Gesnerece.] CXIX, GESNERACE.E. 999 



jnate sub terra repente fibroso seepius propagiilas squauiis obtectas emittcnte, cauUbns 

 simplicibxis v. rariiis rainosis. Folia opposita. Pedicelli 1-florij axillares, aolitarii v. 

 fasciculatij ebracteolati. Corolla coccinea ro.sea violacea lilaciiia.v. alba. 



Species ad 20, Amoricre tropicse a Brasilia ad Mexicuni iiicolpe. Ilanst. in Li?inaa, xxxiv. 434, 

 Generis divisiones e corollEc forma v. o stigniate siimptjio difficillimo liniitantur ct nnilto melius 

 prosectiouiLusqiiani pro geiieribus distinctis habcndae vldeiitur. Scquentes insigDioros suut : 



1. Trevii'ana, Corolla (coccino^e violaceae v, pallidae) tubus tindique cylindraccus, limbo valdo 

 obliqiio. Stigma distinctius 2-lobiTm. Hue pertinent A, coccinea^ Pcrs., 5*pccies typica goneins ex 

 India occldentali, A. longiflora^ Ut^ntli., et^» Trans, Hort. Soo. ser. 2, ii- t, 14. Jonrn. Hort, &'oc. ii.' 

 f. 4,/. L not. Mag. t. 374 {Cyrilla), 39R0, 4012. Bot, Reg. 1841, t. G5; 1812, t. 19. Ft. des 

 Serres, t 536, 



2. Ijocheria. Corolla? tubus bnsi postico gibbus v. cal<?ai*atu-4, cylintlraccus v. sfepius auperno 

 ftmpliatus, limbus saepiusraldcobliquus. Stigma integrum v, hite 2-lobum, Hue pertinent A. grandi- 

 fiorUi 1*0., s^po cum A, longifiora confusii, sed corolla bnsi Kacciita v, calcarata bene distinota, 

 alipcquo sat niimeros^e. Journ. Hort, Soe. ii, t. 4, /. 2, iii. 318, /. 37. Bot. Mag, t. 4077, 4144, 

 4871. Bot, lieg. 1842, t. 31; 1S13, t oo \ 18i5, t. U- Locueria, Tiegel in Flora, 1848, 25K 

 OuTHNrcKiA, Rcgel in Flora, 1840.. 179» saltern quoad A. atrosanguineamy Lindl. {A. Mertenuanam^ 

 'Walp»). Doi-iCHODERLV, Hansi, in Linn<sa, xxvb 204, xxxiv- 237, ct in Mart.FL Bras, viii, 384 

 {Gloxinia tuhijlora, ITodk. Bot. Mag, t. 3071 ; Bot. Eeg. 1845, t. 3), discoalte et irregidariter lobato 

 Bod distincto annulato. 



3. Maiidirola, Corollas (violaccic purpurere ca?ruIescontis v, pallidt^) tubus basi .suljsequalls ol)- 

 lique affixus. supernc valde ampliatus. Stigma distincte v. obscure 2-lobum v. intogrum. Corolhe 

 lobi interdum denticulati- Spot;^ies 3 Urasiliana; : Hook. Ic. Pb t. 378 {Gloxinia), 468, 480- BoL 

 Mag, t 3903. MANDiROja, Dc?fe. in }Ui\ Hort. 1818, 4G8. HansL ia Mart. FL Bras, viii- 34^, U 

 58. 3 IVIexicanas : Scheeeia, Seem. Bot. Her. 184, ci in Bot. Mag. t. 4743, 4963. FL des Sevres, t, 

 891- KrcoDONTAj //ftJ?s^ in Limuea^ xxvb 201. Ka':ii>"icKTA, J^^g<^^% I^uL Sfm. Hort. Pitrop. ex 

 eptsd, Gartc'ijl. ISoS, 309- Sectio inter ^c//i//i(?/ie?ji et <Tif£?j:i7i^^/ji quoad cliaractercs plures medium 

 tenet. 



S. Wae&elia, Segel in Flora, 1848, 240. — Calyx tnho turbinato v, obconico adnato ; lobi 

 5j breves v. angustij snbtcquales- Coroll/ie tubus dcclinatns^ a baaiangusta pannii <»bliqua 

 ampliatuSj subventricosusj favice late obliqua ; limbi lobi lati, pateiites, rotundatij paruni 

 iiitequales, Staiuina basi corulbu aflixaj corolla brevioraj filamcnti.s (ilifonnibus ; antlieV£o 

 quadratim cobasrentes v. conniventes, locnlis jjaiallelis difltizictia contiguis a l>asi ad 

 apicem apertis. Discurf annularis, integer v, 5-creuatus. Ovarium semi-infonmi ; stylus 

 elongatuSj stigmate subclavato intcgro w dennnii 2-lubo- Capsula ultra medium iufera, 

 vertice conico v. rostriito retpiali v, obliqiio 2-valvis. — Herb;e rhizoiuato v, radice repente 

 propagulas squamosas emittento (tnberoao ex Bot. Mag. sub t. 3940), caule aubsimplici. 

 Folia opposita, longe petiolata, mollia, srepe cordata. Flares spccioai, rubri albido- 

 flavescehtes v. picti, in racemo terminali aphyllo altorni, bracteis sub pcdicellis parvis. 



ir^pecies 5, Mcxici ot America} centralis incobe, Hansi, in Liniftpa, jixix. oU8. GK.SXKia-1:: sp. 

 Bot Mag. t. 3940, 5036, 5083. Hot. Reg. 1842, t. 16. Fl. des Berres, t. 1192. 



Genus Acltimcni valde nffine, ot forte melius pro .sectionc habendum, imprimis inflorescentia iii 

 online rara diversum. CorolI?e forma fipecierum nonullaruui sect, TiOcheri^s sed nee calcarata nee 

 gibba. Kormse bybrida^ inter Ntpgcliam et Achimenem in Fl. dos Serres, t. 987» 989, depictae 

 £unt. 



9, Heppiella, Rpjfdy Garienfl. ii. 353, f . 70. — Calyx tubo turbinato adnato ; lobi 5, 8\ib- 

 ajquales, acutiusculi. Corolla; tubus subrectus, cylindraceus ; limbus erecto-paten.s, 

 labia 5 planis rotuiidatis parum imo^^ualibuK, Stamina 4, inclusa v, l)rcviter exserta ^ 

 anthera; ovatic v. oblongie, libera* v, primum levitor cob<iprentos, loculis parallelis 

 difttinctis contiguis a basi ad apicom apcrtia. Discus annulajis, integer v, simiato-lobatus- 

 Ovarium semi-inferum ; .stylus liliforniis^ stigmate dilatato cmicavo vix 2-lobo. Capsula 

 scmi-infera T- altius immcr.^aj vorticc canic(» 2-valvisi.— HerlK^e diffusro v. erecta^, siope 

 ramosa;, villos®, radice v, rhizomate rcpente. Folia opposita, ftit;piu3 rugosa, PedicclU 

 ad axillas soUtarii v. fasciculati, CoroUie coccinca\ 



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