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Monograpliia ger. iris Goccolobac. 193 

















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3 / 4 mm longae; ochreolae subrecte truncatae, hracteani aequanles; pedicelli alabsistri- 

 feri ochreola breviores. A lab a sir a O^mm longa. 



Hal), in Trinidad: Crikger n. 116. 



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Floret Majo-.lunio. (v. s. in herb. Gutting.) 



91. Coecololia acuminata II. B. K. 



Arl)or ramulis novellis glabris vel ferrugineo-pubescentibus. Ocbreae 

 pilosae, adpressae. Folia ovato-lanceolala vel lanceolata, apice longe 

 acuminata, basi subrotundata vel angustata, subtus in axillis et ad nervos 

 primaries ± puberula, ncrvis primariis supra semiimmersis, subtus ex- 

 pressis, nervulis utrinque prominulis. Inflorescentia rhachi ± puberula, 

 nodulis oo-iloris. Ochreolae pedicellos omnino cingenles postea strobilulani 

 formantes. Fructus trigono-globosus, lobis perianthii conniventibus usque 

 ad medium fructus conspicuis. 



Arbor ramulis sulcatis , in sicco nigrcscentibus , subnitidis, penilulis (ex Hum- 



boldt!), ± pubcrulis vel glabris. Ochreae oblique truncatae, ± 1 cm longae, sub- 

 albescentes, membranaceao, adpressae, mox evanidae. Folia peliolis supra canali- 

 culus, ochream aequantibus, ad basin ochreae insertis, ovato-lanceolata vel lanceolata, 



apice sensim acuminata, obtusa, basi subrotundata vel sensim angustata, ± 12— 20 cm 

 longa, 4 — 5 cm lata, subcoriacea, margine subplano, supra nilida, subtus opaca, nervis 

 lateralibus angulo 60—70° abeuntibus, subdecurrentibus, usque ad marginem subrcctis, 



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primariis supra semiimmersis, subtus prominentibus, nervulis majoribus lalerales con- 

 jungentibus subparallelis, ad marginem reticulars minoribusque utrinque tenuiter pro- 



minulis laxe retieulato-venosa, subtus in axillis el ad nervos primarios ± pilosa. In- 

 florescentia spiciformis, laxillora, folia superans, nodulis pauca alabastra gerentibus, 



tlore unico postea evoluto, pedunculo 2—4 cm longo rhachique ± pilosis, angulatis; 

 bracteae triangulares, acutae, subaccurrentes, iy 2 ™ m longae, membranaceae; ochreolae 

 lateraliter usque ad basin lissac, breviter biacuminatae, pedicellum omnino cingenles, 

 membranaceae, postea in quoquc nodulo strobilulam usque ad 8 mm longam formantes; 

 pedicelli breves. Flores nidulantes. Perianthii tubus brevissimus; lobi ovati, 

 circa 4 mm longi. Filamenta subulata , longitudine subinaequalia. Ovarium ob- 

 longum, trigonum; styli bre\es, stigmatibus sublobatis. Fruclus subglobosus, tri- 



gonus, utrinque attenuates, circa 6 mm longus , circa 5 mm diamelro, lobis perianthii 

 conniventibus usque ad medium fructus conspicuis, pericarpio carnoso , subcostato 

 (Fig. 43). Semen subglobosum, apice acuminatum, basi planum, trigonum, G sulcatum, 

 testa cornea, fusco-nitida. Cotyledones suborbiculares utrinque emarginatae, ad- 

 pressae, margine subinvolutae, V/ 2 mm longae, 5 latae; radicula cotyledonibus circa 

 3-pIo brevior, 



var. a. pubescens Lindau. 



Coccoloba acuminata II. B. K.Nov. Gen. II, -1 44 ; Kuntii, Syn. PI. II, 4 66; Diktr. Syn. 

 PI, II. 1327; Meissn. in: Fl. bras.V, I p. 25 ot in: DC. Prodr. XIV, 168; Sprksu. S\st. II, 



252; Bentii. in: Bot. Sulph. p. 4 59. 



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Lyperodendron coccoloboides Willd. in : Willd. herb. n. 7693. 

 Papaturillo Nicaraguensibus (ex Friedrichsthal !). 



R a inuli novelli ferrugineo-pubescentes ; ochreae fcrrugineo-hirlae. 

 Folia petiolis pubescentibus, basi angustata, ad basin costae mediae supra 



ttntanische JalnMH'lier. XIII. I«d. 



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