442 



Ign. Urban: 



latis. Ovula ab apice locelli pendula ovata compressa, micropyle supera 



intera. 



Hab. in Jaraaica in New Green 700 m. alt., m. April, florif.: 

 W. Harris in Bot. Dep. Herb, n. 6318. 



Obs. Ab Omnibus aliis speciebus ramis quadrangularibus , stipulis trun- 

 catis, floribus ratione niagnis, locellis ovarii numerosis statim dignoscenda. 



Scolosantlius Vahl; UrL in Ber. Deutsch, bot. Ges. XV (1897) 

 p. 268. Corollae lobi in aestivatione imbricati, Stamina basi co- 

 rollae obsolete adhaerentia v. ab iis libera, inferne inter sese in tubum 

 coalita quoad libera pubescentia v. pilosa. Stylus (semper glaber) 

 superne ,sensim subincrassatus v. clavatus, stigmate \. ejus lobis non 

 decurrentibus. Ovula in loculis solitaria ex apice loculi pendula ob- 

 longo-linearia. Fructus abortu 1-locularis; exocarpium (in 8, versi- 

 cölori tantura exaniinatum) carnosura, endocarpium sublignosum, Em- 

 bryo non rite visus. — Spinae trifurcatae^ radio medio interdum iteruni 

 bispinuloso, v. inferne integrae supra medium bispinulosae, v. bifurcatae, 

 non raro flores gerentes. Stipulae plerumque truncatae. 



Scolosaiithus grandifolius Kr. et Urb. (n. sp.) glaber, inter- 



nodiis 9 — 3 cm. longis, ramis nonnullis supra axillas foliorum in spinas 

 basi 3- (raro 4-) furcatas validas recurvatas mutatis; foliis 5 — 7 mm. 



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longe petiolatis ovatis v. ovalibus v. ovali-ellipticis, basi obtusa v. acuta 

 brevissime in petiolura protractis, apice brevissime v. vix acuniinatis, 

 3 — 5 cm. longis, 2 — 3,5 cm. latis; floribus in axillis foliorum v. ad 

 spinas obviis f asciculatis , pedicellis 1 — 2 mm., caljce toto 3 mm., corolla 

 6 mm. (v. ultra?) longa; ovario glabro. 



Scolosanthus grandifolius Kr. et Urb. in Ber. d. Deutsch, hol 

 Ges. XV (1897) p. 267 (nomen) t. IX f. 23—24. 



Espuela de galan v. Picba de gato Portor. ex Sint. 



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Rami cinerascentes teretes. Spinae non raro squamis parcis fasci- 

 culos florum gerentibus ornatae, intermediae ns(iue 2,5 cm. longae. Stipu- 

 larnm tubus truneatus ca. 1 mm. longus, raargine obsolete pilosulus. Folia 

 nervo medio supra in sulco levi prominente, lateralibus supra obsoletis, sub- 

 tus tenuiter prominulis non anastomosantibus , supra valde nitentia obscure 

 viridia, coriacea. Inflorescentiae 3 — 6-florae, Flores 4-meri. Calycis 

 tnbnselliptico-oblongus, compressus; limbus inferne connatus , superne 4 - lobus, 

 lobis ovato-triangularibus. Alabastra anguste oblonga. Petala in fere_ /s 

 alt. in tubum superne sensim et pauUo ampliatum, intus inferne breviter 

 pubescentem coalita; lobi in aestivatione anguste imbricati, 2 oppositi v. 1 

 extenores, 2 v. 1 interiores, ovato - oblong! obtusi. Stamina corollae basi ima 

 obsolete v. vix adnata; filamenta in Vg alt. in columnam connata et üoc 

 loco glabra, quoad libera pubescentia; antherae supra basin affixae lineares 

 apiculatae 3,5 mm. longae. Discus minutus, basin styli circumdans. Stylus 

 filiformis glaber apice claviformi-inorassafus hrAvif^r hilnbus. Ovarium W" 



