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3_4 cm. longa, 2 /s— :, /4 mm. lata, superiora subdimidio minora, nervo 

 mediano gracili, supra impresso, subtus leviter prominente. Petiolus fili- 

 formis, vix compressus, purpurascens, 1—2 mm. longos. Flores et fructns 

 ignoti. 



Habitat in Brasilia loco hand indicate: Sello n. 1375 in herb. Berol. 



ji _ Folia ovata vel ovato-oblonga, saepissime obtusa. — 



Spec. 35—53. 



35. MICROLICIA ELEGANS Naud. fruticulosa , sub- 

 fastigiatim dichotome ramosa, leviter viscidula; ramis glaber- 

 rimis, tetragonis, usque ad basin Miosis vel basi vix denu- 

 datis; foliis ereetis, approximatis, rigidulis, sessilibus, anguste 

 ovatis, 1-nerviis, apice acutissimis vel breviter cuspidatis, 

 margine integerrimis, basi rotundatis, utrinque glaberrimis 

 laevibusque; floribus purpureis, subsessilibus, majusculis, ad 

 apices ramorum axillaribus terminalibusque , approximate -sub- 

 glomerulatis; calyce glaberrimo, viscidulo, tubo oblongo-cam- 

 pauulato, teretiusculo, segmentis triangulari-lanceolatis, apice 

 acutissimis, basi contiguis, tubo longioribus, demum deciduis ; 

 petalis obovato-oblongis , apicnlatis; antheris oblongis, apice 

 longe rostellatis, majorum connectivo ultra insertionem fila- 

 menti longe porrecto et satis dilatato, basi truncato vel sub- 

 bilobato, minorum connectivo basi breviter porrecto leviter 

 incrassato et obtuso. 



Microlicia elcgans Naud.! in Ann. sc. nat. ser. 3. III. 

 187. tab. 7. fig. 17, XII. 254 et Melast. 59; Walp. Report. 

 V. 696; Triana Melast. 27. 



RiDlX gracilis, subsimplex , leviter flexuosa. Caulis satis gracilis, 

 erectus, leviter flexuosus, terctiusculiis, non vel vix articnlatus, sublaevis, 

 cinereo-fuscus, denudatus, interne laepius simplex, Baperne paulo ramosus, 

 4 — 6 dm. altus; rami clongati, satis graciles, erecti, articnlati, cinerei. 

 Folia Internodiia duplo Longiora, arete adpressa, Bnpra intense viridia et 

 subnitidula, subtus viridi-einerea, sacpius rubentia praecipue ad apieem, 

 8 — 10 mm. longa, 4 — mm. lata, superiora saepius angtistiora, nervo me- 

 diano tenuissimo, interduni vix conspicuo. Calycis tubus atro-purpureus, 

 laevis, basi rotundatus, Baperne vix dilatatus, 4 nun. longus, apice 3 jam. 

 latus; segments pnrpurascentia, ereeto-patula, leviter flexuosa, tcnuissime 

 granulosa, 5—8 nun. longa, basi Vji mm. lata. 1'ktala patula, utrinque 

 tninntissime papulosa, reticnlato-5 — 7-nervia, infeme brcviuscule attennata, 

 leviter asymmetrica, 12—15 mm. longa, 5 — 10 mm. lata. Stamina valde 

 inacqualia: majorum filaments tilil'onnia, pnrpurascentia, leviter flexuosa, 

 nun. longa; antlierae purpureae, apice longe angusteque flavo-rostellatae, 

 37'i— 4 mm. longae, 1 nun. crassae; connectivo infra loculos 6 mm. long, 

 producto, pnrpnreo, leviter arcuato, .superne filiformi, infeme satis com- 

 preeso, basi paUidiore; minorum Slamenta eapillaria, 5 nun. longa; antlierae 

 2'/i mm. longae, l /i nun. crassae; connectivo infra loculos V/i— 2 nun. 

 long, producto, capOlari, Buperne Bnbrecto, basi valde arcuato. Ovarium 

 usque ad basin liberum, fuscuin, oblongo-.subcylindricum, leviter trisulca- 

 fcum, glaberrimam, apice truncatum et leviter intrusum, 3 mm. longum. 

 Styi.cs liliformis, purpurascens, glabcrrimus, leviter sigmoidcus, apice rab- 

 Incrassatus, 1 cm, longus. Capsula atro-fusca, oblonga, laevis, teretiuscula, 

 basi apiceque rotundata, 0—7 nun. longa, 8 mm. erassa. Sbmixa fusca, 

 OVOideo-oblonga, recta vel leviter arcuata, utrinque rotundata, % mm. 

 longa, Vs— Va mm. erassa, testa distincte foveolabu 



Var. (3. LATIFOLIA. 



Folia paulo breviora, suborbicularia, npiee longiuscnle apiculata. 

 FLORES dcnsinscule glomerulati. 



Habitat in prov. Minas Gcrai-s: Gardner n. 4639, Netto; prope 

 Ptmte Alto: St-Hilairr. - Var. ?. in prov. Minas Gerae*: Vautkur in 

 herb. Francar. 



