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; G HALPIGHIA Poir.) GLAUCA Cavan. Icon. v. 61.1. 180. - Bartl. Linnaea \ni. 

 550. — Adr. juss. i. c. 323. Polifs breviaaime peliolatia ovatli rel ovalo-oblon- 

 I lusia glabria, suhius glaucia, Bupra baaln ntrinqne uniglanduloaii; raeemii 

 dfiisis. ,, • - Rami iaeviusculi, denae roliati, inferne glabri, snperne rufo-hirin- 

 liusculi. Polia opposiia, mmma iparaa, inlernodiii longiora patealia craaaina- 

 rula, breviiaime pellolala ovaia vel ovalo-oblonga, baai subcordata, in peliolum 

 brevissime angnstala oblusa, lumma aculiuscula plana penninervia reticulalo- 

 venosa, venis primariia paiults marginem versui adacendenti— incurvia, mpra "l>- 

 acure viridia, glancedine vaga inffuaa, suiiius pallide viridi— glauca, circa sesqui- 

 pollicem longa, supr.i baain 8-14 lin. laia. Glandula laminae m.ir^ini inaerta 

 utrinque solilaria, a petiolo 1-2 lin. rcmota, persislens, e Blipile brevissimo sub- 

 turhinata, disco orbiculari concavo. Pctioli (1-3 lin. longi) crassi, cxlus convezi, 

 \agina slipulari membranacca brcvissima juncli , juniorcs pilis aliquol rufia ld- 

 spcrsi, adulli glabri. Slipulae basi adnalac subulato-sclaccae, pcliolum aequan- 

 tcs, pcrsistcnlcs. Florcs numerosi, in racemos dcnsos collecli. Racemui prima- 

 rius terminalis rectus scsquidigitalis, sccundarii aliquot c\ axillii foliorum sum- 

 morum crecliusculi, primario duplo Iriplove breviores, omnei lirc\iicr el \i\ di- 

 stincle pedunculati. Rhachides obluse angulatae rufo- hirsulae. Pedicelli sparsi 

 divcrgenles filiformes rufo-hirsutiusculi, supra basin nodoso-articulati, infra ar- 

 liculalioncm bracteolis duabus minulis subulatis inslructi. Bracleae subulalae 

 1-2 lin. longae. Alabaslra ovata, apice purpurea. Calyx glaber viridis, segraenlis 

 lineari -oblongis obtusis integerrimis , marginc submembranaceis, lineam longis. 

 Pelala palenlissima aurea, unguibus calyce paullo brcvioribus linearibus canali- 

 culalis, sacpc purpureis, laminis unguc triplo longioribus ovatis oblusis, basi in 

 unguem brevissime angustatis planis, margine denticulalis, supremum rcliquis 

 parum latius et paullo longius unguiculatum. Stamina erecla, calycc vix Iriplo 

 longiora, alterna paullo breviora. Filamenla glabra purpurea, basi vix cohae- 

 renlia persislenlia. Anlherac flavae deciduae. Germen globoso-triquctrum gla- 

 berrimum trilocularc. Slyli 3 subulali glabri divaricati, staminibus paullo lon- 

 giores, sligmali aequali obluso. — Crescit in Mexico. 



4. G. GRACILIS Barll. 1. c. 552. — Foliis oblongis, utrinquc aculis glabris, sublus 

 glaucescenlibus, supra basin ulrinque uniglandulosis; racemis laxis; pedicellis 

 medio arliculalis. i — Frulex elalus in horto 6-8-pedalis, ramis gracilibus gla- 

 bris, ramulis superne appresse furfuracco-pubcscenlibus. Folia omnia opposila 

 palentia tenuia plana oblonga, ulrinquc attenuala acula glaberrima, supra obscure 

 viridia, subtus viridi-glaucescentia l'/ ; -2-pollicaria, medio 6-8 lin. lala. Glan- 

 dula laminae margini inserta, ulrinquc solilaria, a poliolo 1-2 lin. distans, minula 

 cylindracea truncata persistens. Petioli lamina circiler triplo breviorcs tenues 

 angustissimi purpurascentes, linea transversa stipulari juncti, juniorcs rufo-hir- 

 sutiusculi. Slipulac minutae selaceae rufac deciduae. Racemi lcrminalcs sim- 

 plices digitales recti laxi, breviler pedunculati. Rhachis irrcgulariler angulata 

 rufo-hirsutiuscula. Pedicclli sparsi, inGmi oppositi recti patuli liirsutiusculi fili- 

 formes 8-10 lin. longi, bractea lineari-selacea scsquilineam suffulii, medio arti- 

 culati, sub articulationc bracleolis duabus setaceis instrucli. Calyx glaber viridis, 

 segmenlis aequalibus lineari — obiongis acutiusculis, margine anguslissime mem- 

 branaceo. Petala calyce quadruplo longiora palcntissima flava, qnatuor inferiora 

 ungue calycem subaequanle angusle lineari, lamina elliplico-oblonga, tenuissimc 

 dcuticulato-ciliala, basi in unguem angustala, apice rolundalo— oblusa, supremum 

 ungue paullo longiori et laliori, lamina ovato-oblonga. Filamenla glaberrima, 

 5 breviora petalorum ungues acquanlia. — G. glauca Hortor. — G. tplendent 

 Mackoy mss. — Crescit in Mexico. 



5. G. GRANDIFLORA Harll. 1. c. 554. - Foliis ovalo-oblongis oblusis, sublus glau- 

 cescentibus; peliolis elongaiis, apice biglandulosis; racemis laxis, rhachi pcdi- 

 cellisque infra medium arliculatis rufo-hirsulis; pctalis ovalis. 6 — Rami glabri 

 rufesccnles. Folia omnia opposila patenlia ovalo-oblonga, apice rolundato-ob- 



