139 



TURNERACEAE : TURNERA. 



140 



8 mm. longe petiolatis, obovato-oblongis usque anguste lanceo- 

 latis, acutis v. obtusis, 2,5— G cm. longis, 1 — 2,5 cm. latis, 

 2 x /2 — 4-plo longioribus quam latioribus, subtus plus minus 

 lutescenti-tomentosis, supra basin glandulas 1 -f- 1 parvas 

 parum conspicuas gerentibus; floribus dimorphis, ad apicem 

 ramorum et ramulorum postremo quoque confer tis, fasciculis 

 in panicula terminali dispositis; pedunculis 3 — 4 mm. longis 

 v. superioribus brevioribus totis adnatis; calyce 9 — 11 mm. 

 longo, in l /a — 2 A alt. coalito ; petalis calycem parte V* v. fere 

 duplo superantibus luteis ; stylis glabris subglabrisve ; fructibus 

 5 — 8 mm. diametro. 



Tabula nostra XL VIII. Fig. II (analysis). 



Turner a opifera Mart.! Beise 552; DC. Prodr. III. 346 

 (sub T. apifera); Urh. Mon. Turn. 117 ; — non Bentll. in 

 Hook. Joarn. of Bot. IV. 115. 



Turnera lutescens Camb.! in St-Hil. Flor. Bras. mer. 

 II. 157 (217). t. 119!; Walp. Bep. II. 228. 



Stipulab brunneae v. nigrescentes , breviter liueares v. subulatae, 

 sub indumento parum manifestae. Folia ad basin in petiolum cuneato- 

 angustata, margine piano v. recurvato basi excepta subaequaliter v. in- 

 aequaliter crenata, nervis supra prominulis v. subimpressis , supra pilis 

 siniplicibus brevissiniis curvato-adpressis dense adspersa, subtus papillis 

 luteis sessilibns perpluribus intennixtis, suprema flores gerentia cito v. 

 subito decrescentia, vix 1 cm. longa v. breviora, inferne glandulis 2 amplis 

 brunneis v. nigrescentibus ornata. Prophylla anguste linearia v. lineari- 

 subulata, 3—5 mm. longa, 0,3—0,7 mm. lata, integra. Calyx extrinsecus 

 pilis erectis dense hirtellus v. tomentosus, tubo intus superne piloso v. 

 pubescente, campanulato-cylindraceo, lobis lanceolatis v. lineari-lanceolatis, 

 3- v. sub-5-nervibus , nervo medio supra apicem vix v. usque 0,8 mm. 

 longe producto. Petala obovata, basi subivuneata, 9 — 15 mm. longa, 

 glabra. Filamexta tubo imo 0,3 — 1 mm. longe adnata et hoc loco non 

 v. parum incrassata, glabra, longiora 7 — 8 mm., breviora 6 — 7 mm. longa; 

 antherae clausae ovatae v. ovato-oblongae, apice obtusae v. apiculatae, in 

 75— Vs alt. emarginatae, 1,3 — 2 mm. longae, 0,7 — 0,8 mm. latae, dimidio 

 v. duplo longiores quam latiores, in V*— */» alt. affixae, defloratae apice 

 recurvae. Styli in parte 1 /s superiore 3— 4-partiti, ramulis plerumque 

 iterum plus minus manifeste 3-fidis, sub v. ad ramulos stigmatiferos pilis 

 brevibus rigidis patentibus obsiti, longiores 6 — 8 mm. longi, antheras 1 

 ad 1,5 mm. longe superantes, breviores 3 mm. longi, a basi antherarum 

 1 — 1,5 mm. longe distantes. Ovarium 40 — 50-ovulatum. Fructus globu- 

 loso-conicus v. -pyramidalis ; valvae dorso brunnescentes , breviter et ad- 

 presse, dense v. laxius pilosae, intus rufo-punctulatae glabrae. Semina ob- 

 ovata v. obovato-oblonga, parum v. subcurvata, inferne attenuata, 2,3 ad 

 2,6 mm. longa, 1 — 1,5 mm. crassa, brunnea v. nigrescentia , reticulato- 

 striata, hilo breviter conico, chalaza obsolete v. parum prominula, arillo 

 usque ad apicem ascendente. 



Habitat in prov. Minas Geraes ad Arraial das Barreiras, Serro 

 Frio in campis m. Jul. flor. et fruct.: Martius obs. n. 1405; in campis 

 ad flumen Rio Preto , prope Boga do Contrato , pagulum Alto dos Bois 

 et urbem Fanado m. Maio flor. : St-Hilaire; in Serra Grande de Ji- 

 quitinhonha m. Dec. flor.: Biedel n. 1263: in Brasilia orientali: Princ. 

 Neovidensis . 



Obs. Formis speciei praecedentis nonnullis valde affinis. 



28. TURNERA LAM1IFOLIA Camb. perennis, cau- 

 libus 15 — 30 cm. altis, villoso-hirsutis et pilis brevissiniis 

 stellaribus tenuibus tomentosis; stipulis 1 — 3 mm. longis; 

 foliis 3 — 12 mm. longe petiolatis, ovatis, obovatis v. ovato- 

 ellipticis, apice rotundatis, obtusis v. acutis, majoribus 5 ad 

 12 cm. longis, 3—6 cm. latis, dimidio usque duplo longioribus 

 quam latioribus, inaequaliter v. duplicato-crenatis, subtus al- 



bido-tomentosis , ad nervos lanato-villosis , basi biglandulosis ; 

 floribus dimorphis, inferioribus remotis, supremis postremo 

 quoque gloineratis ; pedunculis 1—5 mm. longis, toto adnatis ; 

 calyce 10—12 mm. longo, in 2 / 5 — V* long, coalito; petalis 

 calycem triente v. dimidio superantibus, luteis ; stylis glabris ; 

 fructibus 5 — 7 mm. diametro. 



