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gerae nee nisi in una sola specie (T. squarrosa) hypo- 

 dermate suffultae cell ul is plerumque sinuatis et inter 

 sinus puncto notatis. Inflorescentiae nunc parvae, 

 quam folia saepius multo breviores, ad apices ramorum 

 laterales vel in ramulis lateral ibus terminates, racemi- 

 formes vel thyrsos dichasia gerentes simplices vel pani- 

 culatim ramosos exliibentes , nunc paniculae magnae 

 terminates divaricato-ramosae multiflorae erect ae, fructi- 

 gerae deflexae; pedicelli breves, minutim bracteati et 

 bibracteolati, articulati; alabastra ellipsoidea vel (corolla 

 clausa arete eutopice imbricata cahjeem plus duplo 

 superante) conica. Flores in online mediocres, albi 

 vel rosei, cell ul is secretoriis nullis instructi, petal is extus 

 interdum stomatopJwris. Fructus olivarum forma et 

 magnitudine vel subduplo majores, (sicci) spadicei vel nigri- 

 cantes, nonnullarum fob seminis testam extus carnosamj 

 edules (T. esculenta aliaeque, si recte conjicio, quarum 

 fructus a Brasiliensibus nomine Pi tomb a salutantur). 



Species 36, omnes Americae tropicae meridionalis con- 

 tinentalis et insnlae proxime adjacentis „Trinitatis" (T. liexa- 

 phylla) incolae, plurimae proprie brasilienses, aliae circa Bra- 

 siliae confines dissitae; una sola (T. olivaeformis) ad peninsulam 

 Yucatan advecta invenitur. 



Obs. Genus fructus indole valde affine generi Melicocca, a quo 

 differt germiue complete septato, stylo conspicuo, stigmate parvo, antheris 

 plus minus iutrorsis, petalorum et sepalorum nuiuero illorumque fabrica 

 pedicellis bihracteolatis. 



CONSPECTUS SPECIERUM. 



Sectio I. RACARIA Radlk. in Sitz. 7c. layer. Ac. VIII, 

 187S, p. 371, in Durand Ind. Gen., 1887, p. 75 et in Engl. 

 et Pr. Pfl.-Fam. Ill, 5, 1895, p. 323, fig. 166 A— D (Genus 

 Racaria Aubl. I. c.) : Petala supra unguem auriculato-inflexa 

 (discus annularis, eonvexus, crenatus, glaber; stamina filiforniia, 

 praeter basin pilosiuscula; antherae subrotundae, apiculatae; 

 fructus glabri, pericarpio tenuiore; foliola impunctata). 



A. Fructus acnti 



a. Foliola elliptica, utrinque suhacuta vel apice breviter 

 acuminata, subglabra, petiolulis basi incrassatis in- 

 sidentia (sp. guianensis) 1. T. syi.vatica Radlk. 



b. Foliola ex ovato oblonga, acute acuminata, subtus 

 pilis miuutissimis rectiusculis vel curvatis adspersa et 

 ad nervum medianum hirsuta, petiolulis gracilibus 



(sp. guianensis) 2. T. PEDICKLI.ARLS Radlk. 



B. Fructus obtusi; foliola ex ovato breviter elliptica, acu- 

 minata, subtus pilis minutis bamulatis pulverulento-pubes- 

 ceutia, petiolulis brevibus crassiuBCulis (sp. guianensis) 



3. T. PUi.VKiit'LK.VTA Radlk. 



Sectio II. COTOPAIS Radlk. in Sitz. 7c. b. Ac. VIII, 

 1878, p. 342, in Durand Ind. Gen., 1887, p. 75 et in Engl. 

 et Pr. Pfl.Fam. Ill, 5 (1895) p. 323 (Melicocca part. Kunth 

 in H.B.K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. V, 1821, p. 100 — Ed. in 4" 

 p. 130 — quoad M. olivaeform.)": Petala intus supra unguem 

 squama perbrevi bi- vel subtrifida margine villosa interdum 



Sapind. 



ad lineas barbatas reducta aucta (discus lobatus, interdum 

 inter petala in glandulas tumens, glaber; stamina e basi fusi- 

 formi subulata, infra medium dense hirta; antherae ovatae, 

 obtusae). 



