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Var. a. capitulis ramos terminantibus simplicibus ; — 

 bracteae inferiores euphylloideae, ad apicem gradatim minores, 

 hypsophylloideae ; calyx 7—8 mm. longus, in Vs alt. gamo- 

 sepalus; antherae clausae rectangulari-ellipticae 1 — 1,5 mm. 

 longae, duplo longiores quam latiores, apice obtusissimo 

 muticae. 



Var. (3. conglomerata Urb. capitulis ramos terminanti- 

 bus cum supremis lateralibus in glomerulum collectis; — 

 bracteae omnes hypsophylloideae, v. 1—2 inftmae euphylloideae, 

 caeterae subito multoties minores et hypsophylloideae; calyx 

 5—5,5 mm. longus, in s /s alt. gamosepalus ; antherae clausae 

 breviter rectangulares v. snbquadratae , 0,8—1 mm. longae 

 paullo longiores quam latiores, connective) supra apicem pro- 

 ducto apiculatae. 



Turnera annularis Urb. var. conglomerate, Urb. Mon. 

 Turn. 124. 



Fbutex metralis. Rami vetustiores brunnescentes v. cinerascentes 

 glabri teretes, hornotini evidenter striati v. superne angulati v. ramuli 

 laterales saepius compressi, pilis simplicibus crispulis v. sursum curvatis 

 brevibus flavidis praesertim ad apicem dense obsiti, ramnlis serialibus 

 inter ramulos aphyllos et ramos primaries saepius bene evolntis et foliosis. 

 Stipulae e petioli margine ad v. paullo supra basin prodeuntes subulato- 

 setaceae. Folta 2 — 5, raro — 10 mm. longe petiolata, acuta, basi cuneata 

 v. in petiolum protracta, 3 — 8 cm. longa, 1,8 — 3 cm. lata, 2 — 3-plo lon- 

 giora quam latiora, paene ad basin crenata v. serrata, nervis supra im- 

 pressis, medio saepe iterum e sulco filiformi-prominulo, supra breviter v. 

 brevissime et subparce pilosa, subtus aequaliter v. praesertim ad nervos 

 pubescentia, nunc ad basin eglandulosa, nunc crenis infimis abbreviatis 

 incrassatisque glandulas parvas utrinque 1 — 4 gerentia; bracteae 30 ad 

 3 mm. longae, 8 — 1,5 mm. latae, late orbiculares, obovatae, v. intimae 

 oblongo-lanceolatae v. lanceolatae, obtusae v. apiculatae v. acutae, margine 

 praesertim intimae integrae subintegraeve, sed manifeste ciliato-pilosae, ad 

 basin petioliformi-contractae v. -angustatae. Pedunculi 2 — 1 mm. longi 

 liberi; prophylla spathulata, saepe satis longe petioliformi-angustata, 7 ad 



3 mm. longa, concaviuscula, apice acuto v. apiculato saepe recurva, mar- 

 gine integro circumcirca eiliato-hirsuta, ramosi- v. plurinervia, ad basin 

 brevissime stipulata, intus glabra, dorso papillifera et ad nervos parce 

 birsuta. Calyx extrinsecus inferne glaber, superne ad lobos, nunc parce, 

 hirsntus, tubo intus superne v. ad fancem pubescente subcylindraceo, lobis 

 oblongis v. lanceolatis 3- v. 5-nervibus, muticis et obtusiusculis v. brevis- 

 sime mucronatis. Petala calycem paullo superantia, inferne intus dense 

 pubescentia. Filamenta basi eximie inter sese in annulum circa 1 mm. 

 altum coalita et hoc loco tubo adnata, tenuissime et dense patenti-pilosa, 

 basi extrinsecus gland uloso-incrassata, longiora 5 — 6 mm., breviora 3 ad 



4 mm. longa; antherae clausae basi in V«— V* alt. emarginatae, sub medio 

 affixae, effloratae subrectae. Styli flagello 0,5 — 1 mm. longo, 15 — 20- 

 partito, ab antheris cr. 2 mm. distante, longiores 4 — 5, breviores 2 — 3 mm. 

 longi. Ovarium 10— 16-ovulatum. Fructus ovatus v. breviter ellipticus, 

 4— 5 mm. longus, 3— 3,5 mm. diametro; valvae patentes v. apice recurvae, 

 dorso parce pilosulae, nunc ad basin glabrae, apice hirsutae, intus ferru- 

 gineae v. badiae glabrae. Semina breviter obovata subrecta brunuescentia 

 v. nigrescentia 1,5—1,8 mm. longa, 1 — 1,3 mm. crassa, reticulato-lacunosa, 

 chalaza parum prominente concava, hilo hemisphaerico obtuso v. acutius- 

 culo, arillo unilaterali flavesceute plerumque ad medium, raro fere usque 

 ad apicem ascendente. 



Habitat var. a. prope Rio de Janeiro: Lund, Glaziou n. 0812; 

 in prov. Bahia: Blanchct n. 1267; in collibus siceis prope, Parahyba m. 

 Maio flor. etfruct.: Riedel n. 8. — Var. p. in 2)rov. Bahia prope Ca- 

 ehoeira : Casaretto n. 2074; in campis siecis ad Joazeiro m. April, flor. 

 et fruct. : Martins n. 2293. 



Series VI. Microphyllae. 



Fruticuli v. frutices. Stipulae e petiolis supra basin 

 dilatatam prodeuntes. Folia basi eglandulosa, 0,5 — 3 cm. 



