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3. URVILLEA GLABRA Camb. scandens, fruticosa, 

 glabra; rami geniculatim flexuosi, teretiusculi, striato-costati, 

 corpus lignosura teretiusculum ; folia ternata; foliola ovata, 

 in petiolulos breves attenuata vel subsessilia, subacuta vel in 

 acumen latiusculum obtusum mucromilatum terminata, utrinque 

 obsolete 2— 3-dentata, membranacea, paucinerria, subtus in 

 nervorum axillis barbata, insigniter et plerumque dense pel- 

 lucido-punctata, epidermide non mucigera; stipulae parvae, 

 ovatae; flores minores; capsula membranacea, sat magna, 

 obovato-elliptica, breviter stipitata, apice subexcisa, glabra, 

 loculis dimidiam partem aequantibus, septifraga, valvis intus 

 septisque per totam longitudinem connexis hispidule puberulis; 

 semina subglobosa. 



Urvillea glabra Camb. in St. Hil. Fl. Bras. I (1825) 

 p. 353 n. 1, tab. 74 et in Mem. Mm. (Wist. nat. XVIII (1829) 

 p. 20; Bon Gen. Syst. 1 (1831) p. 658, n. 3; Walp. Rep. I 

 (1842) p 411, n. 1; Schlecht. in Linnaea XVIII (1844) p. 38 

 (sphalm. 54)*; Radlk. in Monogr. Serj. (1875) p. 46 etc. et in 

 Sits. h. b. Ac. 1878, p. 263, n. 3. 



Urvillea glabrata St. Hil. (sphalm. loco anteced.) apud 

 Steudel Nomencl. Ed. II, II (1841), p. 736. 



Rami thyrsigeri graciles, diametro 2 mm, internodiis plerumque 

 4 — 6 cm longis, cortice stramineo. Folia majora petiolo 2 cm longo ad- 

 jecto 9 cm longa, 7 cm lata; foliola terminalia 7 cm longa, 2,5 cm lata, 

 lateralia paullo minora, viridia, subopaca. Thyrsi minutissime puberuli; 

 cincinni substipitati, saepius elongati, multiflori. Flores minores, expansi 

 vix 5 mm metientes, flavescentes, ut videtur („albi" t. Camh.), toro oin- 

 nino glabro, ceterum ut in U. triphylla. Capsula 3,5-4 cm longa, 2 cm 

 lata, loculis 1,8 cm longis, G mm latis, alis dorso 4 mm latis, apice basique 

 latioribus. Skmkn diametro 2,5 mm. 



In Brasiliae. prov. Rio de Janeiro et S. Paulo: St. Hilaire! (in 

 tnonte Babylonia prope Rio de J., m. Aug. 1816 — 21, flor.); Schiieh! 

 (Rio d. J., a. 1811); Raddi!; Burchell n. 3583! (prov. S. Paulo, a. 1825 

 ad 28); Riedii n.181! (scandens in sepibus, Rio d. J., in. Jul. 1830, 

 fruct.); Widyren n. 1126! (R. d. J., a. 1844); Imperator bras.! (Novo- 

 Friburgo, a. 1846; Hb. Marl.); Glazion n. 1342! (Taipu, R. d. J., m. 

 Jun. 1867, flor.; Hb. Mart.), 12508! 



4. URVILLEA. RUFESCENS Camb. scandens, fruticosa, 

 rufescenti-tomentosa; rami ex obsolete trigono teretiusculi, 

 striati, tomentosi, adultiores trisulcati, glabrati, cortice rubro- 

 fusco; corpus lignosum denique trisulcatum, transverse sectum 

 sinuato-trilobum ; folia ternata; foliola late ovata vel sub- 

 orbicularia, in petiolulos contracta, acutiuscula vel obtusata, 

 mucronulata, crenato-dentata, subcoriacea, nervis supra im- 

 pressis, supra glabriuscula, subtus dense rufescenti-tomentosa, 

 rarius plus minus glabrata, impunctata vel sparsim minute 

 pellucido-punctata , epidermide mucigera; stipulae parvae, 

 ovatae; thyrsi tomentosi, interrupte cincinnigeri , cincinni 

 sessiles; flores parvi ; capsula membranacea, minor, elliptica 

 vel lanceolato-elliptica, breviter stipitata, apice excisa, pube- 

 rula, loculis sat magnis, septicida, intus glabra; semina el- 

 lipsoidea. 



Urvillea rufcscens Camb. in St. Hil. Fl. Bras. I (1825) 

 p. 354, n. 2 et in Mem. Mm. d'Hist. nat. XVII I (182.0) p. 20; 

 Don Gen Syst. I (1831) p. 658, n, 4; Walp. Rep. I (1842) 

 p. 411, n.2; Schlecht. in Linnaea XVII I (1844) p. 38 (sphalm. 54) ; 



Radii: in Monogr. Serj. (1875) p. 46 etc. (v. indie.) et in Sits. 

 Jc. b. Ac. 1878, p. 263 n. 4. 



