32 THE GENUS MAXETTIA 



pro genere inter majora carnosula plana ampla elliptica basi rotnndata 

 petiolata apice vix acuminata saepe obtusa ; vence impressae primarise 

 nee occlusie lateralibiis utrinque 4-5 nee tamen rete apparente inter- 

 veniente ; stipulcB basi altiuseule vaginantes insuper deltoideai acumi- 

 natie aeutse. Flores inter minores hypocrateriformes in umbellis 

 paucifloris pediinculatis dispositi axibus gracilibus alaribus, pedicellis 

 elongatis ebracteolatis ; hractece exiguae. Ovarium globosura glaber- 

 rimum baccoideum Iseve ecostulatum, cahjcis lobis coronatum aniplis 

 foliaceis planis ovato-orbicularibus ssepijis vix acuminatis apice tamen 

 mucronato-acutis. Corollce caerulese 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., \\ii\\ p)etioleS mm.., or longer; sf^pwZe-sheath 3 mm. deep, the 

 tipper acuminate jDart 2 mm. long. Peduncle 6-15 mm. long; pedi- 

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

 CoroUa-i\\\)Q 1-2-1 -3 cm., 5-6 mm. Avide at mouth ; lobes 4-5 mm. x 

 2-5-3-5 mm. 



47. M. MiTis K. Schum., in Mart. Flor. Bras. Ti. vi. 185, t. 104 

 (1889) (sensu angusto — var. m iypica). I am very doubtful of the 

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

 Flum. 46, t. 118 (1825) and ? suavis Veil. 1. c. t. 117, under this 

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

 Schl. — after Schumann's loose wa}^ If this s^^non^^my be correct, 

 then Vellozo's figures must be poor indeed ! 



Bkazil. Rio de Janeiro : Vauthier 99 ! Miers 4109 ! Glazioii 

 9476 ! ScJioff ex parte 853 ! St. Estella, JRiedel 503 ! near Petro- 

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

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

 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 cft/y^-lobes. Schumann regards this and the following as 

 varieties of one species. 



48. M. FiWEBTATA Cham, k Schl., in Linnsea iv. 173 (1829). 

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

 K. Schum., & var. t rosed K. Schum. loc. cit. M. acutijlora Bowie 

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



Beazjl. Kio de Janeiro: Glaziou 6569! Biedel 621! Schott 

 ex parte 853 ! Bowie Sf Cunninyhaw 178 ! Fl. rose-coloured, Bun- 

 hury 423! Ilha dos Frades, Bay of Rio, 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 Bomingos to Isl. 

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

 Cunningham ! 



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

 oblong fruits with acute-acuminate foliaceous c«7ya:-lobes. 



