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»FRUTEX volubilis“ (Spruce). Rami elongati, sarmentosi, pallide 
virides vel superne fuscescentes, simplices vel vix ramulosi. PETIOLUS 
robustiuseulus, obscure angulato-sulcatus, supra leviter canaliculatus, fus- 
cescens, brevissime denseque ferrugineo-villosus, 2—31/2 cm. longus. FOLIA 
patula vel interdum subreflexa, internodiis saepius paulo breviora, supra 
sicc, luride atro-viridia et opaca, subtus pallide viridia vel rufescentia, 6— 10 
cm. longa, 5—7 cm. lata, superiora paulo minora; nervis robustiusculis, 
supra leviter impressis, subtus valde prominentibus, mediano paulo cras- 
siore, exterioribus caeteris multo gracilioribus et satis brevioribus, nervulis 
transversalibus gracillimis subrectis subtus satis prominentibus. Flores 
PANICULA fruetifera leviter ramosa, 7—10 cm. longa, ramis patulis 
vel erecto-patulis, breviusculis, robustis, leviter compressis, breviter dense- 
PEDICELLI satis graciles, subrecti, 
teretiusculi, leviter puberuli, 5—8 mm. longi. CALvx fructifer pallide 
viridis vel fuscescens, tubo basi rotundato, 7—8 mm. longo, ad medium 
5 mm. crasso. 
ignoti. 
que ferrugineo-villosis, satis ramulosis. 
CAPSULA sordide fusca, ovoidea, leviter 5-sulcata, usque 
ad basim 5-valvis, 6 mm. longa, 4—5 mm. crassa. SEMINA fulva nucleo 
fuscescente, subrecta, triangulari-subnlata, valde compressa, basi longe acute- 
que acuminata, apice membranacea et truncata, 1%/ mm. longa, '/4—/'/3 
mm, lata. 
Habitat in Brasilia boreali in sylvis ad flum. Casiquiare: Spruce 
n. 3437. 
6. ADELOBOTRYS LAXIFLORA TRIANA: ramis 
gracilibus, teretibus, sparse patentim hispidis; foliis tenuiter 
coriaceis, longiuscule petiolatis, obovato-ellipticis, basi leviter 
attenuatis subacutis, apice breviter acuminatis, margine in- 
tegerrimis, distincte quintuplinerviis, supra glaberrimis, subtus 
brevissime sparseque pilosis et ad nervos densiuscule bre- 
viterque ferrugineo-hirtellis; floribus longiuscule pedicellatis, 
ebracteatis, in paniculam majusculam laxam axillarem et ter- 
minalem multifloram dispositis; calyce fructifero pyriformi, 
demum glabro. 
Adelobotrys laxiflora Triana! Melast. 68. 
,FRuTEX scandens, vage ramosus“ (APPUN). 
ramulosi. 
fuseus, subsparse breviterque pilosus, 2—3 cm. longus. 
Rami flexuosi, paulo 
PETIOLUS robustiusculus, teretiusculus, supra vix canaliculatus, 
FoLia patula vel 
subreflexa, supra intense viridia vel luride olivacea, opaca, subtus fuscescentia, 
10—15 em. longa, 6—9 em. lata, superiora satis minora ; nervis gracilibus, supra 
vix prominentibus, subtus satis prominentibus, mediano crassiore, exteriori- 
bus eaeteris paulo gracilioribus, intermediis ad medianum longe confluentibus, 
nervulis transversalibus indistinctis. Flores ignoti. PEDICELLI fructiferi 
graciles, subrecti, teretiusculi, glabri, pallidi, 1/2—11/2 cm. longi. CAPSULA 
pallida, ovato-pyriformis, leviter 4-sulcata, usque ad basim 4-valvis, 4—5 
mm. longa, costis calycis crassis 4—5 demum apice solutis cincta. Semina 
ignota. 
Habitat in Guiana anglica ad flum. Essequebo: C. F. Appun n. 284. 
7. ADELOBOTRYS BOISSIERIANA Coen. ramis 
robustis, herbaceis, teretiusculis vel superne satis compressis, 
longiuscule denseque ferrugineo-villosis praecipue ad nodos; 
foliis submembranaceis rigidiusculisque, breviter petiolatis, obo- 
vatis, basi obtusis et saepius subrotundatis, apice obtusis acutis 
vel interdum breviter acuminatis, margine integerrimis, 5-nerviis 
nervis exterioribus margini proximis, supra breviter sparseque 
pilosis demum subglabris, subtus longiuscule subsparseque 
ferrugineo-pilosis et ad nervos dense vel densiuscule ferru- 
gineo-hirtellis ; floribus breviter pedicellatis, ebracteatis, in 
panieulam magnam terminalem trichotome ramosam multi- 
floram dispositis, ramis longiuscule denseque ferrugineo-pilosis ; 
calyce brevissime subsparseque ferrugineo-piloso, tubo cam- 
Melastom. IL 
MELASTOMACEAE: 
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panulato-oblongo teretiusculo, limbo satis dilatato vix mani- 
feste quinquelobo, denticulis externis brevissimis triangularibus. 
