Tab. 5506. 

 MONOCHiETUM dicranantherum. 



Dicranantherous Monochatum. 



Nat. Ord. Melastomacea. — Octanimua Monogyma. 

 Gen. Char. {Vide supra, Tab. 5341.) 



Monochatum dicranantherum ; frutex 1-2-pedalis ubique hispido-pilosus valde 

 ramosus, ramis tetragonis rubris patenti-purpureo-pilosis, foliis lato-lanceo- 

 latis acuminatis basi acutis brevipetiolatis quinquenerviis subtus pallidis, 

 pilis utrinque appressis, paniculis secundariis copiosis in unam majorem 

 parce foliosam digestis, floribus mediocribus diametro 9-10-lineas, calycis 

 tubo ovato lsevi patenti-piloso, limbo 4-lobo, lobis ovatis acuminatis longi- 

 tudine fere tubi, patentibus, extus pilosis, petalis subrotundis pulcherrime 

 roseis, staminibus secundis alternatim majoribus, antheris deflexis, subula- 

 tis, caleare lineari-subulato erecto incurvo, ovario basi adhserenti 4-costato 

 dein libero, apice plurisetoso, stylo flexuoso, stigmate punctiformi. 



Monochatum dicranantlierum. Naud. in Triana, Fl. Nov. Grenad. v. 2. ined., 

 et in Hook. Herb. 



Monochatum Hartwegianum. Naud. Melast. Monogr.p. 253. 



Arthrostemma (MonocliEetum) dicranantherum. Be Cand. Prodr. v. 3. p. 138 

 (Jide Naudin). 



Rhexia dicrananthera. Ruiz et Pavon, v. 3. p. 84. t. 320. /. a. (Jde De Cand. 

 et Naudin). 



Arthrostemma multiflorum. Bon, Mem. Wem. Soc. v. 4. p. 299. 



On the genus Monochatum of Naudin its author remarks : 

 "Flore 4-mero, habitu specierura et praesertim singular! inter 

 Melastomaas hujus tribus staminum fabrica, facile dignoscen- 

 dum et omnino naturale. Species inter se difficilius dishn- 

 S/uenda" At the time of the publication of his valuable Mono- 

 graph of Melastomacea, M. Naudin did not seem to be ac- 

 quainted with this species; but we have received authentic 

 specimens of what he considers to be it from M. Triana, from 

 Granada, and this we have no difficulty in determining to be 

 the same specifically as ours, and of which we have copious 

 native specimens from Professor Jameson, of Quito, gathered in 



APRIL 1st, 18G5. 



