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42. M. Beaurcpairiana nov. sp. iTab. XIII, cl.j 

 M. ramis novellis subquadrangulo-applanatis, velutinis: 

 foliis oblongis vel elliptico-oblongis veL rarius ellipticis, sae- 

 pissime plus minusve acuminatis, obtusis, basi brevissime in 

 petiolum attenuatis, chartaceo-membranaceis, subtus pallidis, 

 subfusco-punctatis, pilis adpressis plus minusve pubescentibus, 

 dichasiis 3 7-floris, velutino-sericeis, alabastris ellipsoideis, 

 apice acutiusculis, velutino-sericeis. 



Descriptio: Rami teretes glabrescentes, novelli sub- qua- 

 drangulo-applanati, velutini. Saepissime gemma sub quoque 

 ramo insidet, et in regione florali ramuli saepe bini seriales. 

 Folia biennia opposita, petiolati petiolo semitereti velutino- 

 pubescente (c. 4 7 mm. lg.), oblonga vel elliptico-oblonga 

 vel rarius elliptica, saepissime plus minusve acuminata, basi 

 brevissime in petiolum attenuata apice obtusa, dense pellu- 

 cido-punctata, chartaceo-membranacea (laminac. 2 9 ctm. lg. 

 et c. 1 3,5 ctm. lt.), supra glabra (novella pilis adpressis pube- 

 scentia, mox glabrata) plus minusve conspicue irregulariter 

 elevato-glandulosa, nervo medio vix elevato, basi interdum 

 subimpresso, venis utroque latere c. 12 venulisque interjectis, 

 et vena marginali arcuata, a margine c. 2 4 mm. remota, 

 elevatis, subtus pallida, subfusco-punctata, pilis adpressis plus 

 minusve pubescentibus, nervo medio venisque lateralibus 

 prominentibus. vena marginali venulisque elevatis. Dichasia 

 3 7-flora velutino-sericea (ex axillis cataphyllorum et eu- 

 phyllorum innovationum novellarum. Ssepe euphylla in ra- 

 mis floriferis delapsa aut forte non evoluta et tum rami 

 tales inflorescentiis compositis similes sunt. Pedunculi et 

 rami dichasiorum subquadrangulo-applanati (pedunculo c. 

 4 13 mm. lg.). Bracteae bracteolaeque lineares alabastris 

 c. dimidio breviores. Flores sessiles vel brevissime vel bre- 

 viter pedicellati. Alabastra ellipsoidea (c. 4 mm. lg.), apice 

 acutiuscula, velutino-sericea, sepalis duobus exterioribus lon- 

 gioribus, primum conniventibus demum parallelis erectis. 

 Sepala 4 etiam supra velutino-sericea, circiter aeqvilonga 

 (c. 3,5 mm. lg.) late ovata, exteriora longius, interiora bre- 



