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nulis laxe reticulato-venosa, Infloresccntia nodulis 1 — 3-floris, rhachi sub 

 lente puberula. Ochreolae pedicellos fl. longe superantes. Pedicelli fl. 

 multo accrescentes, crassi. Fructus ovoideus, lobis perianthii conniventibus 

 breviter coronatus. 



Coccoloba crescenttifoUa Cham, in: Linnaea VIII, 134; Dietr. Syn. PI. II, -1327; 

 Meissn. in: Fl, Bras. V, 1 p. 26 tab, 8, in: DC. Prodr. XIV, 167 et in: Warm. Symb, 

 4870 p. 129, 



Coccoloba crescenttifoUa Cham, [3. obtusata Meissn. in: Fl, bras. V, 1 p. 26 et in: 

 DC. Prodr. XIV, 167. e : 



Coccoloba fasciculata Wedd, in: Ann. des. sc. 3 s6r. XIII, 258; Walp. Ann. Ill, 

 288; Meissn, in Fl. bras. V, 1, 27, in: DC. Prodr. XIV, 166. 



Coccoloba Vellosiana Cas. Nov. stirp. bras. Dec. VIII, p. 70. 



Coccoloba Gardneri Meissn. in : Fl. bras. V, 1 p. 36 tab. 1 5 ct in : DC. Prodr. XIV, 1 58. 



? Polygonum fratescens Vell. in: Fl. Hum. IV, tab. 44. 



Frutex arborescens (cxRiedel!), 2 — 5-mctralis (exPitiNC Neovid., Schwacke!), 

 scandens (cxWeddell, Schwacke !), trunco 2 — 4cm crasso (ex Schwacke!), ramis rugosis, 

 griseis, lenticellis ellipticis adspersts; rainulis leviter sulcatis, glabris, ab ochreis vestitis, 



dense foliosis. Ochreac petiolis aequilongae, vel breviores, longiuscule acuminatae, 

 membranaceae, glaberrimae , evanidac, amplae. Folia petiolis supra canaliculatis, 

 5 — 30 mm longis, ad basin ochreae insertis, glabris vel sparse pilosiusculis, obovata vel 

 oblongo-obovata , apice brevissime acuminata vel rotundata, basi sensim angustata vel 

 subrotundata et in petiolum decurrentia vel rotundata, 7 — 20 cm longa, 4 — 7 cm lata 

 vel major a, coriacea, margine subrecurvato, glaberrima, nervis latcralibus angulo 50 



65° abeuntibus, arcuatts, primariis supra prominulis subtus acute prominentibus, ner- 



vulis utrinque 



tenuiter prominulis laxe vel densius reticulato-venosa. InH ore- 



seen tia terminalisvel lateralis, racemosa multiflora, foliisaequilonga vel longior, nodulis 

 1 — 3-lloris, pedunculo varia longitudine rhachique sub lente puberulis angulatisque; 

 bracteae ovatae, acutae, accurrentes, 3 / 4 mm longae, brevissime sub lente puberulae; 

 ochreolae bilobae, bracteam aequantes, membranaceae; pedicelli fl. subnulli vel breves, 

 fr. ad 6 — 7 mm accrescentes, crassi, puberuli. F lores ochroleuci (ex Phikc. Neovid.!), 

 alabastra alba (ex Schwacke !). Perianthii tubus subconicus, vix 1 mm longus, extus 

 minutissime sub lente pilosus; lobi ovati, tubum paullo superantes, in anthesi retlexi. 

 Filamenta fiiiformia, lobis paullo longiora, erecta, antheris exsertis. Ovarium ob- 

 longum, trigonum, circa 1 mmlongum; styli 3, dimidium ovarii aequantes, stigmati- 

 bus sublobatis. Fructus ovoideus, obsolete trigonus, 12 mm longus, 8 mm diametro, 

 lobis perianthii apice conniventibus breviter coronatus, pericarpio cru^aceo (Fig, 31), 

 Semen globosum acuminatum, basi planum, 3-sulcatum, partibus 1 -sulcatis, testa 

 cornea. Cotyledones suborbiculares, utrinque emarginatae, llexuosae. 



Hal ) . in B r a s i 1 i a e pro v. Rio d e Janeiro, Ba h i a , M in a s Geraes: 

 Sellow, Blanchet n. 796, Scuott n. 5536, Claussex n. 13, 2013, Poiil 

 n. 915, Princ. Neovid., Lusciinath, Martiis herl). fl. bras. n. 65, Riedel 

 n. 568, 674, Glaziou n. 143, 1382 

 n. 600; Schwacke n. 6684. 



Floret Julio et Decembri-Februario. (v. s. in herb. Berol., Boiss.-Barb., Brux., 

 Deless., Engler,, Haun., Petrop., Schwacke., Taurin., Vind.) 



# Obs. Species forma et longitudine foliorum , petiolorum et pedicellorum valde 

 variabilis. 



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