A. Foliola supra laevigata, rarius obsolete reticulata, diachymate 

 toto staureuchymatico, cellulis secretoriis nullis (sp. ve- 

 nezuelano-novogranatensi-yucateusis) . 4. T. olivakformis Radlk. 



B. Foliola utriuque reticulata, diachymate iusiguiter in stau- 

 rencliyma et pneumatenchyraa distincto, cellulis secretoriis 

 pellucide punctata (sp. venezuelano-brasiliensis) 



5. T. intermedia Radlk. 



Sectio III. EUTALISIA Radlk. in Sitz. 7c. b. Ac. VIII, 

 1878, p. 344, in Durand Ind. Gen., 18S7, p. 75 et in Engl, 

 et Pr. Pfl.Fam. Ill, 5, 1895, p. 323, fig. 166 E—H: Petala 

 intus supra unguem squama subulato-lanceolata petalum ipsum 

 subaequante Integra vel apice bifida intus dense villoso- 

 pilosa aucta (discus ptofunJius leviusve cupularis, inter petala 

 in lobos productus, glaber vel pilosus ; stamina filiforniia, 

 glabra vel pilosa ; antherae ovato- vel lineari-oblongae, plerumque 

 breviter apiculatae). 



Subsectio 1. Pitombakia Radlk. II. cc. (a nomine vulgari 

 T. esculentae Pitombera, cujus fructus at et ii aliarum 

 Eutalisiae specierum Pitomba audiuni): Petala simul cum 

 calyce expansa, calycem denique plus minus superantia (calyx 

 fere usque ad basin partitas, pilis crispis incanus; discus 

 carnosulus, concavus, minus altus, sublobatus, glaber vel hir- 

 sutus; antheiae ovato-oblongae, sagittatae, breviter apiculatae; 

 foliola plerumque minora , omnium praeter T. esculentam, 

 T. mullinervem et T. clatJiratam cellulis secretoriis instructa; 

 stomata rima longiore insignia). 



A. Discus glaber, stamina pilosiuscula; foliola 2 — 4-juga, ex 

 ovato vel oblongo sublanceolata, membranacea, tenuiter 

 reticulato-venosa, glabra (sp. brasiliensi-boliviaua) 



6. T. escui.knta Radlk. 



B. Discus hirsutus, stamina lursuta 



a. Foliola 4 — 7-juga 



aa. Foliola 4 — 6-juga, ex ovali anguste ovata vel sub- 

 lanceolata, acuta vel obtusa, breviter petiolulata, 

 coriacea, subtus albo-serieea, supra pilis miuu- 

 tissimis pulveruleuto-puberula, opaca (sp. bra- 

 siliensis) 7. T. subalkkxs Radlk. 



bb. Foliola circiter 14, inferiora alterna, superiora 

 opposita, anguste lanceolata, obtuse acuminata, 

 in petiolulos brevissimos attennata, coriacea, supra 

 glaberrima nitida, subtus pilis brevibus adpressis 

 laxe adspersa (sp. brasiliensis) . 8. T. axoustifoi.ia Radik. 



b. Foliola 2 — 1-juga, elliptico-oblonga vel subobovata, 

 subacuminata, in petiolulos basi crassiores attenuata, 

 utrinqne nitidula (sp. guianensis) . 9. T. praealta Radlk. 



C. Discus hirsutus, stamina glabra 



a. Foliola 1-juga, (sola!) supra hypodermate instructa, ovalia 

 vel suboblomra, utrinqne subacuta, breviter crassius- 

 cule petiolulata, utrinqne nitidula (sp. guianensis) 



10. T. squakrosa Radlk. 



b. Foliola 2-juga (hypodermate nullo) 



aa. Foliola ovata, in acumen acutissimum acutata, in 

 petiolulos basi vix crassiores inaequaliter contracta, 

 utrinqne nitidula, paucinervia (sp. brasiliensis) 



11. T. couiACEA Radlk. 

 bb. Foliola oblonga, breviuscule acuminata, in peti- 

 olulos conspicuos attenuata, supra maxiine splen- 

 deotia, subtus opaca, nmltiuervia (sp. brasilieusis) 



12. T. mlltinervis Radlk. 



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