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crebris obsita. Corona faucialis biserialis, series extima e ligulis petalis sequi- 
longis petaloideis, purpureo-maculatis, dolabriformibus, apice obliquis et in acumen 
longiusculum tortum prolatis, series intima e filis numerosis prs:ecedentibus dimidio 
brevioribus, capitatellatis. Corona mediana e tubo versus medium assurgens basi 
membranacea, apice in fila brevia divisa. Corona infra mediana e tubo versus 
basin emergens annularis, subearnosa margine deflexa. "Tubi facies interna, inter 
coronas, processubus parvis membranaceis ut videtur dense obsita. . . . егей. desunt. 
Gynandrophorum basi ut videtur quinquangulum, angulis anguste alatis, supra 
medium tumidum ibique puberulum. Antherz oblong obtusæ flavide. Ovarium 
ut videtur oblongum angulatum longitudinaliter costatum puberulum. Stigmata 
majuscula reniformia.—JM. T. Masters. 
Roraima. 
141. BEGONIA TOVARENSIS, Klotzsch, var. ?; fructibus breviter alatis. House. 
АВАТЛАСЕЖ. By M. E. MARCHAL. 
CREPINELLA, nov.gen. Flores hermaphroditi. Calycis margo brevis obsolete 4-dentatus. 
Petala 4 valvata. Stamina tot quot petala, sub disco epigyno explanato superne in 
stylum sulcatum abeunte inserta, filamentis brevibus et antheris ovatis. Ovarium 
1-loculare, 1-ovulatum, ovulo pedulo. Fructus ignotus. 
Frutex (?) glaber. Folia digitata. Flores in umbellas compositas terminales digesti. 
Bractez parvee squamiformes. Pedicelli sub flore continui. 
Notwithstanding the absence of fruit, the genus Crepinella is very different from other 
АтаНасезе with 1-celled, 1-ovuled ovary, differing from Hremopanaz, Baillon, Cuphocarpus, 
Decne. & Naud., and Mastizia, Blume, іп its digitate leaves and umbellate tetramerous 
flowers. 
Dedicated to Mons. Crépin, Director of the Botanie Gardens, Brussels. 
162. CREPINELLA GRACILIS, March., n. sp. (Plate XL. figs. 1-6); foliis 5-natis, petiolo 
suleato basi abrupte dilatato, foliolis breviter petiolulatis, ovato-ellipticis, apice 
obtusis vel marginatis, basi acutiusculis, margine integerrimis sive revolutis, perga- 
maceis, costa infra prominente, umbellulis longiuscule pedunculatis, 8-12-floris, 
pedunculo gracili profunde sulcato superne incrassato ; floribus minutis pedicello basi 
bracteolato 4-plo brevioribus, calycis tubo obconico, 8-suleato, corolla hemispheerica 
acutiuscula sulcata, petalis ellipticis, apice leviter incrassatis incurvis, nervia extus 
impressa notatis, stylo gracili latitudinem disci vix zequante, fructu. .... 
Roraima. 
Rami supremi graciles. Petiolus communis circ. 5 ст. longus. Petioluli 6-10 mill. 
longi. Foliola 4—5 em. longa atque 3 em. lata. Pedicelli 5-7 mill. longi. 
198. ScrADoPHYLLUM CORIACEUM, March., nov.sp. (Plate XLI. figs. 1-8); inflorescentiis 
foliisque subtus tomento adpresso subferrugineo demum hine inde deterso vestitis, 
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