Rami thyrsigeri diametro 2—3 nun, internodiis plerumque 4—6 cm 

 longis. Folia majora petiolo 3,5 cm longo adjecto circ. 12 cm longa, fere 

 totidem lata; foliola terminalia 8—9 cm longa, circ. 5 cm lata, in petio- 

 Jolom sensim attenuata, lateralia paullo minora, in petiolulos minores 

 abruptius contracta, sicca subfusca, supra in nervis tantum puberula, 

 nitidnla. Thyrsi folia superantes. Fi.ores expansi 4 mm vix superantes, 

 albi (t. Camb.) vel flavescentes (Riedkl in scbeda). Skpai.a glabra, margine 

 minutissime glanduloso-fimbriolata. Petala ex obovato spatbulata, intus 

 glandulis microscopicis adspersa; squamae margine villosae, superiores 

 crista bnmili emar^inata vel crenulata appendiceque deflexa brevi barbata, 

 iuferiores crista dentiformi instructae. Torus glaber, glandulis stiperioribus 

 rotundatis tantum pilosiusculis. Stamina vix ima basi pilosula; antherae 

 glabrae, conuectivo apice in glandnlam vix promiuulam dilatato. Germen 

 (florisQ, uec non rudimeutarium florisc?) dense puberulum; stylus per- 

 brevis, stigmate 3-cruri superatus. Capsula 2 cm longa, 1 cm lata, loculis 

 valvas dimidias aequantibus, alis dorso 2 mm, apice et basi 5 mm metien- 

 tibus. Skmen 3 mm longum, 2 mm latum, testa rubro-fusca. 



In Brasiliae provincia Rio de Janeiro frequens, rara, ut videtur, in 

 prov. S. Paido, Minas Geraes et Bahia : In Rio d Jan.: St. Hilaire! (in 

 sylvis et ad margines viarum prope R. d. Jan., m. Any. 1816 — 21, flor.) ; 

 Sello n. 531!; Martins! (in sepibus ad R. d. Jan., in. Aug. flor., m. Sept. 

 fruct.; Hb. Monac); PoJd n. 706! (ad Fazenda do Viera) ; Beyrich! („in 

 sepibus post Botafoyinem", m. Oct. 1822, flor. et fruct. juven.; Hb. Lips.); 

 Burchell n. 725! (a. 1825—28; Hb. Kew., Mart); Riedel n. 497! (in 

 frnticeiis sylvatieis, m. Jun., Jul. 1832; flor. el fruct. semimat); Hb. 

 Flumin. n. 52! (Hb. Lugd.-Bat); Gaudichaud n. 836! (a. 1833; Hb. 

 Deless. etc.); Casarctto n.1618! (m. Jul. 1839, flor.; Hb. Taurin); Wid- 

 yren! (a. 1844; Hb. Holm); Schwarz! (Tejuca, E.rped. Novara, a. 1857 

 ad 59); Rudio! (a. 1859; Hb. At. Brawn); Glazion n.6496! (Petropolis 

 „vieille route de Minns 1 ', in. Sept. 1873; Hb. Warming, Eichl); Mosen 

 v. 2422! (Catumby, in. Oct. 1874, fruct; Hb. Holm); Schumcke n. 1181! 

 (ad Maud, a. 1876), 3035! (m. Aug. 1881, flor. et fr.), n. 5708! (in sylva 

 ad Jurujuba, m. Jul. 1887, flor); J. de Saldanha n. 6225! (Nitherohy! 

 Hb. Eichl); J. T. Moura n. 616! (Jurujuba in litoribus, m. Jul. 1887, 

 alab.; Hb. Bcrol); — in S. Paulo: Lbfgrcn n. 60! (a. 1889; Hb. Havn.) ; — 

 inMin.Ger.: Weddell ! (a. 1843-47; Hb.DC); Pizarro n.42! (m. Febr. 

 1887, flor. et fruct. juven. ; Hb. Ber.); — in Bahia: Sello n. 533 ; II, 

 535! (inter Victoria et Bahia; Hb. Kunih); Lesehenaidt! (prope Bahiani; 

 ex Hb. Par. comm. c. Hb. Mart. a. 1826); — in Brasilia auslrali, loco 

 accuratius non indicato: Tivtedie n. 87! (ca. 1837; Hb, Hook.); — loco 

 nullo addicto : de Sinwni ! (Hb. Viviani, nunc Genovense). 



Obs. Species minoris pretii, forsan mera Urvilleae uhnaceae K. 

 forma, ad quam accednnt specimina laxius pnbescentia a Sello in Bahia 

 lecta et Pohl n. 706. Contra specimina quaedam ob foliola tenniora et 

 fructiis glabros ad U. idmaceam receusita (y.L ibid.) transitu m praebent 

 ad Z7. rufescentem pubescentia densiore. 



5. URVILLEA ULMACEA Kuntii, scandens, fruti- 

 cosa, pubescens (forma 1. genuina) vel glabra (forma 2. Ber- 

 teriana); caulis adultus sulcis 3 profunde exaratus, partibus 

 sulcis interjectis convexe prosilientibus, chordiformibus; rami 

 juniores teretiusculi, 5— 6costati, striati, adultiores costis 

 3 magis prosilientibus subtrigoni, trisulcati, pube crispa cine- 

 rascente induti vel subglabri, cortice subfusco; corpus lig- 

 nosum teretiusculum, denique trisulcatum, transverse sectum 

 sinuato-trilobum; folia ternata; foliola ovata vel ovato-lanceo- 

 lata tumque interdum angustata (forma 4. lanceolata), breviter 

 petiolulata, acuta vel acuminata, mucronulata, inaequaliter et 

 subduplicatim serrato-dentata, interdum inciso-lobata (forma 3. 

 incisa), membranacea, supra puberula, subtus pube cana molli 

 densius laxinsve induta vel utrinque glabriuscula (in f. 2), 

 impunctata vel sat pellucido-punctata (Pohl n. 704, Schiich, 

 Magalhaes Gomes n. 1200, W. Muller, Ule n. 909), epidermide 



