hiraea. auctore Adr. de Jussieu. 337 



prominulis punctati. Folia obovala (poll. 4-2 longa, 2-1 lata) magis minusve 

 longe et acute acuminata, nec non interdum brevissime apiculata, punclis glan- 

 dulosis minimis vixque conspicuis marginata, supra virentia laevissima nilida, 

 subtus tomento sericeo brevissimo aeneo-aurala, petiolo lin. 2-3 longo, infra 

 apicem glandulis 2 impressum bistipulalo, slipulis vix ipso brevioribus, saepius 

 unciformibus. Inflorescentiae quales in praecedenle. Calycinae Iaciniae sesqui- 

 lineares sericeo-pubescenles, omnes aut 4 biglandulosae, glandulis ovatis. Petala 

 calyce duplo longiora inaequalia, limbo orbiculalo eroso-denticulato (quintum 

 glanduloso-ciliatum). Stamina calycem superanlia glabra, filamentis in annulum 

 basi coalitis, connectivo orbiculalo loculis introrsis discoloribus ulrinque mar— 

 ginato. Ovaria in unum hirsutum coalita, singula sub pilis dorso tricrislata. 

 Styli staminibus subaequales divergentes rigidi glabri, apice compresso hinc stig- 

 matiferi. Fruclus non suppetit. — In Brasilia boreali et in Guiana Britannica. 



49. H. SERICIFOLIA Adr. Juss. 1. c. 573. — Foliis obovatis, saepius breviter acu- 

 minalis, subtus sericeo-tomentosis, in petiolo biglandulosis bistipulatisque; um- 



bellis axillaribus lernis quadrifloris; calyce 8-glanduloso ; petalis glabris ?; 



fructu ? i» — Rami juniores tomentoso-incani, adulti glabrali rubentes. Folia 



obovala (poll. 4-3 longa, 2'/ 2 -l s /4 lata), apice breviter et acutissime acuminata vel 

 suppresso acumine obtusa emarginatave, supra glabrata lucidaque (juniora pu— 

 bescenlia), subtus sericeo-lomenlosa et fere argenlea, petiolo lin. 4 longo tomen- 

 toso, juxla apicem biglanduloso et infra glandulas bislipulato, slipulis lineam 

 longis lineari-acutis relrorsis. Inflorescentiae axillares foliis mullo breviores, 

 pedunculo comrauni bibractealo trifido triumbellalo, umbellis quadrifioris, inter- 

 dum geminatae, pedicellis pedunculorum instar lomenloso-incanis, lin. 4-5 lon- 

 gis, bracleis bracleolisque brevibus in involucrum glomerulalis. Calycinae laci— 

 niae ovatae lineam longae, 4 biglandulosae, glandulis rotundis. Petala calyce 

 duplo longiora, ungue longiusculo reflexo, limbo suborbiculari (quintum minus 

 glanduloso-ciliatum). Stamina calycem superanlia, filamenlis glabris, basi inter 

 se coalitis, antheris cordalo-ovatis glabris, conneclivo conformi ad apicem sub- 

 inflalo et discolori. Ovaria in unum hirsutum coalita, singula dorso tricristata. 

 Fructus non suppetit. — Banisteria Cujabensis Griseb. Linnaea XIII. 194. — In 

 Brasiliae provincia Malo Grosso crescit. 



50. H. WIEDEANA Adr. Juss. 1. c. 574. — Foliis obovatis vel obovalo-Ianceolatis, 

 subtus tomentoso-velutinis, in peliolo biglandulosis bislipulatisque; umbellis 

 axillaribus quadrifloris, saepius geminatis: calyce 4-7-gIanduloso; petalis gla- 



bris ?; fructu ? 5 — Bami juniores complanati fulvi, tomenlo brevi ad 



nodos densiori, in adultis multangulis vel leretibus disperso vel partim delerso. 

 Folia obovala vel obovato-Ianceolata (poll. 4-5 longa, V/i— 2 et ullra lata), supra 

 glabra et Iucida, subtus discoloria, lomenlo brevi velutino e pilis furcalis con— 

 spersa, nervis medio primariisque pinnalim excurrentibus, caeteris inter praece— 

 dentes subtransversis, quorumdam extremitatibus in margine brevissime exsertis 

 denticulosque glandulaeformes figuranlibus , coriacea, peliolo crasso lomenloso 

 semipollicari. Infiorescentiae axillares saepe geminalae umbellalae, juxta basin 

 bibracleale stipitatae, exterior inleriori brevior, pedicelli graciles, circiler 6 lin. 

 longi, pilis adpressis obducti, bracteae bracteolaeque breves, in capitulum um— 

 bellam involucrans congestae. Calyx laciniis ovatis, lineam longis, quinla eglan- 

 dulosa vicinisque eglandulosis ipsis vel tantum uniglandulosis 4-7-glandulifer, 

 sericeo-puberulus. Petala calyce triplo quadruplove longiora glabra unguiculata, 

 limbo undulalo basi sagiltalo (quintum longius unguiculalum limbo minori ci- 

 lialo). Stamina calycem superantia, filamentis glabris basi coalitis, anlherarum 

 cordato — ovatarum loculis flavo-albidis, connectivo prominente glandulaeformi 

 rubenle. Ovaria in unum hirsutum coalila, singula dorso longilrorsum tricristata. 

 Fruclus non suppetit. — Crescit in Brasilia. 



51. H. HOULLETIANA Adr. Juss. 1. c. 575. — Foliis oblongis obovato-lanceolatis 

 subtus rubentibus, tomento brevi conspersis et eodem marginatis, in peliolo bi- 



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