COLUMNEA LABELLOSA KRST. 
Didynamia Angiospermia L. — | TAB. CLIV. I Gesneriaceae Juss. Rich. 
CoLuUMNEA PruM. LiNN. 
Character differentialis. 
O. scandens, radieans, hirsuta, foliis oppositis inaequalibus, altero majore florali, margine revoluto, lanceolatis. vel ellipticis, 
obliquis; calycis sepala quinque inaequalia, basi connata, integerrima; corollae limbus bilabiatus tubo duplo longior. 
Character naturalis. 
Frutex scandens hirsutus, caule debili 0.002 metr. in diametro, subquadrangulo, tortuoso, radicante, internodiis 0.09— 
0.025 metr. longis. Folia opposita disticha breviter petiolata, lanceolata vel elliptiea obliqua, inaequilatera, inaequalia, altero paullo 
minore, margine integerrimo revoluta, penninervia, reticulato-venosa, discoloria, supra sáturate, infra pallide viridia, juniora rubra, 
utrinque, praesertim supra, hirsuto - pubescentia, majora 0.03 metr. longa, 0.015 metr. lata. Flores in axillis foliorum majorum 
solitarii in peduneulo 0.01 metr. longo erecti, hermaproditi, irregulares. Calyx liber profunde quinque sectus, laciniis subaequalibus, 
obovatis vel ] : 
bilabiata, purpurea, 0.06 metr. longa, extus hirsuta, intus glabra; tubus angustus basi postice gibbus, leviter arcuatus; limbus duplo 
longior paullulum ampliatus bil 
anceolatis, utrinque pubescentibus herbaceis, increscentibus, aestivatione subimbricativis. Corolla elongato-cylindrica 
abiatus, labium superius erectum, fornicatum, trilobum, lobo intermedio concavo longiore apice exciso, 
lateralibus triangularibus, labium inferius lanceolato -lineare pendulum. Stamina quatuor fertilia exserta, longitudine | corollae, 
didynama, posteriora paullulum longiora, quintum postieum sterile mueroniforme saepius deficiens; filamenta filiformia ima basi 
connata et corollae adnexa; antherae oblongae biloculares, longitudinaliter birimosae, connectivo crasso dorso affixae, quadratim 
conglutinatae, posteriores inferiores. Glandula solitaria postica ovata, apice emarginata. Ovarium liberum ovatum, villosum, 
uniloculare; ovula plurima anatropa, placentis parietalibus lateralibus affixa; stylus filiformis; pilosulus, 
staminum longitudine; stigma 
bilamellatum, intus papillosum. Fructus baccatus subglobosus, 
basi calyce aucto fultus, in pedicello refracto pendulus, 0.01 metr. 
in diametro polyspermus. Semina minuta oblonga, testa reticulata membranacea flavida, exalbuminosa; embryonis cotyledones 
applieativae carnosae, radicula teres. 
Habitat silvas humidas calidas planitierum fluminis Meta prope Villavicencio. 
 COLUMNEA PICTA KRST 
TAB. CLIV. 1I 
Character differentialis. 
O. eaule erecto, ramoso, internodiis elongatis, foliis valde inaequalibus; inflorescentiis in axillis foliorum majorum eymosis 
paucifloris, floribus bracteis membranaceis magnis coloratis fultis; sepalis valde inaequalibus bractearum consistentia, aestivatione 
duplieato-valvatis, limbo corollae cylindrieae tubo longiore; labio inferiore tubo subaequilongo; glandula solitaria apice crenato, 
stigmate tumido emarginato. 
Character naturalis. 
Caulis ramosus metralis, rami teretes adpressi pilosi internodiis elongatis. Folia opposita bifaria valde inaequalia 
, Inaequi- 
latera subsessilia, majora e basi obliqua rotundato-cordata lanceolata, apice angustato - appendiculata, 
remote et obsolete serrato- 
denticulata, subeoriacea, supra glabra, subtus, praesertim in costa venisque adpresse pilosa, discoloria supra saturate, subtus laete 
a valde obliqua semilanceolata acuta, latere superiore 
basi rotundata, inferiore cordata lobo magno sursum spectante 0.015 metr. longa. Flores 
viridia, appendice terminali rubra 0.2 metr. longa, 0.05 metr. lata, minor 
cymoso-racemosi, axillares, bracteati, 
sub foliis sursum spectantes positi, hermaphroditi , irregulares. Bracteae elliptieae membranaceae, 
roseae costis purpureis, inte- 
gerrimae vel serrato-dentatae, persistentes, 0.02— 0.03 metr. longae. Calyx liber, 
quinquesepalus, sepalis inaequalibus, plus 
minus latis, 0.025 metr. longis, bractearum consistentia et colore, utrinque pilosulis, aestivatione reduplieato-valvatis. Corolla 
