AMiconiee.] LXVIII. MELASTOMACE E. 763 
forma corolle Merianie et Brachyoto analogum,.: C. purpureus, Don, foliis subtus pilosis petiolisque 
hispido-setosis, nobis ignotus est. 
104. Pterocladon, Hook. f. gen. nov.—Calyeis glaberrimi tubus oblongus, 5-alatus; 
limbus 5-lobus, lobis rotundatis dorso versus apices appendicibus unguiformibus instructis. 
Petala 5, oblonga, apice oblique rotundata. Stamina 10, squalia, filamentis crasse subu- 
latis glabris v. apiees versus suübglandulosis; antherse dimidiato-oblongsm, recurvee, 
loeulis parallelis poro parvo dehiscentibus, connectivo crasso compresso basi non producto 
inappendieulato. Ovarium 6$-loculare, apice liberum, dentatum, glaberrimum ; stylus 
brevis, rectus, erassus, stigmate niagno peltato; ovula plurima.: Fruetus . . .— Frutex gla- 
berrimus, ramis acute 4.gonis. : Folia graciliter petiolata, ampla, ovato-lanceolata, acumi- 
" mata, integerrima, membranacea, 5-plinervia, subtus pallida. Panicula terminalis, brevis, 
3-chotome ramosa, ramis crassis 4-gonis et ut videtur 4-alatis. Flores ad apices ramulo- 
| rum 3-ni, pedicellati, parvi, ebracteolati, pedicellis ovario sequilongis 4-quetris. 
Species 1 (P. Sprucei), Peruvise orientalis incola (Spruce, n. 4312). 
106. Conostegia, Don in Mem. Wern. Soc. iv. 316.— Calycis sepius glabri limbus sim- 
plex, clausus, calypirseformis, basi cireumsceissus, Petala 5-10, obovata obcordata v. 
- oblongo-ohovata, obtusa v. retusa. Stamina 10-25, sequali»s, filamentis glabris ; antherz 
lineares v. oblongee, incurvz recte v. paulo recurvse, l-poross, connectivo simpliei basi 
non producto inappendiculato. Ovarium totum adherens v. apice vacuo liberum, 5-15- 
loeulare ; stylus s:epius brevis, stigmate capitato peltato v. simpliei. Fructus bacentus. 
Semina obovoidea v. pyramidata, lzvia, angulata. raphe laterali exseulpta. Frutices v. 
arbuscule, glabre v. furfuracem, rarius hispide. Folia ampla, petiolata, integerrima v. 
dentieulata, 3—5-nérvia. Flores in paniculas terminales dispositi, majuseuli v. inter 
minores. ; 
. Species ad 23, Americse sequatorüp incole.  Naud. 7. c. xvi. 105, ef xviii. & 3. Bonpl. Melast. 
- 1. 46, 51, 54, 57.— Genus Miconie (mediante sectione Laceraria) arctissime affine. 
106. Miconia, Ruiz et Pav. Prod. 60.—OCalycis glabri furfuraeei tomentosi v. raro setosi 
tubus urceolatus campanulatus v. globosus, sepius cum ovario adherens ; limbus trun- 
catus v. lobatus, interdum irregulariter rumpens;. lobi breves, rotundati rarius ovati v. 3- 
angulares, extus inappendiculati v. appendicibus punctiformibus v. parvis. Petala 4-8, 
obovata v. oblonga, apice rotundata, patentia v. reflexa. Stamina 8-16, rarius oo 
(4 in una specie), equalia, filamentis subulatis v. filiformibus; anthers poly morpliee, 
breves v. elongate, sspe lineares v. ohlongs, rarius subulate, nunc dimidiato-oblongs; 
obovatz v. cuneiformes, szpius incurvz, loculis 1-2-porosis poro parvo v. magno, in paucis 
1-2 rimosis, conneetivo basi dilatato v. simplici sepe basi producto lateraliter v. antice 2- 
auriculato v. 2-tuberculato, rarius dorso subeornuto. Ovarium sepius adhzrens, vertice 
libero intruso conico v. hemisphserieo setosum, rarius liberum v. fere liberiim, 2-5-loculare ; 
stylus brevis v. elongatus, gracilis v. erassus, rectus v. curvus, sepissime glaberrimus, 
stigmate purctiformi truncato v. capitato; ovula in loeulis perplurima, rarius pauca, 
rarissime 2. Bacca sicca v. coriacea, rarius membranacea, 2-5-locularis, 2-0c-sperma. 
Semina varia, szpissime pyramidata v. angulata, rarius ovoidea, v. si pauca subhemisphee- 
rica hine convexa et nitida.—Frutiees et arbores polymorphae. Folia szpissime petiolata, 
integerrima dentieulata v. serrulata. Flores inter minores, in panieulas corymbosve 
terminales rarissime laterales dispositi,.in paucis glomerati et spicati, albi rosei rubri 
purpurei v. luteoli, pedieellati v. sessiles, interdum seeus ramulos seriati. 
Species ad 300, Americze tropic precipue orientalis et montium Andium incolte.—Genus vastum, 
. polymorphum, eujus species a Triana sedule scrutatz in sectiones sequentes valde naturales etsi segre 
limitatas summo judicio dispositee : j 
' Series I. Aathere breves v. elongate, lineares obovoidea v. cuneiformes. 
'$ L. Amblyarrhena. Antherse breves, obtuse, recise v. lente recurve, poro minuto sspe postico, 
