Miconiea.] : LXVII. MELASTOMACEJE. 769 
eoriaceus, campanulatus ; limbus dilatatus, B«d-lobos: S. isiteitis lobis late triangularibus 
persistentibus. Petala 5-6; oblonga v. obovata, obtusa subacuta v. apice setiferm, gla- 
berrima y.setulosa. Stamina 10 v. 12, :qualia, filamentis filiformibus glabris ; antherze 
lineares v. subulate, rects v. ineurvse, rostro recurvo, l-poross, eonnectivo basi non 
producto inappendieulato v. dorso breviter calearato. Ovarium 5-6- loculare, totum 
adherens, vertice plano v. tumido glabrum v. setosum ; stylus erassiusculus, glaber" v. basi 
setosus, versus apicem incrassatus, stigmate obtuso v. capitellato. Bacca coriaceo-carnosa. 
Semina oblongo-pyramidata. —Arbores v..frutices, glabri scaberuli tomentosi v. appresse 
setosi, ramis teretibus robustis. Folia valide petiolata, ampla, oblonga v. Janceolata, 
integerrima, coriacea, 3-5-nervia. Flores infra folia oriundi, solitarii fascieulati v. in pani- 
eulas 3-6. floras dispositi, parvi v. majusculi, albi v. rosei. 
Species ad 12, Guians, Nove Granadse et Brasiliz borealis incole. — Naud. 2. e. iv. 56 ; xviii. 104. 
Aubl. Pl. Gui. t. 162. (Melastoma). 
PuvLrorus, Mart. Nov. Gen; et Sp. iij. 143. £. 275, est Henrietiea Marlii, Naud. 
123. Myriaspora, DC. Prod. iii. 165. — Calycis hispido-setosi tubus hemisphericus ; 
limbus dilatatus, apice calyptrato deciduo, infra apicem irregulariter 5-lobus, lobis exap- 
pendiculatis. Pétala 5, obovato-lanceolata, acuminata, extus setosa. Stamina 10, requalia, 
filamentis erassiuseulis glabris; antherm lineari-oblongs, subrecurvz, latere. compresse, 
| Obtusm, l-poross, connectivo crassiuseulo basi non produeto inappendieulato. Ovarium 
omnino adhzrens, 8-10-loculare, vertice lato depresso sulcato; stylus crassus, erectus, 
. stigmate capitato v. dilatato. Bacca 8-10-locularis.—Frutices hirsuti v. hispidissimi, ramis 
teretibus. Folia squalia v. insequalia, membranacea, petiolata, oblongo. lanceolata, acu- 
minata, serrulata. Flores majusculi, axillares, 1-3-ni, pedicellati, albi v. rosei, ebracteati. 
. Species 2, Nove Granadee et Brasilis. borealis id flumen Amazonam incole. Nawd. . e. xvi. 100, 
et xviii. (. 3.—Genus suadente Naudinio Bellucie proximum, sed nostra sententia Henrietfelle pro- 
pius accedit. 
124. Henriettélla, JNaud. l. c. xviii. 107.—Calycis tubus campanulatus ; limbus dilatatus 
íruncatus v. breviter 5- rarissime 4-lobus. Petala scpissime 5, ovata oblonga v. lanceo- 
lata, acuta v. acuminata, rarissime obtusa. Stamina sepissime 10, squalia ; anthere con- 
formes, breves, lineari-oblongse, obtus;, recurve, erosiratse, 1-poross, connectivo basi non 
producto inappendiculato. Ovarium fere toto ambitu adhsrens, 4-5-loculare ; stylus 
filiformis, stigmate truncato. Bacca 4—5-loeularis, Semina angulata.—Arbores et fVtitices, 
glabri seabri v. pubescentes, ramis teretibus. Folia petiolata, $ubcoriacea, smpius 
oblonga v. lanceolata, integerrima v, denticulata, 3-5-nervia. Pedunculi infra folia oriundi. 
fasciculati, breves v. elongati, l-flori. Flores parvi. 
Species ad 12, Americ; tropicse et ins. Indis occidentalis incolze.—Huc pertinent Ossea fascicu- 
laris, Griseb., et O. lateriflora, Dc. 
APHANODON, Naud. l. c. xviii. 110 (sub Loreya fasciculiffora), est Henriettelle species insignis, 
petalis obtusis v. obscure apiculatis. Griseb. FI. Brie W. Ind. 245 (Loreya trinitensis, Crueg.). 
Brown, Jam. t. 24. f. 1, 2 (Melastoma). 
125. Octopleura, Griseb. FL Brit. W. Ind. 260.—Calycis glabri v. puberuli tubus 
urceolatus v. subeampanulatus; limbus productus dilatatus subtruncatus acute 4-5-dentatus 
. v. appendicibus 4-5 subulatisauetus. Petala 4-5, linearia v ovato-oblongn, sepissime acu- 
minata, zstivatione in conum cohsrentia, szepe dorso inerassata. Stamina 8 v. 10, eequalia, 
filamentis brevibus glabris late subulatis; anthere oblongae lineares v. lineari-subulatz, 
incurva v. reeurvs, l-porose, connectivo basi non aut vix producto interdum postiee 
obscure calearato inappendieulato. Ovarium fere totum adhsrens, vertice tumido glabro 
levi v. suleato, 4-5-loculare; stylus filiformis, stigmate parvo. Bacca parva, globosa, 
erasse 8-l0-costata. Semina pyramidato-cuneata v. -obóvoidea, raphe uno latere ex- 
sculpta. —Frutices graciles, ramis teretibus, glabri v. pulverülenti. Folia gracile petio- 
lata, membranacea, 5-7-nervia, integerrima v. sinuato-dentieulafa. Flores minuti, in 
 paniculas axillares, rarissime terminales, laxifloras dispositi. 
(— Species 6 v. 8, Paname, Novie Granadse ct Indie occidentalis incole. Bonpl. Mclast. t. 59. 
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