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** Discus epigynus obscurus v. 0. Antherae 1-3 -seriatae, circa basin capituli 

 masculi dispositte. Ovula per totam superficiem ovarii conferta. 



2. P. Haussknechtii (Boiss. in Archiv. des Sc. phys. et nat., in Bibl. univ. de 

 Geneve 1866, vol. 25, p. 259), bracteis (cum foliolis perianthii ad 14) ex- 

 terioribus late oblongis elliptico-oblongis lanceolatisve, interioribus latiori- 

 bus lanceolato-oblongis v. spathulato-lanceolatis erectis, omnibus integer- 

 rimis v. obscure erosis, columna antherifera capitata, antheris 2-seriatis, 

 stigmate umbonato. — In montibus Persiae austro-occidentalis et Kureliae, alt. 

 6-8000 ped.,ramulisspecierumquarumdamAstragali parasitica(Haussknecht!). 

 Alabastra 2 lin. diam. , globosa, tunc obovoidea, solitaria, rarius 2-na, e 

 cupula papyracea valvis 2-5 irregulariter ruptiserumpentia. Bracteae multi- 

 seriatim imbricatae, interiores erectae v. incurvae. Antherarum series supe- 

 rior infra capituli marginem sessilis; inferior annulum brevem crassum 

 marginans. Discus 0. Ovarium ^-superum, vertice late pulviniforme; stigmate 

 tumido medio umbonato; ovula per totam superficiem ovarii inserta, fere ana- 

 tropa. Fructus subglobosus.Semina elliptica, subobliquajtesta cellulosa. (v. s.) 



3. P. Berterii (Guillem. 1. c. p. 21, t. 1), bracteis (cum perianthii foliolis 10- 



11) obovato-oblongis integerrimis, antheris 3-seriatis, stigmate conico hemi- 

 sphaerico vertice intruso. — In montibus Chili alt. 6-7000 ped. ramulis 

 Adesmiae parasitica (Bertero! Bridges!). — R. Br. 1. c. p. 247. Apodanthes 

 Berterii Gardner in Hook. Ic. Pl. t. 655 A. Frostia parasitica Bertero mss. 

 Frostia Berterii Karsten 1. c. v. 26, p. 722. — Alabastral-l^lin.diam., solitaria 

 v. aggregata, cupula irregulariter lacera corticis Adesmiae formata insidentia. 

 Perianthium subpyriforme, 2-3 lin. longum, bracteae exteriores late ovatae ; 

 interiores longiores ; intimae (v. perianthii.foliola), obovato-oblongae, obtusae, 

 erectae v. apicibus patulis, fulvae, extus rubellae. Capitulum masculum hemi- 

 sphaaricum, 3-4-sulcatum, stipitatum, stipite cylindnco; antherae subglobosae, 

 dense confertas. Ovarium' fere inferum, styius apice conicus, stigmate obtuso; 

 ovula per totam superficiem loculi inserta. (v. s.) 



4. P. Blanchetii (R. Brown 1. c. p. 247), bracteis (cum perianthii foliolis ad 10- 



12) orbiculatis margine fimbriato-ciliatis, stigmate pulviniformi vertice con- 

 vexo. — In Btasiliaa prov. Bahia ad Sierra de Acurua, ramulis Bauhiniae para- 

 sitica (Blanchel! n. 2861). Apodanthes Blanchetii Gardner in Hook. Ic. Pl. 

 t. 655, B; Karsten l.c.v. 26, p. 922. Alabastra subsolitaria, cupula saepe2-valvi 

 e cortice Bauhinise formata insidentia. Flos masc. globosus, 1 lin. diam. 

 Bracteae arcte imbricatae, concavae, fere orbiculatae, intimae (v. foliola perian- 

 thii) consimiles vel migis ciliataa. Stylus crassus, subdepressus, stigmatetu- 

 mido latior. (v. s.) 



5. P. Calliandr/E (R. Br. 1. c. p. 247), bracteis (cum perianthii foliolis 10-12) 

 late ovatis obtusis margine nudis, stigmate conico vertice obtuso. — In Bra- 

 silise prov. Goyaz, ramulis Calliandras parasitica (Gardner !). Apodanthes Cal- 

 liandrae Gardn. in Hook.Ic.pl. t. 644. Frostia Calliandrae Karsten 1. c. p. 922. 

 Alabastra ovoidea, 1 lin. diam., cupula irregulariter fissa corticis Calliandrae 

 insidentia, saepissime densissime aggregata. Bracteae omnes subsimiles sedin- 

 timas obtusiores erectae. Ovarium j-superum, verticebasi hemisphaerico su- 

 pernein stigma parvum conicum attenuato. (v. s.) 



6. P.Thurberi (A. Gray Plant. Thurb. in Mem. Amer. Acad. nat. Science, v. 5, 

 p. 326), bracteis orbicularibus margine nudis, stigmate pulviniformi vertice 

 umbonato. — In Novo-Mexico ad montem Gila dictum, ramulis Daleae parasi- 

 tica (1'hurber!) — Torreyin Emry. ReportMexic. Bound. Survey p. 207, t. 52. 

 Alabastra 1-1| lin. diam. , globosa, cupula parva e cortice Daleae formata 

 insidentia. Bracteae omnesconsimiles; intimae (v. perianthii foliola) erecta, 

 concavae. Ovarium^-superum, vertice hemisphaericum, stigmate sessili dis- 

 coideo coronatum. Fructus subglobosus, polyspermus. Semina 1 majuscula, 

 ovoidea, utrinque subacuta ; testa crassiuscula, obscure punctata; nucleus mi- 

 nute cellulosus. — Descr. ex A. Gray. (v. s.) 



