786* . Decandria. 



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albicans. MELASTOMA, foliis 5-nerviis 



integris ovatis acutis fupra glabris 

 fubtus tomentofis albido - ferrugi- 

 neis ; racemis terminalibus ere&is, 

 fioribus confertis feflilibus. Pro- 

 drom. p. 70. 



Habitat in montibus Jamaicae. In 

 Brafilia ad Rio di Janeiro detexc 



runt Banks et Solander. k 







E 



ittex. 



Caulis 6-8-pedalis, ramofus, ere&us, cortice ct 



nerco* 



t 



labcr- 



Rami fubdivifi, teretiufculi , incani. 



Ramuli angulofi. 



Folia pctiolata, oppofita, 5-nervia, ovata, 

 bafi fubcordata, apice acuta, integra , g 

 rima, venofa ; fubtus tomentofa, molliuico» 

 albida fubferruginea , (inprimis nervi.) 



Petioli breves. 



Racemi terminales, compoflti, eiecli. 



Ramuli oppofiti , decuffati, breves, apice biptf' 

 titi ; floribus feilllibus, confertis, parvis, »' 



bidis. 



