orbicular to triangular, 0.8-1.0 mm. long, membranaceous, api- 

 cally obtuse to rounded, with one submedial nerve, 1-setulose, 

 the seta 0.1-0.3 mm. long. PEDICEL short, thick, pentangular, 

 1.5 2.0 mm. long, 1.0-1.5 mm. in diameter. CALYX 1.5 2.0 mm. 

 long, the lobes triangular to broadly ovate, 1.0 1.2 mm. long, 

 apically acute to acuminate, the apex itself obtuse. PETAL limb 

 suberect, concave, broadly ovate in outline, 2 mm. long, 1.5-1.7 

 mm. wide, rounded at apex, the claw 1 mm. long, the ligule 

 1.0-1.1 mm. long, bilobate, the lobes with one larger posterior 

 and one smaller anterior lobule, erose at margin, 0.7 mm. long. 

 STAMINAL CUP 1.0 1.5 times as long as calyx, 1.2 1.5 mm. 

 long, lO-denticulate at margin; anthers broadly ovate, apically 

 rounded. BRACHYSTYLOUS FLOWERS: filaments 2.1-2.2 

 mm. long, the anthers 1 .6 mm. long; styles free, 0.8 1 .0 mm. long, 

 the stigma broadly depressed-capitate, 1 mm. in diameter, 0.6 

 mm. thick. DOLICHOSTYLOUS FLOWERS: antesepalous fil- 

 amentsO.7 1.0 mm. long, theanthersO.5 mm. long; antepetalous 

 filaments 0.8-1.5 mm. long, the anthers 0.5 mm. long; styles free, 

 1.3 mm. long; stigma not seen. OVARY not seen. DRUPE nar- 

 rowly ovoid, apically obtuse, 9-10 mm. long, 4 mm. in diameter, 

 yellowish orange at maturity {fide Carvalho el al.), the mesocarp 

 ca. 0.3 mm. thick, the endocarp narrowly ovoid, apically acute, 

 subterete, dorsally shallowly 3-sulcu!ate, unilocular at maturity; 

 endosperm occupying ca. 2/3 of endocarp. EMBRYO 6.5 7.0 

 mm. long; cotyledons oblong-obovate, plane, 4.2-5.5 mm. long, 

 3.0-3.2 mm. wide, 1 mm. thick, apically rounded; radicle 1.7-1.8 

 mm. long. 



TYPE: Brazil: State of Bahia: Salvador, entre o Aeroporto e 

 o Stella Maris, Dunas de Itapua, 23 Mar 1975(fl, fr), A. Leaf 

 Costa s.n.\ (Holotype, ALCB; Isotype, F 1871789). 



Additional Specimens Examined: BRAZIL: Bahia: Munici- 

 pio de Salvador. Along road ( Av. Otavio Mangabeira = BA-033) 

 from Itapua to Aeroporto 2 de Julio at first large traffic circle 

 (intersection with Av. Luiz Viana Filho), approx. 12°55'S., 



W 



May 1981 (young fr), A. M 



Carvalho el al. 705 (CEPEC, F), 27 Jan 1983 (st), T. Plowman 

 12770 (CEPEC, F, 14 duplicates to be distributed); 27 Jan 1983 



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