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tae, 2f cent, longae, glabrae subglandulosac. Amenta peduncnlis 

 curvniis glabris 5 — 6 cent. longis cylindricis sustenta, patula vel paruin- 

 per deflexa, recta deinde curvata vel ct S-formia, pleraque unilateralia 

 ad Iblii scil. oppositi latus vergentia, cylindrica, 6 — 7 cent, longa, acu- 

 minato-subrostrata, florentia 3 — 4 mm., deflorata 4—5 mm. crassa, ad- 

 spectu griseo-lutescentia. Flores subannulatim dispositi. Bracteae co- 

 riaceae inllexo-subpeltatac pub<;sccnti-ciliatae. Stamina 3?, antherae 

 subglobosae luteo-albicantes, loculis singulis subglobosis, connectivo atrin- 

 que adnatis. Ovarium obovatum tetragonum vcrtice jjubescenti tomen- 

 tosum. Stigmata 3 — 4 teretiuscula obtusiuscula brevia, sicca atra sub- 

 glabra. Baccae immaturae ovario conformes sed magis grisco-tomentosac, 

 in area nuda vestigiis verrucosis stigmaticis nudis instructae (sec. sp. cit.) 

 Adnot. Ob nimiam cum A. colabrina, quae est species pro vario 

 loco natali polymorpha, similitudinem speciem bonam declarare non 

 ausus sum. 



154. Artanthe adenophora. Ramis peliolis foliisque 

 utrinque glandulis nitidis in sicco atrofuscis elevatis conspersis, 

 his membranaceis pellucido-punctatis, ia nervis (raro in ve- 

 nalis) iuprirais subtus sparse appresseque hirlellis, utrinque 

 subopacis subtus glaucescentibus , oblongis, basi subaequali 

 acutis, apice breviter acuminatis, anientis folio multoties bre- 

 vioribus (pedunculo petiolum fere superante) deflexis rectis, 

 bracteis pedicellatis peltatis pelta triangulari glabra glandulosa 

 marginibns membranaceis lacero-ciliata. 



Habitat in Guyana gallica (Poiteau! Leprieur! n. 153 in 

 Herb. De Less.) 



Frutei. Ramulns teretinsculus, glaber, striatus viridescens, glandulis 

 atro-fuscis semiglobosis nitidis conspersus, internodiis 3—5 cent, lonn-is- 

 nodi tumidiusculi , membrana stipulari majuscula cincti. Folia subpa- 

 tnla, tenuiter membranacea, pellucido-pnnctata, supra saturate viridia et 

 opaca glandulis sparsis, subtus pallidiora subnitida glandulis crebris atro- 

 fuscis nitidis (in petiolis etiamj conspersa, pilis fortiusculis sparsis in 

 nervo ac costis, rare in venulis, inprimis subtus obsita, juniora margini- 

 bus inprimis versus apicem ciliata, petiolis 1—1^ cent, longis, glabrius- 

 culis, antice canaliculatis sustenta, oblonga vel subobovato-oblonga, alia 

 parum alia magis inaequilatera , basi angustata fere aequali acuta in pe- 

 tiolum sabdccurrentia, apice recte vel oblique acuminata, acumine bre- 

 viuscolo, obtusiusculo vel acutato, non raro dense ciliato, 18—20—21 

 cent, longa, 8 lata. E nervo medio percurrente prominente utrinque 

 G— 8 costae adscendentes tcnuiusculae (oluresque tenues subhorizontalcs) 

 «>xoriuntur, quarum summa ad apicem pcrcurrit, inferiores trcs reliquis 



