860 Mr. J. Miers on the Genera Aptandra, Cathedra, 



2. Aptandra tuhicina, Bth. MSS. — Heisteria tubicina, Pop. Nov. 

 Gen. iii. 35. tab. 241 ; — foliis ellipticis, apice repente lineari- 

 attenuatis, utrinqiie glabris, subtus ferrugineo-punctulatis, 

 rachi nervisque anastomosantibus Isevibus et rubellis, venis 

 valde reticulatis ; paniculis axillaribus, petiolo 4-plo longiori- 

 bus, folio 7-plo brevioribus, pedicellis in fructu clongatis et 

 incrassatis, in flore capillaribus ; drupa globosa, calyce aucto 

 laxe campanulato semi-inclusa. — Prope Panure, E-io Uanpes, 

 in Brasilia Septentr. (Spruce, 2741). 



This is described as a short tree with lax branches ; the axils 

 are about \\ inch apart; the leaves are 5 J inches long and 

 2 inches wide, upon a petiole 3 lines in length. The inflores- 

 cence is about I inch long ; the pedicels, which are capillary in 

 flower, become thickened in fruit, especially towards their sum- 

 mit, and are upwards of an inch in length ; the antheriferous 

 tube, which I have represented in the drawing, exactly resembles 

 that of the preceding species. The fruit is described in a pre- 

 ceding page. 



3. Aptandra Benthamiana, n. sp. ; — ramulis fuscis, angulatis ; 

 foliis ellipticis, versus summum gradatim angustioribus, apice 

 angusto et rotundato, utrinque opacis, lurido-fuscescentibus, 

 coriaceis, crassiusculis, nervis omnino immersis et vix distin- 

 guendis, margine undulato incrassato hand reflexo; pani- 

 culis in apicibus ramorum axillaribus, late ramosis, folio 

 dimidio brevioribus; floribus parvulis, numerosis, pedicellis 

 longissimis, capillaribus. — Prope San Carlos, Rio Negro, 

 Brasiha Septentr. (Spruce, 3000). 



Its leaves are 3 inches long and 1 inch broad, on a terete 

 petiole 5 lines in length ; the inflorescence is 1 inch long, \\ inch 

 broad, the capillary pedicels measuring 6 lines. 



4. Aptandra liriosmoides, Spruce MSS., n. sp. ; — foliis oblongis 

 vel lanceolato- oblongis, imo obtusis, apice subattenuatis, ob- 

 tusiusculis, et mucronulatis, glaberrimis, superne opacis, fusco- 

 viridibus, inferne e punctulis numerosissimis cinereo-albes- 

 centibus, margine ferrugineo; nervis sese intra marginem 

 arcuatis, tenuiculis, utrinque parce prominulis, rachi superne 

 sulcato et albido, subtus prominente ; paniculis late ramosis- 

 simis, folio tertio brevioribus; floribus parvulis, pedicellis 

 capillaribus. — Prope Panure, Rio Uaupes, Brasilia Septentr. 

 (Spruce). 



The axils of the branches are shorter than in the other spe- 

 cies^ being from i to | inch apart ; the leaves are 2^ inches 

 long and 11-12 lines broad, on a petiole 3 lines in length: 



