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Eamuli fere semper subtilissime pubescontcs. Folia paine char- 
tacea, glabra v. tenuiter et parce v. dense pubesceiitia, l^-S^ 
loiiga, J-l" lata, petiolo sesqui- u^-qiie paucilinean pneditn*, tcnuiter 
penninervia, supra saturate v. pallide virentia, subtus autem fere 
glauca et omnlno opaca. Pedunculus primariuji unciulis v. varie 
brevior; pedunculi secunJarii paucilinearcs v. brevlores, cum pe- 
dicellis et caljcibus subtilissime tomentelii, Bractca) et bracteolic 
semilanceolato-subulatse, lineam meticntes vel breviores. Calycis 
tubus brevissimus; lobi sesquilineares. CoroUos lobi lanceolati, 
bilineares, intus pallide flavi v. raro rosei, semper glabri ; tubus 
1'" longus, ad staminum insertionem parce barbatus. Filamenta 
glabra v. tomentella, leniter v. splraliter torta, vix T" longa. An- 
therre lineara paulo excedcntes ; cauda? loeulis fere duplo bre- 
viores. Squamse bypogymB J'" longa^, Stylus glabcr. Fructus 
A-5'" longus ; valvarum margines sese tangentes et loculum iutus 
flavidum claudentes sicut membranam placentse elongato-linearem 
seorsim includentes. Semina igitur ad exteriorem paginam pla- 
ceuta) membrane^e tantum sita, saturate fusca, basi et apice at- 
teuuata, circiter 4" longa. Coma semipollicaris. 
Occurrit varietas undique tomeuto densiore mollis. Comprehen- 
duntur forsan sub nomine novo supra dato P. lanceolata et P. 
mollis, Br, Pr. 466. 
mentis 
glabris 
Parsonsia lilacina. 
EamuIIs gracilibus breviter reverso-pubescentibus, foliis parvis 
lanceolalo-ovatis hrevissime petiolatis basi hilohis utrinque fere 
glabris subtus pallidioribus, cymis paucifloris gracile pedunculatis 
pilosulls, coroll^ tubo cylindraceo segmcnta caljcis semilanceolata 
saltem dnplo supcrante, lohis corolla^ crstivatione valvatis^ fila- 
anthera ter brevioribus, anfherce lobis posficis 
obtusis divergcnfihuSy stjlo glabro, squamis hypogynis distantibus, 
placenta in utroque fructus loculo distincta, coma semlnura fulve- 
scente. 
In nemorosis ad flumlna CIarence's et Richmond's Rivcr ; C. 
Moore ; H. Beckler. 
Alte scandens. Folia 1-2" longa, tenui-chartacea, acutiuscula 
V. brevl-acuminata ; nervi patentes cum venis supra prominentes, 
subtus minus conspicui. Pedunculus cym^ unciam longus v. varie 
brevlor, cum pedicellis paucilinearibus breviter pubesceus. Calycis 
segmenta vix Ilneam longa. ,CorolIge lilacinje tubus sesquilinearis, 
lobis a^quilongus, cum fauce glaberrimus ; lobi semilanceolati, par- 
cisslme pilosuli. Antherarum caudie loculis breviores. Squamce 
5 libcr^, invicem remotiusculte, lineares, glabr^, modo truncatiB, 
Fructus 4-5 
modo acutae, 
longte. 
Germen glabrum. 
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lonsi ; 
valvarum raargines contactu loculos intus pallidos separantes. Pia- 
centae elongato-Iineares, tenerrime membraneae, superficie semi- 
niferse. Semina 3-4'" longa, plano-convexa, fere oblonga, apice 