Rami elongati, sarmentosi, leviter flexuosi, pallide virides et superne fer- 
ruginei, simplices vel vix ramulosi. PETIOLUS robustus, leviter angulatus, supra 
distincte canaliculatus, ferrugineus, densissime breviterque villosus, 1—2 em. 
longus. Fonta patula vel interdum leviter reflexa, internodiis saepius paulo lon- 
giora, supra intense viridia, subtus pallide viridia vel plus minusve ferruginea, 
10—12 cm. longa, 7—9 cm. lata, superiora satis minora; nervis robustis, 
supra satis impressis, subtus valde prominentibus, mediano satis crassiore, 
exterioribus caeteris multo gracilioribus et paulo brevioribus, nervulis 
PANI- 
CULA satis ramosa, inferne foliosa, 1!/»—2 dm. longa; ramis robustis, 
longiusculis, erecto-patulis, satis ramulosis. PEDICELLI subfiliformes, recti, 
teretiusculi, brevissime et densiuscule ferrugineo-pilosi, 3—5 mm. longi. 
Canxx atro-fuscus, tubo basi subacuto, 5—6 mm. longo, ad medium 2!/» 
et ad apicem 4--5 mm. lato, denticulis externis vix ![s mm. longis. 
PETALA erecta vel erecto-patula, ut videtur flavescentia, anguste obovata, 
apice obtusa vel subtruncata, utrinque glaberrima, tenuissime multinervu- 
losa, satis asymmetrica, 8—10 mm. longa, 5—6 mm. lata. STAMINUM fila- 
menta subfiliformia, pallida, valde compressa, subrecta, 7—8 mm. longa; 
antherae purpurascentes, paulo arcuatae, apice longe attenuatae et pal- 
lidiores, 7—9 mm. longae, 54 mm. crassae, appendice dorsali capillari, 
subrecta, apice profunde bifida, 4—5 mm. longa. OVARIUM oblongum, 
obseure 5-suleatum, apice subtruncatum, 4 mm. longum; stylus filiformis, 
leviter sigmoideo-flexuosus, purpurascens, superne satis inerassatus, 8—9 
mm. longus. Capsula perfecta ignota. 
transversalibus subrectis gracilibus subtus leviter prominentibus. 
Habitat in Peruvia ad Chinchao: Pavon in herb. Boissier. 
8. ADELOBOTRYS FUSCESCENS Triana: . ramis 
robustis, subherbaceis, obscure tetragonis, densissime breviter- 
que ferrugineo-villosis praecipue ad nodos; foliis satis coriaceis, 
breviuscule petiolatis, oblongis vel ovato-oblongis, basi sub- 
rotundatis, apice breviuscule acuteque acuminatis, margine 
integerrimis, 5-nerviis nervis exterioribus margini proximis, 
supra sparsissime breviterque pilosis demum glabratis, subtus 
breviuscule denseque ferrugineo-villosis praecipue ad nervos; 
floribus breviuscule pedicellatis, saepius ebracteatis , in pani- 
culam majusculam terminalem trichotome ramosam multifloram 
dispositis, ramis densissime breviterque ferrugineo-villosis prae- 
cipue ad nodos; calyce dense breviterque ferrugineo-villoso, 
tubo oblongo-subcylindrico, teretiusculo, limbo valde dilatato 
vix manifeste quinquelobo, denticulis externis triangulari-subu- 
latis tubo dimidio brevioribus. 
Adelobotrys fuscescens Triana! Mélast. 68. 
Meriania (Davya) fuscescens Baill. Hist. des Pl. VII. 
20. fig. 28(2). 
RAMI elongati, sarmentosi, paulo flexuosi, ferruginei vel fuscescentes, 
paulo ramulosi. PerioLus robustus, teretiusculus, supra non vel vix ca- 
naliculatus, ferrugineus, densissime breviterque villosus, 2—3 cm. longus. 
FoLia patula, internodiis saepius paulo longiora, supra laete vel intense 
viridia, subtus fusca, 12— 15 em. longa, 5—8 cm. lata, superiora paulo 
minora; nervis robustis, supra vix impressis, subtus valde prominentibus, 
mediano paulo crassiore, exterioribus caeteris satis gracilioribus et paulo 
brevioribus, nervulis transversalibus subrectis gracillimis subtus paulo 
prominentibus. PANICULA satis ramosa, 1'/2—2*/2 dm. longa; ramis ro- 
bustis, longiusculis, patulis vel erecto-patulis, leviter ramulosis. PEDICELLI 
subfiliformes, recti, teretiusculi, breviuscule denseque ferrugineo-villosi, 
4—8 mm. longi. CaLyx fuscus, tubo basi acutiusculo, 5—6 mm. longo, 
ad medium 2 mm. et ad apicem 5—6 mm. lato, denticulis externis erecto- 
patulis, leviter flexuosis, 3—4 mm. longis. PETALA erecto-patula, ut vide- 
tur rosea, anguste obovata, apiee obtusa vel subrotundata, utrinque glaber- 
rima, tenuissime multinervia, 6—7 mm. longa. STAMINUM filamenta fili- 
formia, pallida, leviter compressa, satis flexuosa, 6—8 mm. longa; antherae 
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