FLORA OF BRAZIL. 337 
Frutex scandens, ramosus. Folia opposita, petiolata, 3-31 
poll. longa, 11-2 poll. lata. Petioli 3-4 lin. longi, teretes. 
Corymbi sub-10 flori. Calyx basi 8-glandulosus, sepalis 
ovato-oblongis, obtusis, utrinque tomentosis. Petala 5, 
sinuosa, glandulose-ciliata, rosea. Stamina 10, basi mo- 
nadelpha. Antheræ valvis albis margine ciliatis. Carpella 
pilosa. Styli 3, distincti. Stigmata glandulosa, subcapitata. 
Fructus ignotus. 
Allied to B. Adamantina, Mart. in Juss. Synop. Malp. 
p. 17. 
339. Serjania deflexa, (sp. n.) ; hirsuta, ramis sulcatis, foliis 
deflexis biternatis, foliolis ovato-oblongis acuminatis grossé 
inciso-dentatis supra viridibus presertim ad nervos pilosis 
subtus pallidé piloso-tomentosis, calyce 5-phyllo. 
Has. In dry woods, common. FI. March. 
Tota hirsuta. Caulis fruticosus, scandens, sulcatus. Folia 
biternata, pellucido-punctata: foliola terminalia 24-3 poll. 
longa, 12-15 lin. lata, lateralia minora. Racemi axillares, 
solitarii; cum pedunculo communi 3-5 poll. longi, compositi, 
ramulis 14 lin. longis, basi bicirrhosis. Calyx 5-phyllus, 
sepalis ovato-rotundatis, concavis, exterioribus paullo minori- 
bus. Petala 4, alba, qualia, obovata, apice rotundata, basi 
angustata, flabellato-venosa, glabra. Stamina basi subcon- 
nata, calycem subequantia. Filamenta hirsuta. Fructus 
ignotus. 
Near S. velutina, et Hil., but well distinguished by its de- 
flexed leaves, more acuminated leaflets, and more compact 
racemes. ge ages 
340. Paullinia discolor, (sp. n.); foliis biternatis, foliolis 
ellipticis vel oblongo-ellipticis utrinque attenuatis versus 
apicem yix subdentatis supra ad nervos pubescentibus 
ceteris glabris nitidis subtus ferrugineo-pilosiusculis, pe- . 
- tiolo nudo, rachi alata, capsula 3-alata. 
Has. In dry woods. Fl. April. 
Caulis fruticosus, scandens. Rami sulcati, tomento denso 
ferrugineo vestiti. Folia biternata, obsolete pellucido-punc- 
tata: foliola terminalia 2-poll. longa, pollicem lata, lateralia 
