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3. asperulum. S. fOest. B. Wochenschr. 1S5S. 

 p. 313.) Petiolus teres, longus, lineis aspe- 

 ratis praeditus. Lamina fol. laele-viridis 

 ovalo-sagittata, acuta, cuspidulata, inferne 

 oblique-contractiuscula, lobis obtuse-trian- 

 gularibus, retrorsis, ad medium connatis, 

 exitu sinu acuto aperto distantibus; venis 

 lobi anlici sesquilongioris aperte-patenti- 

 bus, pseudoneuro intimo margini approxi- 

 mato. Pedunculus asperulus. Spathae tubus 

 sphaeroideus, intus pallidus, extus ex albido- 

 virens ; lamina tubo plus duplo longior, cu- 

 spide longula aucta. Spadix spatha cuspide 

 brevior, stipite nullo; spica feminea eylin- 

 droidea; neutriflora paulo longiore subcon- 

 oidealubo inclusa; mascula medio incrassata 

 apice acutata reliqua spica duplo circiter 

 longior. Ovaria stigmate amplo flavo obtecla, 

 ibique connexa loculis haud dimidium pistil- 

 lum metientibus. Organa neutra contigua 

 vertice eompresso convexula, sordide-palli- 

 de-flaventia. Synandria pallide-flaventia. — 

 Venezuela. Appun. — v. v. cultum. 

 Synou. Calad. pallidum. C. Kch. 

 1 — concolor. C. Kch. 

 4. YclUmaiiuin. S. (Bonpl 1859. p. 163.) Pe- 

 tiolus teres Iongus, virens ? — Lamina fol. 

 viridis, sagittato-ovata, subacuminata, infer- 

 ne oblique-contractiuscula, lobis late-trian- 

 gularibus obtusis I. subacutatis, subextror- 

 sis, ultra medium connatis, exitu sinu fun do 

 oblusulo, angusliore, subrepentino - aperlo 



