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ovalia v. elliptica, 3-8-pollicaria, obtusissima v. acutiuscula, in- 
tegerrima v. obscure sinuata, margine recurva, basi sinuata, vetus- 
tiora bullato-rugosa, supra glabra v, ad venas impressas rufo-tomen- 
tella, subtus pube brevi rufescentia, costa nervis primariis intra 
marginem anastomosantibus reteque venularum prominentibus. Ra- 
cemi axillares, foliis multo breviores, simplices v. parce ramosi, ferru- 
gineo-pubescentes. Pedicelli breves. ^ Calyces extus pubescentes, 
profunde 5-fidi, lobis ovatis obtusis 3 lin. longis. Petala 5 (v. in- - 
terdum nulla ?), calyce longiora, oblonga v. ovata, squama lineari- 
cuneata apice villosula petalo breviore. Discus 8—10-lobus. Sta- 
mina 9 (v. 10?), petalis duplo longiora, filamentis villosis, v. in 
floribus subfcemineis abbreviata. Ovarium ovatum, hirsutissimum. 
Styli 3, breves, recurvi, intus a basi stigmatosi. Capsula qualis a 
Poiretio descripta.—From the vicinity of Santarem. 
Cupania Spruceana, sp. n.; foliolis 6—10 oblongis sublanceolatisve 
basi aeutis concoloribus ramisque glabris, racemis ramealibus sim- 
plicibus fasciculatis v. subramosis folio multo brevioribus, floribus 
parvis, calycis laciniis petala subæquantibus, squamis bipartitis hir- 
sutissimis petala superantibus, staminibus longe exsertis, capsulis 
stipitatis glabris.——4rhor procera, a basi racemosa, ramulis teretibus, 
novellis minute tomentellis mox glabratis. Petioli communes 3-6- 
pollicares, glabri. Foliola 2—4-pollicaria, vix acuminata, integerrima, 
basi subæqualia acuta et breviter petiolulata, consistentia chartacea 
v. sublaurina, utrinque reticulato-venosa, supra nitidula, Racemi 
ad nodos vetustos fasciculati, v. in axillis foliorum pauciores, 2-3- 
pollicares, simplices v. ramis paucis divaricatis instructi, rhachide 
tenui ferrugineo-tómentella. Flores parvi, solitarii v. subgemini, 
pedicello fere lineam longo, omnes quos vidi abortu masculi. Ca- _ 
lyces semilineam longi, extus puberuli, in partes 5 triangulares acu- - 
tiusculas fere ad basin divisi. Petala 5, rhombea. Ovarii rudi- 
mentum parvum. Capsule juniores stipitatæ, stylo breviter rostratæ, 
mox obtusatæ stylo evanido ; maturas tamen non vidi.—Near San- 
tarem. 
Cupania frondosa, sp. n. ; foliolis 6—8 ovali- v. oblongo-ellipticis vi 
acuminatis paucicrenatis basi acutis glabris v. subtus petiolisque 
puberulis, panicula terminali tomentoso-canescente, floribus secus 
ramos fasciculatis, sepalis squamisque bifidis petala æquantibus, 
capsula triangulari ferrugineo-tomentosa siccitate transverse rugosa, 
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