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dunt loco accuratius non indicato: Schott n. 692! 713.'; Sehiich!; Pohl 

 n. 739! (Hb. Prag.; cf. Serj. Monogr. p. 362); Langsdorjf n. 10*!; 

 Raddi.'; Raben n.565!; Princ. Neu-Wied! („arbuscula 15-pedalis, floribus 

 flavido-viridulis" , a. 1817). 



2. SERJAMA REGNELLII Schlecht. scandens, fru- 

 ticosa; rami triangulares, toti pilis crispulis subadpressis kirti; 

 corpus lignosura compositum e centrali majore et periphericis 

 tribus minoribus (cf. Radllk. Serj. Suppl. tab. Ill, fig. 2); 

 folia ternata; foliola ovata, terminalia majora; basi in petio- 

 lulum attenuata, lateralia basi abrupte contracta subsessilia, 

 omnia acuta, remote serrato-dentata, molliter pubescentia, ob- 

 scure pellucido- punctata, epidermide mucigera; flores sub- 

 sectionis pro genere mediocres, petalis intus gland uligeris ; 

 fructus sectionis mediocris, endocarpio breviter albo-floccoso; 

 cotyledones curvatae, exterior iucurva, interior transversim 

 biplicata. 



Serjania Regnellii Schlecht. in Linnaea XVIII (1844) 

 p. 41 (sph. 57)!; Walp. Rep. V (1845—46) p. 239; Benth. in 

 Hook. Journ. Bot. Ill (1851) p. 192; RadlJc. Serj. Monogr. 

 (1875) p. 105, Suppl. (1886) p. 80 et in Warming Symb. Part. 

 XXXVII (1890) p. 240 (991). 



Caulis scandens. Rami sarraentosi graciles, leviter torti, subfusci, 

 internodiis thyrsigeris 2 — 10 cm longis, penna coivina vix ciassioribus, 

 triangulares, angulis ramoruiu juniornni acutis, lateribus subconcavis bi- 

 sulcatis et inter sulcos costa obtusa notatis, ramoruin adultiorum crassiorum 

 angulis obtusatis, lateribus planis bi — tri-striatis, pilis breviusculis pallide 

 rufescentibus crispulis hirto-pubesceutes, dein glabresceutes ; corpus liguosum 

 compositum e centrali majore subtrigono et peripbericis tribus minoribus 

 angulis subjectis. Folia sparsa (divergentia '/s), majora ramorum thyrsi- 

 gerorum 14 cm Ionga, 12 cm lata; foliola ovata vel ex ovato sublaneeo- 

 lata, terminalia majora, circ. 9 cm louga, 3,5 — 5,5 cm lata, basi in petio- 

 lulum acuminato-attenuata, lateralia 6 — 7 cm longa, 3 — 4 cm lata, inae- 

 quilatera, latere exteriore majore, in petiolulos brevissimos subito contracta 

 vel basi ovata sessilia, omnia apice acuta vel acute acuminata, remote et 

 grossiuscule inaequaliter subserrato-dentata, dentibus utrinque 1 — 4, iu- 

 ferioribus plerumque majoribus obtusis patulis, saepius inde anguliformibus 

 vel lobiformibu8, superioribus acutis porrectis, omnibus nodulo sive callo 

 (e nervi apice incrassato) terminatis, vel dentibus obsoletis foliola sub- 

 integerrima, pinnatinervia vel terminalia e nervis lateralibus inferioribns 

 iu dentes lobiformes ex^urrentibus quam reliqui longioribus subtripliuervia, 

 nervis lateralibus utrinque 6 — 7 arcuato ascendentibus, subtus magis quam 

 supra prominentibus, e membranaceo cbartacea, in pagiua superiore pilis 

 brevibus, in nervis crebrioribns, laxius densinsve adspersa et scabriuscula, 

 subtus pube molli induta, iusuper glandulis microscopicis utrinque obsita, 

 laete viridia, denique fuscescentia, subtus pallidiora, punctis, licet areolis 

 pellucidis minus conspicue notata; petiolus 3 — 5 cm longus, teretiusculus, 

 supra angnste canalicnlatus, subtns striatus, subrufo-tomentosus; stipulae 

 parvae, e basi ovata triangulares vel subulatae, 1,5—3 mm longae, pilosae. 

 Thyrsi solitarii, sat elongati, folia subaequantes vel fere duplo superantes, 

 4 — 24 cm longi, pedunculo commit ni quadrangulari apice bicirroso quam 

 rhachis laxiuscule cincinuifera iu inferioribus breviore, iu superioribus 

 multo longiore, rhachi teretiuscula, substriata, fructifera quam pedunculus 

 crassiore et quam ille densius hirtella; cineinni remotiusculi, ad basin 

 thyrsi 3 — 12 mm distantes, suhverticillati, stipitati, coufertim 6— 9-liori, 

 puberuli; bracteae bracteolaeque parvae, subulatae, puberulae; pedicel. i 

 circ. 3 mm longi, supra basin articulati, puberuli ; alabastra ex obovoideo 

 ellipsoidea, 3 mm longa, 2 mm lata, pube brevissima crispula induta. 

 Fi.ores albo-virescentes (Regkkll in scheda) ; HRRMAPHRODITI : Sepala duo 

 exteriora interioribus dimidio breviora, iuteriora 2,5 — 3,5 mm longa, tertium 

 et quintum ad superiorem usque trientem coalita, omnia pube brevissima 

 crispula ad margines densiore albella induta, exteriora insuper ad basin 

 interdum pilis brevibus flavidulis adspersa. Petala superiora ex obovato 

 in unguem attenuata, 5 mm longa, 2,5 mm lata, margine subundulata, 

 iutus glanduligera : squamae (crista exclusa) petala dimidia aequautes, 

 margine villosula, crista brevi emarginato-biloba appeudiceque apicali de- 



flexa brevi obtusa ad marginem dense villosa instructae; petala inferiora 

 paullo breviora et latiora : squamae crista dentiformi obtusa instructae. 

