Gonolobea:] CVII. ASCLEPIABE^. • 767 



in Bqnamnlas 5 planas contiguas simpUces v. intua squaraellatas divisa. Stamina prope 

 basin corolhe affixa, filameutis in tubum brevem comiatis ; antheras sub stiginatis mar- 

 ginibus breveSj latse, inappeiidiciilatrUj suLtransversiia dehiscuutcs. Pulliiiia in qtio<pie 

 loculo solitariaj clavata v. obovoidcaj compreftsiuacula, horizontalia v. snbpendula, intror- 

 STim spectantia. Stigma vertice depresaum, inargine obtuaaiigukim v, suborbioulare. 

 Fullicidi fiisifonues, Ltjves v. paucicustati. Sciniiia comosa.— SnffruticeM erecti v, alto 

 scandenteSj glabri. Folia lanccolata v, ellipLica ncc cordata. Cynifo nmbelliformes v. 

 breviter racemosre^ in nua axilla sessiles, pedicellia filiformibus. Flores parvnli. 



Species 5 V, 6, Amei'ica; tropicse incolse* ])€7ie. in DC, Prod, viil, o9l, Ddcss, Ic, Sel. v. ^p 76. 

 Genus Gonolobo ct Lachnostomati valde affiuoj imprimta habitu distiuctunu 



91. Xaclinostoma, _ff, B, et K. Nov. Gen, et Sp, iii. 198, L 232, (Pliorotrichis, Dene, 

 in Ann, Sc. Nat. sci\ 2, ix. ;i22. Ibatia et Chthamalia, Dene, in DC, Prod. viii. 599 et 

 005.)— Calyx, 5-partituS; basi iiitus 5-glaiidulusus v. 5-squauiellatu3j scgmentia acutis. 

 Corolla tubo brevi late campanulata v. rotata, alte 5-fida, lobis ovatis angustisve contortis 

 angiiste dextroraum obtegentibus. Corona tubo stamineo attixa a corolla diatincta, 

 annularis v. cyatliiformis et late 5-10-loba v, in sqnamas 5 divisa, lobis majoribna 

 antliuris oppositis simplicibns v. intiis lignla auctis. Stamina imre corolla3 affixa, 

 filamentis in tubum brevissimum v. breviter evolutum connatis ; antherte sub simibua 

 stigmatis breves, lati€, inai">pendiculatfe, transvcrsim deliisccntes, Pollinia in quoque 

 loculo solitaria, obovoidea v. oblonga^ s^xpe curvnlaj liorizontalia v. subpendnla, introrsnm 

 spectantia. Stigma vertice deprcssnm v. in rostrum crassum apice 2-lobum productnm. 

 Folliculi craasi, tomentosi v, glabri, Iteves v. molliter tnberculoso-muricati, Semina 

 comusa. — HerbiC suffruticesve volubiles v. prostrati^ pubcscentes v. \'ilIosi- Folia oppb- 

 sita, Siepe cordata, Cym^ contractie, 2-pauciflor0e v. rarius nmbellatim cD-fiora3, in una 

 axilla subsessiles v. rarius longiuscule pedunculatse. Flores Sicpius jjarvuli, corolla cxtus 

 tomentosa v. x>^i^t;scente intus glabra, 



Species ad 16, Amenca; tropicai et borcalis calidioris iriculac, Dcm. in DC, Prod, y\\\, 6()2, 

 Griseh. Cat PL Cub. Ill {Ibatia). Torr, Dot. Emory ExpcdAGbiG&ndobnii), Deless. Ic, SeLv. ^,78. 

 Jacq, Slirp. Amer, t. 56 {Cynanckiim), Bot. He^^ t, 931 {Goiwhhits), KarsL FL Colujnb, n, 113, 

 t. 160 (Ihatia), 



Genera citata ab auctoribus noniiuHis forte iiou immerito ad Gonolobum revocantur, corona a 

 corolla distincta v. interduni remota diffcriint ; tria supra jmicta inter ae non diytinguenda videntur 

 nisi genus ftre ad quamquo spcciem stabilirrs. Coronie squamge variMut distinctje v- iji cyathnm 

 plus minus connatse, membraoacca^ v. crassiusculte, gynostegiu brcviorcs \\ longiorea, integrae 2- 

 loba; V. S-loU^, d 3-Iol^je lobo medio nunc majoro lato v, ligulato lattTalibus brcvibus obtusia nunc 

 brenssimo obtuso simplice v, dnplicato laterabbus ligulutis ; squama; insupor variant intus nudae v, 

 l^S'Carinat^ v. infra apicem squamclla v. ligula auctae ct in tacknoMomatc ^;rtrt;//7(>ro, Torr-, 

 squamae interiurcs ab exterioribus more Dita.^srB liberfls. Stigma rostratnm et erostro in speciebus 

 cseterum simillimis. In speciebus paucis Uolumbianis tubus stimineus clongatu* ct umbellai o:- 

 florEe. Nomen Lachnostoma Korth, pro genere Enbtaceariim, snpra p. 114, incau\o Jidmissum, 

 mutandum erit, si planta Korthalisana melius nota revera generice distincta pro>>etur. 



92, OmpbaiopUtliaimum, Karat FL Oolumh. ii, 119, t, 1G3, — Calyx S-partitus, basi 

 intus 5-glandulosus, segmentis membrauaceis obtusis. Corolla campanulato-rotata, alto 

 5-fidaj lobis lato-lanceolatis ' valvatis ' (Kard.) apice iiiflexis intus villosulis, Coronte 

 squama 5, basi tubo stamineo affixfe, erectaj, mediante carina intus altius adnata, ligu- 

 latie, apice 2-fidai, intus villosse. Stamina basi corollas affixa, filamentis in tubum 

 brevem connatis ; anthene sub sinubus stigmatis breves, latre, inappendiculatie, subtrana- 

 versim dehisceiites. Pollinia in quoque locido solitaria, late ovata, leviter conipressa, 

 curvula lioriisontalia v. subpeiidula, introrsum spectantia. Stigma vertice depresBum, 

 apiculo brevissimo, angulisprominulis. Folliculi . • . . — Suffrutex volubilis, pubc^icens. 

 Folia opposita, cordata, Cymre dense paucillone, in una axilla scssiles, Flores 



mediocres, nibri, . 