Turner. 



longa, margine recurvata v. revoluta, nervis supra profunde 

 impressis. Pedunculi liberi usque ad 4 mm. longi, petiolis 

 inter stipulas inserti. Valvae dorso obsolete v. parum pro- 

 minenti-tuberculatae. Semina obovata v. obovato-oblonga. 



34. TURNERA DIFFUSA AVilld. pube valde variabili, 

 sericea, tomentosula v. lanata, nunc paene deficiente ; stipulis 

 0,2—1 mm. longis; foliis obovatis usque oblanceolatis , raro 

 suborbicularibus, 0,5—3 cm. longis, 0,2—1 cm. latis; calyce 

 5 — 7 mm. longo, in */« — 3 /r» alt. coalito; petalis flavis glabris 

 v. supra basin intus parce pilosis; iilamentis glabris v. raro 

 extrinsecus breviter puberulis; seminibus arcuato-curvatis. 



Tabida nostra XLIV (habitus et analysis). 



Turnera diffusa Willd.! Msc. in Sclmlt. Syst. Veg. VI 

 (1820) 679 et Herb. n. 6092!; Urb. in Archiv d. Pharm. 

 vol. 220 (a. 1882) fasc. 3 c. ic. et in Therap. Gaz. (Detroit) 

 1882 p. 209 et 1883 p. 194 c. ic. et Mon. Turn. 125. 



Turnera Pnmilea Poir.l in Lam. Encycl. VIII. 143 

 (excl. syn. plurim.), — non Linn. 



Turnera microphylla Desv. in Hamilt. Prodr. (1825) 

 p. 33; DC. Prodr. III. 347. 



Bohadschia humifusa Presl! Reliqu. Haenk. II 98. t. 68. 



Turnera humifusa End!.! Msc. in Walp. Rep. II. 230. 



Triads microphylla Griseb.f Flor. Brit. West -Lid. Isl. 297. 



Bohadschia microphylla Griseb.f Cat. Cub. 114. 



Valde polymorpha. Kami vetustiores brunnei v. subcinerascentes 

 teretes irregulariter plicato-striati , glabrescentes v. glabri, juniores teretes 

 v. plus minus angulati, pilis brevissimis sursum curvatis rlavido-griseis v. 

 canis sericei v. tomentosuli, interdum pilis longioribus magis patentibus 

 densissimis praesertim superne villoso-tomentosi v. albido-lanati , papillis 

 sessilibus flavidis v. albescentibus (et tunc difficile conspicuis) plus minus 

 dense adspersi, in axillis foliorum inferiorum ramulos plerumque abbrevia- 

 tes foliosos protrudentes , in superiorum flores solitarios prolerentes, gem- 

 mis serialibus ad basin et pedunculorum et saepius ramulorum plus minus 

 evolutis. Stipulae lineares v. subulato-setaceae badiae v. atro-purpureae, 

 saepe inter pubem densam occultae. Folia 1—3 mm., raro inferiora us- 

 que ad 7 mm. longe petiolata, apice obtusa, basi subsubito v. plerumque 

 paene usque ad insertionem cuneato-angustata, 0,5 — 1,5 cm., raro — 2,5 cm. 

 longa, 0,2—0,6 cm., raro —1 cm. lata, l 1 /*— 3-plo, raro — 4-plo longiora 

 quam latiora, basi excepta crenata, raro serrata, supra ad nervum medium 

 tantum parce pilosula v. undique parce v. plerumque dense brevissimeque 

 puberula v. sericea, subtus papillifera et parum v. densius pilosa v. ple- 

 rumque tomentosula, nunc incano-villosa, v. raro utrinque dense breviter- 

 que lanuginosa. Flores dimorphi, ad apicem ramorum et in ramulis ab- 

 breviatis sub anthesi saepius confertiusculi, posterius inferiores remoti; 

 pedunculi nulli, subnulli v. usque ad 1 mm., fructiferi interdum usque 

 ad 2,5 mm. longi; prophylla opposita oblongo-linearia usque lineari-subu- 

 lata, obtusiuscula v. acuta, raro elliptico- v. subrhombeo-acuminata, 1- v. 

 plerumque pluri- v. ramosinervia, 2—4, raro —5 mm. longa, 0,5—1,5 mm. 

 lata, integra v. inferne obsolete crenulata v. papillis 1— parcis obsita; ]>e- 

 dicelli nulli. Calyx extrinsecus plerumque sericeo-tomentosulus, raro albo- 

 lanuginosus v. parce tantum pilosus, aut supra basin glabratus, superne 

 pubescens et ad lobos hirsutus, tubo intus subglabro, parce v. basi et 

 fauce excepta densissime et brevissime puberulo, subcylindrico v. cylmdrico 

 campanulato, lol)is oblongis, lanceolatis v. lanceolato-linearibus, 3-nervibus, 

 obtusiusculis v. nervo medio perpaullo producto obsolete (—0,4 mm. longe) 

 apiculatis. Petala calycem parte Vi— */■ ejus long, superantia, obovata, 

 triangulari-obovata v. obovato-oblonga, inferne subcuneato-angustata, apice 

 truncata v. emarginata, 4,5-7 mm. longa, 2-3,5 mm. lata. Filamenta 

 tubo imo 0,2—0,5 mm. longe adnata, basi extrinsecus vix v. parum in- 

 crassata, longiora 5-5,5 mm. longa, breviora 2,5—3,5 longa; antherae 

 clausae subquadratae v. rectangulari-ovatae 0,7—1 mm. longae, in v. sub 

 7« alt. affixae, ligulato-apiculatae, basi in parte 6— 6-ta inleriore emargi- 

 natae, effloratae non recurvatae, ligula saepe subreenrva. Styli a basi v 

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