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calyce 20—25 mm. longo, petalis 25—30 mm. longis, inferne 

 atro-violaceis, superne pallide caeruleis ; caetera ut in var. d-. 



Turnera ulmifolia Linn. var. grandiflora Urh. Mon. 

 Turn. 144. 



Folia 4—6 mm. longe petiolata, inferiora apice obtusa, caetera 

 acuta, inferne cuneata et Integra, a medio crenato-serrata, 3,5—6 cm. longa, 

 cr. 1 cm. lata, ad nervos praesertim snbtus et ad marginem breviter pi- 

 losa, caeterum obsoletissime pilosula. Pedunculi 3—4 mm. longi, toti ad- 

 nati; prophylla 6 mm. longa, 0,5 mm. lata, a basi subulato-a'ngnstata. 

 Calyx in 3 / 7 alt. tubulosus. Pktala calycem parte ejus »/« v. ultra supe- 

 rantia. Anthkrak junioree obsolete apiculatae. Frtjcttjs globoso-ovatns, 

 cr. 5 mm. diametro, dorso minute tuberculati. Skmina anguste ovalia, 

 2,2 mm. longa, vix 1 mm. crassa. 



Habitat in Paraguay m. April.— Maio flor. et fruct. : Weddell 

 n. 3113. 



Var. x. caerulea Urh., perennis v. suftruticosa, caulibus 

 10—20 cm. longis, pilis curvato-erectis flavis v. pallide flavis 

 dense obsitis v. ad apicem strigoso-tomentosis, foliis obovato- 

 cuneatis v. oblongis, 2— 3-plo longioribus quam latioribus, 

 floribus heterostylis, calyce 14—20 mm. longo, petalis 15 ad 

 24 mm. longis, caeruleis nnicoloribus. 



Turnera ulmifolia Linn. var. caerulea Urh. Mon. Turn. 144. 

 Turnera caerulea DC. Prodr. III. 346; Caiques des Desc. 

 Fl. Mex. 386! 



Folia 2—6 mm. longe petiolata, acuta v. obtusa, 2,5—5 cm. longa, 

 0,8—2 cm. lata, usque supra medium crenata v. grosse serrata, utrinque 

 breviter pilosula, ad nervos snbtus strigosa. Pedunculi 1,5—4 mm. longi, 

 toti adnati; prophylla anguste lanceolato-linearia v. subnlata, 4,5— 10 mm. 

 longa, 0,5—1,3 mm. lata, integra subintegrave. Calyx in Y» alt. tubulo- 

 sus. Pktala calycem parte Y»— */s ejus long, snperantia. Axthkrae ju- 

 niores ppiculatae v. obtnsissimae. Ovarium 18— 70-ovulatnin. Fritctus 

 globulosus v. breviter ellipticus, 4—5 mm. crassus, dorso dense, sed de- 

 presse tuberculatus. Semixa obovata v. obovato-oblonga, 2,2 — 2,8 mm. 

 longa, 1 — 1,2 mm. crassa. 



Habitat in Bolivia: Orbigny ; prope Pomabamba: Weddell n. 3888; 

 in prov. Tomina: Weddell; in Mexico: Kanrinski, v. Gerolt n. 1178, 

 JJhde, n. 1070, Ghiesbreeht n. 144; in prov. Oaxaca: Ghiesbrecht; in pla- 

 nitiebus prope Cuernavaca: Ghiesbreeht n. 220; prope S. Francisco Jete- 

 cala: Schiede n. 807 ; ad Cerro de Pinal: Seemann n. 1515; ad Jorullo: 

 Humboldt. 



47. TURNERA CORIACEA TJrb, fruticuhis pube ra- 

 morum simplice ; foliis 2—5 mm. longe petiolatis, inferioribns 

 ovato-oblongis, caeteris subrhombeo-enneatis v. oblongo-lanceo- 

 latis, 2 — 3-plo longioribus quam latioribus; pedunculis 2 ad 

 4 mm. longis; floribus homostylis; calyce 10— 12 mm. longo; 

 petalis luteis, ad insertionem brevissime atroviolaceis ; antheris 

 junioribus 3 mm. longis, 0,7 mm. latis; stylis ad apicem cla- 

 vato-dilatatis oblique desectis concavis et margine lobulatis 

 subintegrisve ; ovario 12— 15-ovulato; seminibus oblongis fal- 

 eato-curvatis tenuissime v. obsolete reticulato-striatis, ehalaza 

 concava ad raphen spectante. 



Tabula nostra XLVIII. Fig. V (analysis). 

 Turnera coriacea Urh. Mon. Turn. 144. 



