COLLECTED BY MR. SPRUCE. 365 



the Eio Hache, near Santa Martha, by Purdie; the var. p, in British 

 Guiana, by the Schoraburgks (Rob. Schomb. 2nd coll. n. 731, Rich. 

 Schomb. n. 1109) ; and in the province of Bahia, Brazil, by Blanchet 

 (n. 2326). 

 4. M, Schomhurgkii ; ramulis ferrugineo-tomentosis, foliis oblongis basi 



rotundato-subcordatis subtus puberulis, umbellis masculis trifloris 



sessilibus, eoccis dorso bimuricatis. — M. Taquari^ Kl. in Hook. Lond. 



Journ. Bot. vol. ii. p. 47, ex parte, non-Aubl. 



This species differs from M. Taquari^ as the M. occidentalis from M. 

 Periy'i, by the closely sessile male umbels. It has moreover two short 

 blunt points projecting from the back of each valve of the capsule 

 about half-way up, M'hich are not represented in the figures of the fruit 

 of M, Taquari, It was found in British Guiana by the Schomburgks 

 (Rob. Schomburgk, 1st coll. n. 40, 2nd coll. n, 358, Rich. Schomburgk, 

 n. 535). 



§ 3. Floribus masculis racemulosis, racemulis bractea fultis sessihbus, 



5, M. angustifolia. Spruce, PI. exs. ; foliis lanceolatis (parvis) subtus 



' ad costam ramulisque ferrugineo-tomentosis, floribus masculis bre- 



vissirae pedicellatis racemulosis, racemis sessilibus. — Arbor gracilis, 



15-pedalis, ramis divaricatis peudulisve, ramulis tomento ferrugiaeo 



plus minus vestitis. Stipule lineares. Folia 1-1^ poll, longa, 3-3 



lln. lata, acuta et setaceo-acuminata, minute serrulala, basi acutius- 



cula, supra glabra v. vix ad costam puberula, subtus pallida, costa 



ferruginco-tomentosa. Injlorescentia terminalis, 3-5-pollicaris, fer- 



rugineo-toraentella, floribunda. FL foem.^ inferiores 3-5 longius- 



cule pedicellati, ad axillam bractese linearis v. lanceolatae bistipulatse 



solitarii. Sepala acuminata, ovario longiora. Racemuli masculi nu- 



merosi, approximati, honzontaliter patcntes, plerique 8-9 lin. longi, 



supra medium unilateraliter 5-flori, sumrai breviores 1-3-flori. Flores 



erecti, brevissime pedicellati. Braclem ad basin racemulorum lineares, 



acutse, gland ulis ovoideo-globosis glabris ssepe 1^ lin. longis. 



Ejusdera var, j9, oblonga^ differt foliis 1^ polL longis, 5-6 lin. latis. 



M. Jistulifera, Benth. PI. Spr. exs. non Mart. 



The narrowest-leaved variety was gathered by Mr. Spruce on the 



Amazon, near Santarem. The rather broader but still small-leaved 



form was first sent by him from Caripe, near Para, and afterwards 



fiom Obidos, on the Amazon. As this was stated to be used for to- 



