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densiuscule minuteque impresso-punctatis, trinerviis, non trans- 

 verse nervulosis; floribus roseis, subsessilibus, solitariis, axil- 

 laribus terminalibusque; calyce breviuscule sparseque setoso 

 et minute punctato-resinoso, tubo campanulato, obscure penta- 

 gons, segmentis triangulari-lanceolatis, apice obtusiusculis, basi 

 contiguis, margine breviuscule setoso-ciliatis , tubum aequan- 

 tibus vel paulo longioribus; petalis obovatis, apice rotundatis; 

 antheris ovoideo-oblongis, apice breviter rostellatis. 



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

 182; Walp. Bepert. V. 695; Triana Melast. 25. 



Caulis erectus vel suberectus, gracilis, flexuosus, teres, glaber, ru- 

 gulosus, non articulatus, denudatus , sordide cinereus, inferne subsimplex, 

 superne satis ramosus; rami graciles, breviusculi, erect o-patuli, flexuosi, 

 leviter articulati, cinereo-fusci. Fcilia internodiis 2 — 3-plo longiora, supra 

 atro-viridia, subtus viridi-cinerea et interdum sparse minuteque resinoso- 

 punctata, 4 — 5 mm. longa, lVa — 2 mm. lata, nervo mediano gracili, supra 

 impresso, subtus vix prominente , lateralibus tenuissimis, interdum brevis- 

 simis, utrinque vix impressis. Calyx sordide fuscus, tubo basi rotundato, 

 superne vix dilatato, Z x ji mm. longo latoque, segmentis erectis, basi arti- 

 culatis, minutissime impresso-punctatis, 4 — 4 1 /* mm. longis, basi IV2 mm. 

 latis. Antherae purpureae, apice graciliter flavo-rostellatae, 2 vel 2 1 /i mm. 

 longae, 3 /* mm. crassae. Ovarium liberum, ovoideo-oblongum, glabrum. 

 Capsula calyce persistente vestita, sordide fusca, anguste ovoidea, leviter 

 trisulca, glaberrima, 4 mm. longa. Semina ignota. 



Habitat in Brasilia loco hand indicato: Martins in herb. Deless. 



73. MICROLICIA HUMILIS Naud. suffruticulosa vel 

 subherbacea , paulo ramosa ; ramis tetragon is , longiuscule 

 sparseque glanduloso-hirtellis , usque ad basin laxe Miosis ; 

 foliis subsessilibus, patulis, planis, rigidiusculis, ovatis, apice 

 saepius obtusiusculis, basi rotundatis, margine distincte cre- 

 nulato-serratis, utrinque longiuscule sparseque glanduloso-setu- 

 losis, non punctatis, trinerviis; floribus purpureo-caeruleis, 

 paucis, subsessilibus, solitariis, axillaribus terminalibusque; 

 calyce densiuscule longeque glanduloso-hirtello, tubo campanu- 

 lato, teretiusculo , segmentis triangulari-subulatis, apice longe 

 setosis, basi subcontiguis, tubum aequantibus; petalis obovatis, 

 apice rotundatis et in setam abeuntibus; antheris ovoideo-ob- 

 longis, apice breviter rostellatis, majorum connectivo ultra 

 insertionem filamenti breviuscule porrecto vix dilatato basi 

 obtuso, minorum connectivo basi cum iilamento simpliciter 

 articulato vel vix prominulo et non incrassato. 



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

 179, XII. 243 et Melast. 48; Walp. Bepert. V. 693; Triana 

 Melast. 28. 



Caulis adscendens, gracillimus, flexuosus, obscure tetragonus, leviter 

 hirtellus , obscure articulatus , cinereo-fnscus , fere usque ad basin leviter 

 ramosus, circiter 1 dm. altus; rami erecto-patuli, subfiliformes, breviusculi, 

 flexuosi, cinerei. Folia nt plurimum internodiis breviora, supra intense 

 viridia, subtus pallidiora, 6 — 10 mm. longa, 3 — 7 mm. lata, nervis supra 

 vix impressis, subtus leviter prominentibus, mediano gracili, lateralibus 

 tenuissimis. Calyx sordide fuscus, tubo ab apice ad basin leviter attenuato, 

 2 mm. longo latoque, segmentis erectis vel erecto-patulis, 2 — 2 1 /* mm. 

 longis, basi 3 A mm. latis. Petala utrinque glaberrima, distincte 3 — 5- 

 nervia, inferne leviter attenuata, 7 — 8 mm. longa. Stamina satis inaequa- 

 lia: majorum filamenta subcapillaria, 2 — 2V2 mm. longa; antherae purpu- 

 reae, apice paulo pallidiores, 2 mm. longae, *f* mm. crassae, connectivo 

 infra loculos 3 mm. long, producto, basi leviter compresso et concolore. 

 Stamixum minorum filamenta capillaria, !*/« mm. longa; antherae l 1 /* mm. 

 longae, 2 /s mm. crassae, connectivo infra loculos 2 /a mm. long, producto. 



Melastom. 



