideo: Commerson, Sello n. 2282; in 

 collibus saxosis ibidem: Gibert n. 754. — Var. e. in Uruguay: St-Hilaire 

 C* n. 2171; prope Montevideo: Commerson, Sello n. 68, Gibert n. 131; 

 ad ripam Rio S. Lucia : Gibert n. 681 ; in Argentinae prov. Entrerios 

 prope Concepcion del Uruguay in campis et collibus siccis : Lorentz (a. 

 1875) n. 255, 960 ; prope Buenos Aires: Tweedie n. 391, 392 ; in Bolivia 

 prope Chuquisaca: Orbigny n. 1253. — Var. £. in Argentina, in pratis 

 prope Cordoba: Hieronymus (a. 1874) n. 76; prope S. Francisco: Lorentz 

 (a. 1871) n. 287b; prope Buenos Aires: Amott. 



14. TURNERA NANA Camb., caulibus 3—18 cm. altis, 

 pube varia brevi v. longiore, inferne nudis; foliis supremis 

 2 —6 mm. longe petiolatis, obovato-cuneatis v. saepius ellipticis 

 v. elliptico-oblongis, obtusis v. acutis, basi cuneatis, 1 — 6 cm. 

 longis, 0,5 — 1,5 cm. latis, 2 — 5-plo longioribus quam latioribus, 

 basi glandulis 1 -f- 1 ornatis ; floribus dimorphis ; pedunculis 

 2 — 10 mm. longis, basi tantum v. fere ad prophylla cum pe- 

 tiolis coalitis; prophyllis aequalibus linearibus 3 — 6 mm. lon- 

 gis, 0,4 — 0,8 mm. latis eglandulosis ; pedicellis — 1,5 mm. 

 longis; calyce 10 — 17 mm. longo, in V* — 2 /- alt. coalito; stylis 

 superne parce strigulosis v. glabrescentibus, in V* — V* parte 

 superiore flagellars. 



Turnera nana Camb.! in St-Hil. Flor. Bras. mer. II. 

 159 (219); Walp. Bepert. II. 229; Urb. Mon. Turn. 103. 



Caules erecti v. arcuato-erecti, simplices, teretes, 1 — 2 mm. crassi, 

 pilis brevibus v. crassitie caulis dimidia longioribus arcuato-erectis et ad- 

 pressis v. patentibus flavidis v. ochroleucis inferne laxius, superne densius 

 v. densissime vestiti. Folia inferiora parcissima valde distantia, inter- 

 nodiis pluries breviora, orbiculari- v. obovato-cuneata v. squamiformia, su- 

 prema conferta, antice v. usque supra medium, saepius inaequaliter, crenata 

 v. serrata, utrinque pubescentia v. subtus inter nervos breviter tomentoso- 

 villosa. Flores ex axillis foliorum plerumque omnium, imi saepius steriles. 

 Calyx extrinsecus pilosus, intus in tubo cylindraceo-campanulato praeser- 

 tim superiore dense pubescens, lobis lanceolatis brevissime v. obsolete api- 

 culatis, 3- v. 5-nervibus. Petala calycem dimidio superantia, aurea ob- 

 ovata cuneata, 14 — 18 mm. longa, glabra. Fil amenta tubo vix v. ad 

 0,4 mm. longe adnata, glabra, longiora 8 — 9 mm., breviora 4,5 — 7 mm. 

 longa; antherae clausae elliptico-oblongae v. oblongae, 2,2 — 3 mm. longae, 

 1 mm. latae, obtusae, in Vs alt. affixae, basi breviter emarginatae, defloratae 

 revolutae v. parum recurvatae. Styli longiores valde variabiles 6,5 ad 

 10 mm. longi, in parte V* — 2 /s sup. iterum dividendo multipartiti, antheras 

 1,6 — 5 mm. longe superantes, breviores 4 — 4,5 mm. longi, in 2 /s — V* parte 

 sup. flagellati, basin antherarum attingentes. Ovarium breviter ovatum, 

 dense v. densissime pilosum, 20 — 50-ovulatum. 



Habitat in campis nuperrime crematis in parte deserta occidentalique 

 prov. Minas Geraes quam vocant Sertdo : St-Hilaire B x n. 1956 ; in prov. 



Goyaz inter Goyaz et Cavalcante: Burchell n. 7879; ad Engenho Ber- 

 nardino: Pohl n. 1272. — Flor. Sept. 



