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recto distantia, vel tantnm sterilia evoluta, vix 0,3 mm. longa difficile 

 conspicua v. obsoleta ; pedicelli sub anthesi 0,8—1,6 mm., fructifeii cr. 

 3 mm. v. primarii usque ad 8 mm. longi divaricato-patentes v. plerumque 

 plus minus deflexi cr. 0,2 mm. crassi, breviter pateuti-pilosi. Calycis 

 tubus sub anthesi 1-2,2 mm. longus, 0,8—1 mm crassus, pilis apice et 

 sub apice verticillatiui glocbidiatis ciuerascentibus patentibus densissime 

 obsitus; lobi sub anthesi patentes, postremo in froctu erecti, acuti 0,8 ad 

 1 mm. longi, 0,5—0,8 mm. lati, nervis obsoletis 3 v. non conspicuis, dorso 

 et margine pilis antrorsuni scabridis obsiti , intus brevissime adpresse pi- 

 losi. Pktala alabastrum sub-4-angulum apice truucatum formantia, sub 

 anthesi horizontaliter patentia, a dorso breviter ovalia v. ovata 1,4—1,8 mm. 

 longa, 0,8—1 mm. lata, trinervia, margiuibus a nervis lateralibus hori- 

 zontaliter expansis, apice acutiusculo v. obtuso incurvata, intus ad nervos 

 laterales medium versus setulosa, caeterum glabra, extrinsecus' pilis scabri- 

 usculis dense vestita, colore alba v. albo-violacea (?flava ex Pkksl). Fila- 

 mknta petaloruin basi mauifeste v. vix adnata, e basi latiore v. triangu 

 lari subulata, vix supra 1 mm. longa glabra v. ad medium versus papil- 

 loso-tuberculata , inter sese libera v. basi vix adnata; antherae latiores 

 quam longiores 0,3 mm. latae, apice et basi emarginatae; polliuis grannla 



25 5 27 u. longa , 20—23 p. crassa. Staminodia e basi latiore filiformi- 



setacea, interne interdum binatim couuata v. raro apice 2 — 3-fida, papu- 

 losa v. manifeste pilosa , apice antheram minutam gerentia v. sub apice 

 incrassata et geniculata v. subulata, staminibus paullo usque dimidio 

 breviora. Stylus sub anthesi cr. 0,5 mm., postremo usque 1 mm. longus, 

 inferne adpresse pilosns , s-iperne papillosus , v. plane glaber. Ovarium 

 sub anthesi supra calycein convexum , postremo conico-productum , pilis 

 erectis scabriusculis deme obsitum. Ovula pendula uuiseriata. Capsula 

 4 — 9 mm. longa, 0,8 — 2 mm. crassa, pilis horizontaliter patentibus brevi- 

 bus dense glochidiatis albidis v. flavescentibus creberrimis obsita , viridis 

 v. flavido-brunnescens, nunc cinerascens, nervis 4 ex sepalis mediis de- 

 curreutibns et spiras a /t — \ 1 j* formantibus elevatis costata, valvis tiiangn- 

 lari-lanceolatis dorso medio carinatis, iutus stramineis nitidis, epideimidem 

 postremo superne saepe abjicicns. Skxiina 6 — 25 saepius particulam pla- 

 centae secum gerentia 0,6—0,9 mm. longa, 0,4 — 0,7 mm. crassa brunnta, 

 areolis testae angustis sed in longitrorsum protractis, in nervis hiuc illiuc 

 tuberculis lucidis scabriuscula. 



Habitat in Brasilia septentrionali : Glaziou n. 10876 ; in Peruvia: 

 Pavon, Gay n. 952 ; propc Cuchcro in subandinis : Poeppig n. 1498 (1499) ; 

 prope Chachapoyas : Mutilans; prope Casapi : Mathews n. 2020; in Ve- 

 nezuela prope Caracas loris humidis ■• Gollmer ; propc Galipan: Moritz 

 n. 313, 1008; inter La Guayra et Caracas: 0. Kuntzc n. 1269; in Nora 

 Granata prope OcaJia, alt. 1100 m. : Scklim n. 95 ; propc Bojota, Salto 

 et Quindin : Goudot ; propc Guadnas : Karsten; in Costarica in monte 

 Aguacate: Oersted; in fruticetis prope S. Jose ad Bio Virillo: Hoffmann 

 n. 205 ; ibidem in fruticetis et ad fossas humidas: Polahowsky n. 399 ; 

 in Mexico: hb. Presl , Sumiehrast n. 1901; prope Orizaba: Botteri n. 

 399 , Salle, Bourgeau n. 3286. — Floret et fruct. Sept.— Nov., interdum 

 m. Maio. 



III. KLAPKOTHIA H.B.K. 



Klaprothia H.B.K. Nov. Gen. et Spec. VI (182S) p. 96 



(121); DC. Prodr. Ill 343; Endl. Gen. PI. p. 931 n 5113; 



Meissn. Gen. 125. (90) ; Hook in Benth. et Hook. Gen. I. 



804; Baill. Hist. Plant. VIII. 466. 