Ovarium liberum, subglobosum, vix trisulcum, apice sub lente subtiliter 

 pilosum, 1 mm. crassum. Stylus capillaris, glaberrimus, subrectns, apice 

 leviter attenuatus, 3 mm. longus. Capsula calyce persistente vestita, sor- 

 dide fusca, globosa, leviter trisulca, 2V> mm. crassa. Semina fulva, ovo- 

 idea, leviter arcnata, utrinque rotundata, 2 A mm. longa, 1 /s mm. crassa, 

 testa distincte regulariterque foveolata. 



Habitat in campis jwope Perituva prov. S. Paulo: St-Hilaire C 2 

 n. 1371. 



74. MICROLICIA JUNGERMANNIOIDES DC. suf- 

 fruticosa, multicaulis; caulibus irregulariter leviterque ramosis; 

 ramis tetragonis, densiuscule longeque glanduloso-hispidulis, 

 usque ad basin laxiuscule foliosis; foliis subsemiamplexicauli- 

 bus, patulis, planis, rigidiusculis, ovatis, apice saepius acutis, 

 basi leviter cordatis, margine ciliatis et subtiliter serrulatis, 

 utrinque longiuscule sparseque glanduloso-setulosis, non punc- 

 tatis, 3 — 5-nerviis; floribus violaceis, brevissime pedicellatis, 

 subsolitariis, ad apices ramulorum terminalibus axillaribusque ; 

 calyce subsparse longeque glanduloso-hirtello , tubo campanu- 

 lato, teretiusculo, segmentis lineari-subulatis , apice breviter 

 setosis, basi remotis, tubum aequantibus; petalis obovato-ob- 

 longis, apice rotundatis et in setam brevem abeuntibus; an- 

 theris ovoideo-oblongis, apice breviuscule rostellatis, majorum 

 connectivo ultra insertionem iilamenti longiuscule porrecto le- 

 viter dilatato basi truncato vel leviter emarginato, minorum 

 connectivo basi brevissime porrecto et minute bituberculato. 



Microlicia jungermannioides DC! Prodr. III. 119 (non 

 Naud.); Triana Melast. 26, 



Rhexia jungermannioides Mart, et Schr.! Msc. ex DC. I. c. 



Radix crassa, tortuosa, rugosa, sordide fusca. Caules satis nume- 

 rosi, adscendentes, graciles, leviter flexuosi, teretiusculi, leviter hirtelli vel 

 demum glabri, non articulati, superne foliosi, inferne saepius breviter de- 

 nudati, paulo ramosi, intense fusci, IV2— 3 dm. alti; rami graciles, bre- 

 viusculi, erecto-patuli, cinereo-fusci. Folia internodiis saepius paulo lon- 

 giora, supra intense viridia, subtus sordide cinerea, 5 — 8 mm. longa, 4 ad 

 6 mm. lata, nervis utrinque tenuiter impressis, mediano gracili, lateralibus 

 tenuissimis. Calyx purpureo-fnscus , tubo ab apice ad basin leviter at- 

 tenuato, 3 mm. longo latoque, segmentis erectis, 3 mm. longis, basi 2 /s ad 

 1 mm. latis. Petala erecto-patula, utrinque glaberrima, leviter asymme- 

 trica, distincte 3— 5-nervia, inferne longiuscule attenuata, 8—11 mm. longa, 

 4 — 6 mm. lata. Stamina satis inaequalia: majorum filamenta filiformia, 

 leviter flexnosa, 5 mm. longa; antherae purpureae, apice latinscule flavo- 

 rostellatae, 2 mm. longae, 3 /a — 1 mm. crassae, connectivo infra loculos 3 

 ad 4 mm. long, producto, subcapillari, satis arcuato, basi leviter pallidiore; 

 staminum minorum filamenta capillaria, 4 mm. longa; antherae l 1 /* mm. 

 longae, 2 /s mm. crassae, connectivo infra loculos l 1 /* mm. long, producto, 

 capillari, leviter arcuato. Ovarium usque ad basin liberum, subglobosum, 

 tenuissime trisulcum, glabcrrinuim, 2 mm. crassum. Stylus filiformis, gla- 

 ber, subrectns, superne attenuatus, 5 mm. longus. Capsula caryce per- 

 sistente vestita, sordide fusca, globosa, sublaevis, distincte trisulca, 4 ad 

 5 mm. crassa. Semix.\ pallide fulva, ovoidea, vix arcuata, basi subtrun- 

 cata, apice rotundata, */• mm. longa, V* mm. crassa, testa tenuissime fo- 

 veolata vel sublaevi. 



Habitat in rditiorihus campis ad Serra de Gh-do Mogor altit. 800 

 ad 900 m. prov. Minas Geraes: Mai-tins. — Floret Julio — Augusta. 



75. MICROLICIA POLYSTEMMA Naud. suffruticosa, 

 multicaulis; caulibus irregulariter leviterque ramosis; ramis 

 obscure tetragonis, densiuscule longeque setoso-hispidulis non 

 glandulosis, usque ad basin laxiuscule foliosis; foliis sessilibus, 

 planis, rigidiusculis, ovatis, apice acutis et longiuscule setoso- 

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