15. TURNERA POHLIANA Urb, caulibus 20—25 cm. 

 altis hirsutis inferne subnudis; foliis 2 — 5 mm. longe petio- 

 latis, obovatis v. ellipticis, apice obtusis v. obtusiusculis, basi 

 cuneatis, 3,5 — 5 cm. longis, 1,5 — 2,5 cm. latis, l*/i — 2-plo 

 longioribus quam latioribus , basi glandulis 1 -j- 1 v. 2 4-2 

 amplis obsitis; floribus dimorphis; pedunculis inferioribus 20 

 ad 25 mm. longis, supra basin 2 — 5 mm. longe adnatis, su- 

 perioribus 10 — 15 mm. longis usque ad medium v. fere ad 

 prophylla coalitis; prophyllis inferioribus oblongis v. oblongo- 

 lanceolatis 10 mm. longis, 2 — 4 mm. latis, superioribus ob- 

 longo-linearibus v. linearibus 5 — 7 mm. longis, vix 1 mm. 

 latis, ad v. infra medium utrinque subtus ad marginem glan- 

 dula ampla ornatis; pedicellis subnullis; calyce 15 — 18 mm. 

 longo, in V* alt." coalito; stylis glabris in parte 2 /5 — 1 /$ 

 sup. fissi. 



Turnera PoMiana Urb. Mon. Turn. 104. 



Caules e basi lignescente plures erecti v. arcuato-erecti, simplices, 

 1 — 2 mm. crassi, teretes v. subangulati, pilis divaricatis crassitie caulis 

 dimidia longioribus flavescentibus v. ochroleucis, praesertim superne, dense 

 hirsuti, ad apicem crebre foliosi. Folia a basi caulis ad apicem gradatim 

 majora, inferiora valde distantia internodiis pluries breviora, 0,5 — 1,5 cm. 

 longa obcordato- v. obovato-cuneata, suprema internodiis pluries longiora, 

 antice v. plerumque usque supra medium inaequaliter crenata, crenis inter- 

 dmn inter sese subtus glandula parva disjunctis, supra hirsuta, subtus 

 densius pubescentia v. villoso-hirsuta , nervis supra parum prominentibus. 

 Flores ex axillis foliorum intermediorum , imi saepius steriles. Calyx 

 extrinsecus hirsutus, intus ad tubi breviter cylindracei faucem parce pilo- 

 sulus, lobis anguste lanceolatis. 3-nervibus obtusis 0,2 — 0,5 mm. longe api- 

 culatis. Petala calycem dimidio superantia, verisimiliter flava, inferne 

 cuneata, 25 mm. longa. Filamexta tubo imo vix 0,5 mm. longe adnata, 

 glabra, longiora 8 mm., breviora 5 mm. longa; antherae clausae ovato- 

 ellipticae, 3 mm. longae, 1,3 mm. latae, apice obtusae, in 2 /s alt. affixae, 

 basi vix in parte 6-ta excisae, effloratae apice subrectae v. parum recur- 

 vatae. Styli run, breviores superne paullo arcuato-divergentes 4 mm. 

 longi in parte 1 /<z sup. iterum dividendo flagellatim multipartiti, ab antheris 

 2 mm. distantes, longiores recti 8 mm. longi, in parte 2 /s — V* sup. iterum 

 fissi, antheras 3 mm. superantes. Ovarium ovato-globosum longiuscule et 

 dense hirsutum, multiovulatum. 



Habitat in Brasilia (prov. non cognita) ad Engenho de Donna 

 Feliciana: Pohl n. 5148. 



16. TURNERA DOLICHOSTIGMA Urb, caulibus 10 

 ad 20 cm. altis, hirsutis v. ad apicem villoso-tomentosis , ad 

 basin nudis, caeterum aequaliter foliosis; foliis 3 — 6 mm. 

 longe petiolatis, ovatis v. inferioribus obovatis, basi sub- 

 cuneatis, apice obtusis v. rarius acutiusculis , 2,5 — 4 cm. 

 longis, 1 — 2,5 cm. latis, dimidio v. duplo longioribus quam 

 latioribus, margine basi excepta crenatis v. crenato-dentatis, 

 ad basin glandulas 1 -J- 1 , rarius 2 -f- 2 mediocres v. parvas 

 gerentibus; floribus dimorphis; pedunculis 2 — 4 mm. longis, 

 totis adnatis; prophyllis anguste linearibus 4 — 8 mm. longis, 

 0,3 — 0,6 mm. latis eglandulosis; pedicellis nullis; calyce 13 

 ad 16 mm. longo, fere in V* alt. coalito ; stylis ad ramulos 

 stigmatiferos parce hirtellis, caeterum glabris, 3 — 7 mm. longe 

 multipartitis ; fructibus seminibusque non tuberculatis. 



Turnera dolichostigma Urb. Mon. Turn. 106. 



