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b. Glandula parva, brevis , deflcxa; stylus dimidio ovario circiter 

 aequalis; vesiculae infrastaminales nullae. 

 14. (34). C. micrantha, foliis lanceolato-linearibus, lancoolatis, oblongis, 



basi acutis subcordatisve, hirtis. 

 15.(35). C. tenuissima, foliis 20—50 mm. longis, sed tenuissimis, 

 subulato-linearibus, hirtis. 

 B. Stamina 6, episepalis deficientibus. 



(36). C. Pseudosilene Griseb., perennis, caulibus decumbentibus, 

 ima basi ramosis, apice puleseentibus ac glanduloso-hirsutis, 

 foliis sessilibus, inforne confertis, superne remotis, subcordato- 

 ovatis, acutiusculis , subcoriaceis , papilloso-scabris, uninerviis, 

 7 — 5- , floralibus 4 — 2 mm. longis , inflorescentia coraposita, 

 pedicellis 1 — 2- , calycibus 5 mm. longis , petalis cuneato- 

 lanceolatis , vesiculis infrastaminalibus sat manifestis , stylo 

 demura vix exserto, glandula crassa, seroiglobosa. (Cuba). 



Subs. 3. EUBALSAMONA. 



Series 1. Stamina tubum calycinum longe non aequantia; 

 calyx 4 — 7 mm. longus. 



A. Stamina 9 — 6, interdum 4, lineae fractae inserta ; calyx parum 

 calcaratus. 



(37). C. Parsonsia R. Br. (C. Swartzlana Rich., ncc Spreng., 

 C. radicans Macf. , ? C hirta DC. , Lythrum Parsonsia Linn., 

 Parsonsia herbacea P. Browne, Pars, prosirata Bert., Melanium, 

 scabrum Spreng.), herbacea, caulibus prostratis , scabris, stri- 

 gosis, raro subpubescentibus, parce ramosis, foliis vix petio- 

 latis , ovatis vel oblongo-ovatis , utriuque acutis , plerumque 

 g abris , rrp.rgine scabris, 20—5 mm. longis, inflorescentiis 

 foliosis, pedicellis 7 2 — l l / 3 mm., calycibus strigulosis ac de- 

 mum ampullaceis 4 — 5 J /2 mm. longis, petalis aequalibus, stylo 

 dimidium ovarium haud aequante, ovulis 4 — 11. (Antillae). 



B. Stamina. 11; calyx breviter, sed manifeste calcaratus. 



a. Calyx fructifer ampullaceus ; stamina lineae manifeste fractae in- 

 serta. 



16.(38). C. BalSAMONA, caule plerumque glanduloso-hirsuto , calyce 

 hispidulo, ovulis 5 — 8, raro 4. 



b. Calyx fructifer ore apertus, haud ampullaceus. 



(39). C. Grrisebachiana Koehne ( C. hyssopifolia Gi iseb. partim, 

 nee Kth.), herbacea, caule subsimplici, summo apice puberulo, 

 foliis vix petiolatis , oblongo-ovatis , acutis , basi attenuatis, 

 glabris laevibusque, margine scabriusculis, 10 — 20 mm. longis, 

 inflorescentiis foliosis, pedicellis V/2 mm., calycibus extus et 

 intus glabris 6 — 67 2 mm. longis, staminibus lineae vix cur- 

 vatae insertis, 9 ventralibus vix alterne inaequalibus, vesiculis 

 infrastaminalibus nullis, stylo semper incluso, brevi, ovulis 9. 

 (Cuba). 

 17.(40). C. aperta , caule puberulo vel pubescenti-hirtello, foliis plus 

 minus scabris , calyce striguloso saepeque viscido-hispidulo, 

 filamentis 9 ventralibus manifeste inaequalibus, vesiculis infra- 

 staminalibus sub-10, minimis, ovulis 5 — 9. 



Series 2. Stamina tubum calycinum aequantia vel paullo 

 superantia; ovula 6 — 20; ovarium haud gibbura. 

 A. Pili patentes breviores kmgioresve semper adsunt; calyx intus infra 

 stamina biseriatim vel undique pilosus. 



a. Pedicelli 1 — 3( — 5) mm. longi. Calyx intus infra stamina biseria- 

 tim vel undique pilosus. 



a. Prophylla lineari-subulata; folia scaberrima; rami strigulosi vel 

 pubescentes, simul remote denseve hirsuti. 

 18.(41). C. Strigulosa, calycibus 6 l / s — 87* mm. longis. 

 Subsp. a. opaca, vesiculis infrastaminalibus nullis. 

 Subsp. b. nitens, vesiculis manifestis. 

 p\ Prophylla ovata; folia margine tantum scabra, ceterum laevia. 

 §. Folia basi attenuata. 



f CauKs ramique setis coloratis semper hispidi; folia 

 10 — 50 mm. longa; vesiculae infrastaminales plerumque 

 sat manifestae ; stylus demum exsertus; calyx9 — 12, raro 

 7 — 9 mm. longus. 

