172 Aemilius Koehne. 
gior, demum exsertus. Discus deflexus, crassus, ovato-subcordatus, supra 
leviter 3suleus. Ovula 15—55, plerumq. 24—25. —Semina 1 1/9—2 mm. 
lg. nigrescentia. 
In paludibus, Mej. Mons S. Felipe jul.! Orizaba aug. sept.! Acalzingo dec.! Tehua- 
can 1830 m. alt. aug.-apr.! Oajaca 2330 m. alt. nov.-apr.! 
176 (100). €. palustris Koehne 1877, 232 non Hemsl., cf. Nr. 483. 
Icon. Atl. ined, t, 39. f. 176. 
Caulis (15—20 em.) erectus, laxe ramosus, remotissime breviterg. hir- 
tus, apice saepe uniseriatim puberulus; rami ramuliq. saepe subflexuosi. — 
Folia internodiis pleraq. breviora, sess. v. subsess., utring. acuta v. ob- 
tusiuscula, oblonga v. lanceolata (3—12 mm. lg., altero in infloresc. saepe 
minore), glaberrima v. pilis rigidis parvis remotissime ciliata et marg. scabra, 
subuninervia. — Inflorescentia ramulis floriferis abbreviatis vix ullis ; 
pedicelli 1—2 mm. lg., prope apicem proph. lineari-subulata gerentes. — 
Calyx (5—7 mm.) post anthesin inferne valde intumescens, pilis rigidulis 
brevibus adspersus, intus infra stam. villosus et inter stam. 9 brevia rugo- 
sus; append. minutae, seta brevi saepe aristatae.— Petala 4 ventr. cuneato- 
oblonga, albida v. pallide violacea, 2 dors. vic breviora, saturatius colo- 
rata, omnia calyce paullo breviora. — Stamina infra calyeis 2/, lineae sub- 
curvae ins., episepala lobos aeq. quorum 2 dors. apice excepto barbata. — 
Stylus ovarium glabrum lgit. circ. aeq., apice pilosiusculus v. subglaber, 
demum subexsertus; stigma bilobum. Discus parvus tenuis deflexus. 
Ovula 8. — Semina elliptica. 
In paludibus.. Mej. Ocotlan! 1). 
B. Petala 2dorsalia ceteris 2—3plo longiora ac latiora. Infloresc. 
composita, inferne laxa, apice subcapitata et vix foliosa. 
177 (404). C. Wrightii AGr.! 4853, pl. Wright. 2. 56 in Smithson. contrib. 5; 
Wip. ann. 4. 689; Torr. Mex. bound. 65; Koehne 233; Wts. bibl. ind. 4. 364. 
Synon, C. tolucana Peyritsch! 4857, Linnaea 30. 72. 
Icon. Koehne atl. ined. t. 39. f. 177, | 
Caulis (8—45 cm.) gracilis, pl. m. erectus, ramosus, pilis saepe pur- 
pureis glanduliferisq. pl. m. hirsutus, insup. hine pubescens, ima basi 
saepe retrorsum albido-pilosus. — Folia internodiis paullo longiora v. 
multo breviora, in petiolum 6—14 mm. longum attenuata v. interd. sub- 
cordata, oblonga v. lanceolata v. raro nonnulla ovata (inferiora 15—40 mm.: 
4—25 mm.), acutiuscula, strigoso-scabra v. rarius glabriuscula laevia, 
supra et in nervis subt. saepe remote hispidula, floralia in quovis pari 
valde inaequalia altero saepe minuto; nervi tenuissimi. Stip. utr. circ. 3. 
—Inflorescentiae ramuli pauei-uniflori; pedicelli 11/,—4 (—'7) mm. lg., 
ceterum ut in 175. — Calyx (8—)7—142 mm. lg., sub anthesi angustissi- 
mus, fauce parum ampliatus, fruchf. longe angusteg. ampullaceus , parce v. 
1) Einen Ort dieses Namens giebt es sowohl in der Provinz S. Juan, wie in der Pro- 
vinz Oajaca. 
