Ill* CXXII. ACANTHACE^. [Jmtkiect. 



a. Flores majiisculi in spieas brevissimas sessiles v. eapitulji subfoliata couferti, calyeis seg- 

 mentis bracteisque longe linearibus ciliatisque. Hue pertinent Jacobinia ciliata, Nees {Bclopcroae 

 ciliata, Bot. Mag. t. 58S8), species adlme iudeterminata, Spruce, n. 9o3, et forte etiam Sericographis 

 rigida, Nees in Mart. Fl. Bras. ix. t. 16, cujus speeimina perfecta non vidimus. Beloperone 

 violacea, PI. et Lind. , his accedit antheris ssepe mutieis, sed characteres ejeteri potius Beloperonis et 

 calcar mimituin ad basin loculi inferioris hand raro observatur. 



h. Flores minores v. parvi, in spieas cylindraceas densas dispositi. Anthene stepe dorso filiate, 

 Rki/tiglos^a, sect. Strobilvglossa, (Erst, in Vidensk. Meddel. Nat. For. Kjobenh. 1854, 157. Walp! 

 Ann. T. 661. Species variant bracteis segraentisque ealycinis brevibus v. linearibua ciliatis in E. 

 cayennensi, E. oblonga, E. angustifdm, Nees, aliisque, bracteis late ovatis v. orbiculatismembranaceis 

 subimbricatis mE. mcxicaua, (Erst., E. viridifiora et E. heterophylla, Nees. Hkc ultima species 

 insignis est foliis valde disparibus (Mathew.s, n. 1598, Spruce, n. 4938). 



c. Flores metliocros v. parvi, in axilHs bractearum oppositarum solitarii, spieam terminalom iu- 

 terruptam basi subfoliatam formantes, foliis nempe caulinis gradatim in bracteas abeuntibus. Hue 

 pertinent Schaueria Unifolia, Torr. Bot. Emory Exped. 122, species glabra virgata foliis Ifcoaribus 

 et Bkytiglossa campcsfrts, Nees, e Brasilia australi, pubescena humilisque foliis latioribus. Ekyii- 

 glossa angustifolia, Nees in Mart. H. Bras. is. t. 19, quasi media est inter c. et d. 



d^ Flores mediocres v. parvi, in spieas tenues asillares dispositi, secus rhaehin dissiti, interdum 

 pauci bracteis parvis. Species uumerosa; babitu varias, a Neesio v. (Erstedio sub Ehytiglossa a 

 Grisebachio sub DiantJiera inclusse, inter quas Schaiieria farmfoUa, Ton. Bot. Emory Exped 122 

 insignis est caulc humili ramosissimo foUis par\-ulis, et Dianihera peploides, Griseb., e Cuba, caulibus 

 fere filiformibus prostratis radieantibus, foliis minimis orbiculatis. 



c. Flores minimi, soeus ramos tenues cymse laxe paniculiformis dissiti, bracteis minimis Hue 

 pertinent Leptostachya WallwUi, Nees, Wight, Ic. t. 1543, affinesquo. et Adhatoda AnselUana Nees 

 species gerontogeaa a T. Andersonio pro sectione Justidce antheris nmticis habitaj, et Ehytiqlossa 

 pci-iorahs et E. OAmmmata, Nees, Leptostackya cornata, Nees, affinesqu*-, ex America tropica Lep- 

 TOSTACHYA, Nees m Wall. PI. As. Ear. iii. 105, et in DC. Prod. zi. 376, quoad species antheris 



mtiticis. 



PLAOiACANTHtis, Nees in DC. Prod. xi. 335, genus ad Jus(icia?n racemosam, Euiz et Pav Fl Per 



et Chil. 1. 11, f. b, stirpem Perunanam, construetum, ridetur ex icone et descriptione Diantherm sneeies 

 2>. secunds affinis. ^ 



Species adest Bornoensis, cymis in axillis breviter pedunculatis 2-fidis, ramis brevibus divaricatis 

 bracteis bracteolisque parvis linearibus imbrieatis, floribus tamen e bracteis pedieellatis floribus 

 omuino Leptostachy^ msi pauUo majores. In altera pariter Borneensi, infioresccntia 'serioi d 

 flonbus mediocribus, folia valde disparia, altero majusculo membranaceo, altero minute stipuli- 



DzantkeraglaMosa, Griseb. Cat. PI. Cub. 197, species insignis est foliis dentatis floribus laxe 

 panicuiaUs_ fere Jusi^^ sect. Sarot/^eo^, sed anthera. certo mutica.. D. harpocMaides, Griseb 1 c 



101. OraeoMda, Moric. PI Nouv. Amer. 150, t. 92.-Calyx alte 5-fidus t. o-partita 

 segmenta Imeanbus aetaceis lanceolatisve »uba,q™libu.. CorJUe tubus a,,gustuZ J^ 

 elongatus, rectus v. mcurvus, superne parum ampliatus ; limbus 2-labiatus!labio pZZ 

 mtenore angusto orecto v. mcurvo concavo integro r. brevissime 2-lobo, kntico ere o 

 patentev recm-vo supra conTexiuscuIo breviter nunc bremsime t. ad medium Sfidt 

 obo med,o extr.u„ Stanuna 2, medio tubo v. paullo altius v. prope baTlubT afl.^ 

 labio postico breviora v. sublongiora, filamentis aiiformibus v ba« naru.n ^Ltt ' 

 anther. 2-Ioculares, locuUs oblongis linearibusve connective a^g;;*' :;irr,tlcfs ar!l^ 

 lehs fere aiqualibus v. uno siepius paullo altius affixo v. minore stamirnL n ^ v' 

 2 pilosa, sa,pe adsunt in tubo corolte a fllamentis discrete d1,c.« " 



laris. Stylus filiformis, ..ice ,^x incrassatus obtusu v mSute "kb„r T' " ™^"" 

 loculo 2. CapsiUa oblonga v. ovata, subteres v sento In r 11, ' u '" I""'!''"' 



solidun. contracta. Se„rina piano- omprossa intfrd.r '=°T'T' \'"' f '"P"™ 



rugoBula, retinaculis validis Lta. -Z^ s'lts erltrr'rT ' ^"'i^f f™^"*' --- 

 V. rarius villosi. Folia opposita, inte^^etim? FW * ■■ «'"' ^^ P"!''-™^^ 

 .anu. P.M. y. rosei, ad ^llas ir...:Z2j^:i::^:X^ J^^^ 