Tabula nostra XLI (habitus et analysis). 



Turnera lamiifolia Camb.! in St-Hil. Flor. Bras. mer. 

 II 155 (213); Walp. Bepert. II 228; Urb. Mon. Turn. 119. 



Caules hornotini 2 — 4 mm. crassi, pilis simplicibus longioribus pa- 

 tentibus crassitiem caulis subaequantibus v. duplo brevioribus, albidis v. 

 pallide flavescentibus dense villoso-hirsuti lanative et aliis brevissimis 

 stellaribus pauciradiatis tenuibus tomentosi, inferne teretes, elevatim pli- 

 cato-striati, superne subangulati. Stipulae subulatae, plerumque in to- 

 mento difficile conspicuae. Folia basi acuta, in petiolum contracta v. 

 cuneatim angustata, margine piano basi excepta inaequaliter v. duplicato- 

 crenata, nervis supra impressis, subtus prominentibus, supra obscura mol- 

 liter hirsuta v. pilis brevissimis tomentosula , glandulis basalibus nigris, 

 folia infera pluries minora orbiculari-cuneata, suprema celeriter decres- 

 centia, Prophylla linearia, subulato-acuminata, 5—10 mm. longa, 0,5 ad 

 1 mm. lata. Calyx extrinsecus albido-birsutus v. inferne brevissime to- 

 mentosnlus, tubo intus ad medium piloso v. subglabro, campanulato, lobis 

 lanceolatis 3- v. 5-nervibus, exterioribus acuminatis, interioribus nervo 

 medio e dorso sub apice progrediente 0,5—1 mm. longe mucronatis. Pe- 

 tala obovato-oblonga, 10—12 mm. longa, 5—6 mm. lata, glabra. Fila- 

 menta tubo 0,5—1 mm. longe adnata et hoc loco plus minus manifeste 

 incrassata, glabra, longiora 8—11 mm., breviora 5—6 mm. longa; antherae 

 clausae ovatae v. rectangulari-ellipticae , apice rotundatae, 2—2,5 mm. 

 longae, 0,9—1,2 mm. latae, dimidio v. duplo longiores quam latiores, in 

 Vs— 2 /s alt. insertae, basi obsolete v. in parte 1 /s inferiore emarginatae, 

 defloratae rectae v. apice subrecurvae. Styli purpureo-colorati glabri, 1,5 

 ad 2,5 mm. longe iterum dividendo 12— 30-partiti, ramulis filiformibus 

 apice pallidis, longiores 8—9 mm. longi, antheras 2—3,5 mm. longe supe- 

 rantes, in Vs superiore partiti, breviores 4 — 7 mm. longi, a basi antherarum 

 1,5—3 mm. distantes, in 2 /s superiore fissi. Ovarium 15— 20-ovulatum. 

 Fructus ovato-globosus v. globulosus; valvae dorso molliter hirsutae et 

 pilis stellaribus tomentosulae, obsolete punctulatae, badiae, intus glabrae 

 nitidae ferrugineae v. badiae. Semina obovato-oblonga, plus minus curvata 

 2,8 — 3 mm. longa, 1,2 — 1,4 mm. crassa, 2 — 272-plo longiora quam latiora, 

 inferne attenuata, tenuiter et eleganter reticulato-striata, striis longitudina- 

 libus magis prominulis, supra hilum breviter conicum colliformi-oonstricta, 

 chalaza oblique prominente, arillo albido-flavescente unilaterali usque ad 

 apicem ascendente. 



Habitat in prov. Goyaz in campis nuperrime crematis m. Aug. flor. 

 et fruct. : St-Hilaire n. 862; prope Chapaddo de S. Marcos: Biedel n. 2611; 

 in Serra de Christaes: Fohl n. 835; inter Fe-da-Bocha et Bio Corumba 

 m. Sept. flor. : Burchell n. 6048. 



Obs. In unico specimine flores praebuerunt anonialiam valde in- 

 signem: medio e tubo excreverant ad petalum quodque decurrens 1 — 3 

 fila 2—4 mm. longa inferne pilosula, superne glabra, quae in apice more 

 stylorum in stigmata plura divisa erant. 



29. TURNERA INCANA Camb., suffrutex v. fruticulus 

 usque metralis, ramis flavido- v. incano-tomentosis ; stipulis 

 0,7—3 mm. longis ; foliis 5—8 mm. longe petiolatis, ovatis 

 usque oblongo-lanceolatis , apice obtusis v. acutis, majoribus 

 4—9 cm. longis, 2—4 cm. latis, 2— 3V2-plo longioribus quam 

 latioribus, inaequaliter v. duplicato-crenatis, subtus incano- 

 tomentosis, ad nervos ipsos villoso-hirsutis v. glabrescentibus, 

 basi biglandulosis; floribus dimorphis, inferioribus postremo 

 remotis, superioribus postremo quoque approximatis v. fasci- 

 culatis; pedunculis 1 — 5 mm. longis totis adnatis; calyce 7 

 ad 10 mm. longo, in 3 / 7 — l J» alt. coalito; petalis calycem vix 



