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ut rami vestiti demum glabrescentes; glandulae basales 2 minimae, secun- 
dariae nullae; lamina e basi acuta v. subcontracta late lanceolata v. oblonga 
(9—11 cm: 3,2—4,5 cm), acute subacuminata, supra in costa hirta, subtus 
laxe, in costa nervisque dense sericeo-hirta, nervis utrins. c. 6—7, supra 
haud impressis, subtus prominentibus, reticulo obscuro, subcoriacea. Race- 
mus unicus suppetens (2 cm) pauciflorus, tomento densissimo hirto laete ochra- 
ceus; bracteae sub anthesi persistentes (& mm); pedicelli brevissimi. Cupula 
semigloboso-turbinata (3 mm); sepala oblongo-triangularia (1 mm); petala se- 
palis parum longiora. Stamina 23 (ad 3,5 mm); antherae 0,5 mm. Pistillum 
florum fertilium ignotum, sterilium 4 mm longum; ovarium dense hirtum. 
Kaiser-Wilhelmsland: Bismarckgebirge (SchLecuter n. 18621). 
58. P. albivenium Koehne n.sp. — Dense ramosum, racemis ex- 
ceptis glaberrimum. Petioli (5 —8 mm) sat tenues; glandulae basales 2 — 4, 
secundariae nullae; lamina e basi acuta v. subacuminata oblonga v. fere 
lanceolata (5—5,5 cm:1,2—92,3 cm), sensim obtuse acuminata, nervis 
utrins. c. 6—8, supra parum impressis reticulo inconspicuo, subtus haud 
v. parum prominulis cum reticulo flavescenti-albidis in facie ceterum ferru- 
ginea, coriacea. Racemi solitarii, axillares in superiore rami parte (1,5— 
3 em), c. 10—412-flori, laxiflori, tomento strigoso denso ochracei; bracteae 
caducae; pedicelli 4 mm. Cupula semiglobosa (2 mm); sepala ovata v. ob- 
longa (! mm); petala sepalis consimilia v. angustiora interdum linearia (ad 
1,5 mm). Stamina 20 (ad 3 mm); antherae 0,5 mm. Pistillum 2,5 mm in 
flore sterili, ovarium hinc parce hirsutulum. Drupa ignota. 
Britisch-Neu-Guinea: Sogeri-Region (Fonsrs n. 655). 
59. P. brevistilum K. Schum. 1889 in Schum. et Hollr. Fl. Kaiser- 
Wilhelmsland 93. — Cf. clavem specierum. ` Rami initio rufo - puberuli 
cito glabrati. Petioli (8—15 mm) crassiusculi, rufo-tomentosi cito glabrati; 
lamina (10—48 cm :5 —8 cm) supra in costa pubescens, subtus laxe, in 
costae basi densius pilis conspersa v. glabrata. Racemi rufo-tomentosi. 
Cupula vix 3 mm, sepala petalaque 1,5—2 mm. Stamina c. 30; antherae 
0,5 mm. Ovarium hinc tantum parce hirtum. Drupa 10,5 : 13 mm, circa 
insertionem pilis cincta; semen glaberrimum. 
Kaiser- Wilhelmsland: I. Augustastation (Horrnuwa n. 660). 
60. P. costatum Hemsl. 1899 in Kew Bull. 151/152. 98. — Cf 
clavem specierum. Praeter inflorescentiam glabrum v. cito glabrescens. 
Petioli (4—6 mm) crassi; (glandulae non indicatae;) lamina nervis utrins. 
€. 6—8, supra cum venis insigniter impressis, costa subtus crassa valde 
elevata, coriacea. Flores 6,5—8,5 mm diam.; petala sepalis parvis majora 
fere orbieularia. Stamina c. 20. — Non vidi. 
Britisch-Neu-Guinea: Scratchleyberg 10000—13000 Fuß nach 
Heusıey. 
Wegen der großen Blüten und der kreisrunden Blumenblätter vielleicht mit Nr. 40 
P. macropetalum verwandt. 
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