ii<^ CXXXV. PODOSTEMACExE. [Moara-ccc. 



Caulis adnatus, brevin, crassus, ramosus et quasi dentatiis. Folia longe et angiiste ulvi- 

 formia, stipitata, pinnatim v. ilabellatim "repotitor divisa. Flores in scapo aimplici 

 dittticlio spicati, siiiguli ad axillam bractefe parvie hyaliiuu fere sessiles, vix c spatliella 

 tubulosa vaginante apice lacera exserti. 



Spociea 1, Brasiliie borcalib iiicola. IVecM. in DC. Prod. svii. 52. Tul. in Mart Fl Bras iv i 

 t. 73. 



7. Marathrum, mmh. et Bonpl. PI. JEqnin. i. 30, t. 11.— Flores hennaphroditi. 

 Squamellte staminibus altemie minutaj v. 0. Stamina oo (5-25), filamentis filiformibus 

 V. leviter dilatatis liberis v. subinde basi per paria connatis ; anthera^ lineares. Ovarium 

 ovoideum v. oblougum, 2-loculare ; styli 2, breviter lineares, liberi v. basi breviter con- 

 nati, superne introrsum stigmatosi. Capsula ovoidea v. oblonga, valvis 2 Eequalibus 3- 

 rarius 5-costati5 dehiscens.— Caulis adnatus crassus, squamosus, lobatus v. rarius elongato- 

 ramosus. Folia siepius elongata, nunc angusta raniosa ramis irregulariter filiformibus, 

 nunc ulviformia longe lanceolata v. oblonga, subpinnatim lobata v. dentata, nunc tenu- 

 iter multifida repetiter pinnata frondes TricJwmanis spccicrum dissectariuu simulantia. 

 Pedunculi uniflori, in caule adnato sparsi, basi spathella vagiuati. 



Spceius 6, Americse tropicai a Brasilia iisfjUG ad Mesicum incolie. IVcdd. in DC, Prod, xvii, 53. 

 Ckam. in Linufea ix. t. 6. Tul. Podost. Monogr. f. 1, 2. 



^ Genus Moiirerte valde affine, differt pedicellia in caulc adnato .sparais nee in scapo raceniosis, 

 Formas dno prajbet: 1. Gcauhife, palki^llo apico in discimi latum staminiferum oxpanso, stami- 

 nibus ad marginem disci 5-8. Hue pertinent, M. fceniculacciiin, M. Schicdeanum, et M. utile. 

 2. Spurice, pediccllo apice ut in Mourcra vix incrassuto, staminibas 10-25: M. oxycarpum, M. 

 squamosii/ii, et M. paacifuncm. 



M. lavunosuiii, Gardn., est Lopkogync lielicandra, Tul. 



8. »hyncholacis, Tul in Ann. 8c. Kat. ser. 3, si. 95 ; Podost. Monofjr. 81, t 3, ic. in 

 Mart Fl. Bras. iv. i. t. 74 repetita.— Flores hennaphroditi. Squamella^ parv^e, ovataj v, 

 lanceolatse, staminibus exterioribns altemro. Stamina ^ (5-12), verticillo perfecto, fila- 

 mentis filiformibus v. leviter complanatis liberis v. subinde basi per paria connatis ; 

 anthcrifi lineares v. oblongse, basi emarginatae. Ovarium oblongum, compressum, 2-cari- 

 natum, 2doculare, angulis in stylos breves dissitos introrsum stigmatosos desincntibus. 

 Capsula oblonga v. ovata, plus minus septo contrarie compressa, breviter 2-rostrata, 

 valvis 2 fequalibus cymbiformibus 3-costatis duhiscens, costa dorsali seu carina valde ele- 

 vata.— Caulis adnatus crassus, ramosus. Folia brevia v. longiuscula, basi srepe subtoretia, 

 circa pedicellorum fasciculos varie membranaceo-dilatata connataquc, ca^tcrumvarie multi- 

 fida, nunc lata fere ulviformia, nunc subfiliformia, semper ropetiter lobata lubis uitimis 

 tenuibus. Pedicclli in caule adnato sparsi v. sa^pius fasciculati, basi parte persistente 

 foliorum vagiuati, spathella distincta nulla (v. cito deliquescente ?). 



Species 7, Guianai et Brasilia borcalis incola). Wcdd. in DC. Prod. xvii. o6. 



9. llgrea, Tul Podost. Mon^gr. 85, t. 4 ad 7. ((Enone ct Ligea, Tul. in Ann. Sc. Nat, 

 iser. 3, xi. 90.)— Flores hcrmaphroditi. Squanieihu staminibus alteram minutte. Stamina 

 C-cc perfecte verticillata, v. pauciora verticillo imperfecto, tilamentis leviter complanatis 

 liberis ; anthera; lineari-oblongte, basi subsagittatje. Ovarium ovoideum, hove, 2-locu- 

 lare ; styli 2, subteretes, contigure v. basi brevissime connati, obtusi (vertice stigmatosi ?). 

 Capsula ovoidea v. globosa, valvis 2 ^equalibus ecarinatis dorso convexis lajvibus v. vix 

 prominule 3-ncrvatis dehiscens.—Caules e basi adnata elongati, alii pauciflori longiores 

 pinnatim ramosi foliiferi v. omnino aphylli, alii v. intcrdum omnes breviores ramosis- 

 sijni. Folia sjepius angusta et lacera, v. interdum longe lanceolata et subintegerrima, in 

 caulibus dichotomis parva linearia. Pedicelli in caulibus longia frondiformibus pauci 



in dichotomis numerosi, breves, basi pra^ter spathellam squamis panels interdum in folil 

 productis vaginati. 



Species ad 13, Guiana- et Brasilite incolje. Wcdd. in DC. Prod. xvii. 58 ct oO {(Enonc et Ncolam 

 sect. EuneoJacia). 



