EXPLANATION OF THE ILLUSTRATION 
Pirate XII. Vaupesra cararactrarum FR. E.Schultes, 
1, flowering branch, about one half natural size. 
2, fruiting branchlet, with capsule ready for de- 
hiscence, about one half natural size. 3, capsule 
before the drying out of the epicarp, about one half 
natural size. 4, pistillate flower with part of calyx 
and two petals removed, about two and one half 
times natural size. 5, staminate flower with part 
of the calyx and two petals removed, about two and 
one half times natural size. 6, staminal column 
with anthers, about four times natural size. 7, one 
valve of the capsule with epicarp adhering, about 
natural size. 8, seeds, with one germinating, about 
natural size. 
Drawn by Kimer W. Siri 
