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STIGMAPHYLLO^ SAGR.EANUM, A. dc J. 



TAn. XXVIII. 



S. fliis polymorphis, clliplicis, vel ovatis, vel obovatis, vei li- 

 neari-obloDgis, linguilormibusve, glaberihnis, utrinque norvoso- 

 reticulalis, subtus cinerco-griseis, coriaceis, petiolis infra apicem 

 biglandulosis; antherisglabris, samara) parva?, glabrala^, virentcs, 

 latcribus incrmibus^ ala ad basin introrsum acute appendiculata. 



Descriplio. 



Caulis lignosus ramosissimus , sarmentosus : rami virgali, lere- 

 tes, glabri, tuberculis minimis, punclibrmibus scabri 3 rauuli 

 pubentes. 



Folia opposita, mxime varia, nunc elliplica, vel ovalia, vel 

 obovalia, pice oblusissima el breviler mucronata, nunc oblongo- 

 linearia , linguiformia, obtusa ct mucronata, basi semper obtusa , 

 coricea, glabra, integra el margnala, superne subtusque rclicu- 

 lato-venosa, subtus pallidiora, 2-3 polHcos longa, semipollicem ad 

 sesquipolliccm lala : peliolus superne sulcatus, subcanaliculalus, 

 3-4 lineas longus, glaber, paulo infra apicem glandulis 2 slipila- 

 tis nolalus. 



Flores subcorymbosi , torminales : pedunculi primarii sensini 

 versus apicem incrassali el le pednculos proprios, sicpius -8 ser- 

 lulalos, grciles, glabros, fere unciales, unifloros, gerentes. Brac- 

 tea squammiformis ad basin singulorum pedicellorum. 



Calyx 5-partilus, regularis , persistens : lacinia; ovales sub- 

 acula;, erectie, basi biglandulosa;. 



Peala 5 equalia, palenlia, longo unguiculala, suborbicularia, 

 oblusissima, basi cordata, margine inaqualiter denticulala. n- 

 guis calyco paulo longior, gracilis, superne subcanaliculalus. 



Slamiua 10, ima basi monadelplia, inanjualia. (llmenla glabra 

 crassiuscula subulata. Anlliene introrsa, suborbiculari-didynue, 

 dorso aflix', biloculares : loculis rima longiludinali dehiscenlibus. 



Ovarium in fundo calycis sessile, subglobosd-lrilobum, lobisob- 

 tusis, hirlis, crista longiludinali laniella-lormi notalis. Slyli Iros 

 dislincli, crecli, subinCiualcs, ([uasi obtuso lri(|U(tri, glabri, pice 



