Lythraceae, VI, Cuphea. Nr. 101 —102. 139 
gius hispidus v. hirsutus. Discus angustissimus, ovarii !/—1/5 aeq. Cetera 
ut in aa. 
Var. y. microstyla Koehne (sp.) Caulis ut in 8. Folia obl. v. lan- 
ceol., ceterum nunc ut in a, nunc ut in B. Racemi foliosi simplices, raro 
subeompositi; axis ut in 8. Calyx longius hispidulus quam in a. Stamina 
saepe tubum paene aequantia. Discus ut in a. 
In silvis v. in graminosis siccis (aa), in ripis rivulorum (zb, 8, y), in declivibus 
apricis (y). Mej. Mejico: inter la Galera et Pochutla (8) oct.! Guatemala (y)! Costarica (y): 
S. José aug.-sept.!, ad viam versus Punta Arenas jun.! et versus Alajuela jun.! Columbia : 
Chagres! et pr. Panamá! Cruces sec. Hemsl. — Bras. extr. Minas Geraës («a)!, 
Fechada (ab)! Espiritu Santo sec. Mrt. (aa); Rio de Janeiro: Neu-Freiburg («a) dec.!, 
pr. R. d. J. («a)!, ad Rio Pirahy! S. Paulo: Santos et Ytu (inter za et 8 intermedia] febr.! 
101 (25). €.mesostemon Koehne 1877, 252. 
Synon. C. hyssopifolia (non H.B.K.) Griseb. prt.! 1874, 93 et 1879, 130; Lorentz! 
veget. nordeste Entre Rios 135. 
Icon. Koehne t. 43 f, 5, et atl. ined. t. 20. f. 101. 
Herba. Caules plures, pilosi. — Folia (10—35 mm.) infima rotun- 
data, intermedia rot.-ovata, superiora ovato-oblonga v. obl. Stip. utr. 
4—5 fuscae. — Infloresc. sat distinctae compositae; pedie. 1—4, raro 
5—7 mm. lg. — Calyx 6—7 mm. lg. — Stylus ovarii !/ vix aeq. Dis- 
cus ovat. v. rotund. Ovula 12, raro 13, rariss. Il, 44, 45. — Semina 
ut in 100, vix 11/,—2 mm. lg. — Deser. fus. in fl. Bras. 
In humidis umbrosis, in campis siccis apricis, in pratis. Bras. extr. Minas 
Geraés: Ouro Preto!, Caldas dec.-jan.! S. Paulo oct.-dec.: Lorena!, Taguassu!, Piri- 
tura! et alibi! Paraguay: Ibitimi sept.! Argentina : prov. Tucuman, Cuesta de Periquillo 
febr.!, Siambon ubi frequentissima, mart. 
102/26). C.rotundifolia Koehne 1877, 224. 
Icon. Atl. ined. t. 20. f. 102. 
Caules (12—30 em.) plures herbacei v. suffruticosi, pl. m. erecti, e 
rhizomate lignoso orti, apice pubescentes v. pub.-hirtelli, saepe insup. 
remote subhirsuti, ramosi v. subsimplices. — Folia internodiis pleraq. 
breviora, petiolo 4 mm. longo v. subnullo insidentia, e basi obtusissima ro- 
tundato-ovata v. ov., suprema saepius oblonga (—15 mm. lg.), acuta, stri- 
gulosa, praesert. subt. scabra, rariss. subt. remote hispidula; floralia 
suprema 6—3 mm. lg. Stip. utr. 4 pallidae. — Racemi foliosi simpl. v. 
demum subcompositi; pedic. 2—8 mm. lg., vix infra apicem proph. an- 
gusta gerentes. — Calyx (6—61/, mm.) rectus, a medio ad faucem dila- 
tatus, post anthesin a basi ad med. subdilatatus, a med. ad apic. aequalis 
v. parum angustatus, remotissime glanduloso- hispidulus, intus glaber; lobi 
aequales; appendices brevissimae, seta saepe terminatae. — Petala 
calycis 2/, aeq., obovata v. oblonga, aequalia. — Stamina paullo supra 
tubi !/; linea subeonvexa ins., lobos longe non aeq. — O varium glabrum: 
stylus eodem vix brevior, glaber v. subglaber, semper inclusus. Discus 
rotundatus v. ovatus. Ovula 6(—9). — Semina ut in 100. 
Ant. S. Domingo alt. 41000 m.! 
