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pvo genere inter majora carnosvila plaim ampla elliptica basi rotundata 

 petiolata apice vix acuminata snepe obtusa ; vencd impressaj primarise 

 nee oechisie lateralibus utrinque 4-0 iiec tamen rate apparente inter- 

 veniente ; stipulce basi altiuscule vaginantes insuper deltoideaj acumi- 

 nata} acuta}. Flores inter minores hypocrateriformes in unibellis 

 paucifloris pedunculatis dispositi axibus gracilibus alaribus, pedicelUs 

 elongatis ebracteolatis ; hractecd exigute. Ovarium globosum glaber- 

 rimum baccoideum Iseve ecostulatum, calycis lobis coronatum amplis 

 foliaceis planis ovato-orbiculai'ibus sa^pius vix acuminatis apice tamen 

 mucronato-acutis. Corollce ca^rulese tubus pinguis extus glaberrimus 

 e basi os versus leviter ampliatus, lobi patentes late ovato-triangulares 

 intus cum ore puberulo-barbati. 



Peru. Puitac, 10,000-11,000 ft. Fl. April. Pearce, in herb. 

 Kew. 



Allied to the preceding species, q. v. Leaves 6'5-8"5 cm. x 3- 

 4 cm., vvith^:'(°//o/^ 8 mm., or longer; si^?'/;?^/<°-sheath 3 mm. deep, the 

 upper acuminate part 2 mm. long. Peduncle 6-15 mm. long ; pedi- 

 cels as much as 2 cm. Ovary 7 mm. long ; calyx-Xohe^ 6x4 mm. 

 Corolla-iwhe l"2-l-3 cm., 5-6 mm. wide at mouth; lobes 4-5 mm. x 

 2 "5-8 "5 mm. 



47. M. MTTis K. Sebum., in Mart. Flor. Bras. Yi. vi. 185, t. 104 

 (1889) {sensu angusto — var. u typica^. I am very doubtful of the 

 svnonymy given by Schumann, viz., Guaqnehina mitis Veil. Flor. 

 Flum.' 46, t. 118 (iS25) and ? suavis Veil. 1. c. t. 117, under this 

 species, even if it be associated with the next, M. Jimhriata Cham. & 

 Schl. — after i Schumann's loose way. If this synonymy be correct, 

 then Vellozo's tigures must be poor indeed ! 



Brazil. Kio de Janeiro : Vautliier 99 ! Miers 4109 ! Glaziou 

 9476! Schott ex parte 853! St. Estella, i?/erfeZ 503! near Petro- 

 polis, 2000-3000 ft., in mountain-woods, 10-16 July, Ball ! Oregon 

 Mts. — woods, Imbuhy, 3000 ft., April, Gardner 455 ! Vargera, 

 Miers ! In hbb. Mus. Brit. & Kew. 



Very distinct in the tough leathery oblong leaves, often rounded 

 at the base, and the globose fruits, crowned by conspicuous rotund- 

 ovate calyx-ldhes.. Schumann regards this and the following as 

 varieties of one species. 



48. M. riMBRiATA Cham. & Schl., in Linna^a iv. 173 (1829). 

 M. mitis K. Schum. loc. cit. sub spec, prcec. var. y. Jimhriata 

 K. Schum., & var. I rosea K. Sebum, loc. cit. M. 'acutijlora Bowie 

 & Cunn. MS. in herb. no. 178, nee Persoon. 



Brazil. Eio de Janeiro : Glaziou 6569 ! Biedel 621 ! Schott 

 ex parte 853 ! Bowie Sf Cunninyham 178 ! Fl. rose-coloured, Bu7i- 

 htiry 423 ! Ilha dos Frades, Bay of Eio, Miers 3278 ! Corcovado, 

 Gardner ! Aquas Novas, Miers ! Valley of Catumbe, up a high 

 mountain west of the aqueduct of Carioca : " volubilis 8-ped. Corolla 

 alba limbo roseo hirto." Burchell 1847 ! Sao Domingos to Isl. 

 Boa Viajem, Burchell 2853! Monte da Santa Theresa, Boicie Sf 

 Cunninyham ! 



This species is quite distinct from the preceding, especially in the 

 oblong fruits with acute-acuminate foliaceous calyx-\ohe%. 