 19. (42). C. ingrata, calyce parce glanduloso-hispidulo, raro glabro. 



ft Caulis ramique diverso modo pilosi , setis coloratis nun- 

 quam hispidi, folia 4—12 rarius — 24 mm. longa; vesi- 

 culae nullae ; stylus demum parum exsertus ; calyx 6 — 9 mm. 

 longus. 

 20.(43). C.~ GLUTIXOSA, foliis pube viscida obtectis, dein saepe glabres- 



centibus, "nervis lateralibus subtus parum conspicuis. 

 21. (44). C. acinifolu, foliisjpilis rigidiusculis haud numerosis'ciliatis, 

 supra glabris, subtus in nervis aculeolatis , nervis lateralibus 

 subtus prominulis. 

 §§. Folia basi obtusa, inferiora interdum cuneata, omnia plerum- 

 que uninervia; rami hinc puberuli, insuper remote glandu- 

 loso-hispiduli. 

 22.(45). C. thymoides, foliis linearibus lanceolatis oblongisve, glaber- 

 rimis vel ciliatis, calycibus dorso hispidulis, raro puberulis 

 6— 8 l / 2 mm. longis. 

 b. Pedicelli 3 — 15 mm. longi; inflorescentia simplex. 



23. (46). C. polymorpha , foliis oppositis , floribus solitariis , calycibus 



intus interne biseriatim villosis, 6 — 9 mm. longis, vesiculis 

 infrastaminalibus valde manifestis. 



24. (47). C. lysimachiOIDES , foliis verticillatis , floribus geminis ternis 



quaternisve, calycibus intus inferne villosis, ' 8V» — 13 mm 



longis, vesiculis nullis. 

 B. Caules, rami calycesque (10'/ 2 — 127* mm. longi) pilis adpressis ca- 

 nescenti-strigosi , pilis patentibus nullis; calyx intus infra stamina 

 glaber. 



25. (48). C. pterosperma , foliis oppositis ternisve , lanceolatis vel lan- 



ceolato-linearibus, basi obtusis subcordatisve. 



Series 3. Stamina tubum calycinum aequantia; ovula 

 3 — 5; ovarium dorso infra stylum gibbere duplici instructum. 



26. (49). C. campestris, foliis oblongo-lanceolatis vel lanceolato-linea- 



ribus, calycibus 7 — 8 mm. longis, petalis 2 dorsalibus ungui- 

 culatis. 



Subs. 4. HlLAIREA. 



Series 1. Glandula erecta, dimidium ovarium fere aequans, 

 teres. 



(50). C. DACTYLOPHORA , pilis valde adpressis canescens , foliis 

 lineari-lanceolai is linearibusve. 



Series 2. Glandula horizontals vel deflexa, supra plerum- 

 que concava, subtus convexa; stamina omnia antheris munita; 

 calycis calcar brevissimum vel breve. 

 A. Folia plana vel margine parum revoluta. 



a. Semina parva, 2 mm. Iongitudine haud aequantia; vesiculae 

 infrastaminales nullae ; folia laevia et plerumque glaberrima. 

 a. Folia linearia vel lanceolata; calyx gibbere retrorsum paullulum 

 prorainente instructus; ovula 6 — 16. 



§. Pedicelli 5 — 9 mm. longi; calyx intus infra stamina villo- 

 siusculus vel subglaber; stylus post anthesin inclusus vel 

 parum exsertus. 

 (51). C. Spruceana Koehne (C.ciliata Spruce hb., nee Ruiz Pav.), 

 perennis, caule parce ramoso, superne hispidulo-pubescente 

 viscido , foliis basi attenuatis , saepius in nervo puberulis ac 

 remote ciliolatis, 10—30 mm., calycibus minutim hirtello-stri- 

 gosis 7 — 8 mm. longis, ovulis 12, rarissime 10 — 14. (Peruvia). 

 (o2). C. hyssopi folia H.B.K. , nee Griseb., fruticulosa, ramis 

 pubescentibiis et interdum glanduloso-hirtellis, foliis basi ob- 

 tusis, apice obtusiusculis, 6upra quam infra medium latioribus, 

 nitidis, in nervo saepius puberulis, 15-30 mm., calycibus 

 glabris 5 7, — 6 mm. longis, ovulis 6, rarius 7 — 8. (Mexico). 

 §§. Pedicelli 1 — 2 mm. longi; calyx intus infra stamina bi- 

 seriatim villosus; stylus post anthesin manifeste exsertus. 



27. (53). C. RUBESCENS, calyce glabro vel Eubglabro. 



p\ Folia oblunga vel lanceolato-oblonga, trinervia, acuta, basi ob- 

 tusa; glandula crectiuscula, ovoidea, supra 6ubtusque convexa; 

 calycis calcar manifestum fed breve , lobus dorsalis maguus ; 

 ovula 6, raro 7. 

 (54). C. cataractarum hb. Spruce, perennis, caulibus saepius 



