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Frutex inermis, erectus, 2-orgyalis. Rami angulati, leviter sul- 

 cati, calamum scriptorium crassitie adaequantes, cortice 

 fusco-cinereo obducti, apicem versus fulvo-tomentosi. Fo- 

 lia sparsa, petiolata, ovato-lanceolata, acuminata, coriacea, 

 rigida, margine callosa, integerrima, supra glabra, lucida, 

 subtus villosa, basi attenuata, costa media subtus prominen- 

 ti, nervis plurimis incurvatis, reticulatim connexis, venosis- 

 sima, sesqui- v. quadri-uncialia, tunc pollicem v. sesquipol- 

 licem lata. Peiioli semiteretes, tomentosi, supra canaliculati, 

 semunciales. Flores terminates, numerosi(7 — 14)corymbosi, 

 Serratuhe covonatce magnitudine et facie similes. Pednnculi 

 teretes, copiose fulvo-tomentosi, semi- v. pollicares. Involu- 

 cvum ovatum, multiplici ordine polyptiyllum, imbricatum, 

 basi ventricosum ; squamis eaterioribus ovatis, acuminatis, 

 integerrimis, adpressis, cartilagineis, extus pubescentibus ; 

 intimis elongatis, linearibus, mucronulatis, recurvato-patu- 

 lis, radium eftbrmantibus. Receptaculum paleis capillaceis 

 fulvis tectum. Flosculi periplucrue plures (8 — 10) herma- 

 phroditi, bilabiati, purpurei, fere sesquipollicares ; labio 

 exitriore maximo, ligulato, patente, obtuse 4 — 5-dentato, 

 subtus tuboque sericeo-villosissimo, nervis tan turn primariis 

 5 v. 6, rectis, parallelis ; interiore subsetaceo, canaliculato, 

 indiviso ; disci unicus, tubulosus, limbo 5-fidus, genitalibus 

 longe inclusis (an sterilibus ?) basi callosa, extus villosissi- 

 mus : lobis ovato-oblongis, obtusis : nervis primariis validis, 

 infra loborum sinus alte bipartitis ; secundariis 2 interstinc- 

 tis, parallelis, tantum a basi ad medium et ultra manifestis, 

 superne obscurioribus, demum evanescentibus, hinc revera 

 non recurrentibus. Filamenta in tubum membranaceum 

 connata, intus villosa, exserta, inferne tubo flosculi adhae- 

 rentia. Anthem conn at ae, costa dilatata, appendice lan- 

 vol. xvi. 2 o ceolato- 



