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superpositae, plantula transversali intra cotyludones inclusa. Arbor, 
Miis pinnatis. Iiifiorescentia axillaris, paniciilata, elongata, penrlnla. 
Clemensia macrantha Merrill sp. nov. 
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Arbor parva, 4 ad 6 m alta; foliis pinnatis, ca. 8-jagatifi, usque ad 140 
cm longis; foliolis oppositis vel alternis, ovatis vel oblongis, subcoriaceis, 
20 ad 35 cm longis, acutis vel brcviter acuminatis, nervis utrinquo 10 ad 
20; panicnlis axillaribus, pendulis, elongatis, ramis brevibus; floribus 
majuseulis, dense fulvo-hirsutis, 3.5 ad 4 cm longis, ca. 2 cm diam., 
brevissime pedicellatis; calyce cupukto, 2 ad 2.5 cm longo; petalis 8, 
spatulatis, 3 ad 4 cm longis; tubo staminifero cylindrico, 2 cm longo, 
20-laciniato, intus villoso; antheris 20. 
A small tree 4 to 6 m high. Leaves pinnate, 140 cm long or less, the 
petiole and rachis stout, dark-colored, somewhat pubescent, becoming 
subglabious, the rachis sonic^-hat produced and frequently bearing a few 
undeveloped leaflets at the apex; leaflets alternate below, opposite above, 
oblong or the lower ones ovate, some more or less falcate, 20 to. 35 cm 
long, 9 to 12 cm wide, submenibranous, somewhat shining, the apex acute 
or short-acuminate, the base usually inequilateral, subacute to rounded, 
the midrib and lateral nerves on both surfaces rather densely hirsute, 
otherwise nearly glabrous; nerves IG to 20 on each side of the midrib, 
prominent, anastomosing near the margin, the reticulations subparallel, 
distinct, rather lax; petiolules stout, more or less pubescent, 5 mm long 
or less. Panicles elongate, axillary, pendulous, 90 cm long or less, when 
young rather densely fulvous-pubescent, becoming subglabrous in age, 
their branches few, short, 6 cm long or less. Buds densely fulvous-tomen- 
tose, each subtended by a deciduous, lanceolate, 5 to 8 mm long, bracteole. 
Flowers polygamo-dicorious, very large, yellowish-brown, 3.5 to 4 cm long 
and about 2 cm in diameter, the calyx and petals very densely fulvous-* 
hirsute or tomontole, the pedicels short. Calyx cupular, 2 to 2.5 cm long, 
2 cm in diameter, irregularly coarsely 4-toothed or lobed, the lobes 5 to 7 
mm long, 6 to 8 mm wide. Petals 8, spatulate, 3 to 4 cm long, G to 10 mm 
wide above, obtuse, much narrowed below and more or less connate with 
each other and with the staminal tube, coriaceous, keeled in the middle 
portion and glabrous inside. Staminal tube somewhat angular, cylin- 
drical, about 2 cm long, 7 mm in diameter, glabrous outside, villous 
within, somewhat constricted above, the margin with 20 erect narrowly 
oblong, usually lobed, more or less hirsute teeth, 5 to G mm long, about 
0.8 mm wide. Anthers 20, alternating with the calyx teeth, 5 mm long, 
more or less hirsute on the back. Ovary ovoid, densely hirsute, 5-celled, 
each cell 1-ovuled, 5 to 6 mm in diameter; style about 17 mm long, nar- 
rowed upwards, densely hirsute in the lower two-third?; stigma globose, 
2 mm in diameter. Staminate flowers similar to the perfect ones, but 
