Oesnerm.] CXIX. GESNEKACE^E. lOOi 



Species 2, Brasiliiiuai: 1>. jyradmia (Gesncra prasina/a, DO. Prod. yii. 532. Bot Rtg. t, 428, 



Codonopkora grandiflora, LindL I, c, C, Seiloi, Ilanst. in Mart. Fl. Bras. 30G, t, 64) corolla viru- 

 sceute laxe pubescente ; ct P. scricijlora {Gesnera prasinata, Mart, Nov. Gen. ct Sp, iii- 37. Codo^ 

 nopkora frasinaia, Ifaiist. ],c, 395, oxch syn.) corolla ainpliore dense sericeo-villosa, 



17, Campanca, Dene, in Rev. Hortic, 1849, 241, L 13.— Calyx lute campanulatu.s, basi 

 ovario breviter adnatus, lobis 5 triangiilaribus v. lanceolatis subfoliaceis, Corollfe tubus 

 aniplus, ventricosua v, oblique subcampaniilatus ; liiubus obliquuSj lobis 5 latia parurn in- 

 oequalibus. Stamina basi corolhu affixa, subexserta, filaiuentisliberis ; aiithencapicibusin 

 qnadram V, in orbem cohaerentes, locnlis j^arallelis distinctis contiguis a basi ad apiceni 

 late apertia. Disci glandulye 5, distinct;© v, aiinulo obscuro connexse. Ovarium basi 

 breviter immersuin ; stylus apice incrassatus, stij^iuate integro v. breviter 2-lobo, Cap; 

 snla subglobosa v, ovoideaj vix ad qiiartam paHem infera.^Fruticea moUiter villosi. 

 Folia opposita, mollia, Pedunculi axillares, elongatij apice irregulariter subumbellatim 

 pluriflox'i. Flures magni, rosei v. albi et intus piirpureo-maculati. 



Species 6, America? tropica incolte, Hanst. in Linnceaj xxxiv. 290. QirsL Gesfi. Centr. A?na\ i. 

 1, 2 {Capanea). Species 2 Q^Irstcdianas c Costarica iioii vidimus ; e Columbia adsunt 4; C. 

 ymndiflora, sp, tjpica (Capanea, FL des Serres, t. 499), cum altera inedita {Spruce n. 5178, Triana 



n. 291 ? ) floribuy albidis v. Tii'Gscentibus maculatiy, et 2 iiicditDs lloribus roseis v. purpurasceiitibus, 

 altera Jameson n. 6G, altera Spruce w. 5090 {Lohb w. 88, Jameson ?*- 700, Triana n. 222), 



Genua Isolomatlbus nonuullis ab Ilausteiiijo iu M&ussonia iiiclusis accedit priL-sortim infiorusccutia 

 et glandulis disci, sed calyx et ovarium vis immcr^um potius Gesncr^t et ilorlbua mw^iM jusigne 

 est, 



18. Cesnera, 3/a>^ Nov. Ocn. et Sj). iii. 27 y p) o parte (nou GoHiieii^ Llmi.), — Calyx 

 campanulatusj basi breviter ovaiio adnatus, o-tidus, lobis sub;c(puilib\is acutis. CoxoHit? 

 tubus sa^piu.s elongatus^ leviter v, distincte vcntricosus, sii>pe curvulus, basi postice sfepe 

 gibbua ; limbus nunc eequaliter breviterque patens, nunc obliquus v. 2-labiatus, labio 

 postico longiore erecto v- incumbente integro v. emarginatu-2-lobuj antico breviter 3-lobo, 

 lobis crectis v, patentibus. Stamina ima basi corolho affixa, dcmum exr^ei-ta v. corolla 

 parum breviora, filamentia filifurmibus ; anthene apicibus iu quadramv. orbem connata?, 

 loeulis i)arallelis distinctis contiguis a basi ad aiucem apcrtis. Disci glandula postica lata 

 e duabus conflata, lateralos 2 et antica dissitto minore-s v. interduiu dcficiontes raiius 

 omnes subicquales. Ovarium ovoideuju v, conicuin, basi breviter immersuni ; stylus elon- 

 gatuSj apice clavatusj stigmate immerso v, prominulo indivisu. Capsula fere supera, ealyce 

 stipata, durinsculaj Siepe rostrata, 2-valvi3 v, rarius 4-valvis.— Herbre saipius molliter 

 villosiej rhizomate tuberose placentifoinni* caule srepius simplice erecto valido rariiis sub- 

 iiuUo. Folia opposita. Pcdicelli in axillis solitarii v, fasciculati, superiore.s interdum 

 foliis floralibus ad bractoas rcductis in racemuni terminalem dispositi, Curolhe sa^pius 

 rubric aurantiacie v. pictfe, 



Species ad 50, pleraKjue BraMilienses, p-iucre per Guianam, Cohmibiam v, Peruviam dispcr.sje, 

 una specie usque ad iXexicum extensa. Hmist. in LimKnay xxxiv, 257, et in Mart. FL Bras. 

 viii. 351. 



Genus olim ralde extensum species plerasquc Isolomatis inclusit nonnullasque alibis nunc in varlis 

 generibus dispersas, liodio a Decnipne'^ Ilegelio et Uan.stcinio aptiu.'s Hmitatum, in scctiones 4 v. 5 

 commode dividitur : 



1. Bechsteincra^ species continet 2 Brasilianas ct 1 Columuianam inter se valdc affines ab 

 Eugesneris parum divcraas, floribus minoribus eubsessilibus in spica loiiga terminali inlerruptc 

 oppositis V, sparsis mox nutantibus, corolla) tubo calyce parum v. vix duplo longiore, Hansf. in 

 Mart. FL Bras, viii, t CO. BoL Beg. L 1767- Eechsteinera, B^gd in Flora, 1848, 247. 



2. Cryptocanlat Iluiist,, spcciem unicam Brabilianam coutinet, floribus Eugisn(:r(e, sed subacaulem 

 tnbere folia 1-2 ampla peltnta emittente scaposquo plores tenues breves paucifloros, pedicellis 

 longis erectis. CorolUe tubus lougus, touuis. Mar L Nov. Gen. et Sp, t, 212, Bof. Mag. t. 3664. 

 Maundy Boianisty L 91. 



3. Eifgem^ra. Caulis follatu=. Flores In axillis ^uperiorib'u raplus fasciculati v. **n^fpani- 



