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8. M. stipulosa, sp. nov, 



Frutex scandens, caule suhtereti Isevl super noclos necnon in 

 iuventute puberulo. Folia ^laberrima paucivenia ; stipxdoe longius- ■ 

 cule apiculatie, conspicuse. Flores solitarii ramulos terminantes alares 

 breves, Calycis lobi ampla ovata foliacea acuminata acuta. Corolla 

 magna clavata extus glaberrima, 



Brazil. Oardiier ! in herb. Kew. 



Readily distinguishable by the large leafy calyx-\6hes, 1 cm, or 

 longer, and 4 mm. broad. The leaves tend to fleshiness ; they are 

 elliptical, acuminate toward the apex, acute at the base, 4 to 

 6-5 cm. X 2 to 3-5 cm., with petiole as much as 6 to 7 mm. long ; 

 sheath of stipule 2 mm deep, the interpetiolar apiculate portion 3 to 

 4 mm, long, shai-ply defined from the sheath. Corolla 4-5 cm, or 

 longer, with short broad subdeltoid lobes. 



9, M, sublanata, sp. nov, 



Frutex scandens, caulibus junioribus pubescentibus. Folia ovata 

 acuminata acutissima, subtus valde discoloria incano-tomentella, 

 pefiolo brevi validiusculo simile induto. Flores maximorum inter 

 breviores. Calycis lobi oblongi minusculi acuti. Corolla clavata 

 extus glaberrima. Stamina valde exserta, Capsula ovoidea striato- 

 costulata sparsiuscule puberula. Semina magna. 



Paeaguat. Hilly region, Cordillera de Villa Rica ; fl. Jan., 

 Sassier 8841 ! In herb! Mus. Brit. 



Remarkable for the white tomentum, especially on the lower 

 surface of the leaves. These vary from a broadly lanceolate to 

 broadly ovate shape, 3 to 6 cm. long, 2 to 4 cm. broad, with petiole 

 as much as 1 cm. in length ; the stipules are minute, with a small 

 apiculus. Calyx-\o\)e?> about 2 mm. long in the flower, and barely 

 1 mm. wide, increasing to 5 mm. or longer in the fi-uit, puberulous- 

 glabrescent. Corolla 2-5 to 3 cm. long — /, e. notably small for this 

 section, — 8 mm. wide at the mouth. Antliers 3-5 mm. long, glabrous. 

 Seeds, including wing, 3 mm. or wider. 



Allied to this species, but probably distinct, is an imperfect speci- 

 men in the Kew herbarium, collected by Bnrclwll (no. 7085), 

 in Goyaz, Brazil. He says, in a note—" corolla pendula roseo- 

 coeeinea speciosa. Frutex 10-pedalis scandens, Capsula compresso- 

 didyma," 



10. M, ziMAPA>^iCA Hemsl, Diagn. PI. Nov. Mex, 30 (1878). 

 Mexico. Zimapan, Coulter ! in herb. Kew. 



With long, grass-like calyx-lobes. This and the West Indian 

 M. dominyensis are the sole representatives of the large-flowered 

 group outside the South American continent, 



11. M. PUBESCEKS Cham. & Schl., in Linnrpa, iv, 170 (1829). 

 M. villosa Cham, & Schl, loc. cit. M. coufertijlora Benth., in 

 Linnaja, xxiii. 443 (1850), 



Brazil. Rio de Janeiro : Glaziou 14913 ! 17630 ! Minas Gerae^s : 

 Caldas, i?^y ««?//, 1, 308 ! TVidyrenl Inquiry Kivcr, Burchell 4837! 

 In herb, Kew, 



