TES FLORA OF BRAZIL. 
lobis ovatis acutis trinerviis, glabra, alba. Ovarium pilo- 
sum. 
5767. Rubia glabra; glabra nitida, caule tetragono, foliis 
quaternatis ellipticis membranaceis obtusis mucronatis 
subtus nervo medio pilosiusculis, pedunculis axillaribus 
solitariis unifloris folia subæquantibus, bracteis lanceolatis 
mucronatis, ovario glabro, bacca ovoidea glabra in involucro 
sessili. 
Has. Open bushy places near the summit of the Orga? 
Mountains. In fruit in March. 
.. Herba. Caules diffusi, ramossissimi. Folia 6 lin. 
3-4 lin. lata. Flores ignoti. 
My number 5766, also from the summit of the 
Mountains, is Rubia novia, St. Hil. 
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VALERIANEZÆ. 
461. Valeriana Candolleana ; glabra, herbacea, scandens, ral 
teretibus, foliis ovatis cordatis acuminatis grosse den 
paniculis axillaribus dichotomis laxis, staminibus inclus 
fructo ovato glabro. 
Has. In bushy places near the summit of the Organ 
tains. FI. April and May. 5 
Herba perennis, scandens, glaberrima. Rami teretes, SUI" 
Folia opposita, longe petiolata, ovata, cordata, acumin# 
grosse dentata, 24-3 poll. longa, 1} circiterlata.  Petioli ¢ 
planati, 1-14 poll. longi, basi amplexicaules. Panicula axill 
elongata, dichotoma, laxa. Flores alares et terminales 
obtusis, æqualibus. Stamina inclusa. Anthere rotu! 
Stylus glaber. Stigma trifidum. Semina ovata, € 
compressa, utrinque 3-costata. Pappus e radiis 15 
semine brevioribus, plumosis, basi membranaceis 
natis. 
5768. Valeriana Organensis; caule fruticoso erecto; 
subquadrangularibus glabris, foliis longe petiolatis à 
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