436 



Herb. Meisn.), ad Maynas in regione subandina (Poeppig! ex sp. 

 a cJ. Kunze raiss.), in Chili (Poeppig! n. 1526 B. in Herb. reg. 

 berol.) 



Frutci. Rami dichotomi, crasse nodosi, ramulique striati, in sicco 

 fuscescentes, jiiniores pubenili, demum glabri, laeves, internodiis 1—4 

 cent, longis, nodis cinerascentibas. Folia rigldo-membranacea, vetustiora 

 saLcoriacea, pellucido-punctulata, sapra attactu aspcrula, demum aspera 

 et subbullosa, ad lentem verrucuHs minatis obtecta, pilisque sparsis supra 

 nervos instructa, vix nitidula, lineata, subtus in costis venulisque pro- 

 minentibus pilis sparsis appressis longiusculis puberula, oblongo-lanccolata 

 vel lanceolata, 10—15 cent, longa, 3^— 5| lata, basi inaequali subcor- 

 data vel semicordata, lobulo rotundato petiolum tegente, acuminata. E 

 nervo medio ad |— | alt. utrinque 7 — 8 (in summis raro 6) costae alter- 

 nae oriuntur, subparallelae, subtas valde prominentes, quamm infimac 

 tenuiorcs infra |. alt. prope margines delitescunt, rcliquae supra ^ pertin- 

 {rentes. suprema (quae ad majus laminae latus pertinet multo protundius, 

 opposita altius orta) ad apicem ducla-, omnes anastoraosibus liorizontalilius 

 subrarallelis subrectis junctae. Margo juniorum ciliolatus, adulliorum 

 subrevolutus. Pelioli birtclli antice canaliculati 2 — 3 mm. longi. Sti- 

 pula oppositiiolia lanceolata, Ij — 2 cent, longa. carinato-complicata, 

 tenere venulosa, glabra vel postice puberula, apice albido-pnbescens: hnic 

 altera petiolaris truncata ciliala opponitur; auibae cito deciduae. 

 Amenta juvenilia subrccta vel parumper curvata, cylindrica, 3 — 3|^ 

 cent, longa, apice sterili acuta, adspectu aureo-flava, pedunculo pube- 

 rulo I cent, circiter longo. Bracleae subspiraliter dispositae, peltato- 

 pedicellatae, pelta orbiculari medio nuda in sicco J'usca, marginc dense 

 aureo-fimbrialo-villosa. Matura amenta crectiuscula plerumque deorsum 

 arcaatiin carvata cylindrica obtusiuscnla , 8 cent, circiter longa, 4 mm, 

 crassa, pednnculis ercctis 1 — 1| cent, longis sustenta. Bractcaram 

 pcltae triangulares vel semiorbiculares medio nndae verrnculosae, mar- 

 ffinibus pilis brevibus sordide t'uscis ciliolatac. Antherae luteae subglo- 

 boso-renitbrmcs. Baccae obovato-turbinatae sabangulosae , versus basin 

 compressae, vertice rotundato convexiuscalae. Semen obpyramidatum 

 inaequaliter trigonum, compressum, una facie convexa, altera concavius- 

 cula, apice truncatum, testa subnigra subnilida, areolata (sec. sp. Ruiz.) 



Sp. chilense cit. lormam sistit glabriorem, ibliis supra minus asperis. 



72. Artanthe Velloriana. Ramulis subtilissime hir- 

 tello-puberulis, foliis breviler petiolatis membranaceis pel- 

 lucido-punclatis , supra opacis pilis rigidis appressis brevibus 

 asperis, subtus pallidioribus glanduloso-punctalis , in nerro, 

 costis el venulis hirto-pubescentibus, oblique elliplico-lanceO' 



