





Monographia generis Coccolobae. 





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Frutex caule volubili (herb. Petrop.!), ramis cinereis, sulcatis, lenticellis sub- 

 orbicularibus; ramulis glabris, nitidis, teretibus. Ochreae plane fissae , 6 — 8 mm 

 longae, membranaeeae, albae, albido-puberulae , adpressae, mox evanidae. Folia 

 potiolis supra profunde canaliculars , V/ 2 — 3 cm lotigis, tenuibus, glabris, sub oclirea 

 inseit is, oblongo-o\ata, apice sensim lunge acuminata, basi rotundata, 5 — 13 cm longa, 

 2 — 41/2 cm lata, novella membranacea, adulta charlacea, margine piano, undulato, 

 utrinque opaca, glaberrima, nervis lateralibus angulo 65 — 70° abeuntibus, subarcuatis, 

 anguste decurrentibus, primariis utrinque expressis, nervulis utrinque prominulis dense 

 reticulato-venosa. Inf lorescentia tenuillora, terminalis, racemosa, circa 4 cm longa, 

 nodulis I — 2-floris , pedunculo brevissimo rhachique gracili glabris sulcatisque; brae- 

 teae triangulares, acutae, accurrentes, circa 3 /^ mm Iongae; ochreolae bracteam 

 aequantes vel paullo superantes, membranaceae; pedicelli lenues, horizontaliter divari- 

 cati, 3— 3^/2 mm longi. Periantliii tubus planus, circa [.> mm longus ; lobi o\ati, 

 2 mm longi, in anthesi rellexi. Filamenta filiformia, V/>r aim longa, erceta, antheris 

 exsertis. Ovarium ovoid e urn, Irigonum, circa \ mm longum ; styli 3, ovario 3-plo 

 breviores, stigmatibus lobatis. • 



llab. in Brasilia loco el collectore non adnotato. 



Floret Aprili. (v. s. in herb. Petrop.) 



SS. (loccoloba laxiflora Limlau spec. n«v. 



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Hamuli obsolete puberal! . Ocbreae adpressae, novellae obsolete pube- 

 rulae. Folia ovala apice rotundata, basi eordata , nervis primariis supra 

 prorninulis, sublus expressis, nervulis utrinque prorninulis dense reti- 

 culato-venosa, glabra, utrinque ad costao basin sparse pilosa. Inflore- 

 scenlia nodulis 1- vel 2-floris, rhachi minute pubcrula. Ochreolae minutae. 

 IVdicelii ochreolas longe superantes. 



Rami cinerei, striati, glabri; ramuli leretes, lenues, in sicco nigrescentes, sub 

 lente pilis difliculter conspicuis instruct!. Ochreae oblique truncatae, circa l\ mm 

 Iongae, membranaceae, adpressae, novellae sub lente evaneseenter puberulae, evanidae. 

 Folia petiolis supra canaliculatis, 3 — 4 mm longis, sub lente minute puberulis, ad 

 basin ochreae insertis, ovata, apice rotumlata, basi eordata, 4 — 5 cm longa, 2 ] />2 — 3 cm 

 lata, novella membranacea, adulta subchartacea, margine piano, supra nitida, in sicco 

 nigrescentia, subtus opaca, fusco-nigra, pallidiora quam supra, glabra, sed utrinque ad 

 costae basin sparse pilosa, nervis lateralibus angulo 55 — 70° abeuntibus, subrectis, 

 primariis supra prorninulis, sublus expressis, nervulis utrinque prorninulis dense reti- 

 culato-venosa. I n II o res ecu tin terminalis, racemosa, foliis brevior, laxillora, nodulis 

 i- y rarius 2-floris, pedunculo 2 — 3 mm longo rhachique minute puberulis; bracteae 

 anguste lanceolalae , minutae, puberulae; ochreolae bracteis bre\ iores, minutae, pedi*- 

 celli t — 3 mm longi, tenues, patentes vel horizontaliter divaricati, minutissime puberuli. 









Pemnthii tubus planus, hrevissimus; lobi circa \ x l%\\\\\\ longi, ovati, in anthesi 

 reflexi. I ; i I ;i menta filiformia basi dilatata, circa \ mm longa, erecta, antheris ex- 

 sertis. Ovari urn oblongum, obtuso-trigonum, circa % mm longum. 



Hab. in Brasiliae pro v. Kio de Janeiro loco non indieato : Gla- 

 ziou n. 11 444. 



(v. s. in herb. Hero I.) 





