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IV. LOPHANTHERA Juss. 



Lophantheba Juss. Monogr. 61. t. VI. 5. — Galfhihiae spec. 

 Kth. Nov. Gen. V. 173. 



Calyx 5-partitus , 10-glandulosus. Petala ungui- 

 culata. Stamina 10, omnia fertilia, filamentis basi 

 monadelphis, toro tuboque piliferis, antheris glabris, 

 loculis oblongis, in latere exteriori appendicula cristi- 

 formi verrucosa ab apice ad basin decurrente utrinque 

 auctis. Ovarium triloculare, stylis 3, subuliformibus, 

 acutis. Capsula tricocca, tarde loculicida, in carpo- 

 phorum crassum, subaequilongum, (ripartibile prodnc- 

 tum, corpusculis ejus spongiosis, demnm cavis et locu- 

 luin spurium exhibentibus. Semina subglobosa, testa 

 Crustacea. Embryo circa processuni testae laminarem 

 membranaceum , juxta hilum oriunduin circinatim infle- 

 xus, rostello brevissimo, cotyledonibus subaequali- 

 bus, carnosis, complanatis, obovatis, exteriori pauilo 

 inajori, interiorem margine incurvo amplexaute. 



Stirps Americas aequatorialis, caule arbore- 

 ficente, foljis oppositis, magnis, obovato- oblongis, 

 papyraceis , margine aeqitalibus, integerrimis , in pe- 

 tiolum attenuatis, arcunerviis, eglnndulosis; stipu- 

 lis axiilaribus integris, subulato-lincaribus , promi- 

 nulis, a petiolo liberis ; racemo terminati simplici, 

 pedunculis i — S-floris, bractea laterali suffultis, 

 supra basin PEDlCELLlsque bibracteolatis, his supra 

 basin articulatis , bracteolis plerisque glanduliferis ; 

 floribus flavis. 



1. LOPHAKTHERA LOXGIFOLIA Gb. 



Galphimia longifolia Kth. Nov. Gen. V. 173. 

 Lophanthera Kunthiana Juss. Monogr. 62. 



In prov. do Alto Ama%onas, in silvis umbrosis ad lacum Teffe, 

 •m. Dec, prope Barra, m. Oct.: M.; ibidemque m. Dec. — Mart.: 

 Spruce n. ISSti. 



V. MECKELIA Mart. 



Meckelia Mart, apnd Juss. Monogr. 75. - 

 Meckelia Juss. ib. 



Spachea , seel. 



Calyx 5-partitus, 8-glandulosus. Petala ungui- 

 t culata. Stamina 10, omnia fertilia, filamentis basi 

 monadelphis et hirsutis, antheris glabris, loculis ob- 

 longis, exappendiculatis. Ovarium triloculare, stylis 

 3, crassiuscnlis , apice truncatis. Capsula tricocca, 

 tarde loculicide fissilis, carpophoro destituta. Semina 

 snbglobosa, testa meinbranacea. Embryo (uondum ma- 

 turus fere Lophantherae). 



Stirps Americae aequatorialis, ramis lignosis, 

 cylindricis, laevibus, junioribus compressiusculis ; fo- 

 liis oppositis, ovalibus v. ovali- oblongis, obtuse api- 

 culatis, subcoriaceis , margine subrevolulis , integer- 

 rimis, glabris, basi subtus biglandulosis , pet iota I 'is, 

 arcunerviis, angulari-areolatis ; stipulis axiilaribus 



integris, petiolum dimidium subaequantibus ; race- 

 mis later alib us , scilicet in r amnio abbreviato sub- 

 aphyllo terminalibus', peduxculis 2— S-floris, pedi- 

 c ellis supra basin articulatis, infra art ic til urn bi- 

 bracteolatis, bracteolis plerisque glanduliferis, glan- 

 dula stipitata; floribus flavis. 



Genus medium inter Lopliantheram et Spacheam, ab ilia cha- 

 racteribus datis, ab hac pericarpio capsular! (nee lignoso) , em- 

 bnone Lophantherae (nee eo circinatim cvlindrico) , carpidiis 8 

 (nee 2) et raceniis latcralibus distir.ctum. 



1. MECKELIA MULTIFLORA Mart. 



Tabula nostra V. 



Mechelia multiflora Mart. up. Juss. Monogr. 75. 



Spachea tricarpa Juss. Monogr. ib. 



In prov. do Alto Amazonas silvis, ad fl. Solimoes , m. Dec: M. 



VI. CLONODIA Gb. 



Calyx 5-partitus, 8-glandulosus. Petala ungui- 

 culata. Stamina 10, omnia fertilia, filamentis basi 

 monadelphis ANTHERisque glabris, loculis oblongis, ex- 

 appendiculatis. Ovarium triloculare, stylis 3, cras- 

 siuscnlis, apice truncatis. Nux abortu unilocularis, 

 monosperma, crista dorsali laterali busque inordinatis 

 appendiculata, basi carpophoro destituta, laevi, apice 

 declivi supra styli rudimentum introrsum producta. Se- 

 men obovatuin, testa meinbranacea. Embryo rostello 

 brevi, cotyledonibus pauilo inaequalibus, carnosis, se- 

 miovoideis, majori apice incurvo et niinori facie plana 

 applicito. 



Stirps Americae aequatorialis, ramis lignosis, 

 cylindricis , tenticellis crebris; foliis oppositis, ova- 

 tis v. ov ato- oblongis , subcoriaceis , margine aequali- 

 bus, integerrimis, glabris, petiolatis, arcunerviis, an- 

 gulari-areolatis; petiolo supra basin biglanduloso ; 

 stipulis inconspic uis; racemis later alibus, scilicet 

 in ramulis numerosis, demum aphyllis terminalibus, 

 quandoque bi — tripartitis , pedtcellis supra basin 

 articulatis, infra articulum bibracteolatis , bracteis 

 bracteolisque conformibus exiguis, eglnndulosis. 



Genus novum, habitu praeccdenti quam maxinie affine, fruclu 

 Lophopteri accedens, sed' toro nucifero piano a Banistcrieis dis- 

 stinctum. — Nomen ad inflorcsccntiam Meckcliac , ex ramulo 

 (kA&>i') oriundam, alludit. 



1. CLONODIA VERRUCOSA Gr. 



Mechelia sp. nov. Benth. in PI. Sprucean. n. 1515. (speci- 

 men floriferum in herb. Hooh.) sine descripf. 



Genus novum Malpighiac. 111. Benth. ib. n. 1001. 



Rami lignosi lenticellis mimitis, riibentibus, copiosis, verru- 

 culosi, corticc cincrco, apice herbaceo, fusco, compressiusculo, pu- 

 berulo, internodiis 1 — 2" longis, nodis annularibus tenuissimis. 

 Folia i— 6'/ ? " longa, 2—3'/,", rarius 1'/," lata, basi rotundata 