Fruticulus 0,7—1 m. altos; rami vetustiores subirregnlariter et 

 elevatim v. angulato-striati nigrescentes glabri, hornoiini pilis bievissimis 

 adpressis flavidis v. cinereo-mmdia dense vestiti v. pulverulent! Stum i.ak 



lineares 0,5—1 mm. longae. Folia inferiora obtnsiuscula v. obtusa cae- 

 tera acuta, omnia ad basin integram sensim angastata, 3—5 cm. ]on«ra 

 1 — 2 cm. lata, antice serrata, nervis supra obsolete prominulis, praeter 

 pubem subtus ad nervum obviam glabra, subtus pallidiora et punetulis 

 atropurpureis minutis adspersa, glandulis basalibus amplis. Flores initio 

 apice caulium conferti, postremo remotiusculi; prophylla linearis acumi- 

 nata 4 — 8 mm. longa, 5—1 mm. lata pilosula, subintegra. Calyx extriu- 

 secus pulverulentus, in V^— 3 A alt. in tubnm cylindraeeo-eampanulatum 

 coalitus. Fetala calycem parte l ls— 1 l* ejus longit. snperantia, obovato- 



triangnlaria, 9 — 12 mm. longa, 6,5 — 7 mm. lata. Filamexta 1 5 2 mm 



longe adnata, glabra, 4—4,5 mm. longa; antberae juniores lineares, ad 

 apicem paullo angustiores, breviter apiculatae, basi brevissime emarginatae 

 in 10— 12 ma alt. affixae. Styli 5,5—6 mm. longi, intus parce hirtelli v. 

 glabri. Fritctus globulosi, 6—7 mm. diametro, dorso nigrescentes dense 

 tuberculati et obsolete pilosuli, intus ten niter elevatim reticulata purpuras- 

 centes flavido-punctati. Semixa 3,5—4 mm. longa, 1,2—1,5 mm. crassa 

 supra chalazam paullo constricta, bilo couico v. pirifonni amplo. 



Habitat in Brasiliae prov. Minas Geraes, in saxosis Sirra da Lapa 

 m. Nov. flor. etfruet.: Riedel n. 905. 



Obs. Habitu ad formas T. ulmifoliae var. cuneiformis accedens. 



48. TURNERA HERMANNIOIDES Camb., fruticulus 

 pube stellari; foliis 2—6 mm. longe petiolatis, obovatis, ova- 

 libus v. oblongolanceolatis, dimidio usque 4-plo longioribus 

 quam latioribus; floribus heterostylis; pedunculis 2—4 mm. 

 longis; calyce 11— 14 mm. longo; petalis pallide flavis usque 

 paeue albidis; antheris junioribus 3—4,5 mm. longis, 0,6 ad 

 0,8 mm. latis; stylis 1—1,5 mm. longe multipartitis ; ovario 

 40— 60-ovulato ; seminibus oblongis parum v. manifestius cur- 

 vatis, tenuissime reticulato-striatis, ehalaza ad raphen spec- 

 tante prominente concava. 



Turnera hermannioides Camb.! in St-Hil. Flor. Bras, 

 mer. II. 158 (218) t. 120!; Walp. Repert. II. 228; Urh. 

 Mon. Turn. 145. 



Fruticulus 30—100 cm. altus; rami vetustiores bruunei glabrati 

 teretes striati, hornotini pube stellari multiradiata brevissima cinerea v. 

 albido-flava dense obsiti v. superne tomentosi, pilis simplicibus longioribus 

 sursum curvatis v. adpressis saepius intermixtis. Stipulae 0,3—0,8 mm. 

 longae. Folia apice rotundata v. obtusa, basi cuneata, 2—6 cm. longa, 

 0,8—2 cm. lata, margine basi excepta crenata v. dentata, crenis nunc sim- 

 plicibus, nunc duplicatis, mediocribus v. satis amplis, nervis supra obsolete 

 v. manifeste impressis, utrinque pilis stellaribus obtecta, subtus albido- 

 tomentosa, simplicibus ad nervos saepius obviis, glandulis basi ima v. sub 

 basi ad petiolum ipsum obviis amplis v. mediocribus. Flores approxi- 

 mate propbylla 3—7 mm. longa, inferne 0,5—1 mm. lata, linearia, superne 

 subulato-acuminata, 1-nervia subintegra. Calyx extrinsecus tomentosus, 

 in parte Vs— 2 A inferiore in tubum cylindraceo-campanulatum coalitus. 

 Petala calycem parte V 2 — 2 / 3 ejus long, superantia, unicolora, 15—18 mm. 

 longa. Filamenta 2—3 mm. longe adnata, glabra, longiora 8—10 mm., 

 breviora 5—6 mm. longa; antberae juniores lineares, superne angustatae, 

 apiculatae, basi breviter emarginatae, in Ye— Vs altitudinis affixae. Styli 

 fihformes glabri v. inferne circumcirca v. intus usque ad stigmata pilis 

 erectis obsiti, longiores 7,5—8 mm., breviores 4—5 mm. longi, ab antberis 

 2—3 mm. distantes. Fritctus breviter globulosi 5—6 mm. diametro, intus 

 ad basin solemniter dense et breviter pubescentes, extrinsecus dorso medio 

 obtuse et crasse carinati, tomentelli et breviter pilosi, sub pube obsolete 

 tuberculati, intus dense elevatim reticulati. Semina inferne attenuate, 2,5 

 ad 3 mm. longa, 0,7—1 mm. crassa, bilo semigloboso, supra chalazam 

 circumcirca plus minus constricta. 



Habitat in prov. Minas Geraes in territorio Minas Novas : St-Hi- 

 laire n. 1557; in prov. Bahia prope Japira: Blanchet n. 3097; inter 

 Victoria et Bahia: Sello; in Catingas inter Concei^do et Arr. das Fair- 

 rades: Martins n. 2223; in prov. Goyaz campis siccis prope Conceirdo : 

 Gardner n. 3754; inter Porto Imperial et Fund: Burchell n. 8861; praeterea 



