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therae flavescentes, leviter arcuatae, apice breviuscule attenuato-subulatae, 
2!/—3 mm. longae, 1/2 mm. crassae, connectivo basi postice breviter cal- 
carato. OVARIUM obscure 4-sulcatum, apice subtruncatum; stylus capillaris, 
purpurascens, paulo arcuatus, superne non attenuatus, stigmate truncato. 
CAPSULA fusea, ovoidea, distincte 4-sulcata, 3 mm. longa, 2 mm. crassa. 
SEMINA fulva, subulato-pyramidata, recta, angulata, 1—11/4 mm. longa. 
Habitat in Peruviae nemoribus ad Chiachao praeruptum versus 
Bolson et Filipinas praedia et prope Iscutunam tractum Pavon; prope 
Tarapoto Peruviae orientalis: Spruce n. 4563; in monte (Quindio Novae 
Granatae : Triana. — Forsan in Brasilia contermina etiam invenienda. 
9. GRAFFENRIEDA OBLIQUA Triana: ramis gra- 
cilibus, teretiusculis superne satis compressis, dense farinoso- 
puberulis; foliis breviuscule petiolatis, tenuiter coriaceis rigidis- 
que, ovato-lanceolatis, basi valde inaequalibus et subrotun- 
datis, apice acute longeque caudato-acuminatis, margine in- 
tegerrimis, 3-—5-plinerviis, supra punctato-puberulis opacisque, 
subtus primum leviter puberulis praecipue ad nervos demum 
glabratis; paniculis parvis, paucifloris; ramis compressis, dense 
farinoso-puberulis; floribus 4-meris, minutis, breviuscule pedi- 
cellatis; calyce brevissime denseque furfuraceo-puberulo, tubo 
obconico-turbinato, limbo vix dilatato, 4-lobo, lobis late trian- 
gularibus, apice acutis, tubo subaequilongis; petalis e basi 
lata lanceolato-subulatis, apice longe acuminatis, utrinque 
glabris; ovario ovoideo-oblongo, quadriloculari, glaberrimo. 
Graffenrieda obliqua Triana! Melast. 71. 
PrerioLus gracilis, fuscescens, teretiusculus, supra leviter canalicu- 
latus, brevissime et densiuscule furfuraceo-puberulus, 1—2 cm. longus. 
> » 
FoLIA erecto - patula, atro - fusca, subtus pallide viridia vel 
flavescentia, 7—10 cm. longa, 2'/2—4 cm. lata, superiora saepius satis 
minora; nervis gracilibus, vel 
satis satis 
supra 
supra obscuris paulo prominentibus, 
subtus prominentibus, mediano crassiore, exterioribus 
caeteris multo gracilioribus et satis brevioribus ; nervulis transversalibus 
gracilibus, subrectis, supra vix perspicuis, subtus leviter prominentibus, 
tenuissime ramuloso-reticulatis. CALXx cinereo-fuscus, tubo basi acutius- 
eulo, apice leviter dilatato, 2 mm. longo et apice totidem lato, segmentis 
erectis, 1'/2 mm. longis latisque. PETALA erecta, ut videtur albescentia, 
vix asymmetrica, uninervia, 2'/2 mm. longa, basi */4 mm. lata. STAMINUM 
filamenta crassiuscula, leviter compressa, purpurea, leviter arcuata, 1 mm. 
lónga; antherae flavescentes, dorso fuscescentes, leviter falcato-arcuatae, 
apice breviuscule attenuato-subulatae, 2—21/2 mm. longae, 1/3 mm. crassae, 
loculis non vel vix undulatis, connectivo basi postice breviuscule calcarato. 
OVARIUM superne attenuatum, leviter &-sulcatum, apice 4-denticulatum, 
I' mm. longum; stylus tenuissimus, purpurascens, leviter sigmoideo- 
flexuosus, superne vix attenuatus, 4—5 mm. longus. Capsula perfecta 
ignota. 
Habitat in Guiana anglica ad Roraima: Schomburgk n. 1014 B. 
10. GRAFFENRIEDA MICONIOIDES Navo. ramis 
robustis, teretiusculis, primum leviter furfuraceo-puberulis de- 
mum glabratis; foliis breviuscule petiolatis, tenuiter coriaceis 
et rigidiusculis, obovato-oblongis, basi acutiusculis, apice acutis 
vel breviter acuminatis, margine integerrimis, trinerviis ner- 
vis lateralibus margini proximis, supra nitidulis et glaber- 
rimis vel vix pulverulentis, subtus brevissime furfuraceo-pube- 
rulis praecipue ad nervos demum glabratis; paniculis majus- 
culis, longiuscule pedunculatis, multifloris, pluries trichotome 
ramosis; ramis erecto-patulis, robustiusculis, obtuse tetragonis, 
brevissime denseque furfuraceo-puberulis; floribus 4-meris, 
minutis, brevissime pedicellatis, ebracteatis, in ramulis sub- 
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fasciculatis vel subverticillato-aggregatis; calyce breviter dense- 
que furfuraceo-puberulo, tubo oblongo-campanulato, teretiusculo, 
limbo paulo dilatato, 4-lobo, lobis late ovatis, apice obtusis; 
petalis late obovatis ; ovario ovoideo-oblongo, triloculari, glabro. 