 Torus selliformis, glaber ; glaudulae superiores semiorbiculares vel breviter 

 ovatae, laterales obsoletae, marginem elevatnm tantum cicatricum e peta- 

 lorum discessu ortarum oblique ascendentium exhibentes, basi interdum 

 in processum parvum carnosum prodnctae. Stamina petalis breviora, 

 germine paullo longiora, inferiora (eademque longiora) antheris adjectis 

 2,5 mm longa; filamenta germen aequantia, clavato-filiformia, quodam- 

 modo complanata, villoso-pilosa ; antherae filamentis quadruplo breviores, 

 0,6 — 0,7 mm longae, glabrae. Germen inverse pyramidatum triquetrum, 

 2 mm longum, 1 mm latum, tomentoso-pilosum ; stylus nunc brevis, germen 

 dimidium vix aequans, nunc conspicuus; stigmata stylum aequantia; gem- 

 mulae ex ovali oblongae, a lateribus complanatae. Flores masculi: Sepala, 

 petala et torus ut in hermapbroditis; stamina longiora, basi (ad tertiam 

 usque partem) coalita; germinis rudimentum parvum, obovatum, trigonum, 

 pilosum, stylo rudimentario apice trifido coronatum. Fructus fusco-ruber 

 (Warming), siccus badins, ovatus, 2,5 cm longus, 2 cm (ad loculos 1,5 cm) 

 latus, basi et apice emargiuatus, sub loculis interdum constrictus, loculis 

 compressis basi rotundatis vel a latere exteriore cuneatis dorso augustis- 

 sime cristatis, undique glandulis microscopicis pilisque brevibus flavidulis 

 in loculis et ad ax in crebrioribus adspersus, alis basin versus modice dila- 

 tatis; epicarpium tenue; endocarpium chartaceo-cartilagineum, laeve, breviter 

 albo-floccosum. Semen supra basin loculi afflxum, a lateribus compressum, 

 ellipticum, testa fusca, hilo basilari macula arillosa flavida notato ; embryo 

 bomotrope curvatus, cotyledoue exteriore incurva, iuteriore transversim 

 biplicata. 



In Brasiliae prov. Minas Geraes (vara, t. Warming): Dr. Stephan! 

 (Congonhas do Campo, a. 1843; Hb. Mart.); Regnell 1, 38! (Caldas, m. 

 Mojo fruct, a. 1844—47,1862—66; Hb. Schlechtend. , Hb. Holm.); War- 

 ming.' (Lagoa Santa; inter Olhos d'agua et Contagem; m. Apr. 1867 flor., 

 m. Jun jruct.); Mosen n. 1954! (Serra de Caldas, m. Jun. 1874, flor. 

 et fruit, junior ; Caldas, in margine aquaeductus, m. Jul. 1874, fruct.) 

 Schwacke n. 7365! (,,ad Rodrigo Silva, m. Apr. 1891" flor.). 



/ 3. SERJANIA CUSPIDATA Camb. scandens, fruti- 

 cosa; rami acute triangulares, angulis dense jubato-pilosis; 

 corpus lignosum compositum e centrali majore et periphericis 

 tribus minoribus (cf. Radlk. Serj. Suppl tab. Ill, jig. 3); 

 folia ternata, rarissime folioli terminal is dissectione trans- 

 euntia in biternata (cf. obs. 2 in Serj. Monogr. p. 108) vel plane 

 biternata (forma 2. dissecta); foliola in foliis ternatis e basi 

 subcordata ovata, subtriloba, inaequaliter et grosse anguloso- 

 dentata, cuspidato-mucronata, insigniter petiolulata, terminale 

 plerumque in petiolulum breviter decurrens, mollia, obscuris- 

 sime (rarius insignius) pellucido -punctata, vel -areolata, 

 epidermide mucigera; flores subsectionis pro genere majores, 

 petalis plerumque glabris, glandulis vix ullis nisi in mar- 

 gine obsitis; fructus sectionis magnus, endocarpio plerumque 

 glaberrimo vel rarius albo-floccoso; cotyledones subaequales, 

 subrectae. 



Serjania cuspidata Camb. in St. Hil. Flor. Bras. I (1825) 

 p. 356, n. 1! et in Mem. Mm. d'Hist. nat. XVIII (1829) p. 21 ; 

 Don, Gen. Syst. I (1831) p. 658, n.4; D. Dielr. Syn. Plant. 

 II (1840) p. 1316, n. 6; A. Juss. in Ann. Scienc. nat, II. Ser., 

 XV (1841) p. 242 et 247 et Mon. Malpigh. (1843) p. 110; 

 Walp. Rep. I (1842) p. 412, n. 4; Gardn. in Hook. Lond. 

 Journ. Bot. I (1842) p. 531, n. 164! c. syn. „S. Guarumima 

 Mart. u ; Schlecht. in Linnaea XVIII (1S44) p. 39 (sph. 55); 

 Benth. in Hook. Journ. Bot. Ill (1851) p. 192, c. syn. Mart, 

 et Walp.; A. Gray, Bot. Wilkes U. S. Explor. Exped. XV 

 (1854) p. 247 (specimen non vidi); Netto in Ann. Scienc. nat., 

 IV. Ser., XX (1863) p. 168; Clos in Bull, de la Soc. bot. de 