Flores 4-meri. Calycis tubus globulosus, semi- 

 ovatus, raro turbinatus ; lobi in aestivatione aperti, 

 ovati vel breviter ovato-triangulares. Petala in aesti- 

 vatione solemniter imbricata, libera, medio concava sub- 

 cucullata nervis lateralibus intus membranaceo-produetis, 

 non v. vix stipitata. Stamina 1— 2-seriata, fertilia 

 12—28, petalis 3— 7-natim opposita , decidua; fila- 

 menta e basi latiore filiformia ; antherae didymae, sub- 

 lateraliter dehiscentes, ad medium inter loculos accum- 

 bentes affixae; polliuis granula aquae immersa ovalia 



Loas. 



v. ovali-globosa. Staminodia 2-seriata, 16 — 20, sepalis 

 5-, raro 4-natim opposita, densissime pubescentia, apice 

 dilatato triloba. Stylus filiformis postremo satis longus, 

 persistens; stigmatibus obsoletis. Ovarium vertice con- 

 vexo breviter hirsutum , inferum, placentis 4; ovula 

 parca pendula sessilia. Fructus obovatus v. breviter 

 ovalis, rectus, obsolete v. manifeste 4- v. 8-costatus, 

 supra lobos calycinos septicide 4-valvis, valvis cum 

 sepalis alternantibus, postremo etiam usque ad medium 

 fructum v. ultra secedentibus , placentis tenuissimis 

 membranaceo-prominentibus. Semina ovata .... 



IIebba erecta v. decumbenti-ascendens (an volubi- 

 Us ?) , breviter pubescens , setis nullis. Folia opposita, 

 petiolata, ovata serrata. Inflorescentiae terminates 

 plerumque pedunculatae, semel ter cymose furcatae, dein 

 in monochasia abeuntes; propliyUa conspicua. FLORES 

 parvi albi. — Species 1 in Nova Granata , Venezuela 

 et Ecuador obvia. 



KLAPROTHIA MENTZELIOIDES H.B.K. 



Klaprothia mentzelioides H.B.K.! Nov. Gen. et Spec. VI. 

 (1823) 98 (121) t. 537!; DC. Prodr. III. 344. 



Guapurium herbaceum Spreng. Syst. Veg. II. 479. 



Perennis? Caii.ks 50 cm. et ultra longi, 2—5 mm. crassi, medul- 

 losi, raro fistulosi, epidermide uuicolore, inferne teretes, superne striati v. 

 angulati, pilis retrorsis adpressis v. subpatentibus niinutissime scabrius- 

 culis spinulosisve apice non glochidiatis brevibns albidis v. pallide flavidis 

 plus minus dense, nunc densissime vestiti v. tom^ntosuli, indumento circum- 

 circa subaequali, subsimplices v. ramosi , ramis nunc ex axilla ntriusque, 

 nunc alterius i'olii evolutis, gemmis serialibus plane deficieutibus. Folia 

 pctiolis 4 — 1, supremis — 0,5 cm. longis pilos dorso retrorsos, supra patulos 

 v. deorsum et sursum patentes gerentibus, ovata v. subanguste ovata, 

 basi rotundata v. paullo in petiolum protracta, apice pins minus longe 

 acuminata, 5 — 12 cm longa, 2 — 6 cm. lata, 2— 272-plo longiora quam 

 latiora, basi excepta subinaequaliter serrata, consistentia crassiuscula v. 

 teuui, nervis supra impressis v. promiuulis, subtus prominentibus, supra 

 pilis brevissimis et plerumque longioribus setuliformibus adpressis laxe 

 v. dense obsita, subtus pallidiora brevissime tenuissimeque pilosa et setulis 

 brevibus adspersa v. nunc tonieutosula. Infi.ORESCEHTIAG jiostremo usque 

 ad 15 cm. longae semel ter cymose furcatae, dein in monochasia 3 — 6- 

 flora abeuntes; pedunculus communis subnullus v. usque ad 7 cm. longe 

 productus, pube erecta, patent* v. crispula ; prophylla amho evoluta liuearia 

 4 — 1,5 mm. longa, 0,6 — 0,4 mm. lata pilosa, fertilia omnia ex loco proprio 

 axihus usque ad furcam stqucntem snrsum adnata, ila ut prima furca 

 prophyllis careat, sequeutes ])rophyllum solitarium dorso gerant, in mono- 

 chasio autem ad insertiouem cuj usque floris prophylla bina sub angulo 

 recto distantia iuveniantnr, ex quibus alteram (sterile) florem fulcit, 

 alterum (fertile) a flore praecedente ascendit; pedicelli 4 — 1 v. primarius 

 — 10 mm. longi, fructifeii primarii reflcxi, caeteri ut videtur erecti cr. 

 0,3 mm. crassi. Calycis tubus 2 — 3 mm. longus, 1,5 - 2 mm. crassus, 

 pilis flivis, ciuerascentibus v. rufis apice crasse glochidiatis, caeterum 

 minute v. manifeste retrorsum spinulosis densiss : nie obsitus; lobi sub an- 

 thesi patentes, in fructu erecti v. paullo inflexi, acuti 1,5— 2,3 mm. longi, 

 1 — 1,8 mm. lati, dorso pilis curvato-erectis v. adpressis non glochidiatis 

 brevibus v. brevissimis obsiti , intus parce v. parcissime et brevissime 

 adpresse pilosuli. Pktala alabastrum 4-angulum, apice truucatum for- 

 mantia, in aestivatione cochleata v. dextrorsuin contorta, sub anthesi 

 horizontaliter patentia, a dorso ovalia v. obovata, 6 — 8 mm. longa, 3,5 ad 

 5 mm. lata, 3- v. sub-5-nervia, margiuibus latis a nervis exterioribus hori- 

 zontaliter expausis, apice nunc subligulato obtuso iucurva , intus mem- 



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