350 FLORA OF BRAZIL. 
paniculis axillaribus terminalibusque, calyce obconico sub- 
5-dentato. 
Has. In woods, common. FI. Jan. 
Frutex 6-8 pedalis. Folia 41-5 poll. longa, 15 lin. circiter 
lata. Panicule folio breviores. Petala alba, obovata, sub- 
oblique truncata. Styli filiformes. 
In this species the anthers are almost intermediate be- 
tween those of Miconia and Chenopleura, the cells being 
split nearly half way down. 
403. Pleroma virgatum (sp. n.) ; ramulis tetragonis setis ad- 
pressis asperis, foliis petiolatis ovatis vel ovato-oblongis 
acutis basi rotundatis cordatisve 5-nerviis supra adpresse 
setosis subtus villoso-subtomentosis, pedunculis axillaribus 
trichotomo-cymosis in thyrsum paniculatum dispositis, ca- 
lycis setosi lobis lanceolatis ciliatis, petalis ciliatis, filamen- 
tis glabris, stylo glabro. 
Has. Bushy places, at an elevation of about 5,000 feet. Fl. 
March and April. 
Frutex bipedalis. Folia 21-3 poll. longa, 12-15 lin. lata. 
Petioli 4-6 lin. longi. Petala purpurea. Ovarium apice 
setosum. Capsula 5-locularis, Semina cochleata. 
404. Pleroma echinatum (sp. n.) ; ramulis tetragonis piloso- 
tomentosis, foliis petiolatis ovato-oblongis elliptico-oblongisve 
obtusis basi rotundatis supra adpresse setoso-echinatis subtus 
villoso-tomentosis, floribus ternis terminalibus, bracteis sub- 
rotundatis villosis alabastrum junius involventibus deciduis, 
calycis setosi lobis 5 ovatis oblique truncatis ciliatis, petalis 
ciliatis, filamentis glabris, stylo glabro. 
Has. In bushy places, at an elevation of about 6,000 feet. 
— Fl. March and April. : 
Frutex bipedalis. Folia 14-2 poll. longa, 9-12 lin. lata. 
Petioli 2-3 lin. longi. Petala purpurea, majuscula. Ovarium 
dense pilosum. 
405. Pleroma elegans (sp. n.); ramulis teretiusculis adpresse 
setoso-hispidis, foliis petiolatis ovato-oblongis utrinqueacutis 
supra glaberrimis rugosis subtus adpresse pilosis 3-nerviis 
ciliatis, floribus subternis terminalibus, pedicellis brevibus. 
