Miconiee.)] . -" LXVYHI. MELASTOMACE FF, 705 
Sémina obovoidea v. pyramidata, levia v. granulata, raphe laterali exsculpta.— Frutices 
glabri v. hispido-pilosi, interdum ad axillas setis barbati. Folia petiolata, ampla, membra- 
nacea, rarius coriacea, integerrima: v. denticulata; 5-nervia ; petiolo v. lamina basin 
versus swpissime vesica 2.loba inflata instructo. Flores majusculi, in paniculas termi- 
nales et interdum laterales quoque dispositi, nudi v. bracteis amplis inclusi, albi v. rosei. 
Species ad 30, Brasilige borealis Venezuele et Guians incolm.  Naud.[. c. xvi. 88, ef xviii. t. 8. 
Mart. Nov. Gen. el Sp. iii. t. 277, 278.— Genus habitu plus quam characteribus a Miconia sect. Diplo- 
chia distinguendum. 7* nuians, Benth.; 7' Wedellii, Naüd.; 7. truncata, Benth. ; alique, 
vesiculis destitutse, tranàitum ad M iconem elftoiunt. 
SpuxnoaxxE, Naud. l. c. xv. 931, et xvi. /. 24, nullo modo a Tococa generice differt. Folia non 
vesiculifera, late ovato-rotundata. 
109. Catocoryne, Hook. f. gen. nov.—Calycis glabri tubus late turbinatus ; limbus brevis, 
5-dentatus, dentibus triangulari-subulatis tubo brevioribus. Petala 5, oblongo-obovata, 
obtusa, glaberrima. Stamina 10, qualia, breviuscula ; anthers parve, oblongm, obtussm, 
l-porosz, connectivo basi nón elongato valde incrassato postice in appendicem latam dila- 
tatam emarginatam descendentem producto. Ovarium tubo calycis semiadherens, 5: 
loculare, vertice libero conico glaberrimum ; stylus filiformis, stigmate punetiformi ; ovula 
numerosa.  Fructus...—Herba tenella, scapigera, hispido-pilosa, .4magailidis facie, 
caulibus tenuibus répentibul. Folia parvula, petiolata, ovato-rotundata, apieulata, 3-5- 
nervia. Flores solitarii, terminales et ex dichotomiis ramulorum axillares, longe graci- 
literque pedunculati, pro plauta ampli, pedunculo medio minüte 2.-bracteolato 
Species Y (C. /inneoides, Hook. f.), Peruvis incola. Planta habitu Heerie procumbenti, Naud., 
simillima, sed indole floris diversa ct ob fructum ignotum locus in systemate dubins, 
110. Heterotrichum, 7C. Prod. iii. 173.—Calyeis hispidi v. glanduloso-pilosi tubus 
campanulatus v. globosus, ore ssepius constricto; limbus 6-8-lobus, lobis dorso dentibus 
subulatis sepissime elongatis auctis. Petala 6-8, obovata, obtusa, sepissime majuseula, 
patentia, ad basim corone membranacem non raro inserta. Stamina 12-oo, swqualia, 
filamentis filiformibus; anthers lineari-oblongs v. subulatze, rect incurvs v. recurvis, 
l-poross, connectivo crassiuseulo basi non producto inappendiculato. Ovarium 6-12. 
loculare, plus; minusve adhsrens v. fere liberum, vertice sepe in conum apice intrusum 
glabrum v. setosum productum ; stylus filiformis, cnrvus, apice sepe átténuatus, stigmate 
punetiformi. : Bacca coriacea v. carnosa, calycislimbo eoronata. Semina minuta, ovoidea, 
hilo parvo, rarius angulata v. pyramidata,— Frutices, sepissime hispido-pilosi v. glandu- 
losi, ramis ramulisque teretibus. Folia petiolata, ampla, ovato-cordata v. oblonga, in- 
tegerrima v. serrulata. Flores in paniculas terminales rarius laterales dispositi, parvi 
y. majusculi,. albi v. rosei. 
Species 6, G'uians, Novis Granadie, et ins. Indie occidentalisineole,. Naud. 7.e.xviii. 85. JBonpl. 
Melast. t. 44. Hook. Bot, Mag. t. 4421. OcrowEn1S (partim), Naud. l. c. xvii. 378.— Genus ad- 
modum naturale, quamvis a Miconia et Tetrazygia non nisi: characteribus lievibus distinguendum. 
H. niveum, DC., typus est. .H. hispidui, Griseb. (quie Miconia glandulosa, Naud.), est Tetrazygia 
species. 
DripropoNTA, Karsten ín » Linnea, xxviii 439, capsula perperam dehiscente descripta (quie Sfaphi- 
dium octonum e& Octomeris Bonplandii, Naud.) est, fide Trians, Heterotrichi.species. 
]1l. Ansetocalyx, Triana, gen. nov nov.—Calycis sericei tubus campanulatus; limbi irre- 
gularis lobi 5-6, elongati, valde insquales, lineares v. lanceolati, tubo multo longiores. 
Petala 6, subequalia, obovato-oblonga, obtusa. Stamina 12, sübzqualia, filamentis fili- 
formibus elongatis glabris ; anthere lineari-elongate, obtuse, recurvs, 1l-porosm, loculis 
undulatis, Conneetivo basi non producto inappendiculato. Ovarium liberum, ovoideum, 
6-loculare, apice dentatum ; stylus validus, basi 8b apice ovarii vaginatus, stigmate capi- 
tato; ovula in loculis perplurima. .Fruetus ...—Frutex, ramis teretibus hirtis, ramulis 
petiolis partibusque novellis sericeo-substrigosis. Folia petiolata, oblongo-lanceolata, 
erenulata, 5-7-nervia, supra glabra, subtüs ad nervos graciles substrigillosa. Flores in 