36. MICROLICIA CUSPIDIFOLIA Mart, fruticulosa, 

 fastigiatim di— trichotome ramosa, non viscosa; ramis glaber- 

 rimis, tetragonis, fere usque ad basin Miosis vel inferne plus 

 minusve denudatis; foliis ereetis, leviter approximatis, rigi- 

 dulis, obovato-lanceolatis, tenuiter trinerviis, apice acuminatis 

 et longiuscule setosis, inferne cuneatis et in petiolum bre- 

 vem attenuatis, margine supra medium crenulatis, inferne 

 integerrimis, utrinque glaberrimis et minutissime sparseque 

 impresso-punctatis, interdum nonnihil carinatis; floribus pur- 

 pureis aut rubris, subsessilibus, axillaribus terminalibusque, 

 ad apices ramorum subcongestis ; calyce glaberrimo, non vis- 

 coso, tubo oblongo-eampanulato, teretiusculo, segmentis lineari- 

 subulatis, apice longiuscule aristatis, basi remotiusculis, tubo 

 longioribus; petalis obovato-oblongis, apiculatis; antheris ovo- 

 ideo-oblongis, apice longiuscule rostellatis, majorum connectivo 

 ultra insertionem filamenti longiuscule porrecto et leviter di- 

 latato, basi truncato vel subemarginato , minorum connectivo 

 cum fllamento simpliciter articulate 



Microlicia cuspidifolia Mart.! Herh. Fl. Bras. n. 937; 

 Naud. in Ann. sc. nat. ser. 3. III. 186, XII. 254 et Melast. 

 59; Walp. Repert. V. 696; Triana Melast. 27. 



Catjlis robustiusculus, erectus, leviter flexuosus, teretiusculus, non 

 articnlatus, sublaevis, cinereo-fuscus, denudatns, usque ad basin vel fere 

 usque ad basin ramosissimus, 4 — 6 dm. altus; rami elongati, satis graciles, 

 erecti, cinerei, leviter articnlati. Folia internodiis dimidio longiora, sub- 

 adpressa, utrinque pallide viridia praecipue subtus, 8 — 10 mm. longa, 4 

 ad 5 mm. lata, nervo mediano glaciliusculo , utrinque leviter prominente 

 praecipue subtus, lateralibus tenuissimis, interdum vix perspicuis. Petio- 

 les gracilis, compressus, 1 h — 1 nun. longus. Calycis tubus minute glan- 

 duloso-punctatus, interdum viscidulus, cinereo-fuscus, basi rotundatus, apice 

 satis dilatatus, vix perspicue 5-nervius, 2V2 mm. longus, apice 2 mm. latus; 

 segmenta pnrpurascentia, erecta, leviter flexuosa, 4 nun. longa, basi 3 A ad 

 1 mm. lata. Petala ereeto-patula, teuuissime 5 — 7-nervia, inferne longius- 

 cule attenuata, leviter asymmetrica, utrinque glabra, 7 — 8 mm. longa, 



3 mm. lata. Stamina paulo inaequalia: majorum filamenta eapillaria, le- 

 viter flexuosa, 4 mm. longa; antlierae purpurascentes, apice graciliter flavo- 

 rostellatae, l 1 /* — 2 mm. longae, 2 /s mm. crassae; connectivo infra loculos 



4 mm. long, producto , satis arcuato , superne tenuiter capillari , inferne 

 leviter compresso, basi vix pallidiore; minorum filamenta tenuiter eapil- 

 laria, 3 mm. longa; antherae I 1 /* — IV2 mm. longae; connectivo infra lo- 

 culos */« — 1 mm. long, producto, tenuissimo, plus minusve arcuato. Ova- 

 rium usque ad basin liberum, ovoideo-oblongum , superne tenuiter trisul- 

 cum, apice leviter intrusum, glaberrimum , IV2 mm. longum. Stylus 

 capillaris, glaber, leviter flexuosus, 2 nun. longus. Capsula calyce per- 

 sistente vestita, cinereo-fusca , ovoidea, obtuse triquetra, tenuiter trisnlca, 

 utrinque rotundata, 3 mm. longa, 2 mm. erassa. Semina matura ignota. 



Habitat in montosis himidiusculis prov. Minas Geraes : Claussen 

 n. 9, 37, 937, Riedel n. 15; ad Itacolumi: Martins Herb. Fl. Bras, 

 n. 937; ad Pico de Itabira do Campo: Claussen n. 93. — Floret Februario. 



37. MICROLICIA CARNOSULA Naud. fruticulosa, 

 subfastigiatim di— trichotome ramosa; ramis tetragonis, glabris 

 vel interdum sparse pilosulis, inferne denudatis; foliis sessili- 

 bus, erecto-patnlis , leviter approximatis, carnosulis, ovatis, 

 apice acutis vel subacutis, basi rotundatis, margine integer- 

 rimis, utrinque glaberrimis, creberrime impresso-punctatis et 

 rugulosis, tenuissime 1 — 3-nerviis ; floribus purpureis, breviter 

 pedicellatis, solitariis, ad apices ramulorum terminalibus axil- 

 laribusque; calyce glabro, viscidulo, creberrime granuloso- 

 glanduloso, tubo campanulato, tenuissime 10-nervio, segmentis 

 lineari-subulatis, apice acutissimis, basi remotiusculis, tubum 



