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182. — Vidi specimina e compluribus vetustiorum Herbariorum , in his 
Joyenani. Volia satis firma , novella sericeo-puberula, adultiora glabriuseula, 
subtus modo in nervis plurimis prominentibus dikhotomis laxe anastomo- ' 
santibus, in petiolo crasso striato rhachique seapi puberula, supra laevia, 
obscure viridia, subtus glauca. Scapus foliis longior, bipedalis , inferne spicis 
magis distantibus et basin versus foliis aliquot rudimentariis incisis prae- 
ditus. — In promontorio Bonae Spei. | 
265. Gunncera magellanica Lax.: dioica; foliis reniformi- 
bus (1—15 poll., 125—217 poll. lat, pet. 21— 32 poll.) crenatis 
licatis in nervis subtus petiolisque hirsutulis; floribus femineis 
in spicam densam agglomeratis, masculis in spicam laxam ramo- 
sam dispositis. Law. nc. bot. II. 61. 3. Z/]ustr. tab. 801. fig. 2. 
Pzns, Syn. 1.31.3. — Gunnera plicata V Aux. Enum. 309. WILLD. 
Spec. Pl. IV. 1. 149. 2. Spn. Syst. Peg. L 123. 3. — Gunnera 
rentformis Ga (fide specimen ex Herb. Mus. Paris). — Mésandra 
Herb. Cons. Juss. Gen. PL. 405. GAupICH. in Fnkrc. A oyage 
bot. 512, — Herba repens, stolonifera, in stolonibus squamis latis ovatis 
membranaceis obvallata. Folia radicalia, longe petiolata, circiter magnitu- 
dine Zwssilaginis alpinae , im& inter lobos divarieatos basios breviter modo 
in petiolum attenuata, membranacea, erenis obsolete glanduloso-mucrona- 
tis, supra.glabriuscula, subtus in nervis venisque hirsutula. Scapi sicut folia 
inter squamas radicales erumpentes; masculi altiores , folia partim superan- 
' tes, erecti, longe pedunculati, superne in spicas breves simplices divisi ; 
feminei multo breviores, in apice pedunculi 1-—1 poll. longi erecti teretis hir- 
suti spicas densas !— 3 poll. longas ellipsoideo-globosas sistentes. — In Pata- 
gonià , et fide speciminis ex Herb. Paris. mecum communicati etiam in Chili. 
266. Gunnera monoica Ra4ouL: monoica; foliis reniformi- 
subrotundis (3—85 lin., 3—8 lin. lat., pet. $—1$ poll.) indivisis 
Y. obsolete 3—5-lobis irregulariter erenato-dentatis petiolisque 
hirtulis; floribus femineis in scapi ramulis inferioribus confertis; 
masculis in ejüs rhachi superne spicatis. RAOUL in 4/nz. Sc, nat. 
(1844) IL. 117. Eyusp. P4. nouv. Zéland. 15. tab. 8. — Planta 
nana, Iydrocotyles faciem referens. Caudex repens, hirtulus, ad nodos 
fibras radicales plurimas filiformes subsimplices canescenti-tomentosas emit- 
tens. Folia ad nodos subfasciculata, longe petiolata , imá inter lobos brevis- 
simos modo perexigue, in aliis satis longe producta " tri-v. quinquenervia , 
praecipue subtus in nervis prominentibus petiolisque pilis brevibus albis rigi- 
conspersa, Scapi inter folia orti, primo contracti ac densiflori , deinde 
elongati folia non raro superantes aut adaequantes, spicas subramosas sisten- 
ie$. Flores masculi in parte superiore rhachios communis hirtulae spicati , 
sessiles, singuli bracteà lanceolatà fimbriato-fissà membranaceà. Calyx 
(a V. Cl. nAoUL tamquam bractea descriptus) fere ad basin usque in segmenta 
duo parva erecta lanceolata acuminata margine fimbriata divisus. Petala 2, 
segmentis calycis alterna, iisdem multo longiora, cueullata, ad unguem linea- 
Tem glabra, margine superne eroso-fimbriata, antheras amplectentia, ca- 
duca. Stamina 2, petalis opposita , filamentis ante petalorum lapsum brevis- 
5Imis , deinde valde elongatis , filiformibus. Antherae ellipsoideae , erectae , 
? retusà affixae, latere utrinque rimá longitudinali dehiscentes. Pistilli 
