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295.— Miconia elata (?), D. C. 



Axibus omnibus foliorumque nervis ferrugineo-tomentosis. 

 Folia elliptico-oblonga, acuminata, basi anguste cordata, subses- 

 silicl, denticulata, triplicinervia , supra lucida, glabrata, infra 

 stellulis albis penicillo aureo centrali vestita (30 cm. long-., 11 

 latitud). Thyrsus brachiatus, brachiis patentibns , Jioribus ses- 

 silibus interrupts glomeratis, glomerulis oppositis. Calyx ste- 

 llato-pubescens (5 mm.). Bacca 3-locularis, rubra, subsicca. 



296.— M. holosericea (?), D. C. 



Axibus foliorumque nerms ferrugineo-tomentosis. Folia ovata 

 acuminata, basi anguste cordata, denticulata, quinqiienervia, 

 petiolata, petiolo subcompresso , supra atroviridia , nee lucida, 

 infra stellulis albis, pnncto centrali ferrugineo , canescentia. 

 Thyrsus longus, confer His, cymis opipositis dichotomis, scepius 

 triplex, lateralibus brevibns. Calyx ovatus tomenlosus, limbo tu- 

 bnloso intiis pubescente , Q-denticulato , 12-striato. Petala 6, obo- 

 vata, alba, extiispuberula. Stamina 12; antheris purpnireis , in- 

 curvis, biporosis, basi bical car atis. Stylus cylindricus, trunca- 

 tes, usque medium pilosns . Ovarium pubescens, umbilicatum, 12- 

 striatum. Bacca atropurpurea, 4-loctclaris, seminibus reticulalis, 

 hilo lineari levi. (Folia 30 cm. long-., 17 lat. . pet. 9). 



297. — Homonoma aridum **. 



Herba annua, arida, glaberrima, canle gracili, foliis papyra- 

 ceis, onato-oblongis, argute serratis, trinervis. petiolo brevi, cymis 

 trifloris, axillaribus , foliorum reductione in thyrsum diffusum 

 digestis, inferiorities compositis, superioribus simplicibus , fore 

 terminali subssesili, lateralibus longe pedicellatis, pedicellis fili- 

 formibus, rigidulis, dichotomis, omnibus bibracteolatis . Flores 

 parvi, calyce late obconico limbo A-fido, lobis linearibus acutis. 

 Petala 4, ovalo-oblonga, acuta, alba, aridula , post anthesin re- 

 flexa. Stamina 8, violacea, alternatim parvum iiwqualia, anthe- 

 ris longis, uniporosis, conniveutibus, exappendiculatis, conneclivo 

 cum filamento articulato, articnlatione tumidd, antice bicalca- 

 rata, calcaribus incurms. Stylus subulatus, riolaceus. Ovarium 

 primiim liberum , posted calycis tubo adherens eoque paulo supe- 

 ratum, disco annulari time epigyno coronatum. Bacca minima, 

 sicca, A-locularis, seminibus roseis, reniformibus, reticulatis. 



