^gg ' POLYGALACEAE, PRAESERTIM INDICAE. 



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rioribus calycis foliolis lanceolatis, staminibus 4, fetalis lamina fere destitutis. 



r«; ^«'-^« valde ra-nosus, decumbent; ra,ni apice adscendentes, s^cao-mMub. ^»^.. b.ev:ter pefolata 

 oUongo-lanceolafa, nunc Hneari-subobovato-knceolata, basi attenuata, apes mucronulo perbrev. mumta^ he 

 ■ Ln deeiduo obtu^iuscula, ereeto-patentia aut patentia, 3-4"' longa, l-li"' lata, supra n.:nute pubexula 

 omca subtus argenteo-splendentia sericantia; suM«a floralia vix mutata, nisi angusfaora. I.prescenha.i apiccm 

 ramorum in foliorum axiUis subcompaeta, racemum densum rariflorum referens; peduncuh axiUares soli- 

 tarii cernui aut reflexi, folio sue ilorali (biactea) longiores, breves, 2-3'" lougi, apiee 3-bracteolati; ^™.fe»;« 

 Imelri-lanceolatae acuminatae, basi in petiolulum attenuatae, 2^-8"' longae, ^-f" latae, supra glabrae, sub- 

 tus serieeae, calyei adpressae, diutius persistentes; pedieelli perbreves; Mastra sat magna, ovata, extus se- 

 rlcea, i'" longa, 2"' lata. Cal^eis magni folioh i ; exterius maximum ovatum acuminatum, 4,"' longum, basi 

 25"' latum pLmm; i^™ ei oppositum oblongo-lanceolatum acuminatum, vix 4"' longum, supra basin IJ"' 



latum- bina hisce alterna basi curvata. naviculan-complicata acuta, altero latere aiigustiore, 3, longa, 

 vix lata 4tnrn 3tio angustius. Petala 4, bina in/eriora breviora .^ed latiora, coriacea obovato-subrotunda, alte- 

 ram saepe complicatum, extus piHs sparsis adpressis conspersa, intus nitidula glabra, diametro 1-U'"; bma 

 interiora angusta, tenuiora et longiora, ungue lineari vix -" 1-to suffulta et fere cum eo subarticulata, obo- 

 vato-oblonga acuta cum ungue spathulato-linearia, 3^'" longa, in&a apicem >'" lata, tota glabra, quam exte- 

 riora (in siccis) pallidiora. Stamina 3, bina ima basi petalorum exteriormn adnata, tertium vix longius to- 

 tumliberam;//a...«^«erecta,apice curvata; antherae subcontinuae erectae, filamentis breviores, pallidiores, 

 oviformes, apice paulo attenuate calvac et poro dehisceutes. Germen subglobosum, pilis albidis viUosum, diame- 

 tio V" paulo snperante; st^^lns longus subterminalis patenti-erectus curvatus, supra basm crassms cuius, 

 dein apicem versus sensim attcnuatus, quam gcrmen ipsum longior, U'" longus, glabcrrimus. Frucius deside- 



- 'rantur. 



Hab. Peruvia: dombey. , 



