400 Aemilius Koehne, 
v. apice hinc v. biseriatim pilis erassiusculis retroflexis subpubescens. — 
Folia internodiis multo longiora, opposita, brevissime (3 mm. ad summum) 
petiolata, basi attenuata, lineari-lanceolata (15—58 mm. : 3—11 mm.), ob- 
tusiuscula, glaberrima, canescenti-viridia, rigidula. — Racemi foliosi 
simplices; pedicelli 2—5 mm. lg., brevissime pubescenti-hispiduli, supra 
(in proph. 2 ovata ciliolata gerentes. — Calyx pilis crassiusculis brevis- 
simis v. brevibus pl. min. hispidulus, intus infra stam. glaber, post an- 
thesin inferne valde inerassatus; lobi breves lati subaequales ; appendices 
minutae, brevissime hispidulae; nervi intus ut in C. Warmingii (Nv. 195). 
— Petala cuneata, oblonga v. lanceolata, 2 dorsalia ceteris forsan paullo 
minora, — Stamina episepala lobos aequantia, duo apice excepto bar- 
bata, epipetala ventralia illis vix breviora. — Ovarium ovatum, ut stylus 
glabrum. Discus brevis, crassus, supra concavus v. potius eordatus. Pla- 
centa ima basi nuda. 
Ant. Cuba occidentalis ! 
Subs. 2. Polyspermum. 
Koehne 1877, 232. Folia utrinque angustata v. acuta, Flores in racemis 
foliosis alterni. Calyx 20—31mm. lg., ecalcaratus, intense coloratus; lobi 
haud bulboso-ciliati. Petala 6, quorum 4 ventralia semper minutissima subu- 
lata inclusa. Stamina ad tubi ?/, v. altius inserta. Ovarium ovatum, infra 
stylum gibbere dorsali instructum, ut stylus glabrum. Ovula 60—120. 
190 (114). €, mieropetala H.B.K. 1823, 209; Spr. syst. 2. 456; DC. prod. 3. 
84; Koehne 1873, et 4877, 232. 
Synon. C. strumosa fl. mex. ic. ined. sec. DC. 1828 1. c. — C. eminens Planch. et 
Lind. 4854, fl. des serres 10. 69; Morren, Belg. hortic. 5, 293; revue horticole 1857, 
151. — C. Jorullensis Lindl. 1861, bot. mag. 87, t. 5232; illustr. hortic, 1861, 984; 
l'hort. franc. 4861, 12; Regel, Gartenfl. 10. 175; non H.B.K. (cf. Nr. 302). — C. ape- 
tala hort. mexic.! — C. ciliata Lk. ms.! nec R. P. 
Icones, H.B K. Let 551! Planch. et Lind. 1. c. t. 994! Lindl. 1. c. t. 5232! Koehne 
atl. ined. t. 42. f. 190. — non C. micropetala Baill. hist. d. pl. VI. p. 432. fig. 404! 
Suffrutex v. herba perennis. Caules (ad 4mm.) ramosi, ramis ple- 
rumque simplicibus, junioribus virgatis, subeompressi, puberuli v. pube- 
scentes et hirsuti. — Folia internodiis brevissimis multoties longiora, 
interd. paribus dissolutis alterna, subsessilia v. breviter (ad 10 mm.) petio- 
lata, anguste lanceolata v. raro oblonga (50—160 mm. : 8—30 mm., flora- 
libus supremis etiam minoribus), scabriuscula v. hirta, subcana, nitidula. 
— Flores subsecundi; pedicelli (3—11mm.) rarius interpetiolares, saepe 
ex internodiorum quavis parte orti vel axillares, ut caulis vestiti, ad v. 
supra V proph. lineari-subulata v. lanceolata gerentes. — G alyx ut caulis 
vestitus, inferne coccineus, apice sulfureus, intus infra stam. glaber, post 
anth. inferne valde intumescens; lobi dorsales ventralibus paullo tantum 
latiores, haud ciliati; appendices iisd. paullo breviores, crassae, pilis glan- 
duliferis basi quasi bulbosis dense ciliatae. — Petala omnia inclusa, minuta, 