Graffenrieda miconioides Naud. ! in Ann. Sc. nat. ser. 3. 
XVIII. 118 et Melast. 640; Triana Melast. 71. 
Rami recti, fuscescentes, paulo ramulosi. Perronvs robustissimus, 
leviter angulato-sulcatus, supra compressus vel leviter canaliculatus, fus- 
cescens, brevissime denseque furfuraceo-puberulus, 2—4 cm. longus. FOLIA 
erecto-patula, internodiis multo longiora, supra intense viridia, subtus pal- 
lide viridia, 15—22 cm. longa, 8—12 cm. lata, superiora paulo minora; 
nervis robustis, supra satis impressis, subtus valde prominentibus, mediano 
multo crassiore; nervulis transversalibus satis gracilibus, subrectis, supra 
vix impressis, subtus valde prominentibus et tenuiter ramuloso-reticulatis. 
PANICULA 11/2—2 dm. longa, pyramidata vel thyrsoidea; ramis cinereo- 
fuscis, satis ramulosis. PEDICELLI graciles, cinerei, breviter denseque fur- 
furaceo-puberuli, teretiusculi, 1—2 mm. longi. CaLyx cinereus, tubo basi 
subrotundato, 2—2*/2 mm. longo, 1'/2 mm. lato, lobis erectis, rigidiusculis, 
1 mm. longis. PETALA 6 mm. longa et fere totidem lata. STAMINA ae- 
qualia, antheris lineari-subulatis, valde recurvis, luteolis, connectivo postice 
basi in calcar acutissimum producto. OVARIUM 
liberum. 
basi adhaerens, superne 
Capsula perfecta ignota, 
Habitat ad Ega prov. do Alto Amazonas: Poeppig n. 2736 ; secus 
ripas fluminis Rio Negro: Bonpland. 
11. GRAFFENRIEDA FLORIBUNDA TRIANA: ramis 
robustissimis, obtuse tetragonis vel superne compressis, primum 
leviter furfuraceis demum glaberrimis; foliis longiuscule petio- 
latis, crasse coriaceis rigidisque, suborbiculari- vel late obo- 
vato-ellipticis, basi rotundatis, apice subrotundatis, margine 
integerrimis, trinerviis nervis lateralibus margini valde proxi- 
mis, supra glaberrimis et nitidulis, subtus primum vix pube- 
rulis demum glaberrimis; paniculis amplis, longe valideque 
pedunculatis, valde multifloris, trichotome ramosissimis, ramis 
patulis vel erecto-patulis, robustis, obtuse tetragonis, brevis- 
sime et densiuscule furfuraceo-puberulis; floribus 4-meris, mi- 
nutis, breviter pedicellatis, ebracteatis, subumbellulatis vel in 
ramulis subverticillatoaggregatis; calyce breviter denseque 
furfuraceo-puberulo, tubo oblongo-campanulato, leviter 8-sul- 
cato, limbo satis dilatato, 3—4-lobo, lobis late ovatis, apice 
obtusis vel acutiusculis; petalis late obovatis, apice sub- 
rotundatis, utrinque glaberrimis; ovario ovoideo - oblongo, 
3—4-loculari, glaberrimo. 
Tabula nostra X (habitus cum analysi). 
Graffenrieda floribunda Triana! Melast. 71. tab.V. fig. 58a. 
»ARBUSCULA ramosa, 5 m. alta,“ ramis rectis, fuscescentibus, paulo 
ramulosis. PETIOLUS robustissimus, obtuse angulatus, supra leviter com- 
pressus vel vix canaliculatus, fuscus, leviter furfuraceo-puberulus demum 
glaber, 3—7 cm. longus. FoLia erecto-patula, internodiis satis longiora, 
supra fusco-viridia, subtus satis pallidiora, 15—25 cm. longa, 12—18 cm. 
lata; nervis robustissimis, supra satis impressis, subtus valde prominenti- 
bus, mediano multo crassiore; nervulis transversalibus crassiusculis, sub- 
rectis, supra leviter impressis, subtus valde prominentibus et leviter ramu- 
loso-reticulatis. PANICULA 3—4 dm. longa, late pyramidata, ramis elon- 
gatis, fuscescentibus, trichotome ramulosis. PEDICELLI filiformes, cinereo- 
fusci, teretiuseuli, breviter denseque furfuraceo-puberuli, 2—4 mm. longi. 
CaLyx cinereo-fuscus, tubo basi rotundato et interdum leviter urceolato, 
3--3!/» mm. longo, 1!/,—1!/s mm. lato, lobis erectis demum patulis, rigidi- 
usculis, 1—1'/» mm. longis. PerALA erecto-patula, alba roseo tincta, obs- 
cure nervulosa, satis asymmetrica, 4—5 mm. longa, 3—4 mm. lata. STA- 
