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G. Liudaii. 





54. Coccoloba racemulosa Heifsn. 



Hamuli glabri. Ochreae laxae. Folia ovata vel subobovata, apice ± 

 obtuso-acuminata, basi angustata vel subrotundata, membranacea ; nervis 

 primariis supra prominulis, subtus prominentibus, nervulis tenuissime pro- 

 minulis utrinque dense retieulato-venosa. Inflorescentia nodulis 1-floris, 

 rhaehi sub lente pilosa. Bracteae minutae. Ochreolae infundibuliformes, 

 3-acuminatae, pedicellos aequantes. 



Coccoloba racemulosa Meissn. in: Fl. bras. V, \ p. 30 et in: DC. Prodi*. XIV, -I 64. 



Frulcx volubilis ramis glabris, striatis, flexuosis, subdistiche ramulosts; ramulis 

 brevibus, patentibus, conferte foliosis. Ochreae mox deciduae, usque ad basin fere 

 fissae, in acumen latum petiolo longius extractae, laxae. Folia petiolis supra canali- 

 cular, glabris, ± 4 cm longis, ad basin ochreae insertis, ovata vel subobovata, apice 

 obtuso-acuminata, basi angustata vel subrolundata, 4 — 8 cm longa, 2 — 4 cm lata, 

 membranacea, glaberrima, margine piano, utrinque subnitida, nervis Iateralibus anguln 

 45 — 55°abeuntibus, plane arcuatis, subdecurrentibus, primariis supra prominulis, subtus 

 prominentibus, nervulis utrinque tenuissime prominulis dense retieulato-venosa. In- 

 florescentia terminalis foliis aequilonga vel brevier, racemosa, laxiflora, nodulis 

 4-floris, pedunculo ca. 5 mm longo rhachique sub lente pilosis; bracteae minutae; 

 ochreolae infundibuliformes, superne ampliatae, 3-acuminatae, basin pedicelli arete 

 includentes, O/2 mm longae ; pedicelli ochreolam aequantes, tenues, horizontaliter 

 divaricati, Perianthii tubus conicus, 3 / 4 mm longus; lobi ovati, tubo longiores, 



in anthesi retlexi. Fil amenta subulata, 4 mm longa, erecta, antheris exsertis. Ova- 

 rium globosum , stipitatum, obsolete trigonum, ca. 4 mm longum; styli 3, ^3 mm 

 longi, stigmatibus sublobatis. 



Hub. in Guyana gallica: Perrottet n. 83; in Br as ilia e prov. 

 Minas Geraes ad fluvium Carinhanha in silvis interioribus: Martiis. 



Floret Septembri. (v. s. in herb. Berol., Candoll., Deless., Mon.) 



55. Coccoloba bracteolosa Meifsu. 



Hamuli tenuiter suleati, breviler |puberuli. Ochreae profunde fissae, 

 in longum acumen protractae, sublaxae, minute tomentellae.' Folia ovalia 



vel ovata, apice obtuso-subacuminata, basi ± angustata, glaberrima, nervis 





primariis supra prominulis subtus expressis, nervulis utrinque prominulis 

 subdense retieulato-venosa. Inflorescentia nodulis 2 — 3-floris, bracteis 

 subnullis. Pedicelli ochreolis ca. Va-plo breviores. 



Coccoloba bracteolosa Meissn. in: Fl. bras.V, \ p. 30 et in : DC. Prodr. NIV, 164. 



Frutex(?J ramis sulcatis, albescentibus; ramulis tenuiter sulcatis, breviler pu- 

 berulis. Ochreae profunde fissae, in acumen ca. 8V2 cm longum protractae, minute 

 tomentellae, sublaxae, evanidae. Folia petiolis sulcatis, supra canaliculars, ca. It/gcm 

 longis, ad basin ochreae insertis, glabris tenuibus , ovalia vel ovata, apice obtuso-sub- 



13 cm longa, ± 7^/2 cm lata, glaberrima, margine 



acuminata, basi 



angustata , 



piano, nervis Iateralibus angulo GO — 70° abeuntibus, plane arcuatis, primariis supra 

 prominulis subtus expressis nervulisque utrinque tenuiter prominulis subdense retieu- 

 lato-venosa. Inflorescentia terminalis in ramulis Iateralibus, solitaria , erecta, 

 laxiilora , foliis brevior, nodulis 2 — 3-floris, pedunculo ca. 1 cm longo rhachique 

 minute tomentellis; bracteae subnullae; ochreolae bilobae, acutae, 3 mm longae, sub 



