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longa, 7 — 8 lata, septem-novem-nervia,nervis subtusprominentibas,tribiis 

 mediis usque ad apicem percurrentibus, seqiientibus ad medium, infimis 

 subtilissimis ; anastomoses transversae horizontales tenues. StipuJae 

 oppositiroliae decidnae, ang^ustc lanccolalae, convoluto-carinatae, leviter 

 curvatae, glabrae 1 — IJ cent, longae. Amenta oppositilblia, pedun- 

 culo tereti circiter 2 cent, longo glabro sastcnla, fililormi-cylindiacea, 

 mucronala, 12 — 16 cent, longa, 2 mm. orassa. Biacteae cucullato- 

 pcltatae, semiorbiculares, ciliato-flmbrialae. Stamina, an 4, filamen- 

 tis glabris, antheris paJlide luteis, Ijilocularibus , subrenilbrmibus. 

 Ovarium obovatum, stigma lib us 5 Tel raro 4 brevibus crassis obtusis. 

 Baccae immaturae braclea at slarainibus effoctis stipatae, sessiles, obo- 

 Tato-subquadratae, stigmatibus coronatae. Pericarpium tenue. Semen 

 subquadratum, latcribus corajjressum, subliliter scrobiculatum, castaneo- 

 fuscum, nitidnlum (sec. spec. Galeott. in Ileib. De Less.) 



Artanthe plantaginea. Var. petiolis puberulis. Ramu- 

 lis foliisque (praeter petioles puberulos) glabris, his coriaceo- 

 menabranaceis subtilissirae pellucido-punctulalis, oblique ovatis 

 Tel ovato-elliplicis , basi leviter inaequali pleruraque rotiinda- 

 tis, apice oblique acuminatis, acuniine obtuso, septemnerviis, 

 peliolis nudis pedmiculum subaequanlibos, amentis filiformi- 

 cylindraceis subreclis folio paullo brevioribus, bracteis pedi- 

 cellatis cucuUato-pellatis, pelta orbiculari medio nuda glandu- 

 losa, ainbitu cano-pubescente. 



Habitat in in. Cordilleris mexicanis prope Vera Cruz ad 

 3000 alt. (Galeolti! n. fi018 in Herb. De Less.) 



Fratex dichotome ramosus nodosas, ramis teretiusculis ramulisqne 

 angulosis glabris iaevibus striaiis, internodiis 2 — 10 cent, longis, flexuosis. 

 Folia palula, coriaceo-mcmbranacea , subtilissime pellucido-punctolata, 

 supra viridia et obscura, glabra, laevia, subtus subglaucescentia nitidula 

 glabra, juniora ad imara basin in nervis puberula, ad lentem verruculis 

 sparsis Iaevibus obsifa, peliolis subnndis teretiusculis antice canalicula- 

 tis, puberulis, 1 cent, circiter longis suffulta, oblique ovata vel elliptico- 

 ovata, inaequilatera, basi inaequali rotundata, rarissime juniora acutius- 

 cula, marginibus levitsime revolula, apice satis subito acuminata, acumine 

 longiusculo oblique obtuso, 9—10 rent, longa, 5—6 lata, septemnervia, 

 nervis subtus promincntibus, 3 mediis ad apicem percurrentibus, adstan- 

 tibus supra medium, infimis ad basin subtilissimis fere obsoletis- anasto- 

 moses subhorizontalcs prominnlae. Slipnla oppositifolia decidua, sub- 

 coriacea, glabra, lanceolata acuminata carinata, subcurvata, 2 cent, 

 longa. Amenta oppositilblia erecduscula pedanculis 1 cent, longis sub- 

 glabris gustcnta, nostra nondum ilorentia 6—7 cent, longa fililbrmi-cyliQ- 



