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snbias promineute, deiise reticulato-TCnulosa, venis venulisque param 

 conspicuis, niargiue taiideni subrevolulo, saturate viridia, subtus non- 

 iiunquaiu glauca. Petiolus 1 — 2 liii. longus, crassus, teretiusculus, 

 supra plauo-caualiculatus. Stipula aiigusto-triaiigularis, acumiuata, 

 dorso bicristata, longitudinalUer striata, margine membranaceo, apice 

 iiitegerrinio aut bifido, loiigitudiiie petioli aut in raoiulis uovellis 

 pauUo loiigior, taiidem, ob apicis fragilitateiii , obtusa. Ramenla in 

 hac specie, praesertim dam stiips adultior, frequeiitia, raniulos late- 

 rales uovellos breves , vel ramuloi-um extreiuitates bifaria serie 

 tenent, primum coiitigua, postea dislantia liiieae a se remota, lato- 

 triangularia, acuta, coriaceo-nienibrauacea, fusce&centia, dorso inedio 

 bicristata, iuter cristas concava, iiiterdum apice bifida, ba&i aristam 

 deciduam emitteiitia. Flores tarn e borum ramentoruin siiiu, quam e 

 foliorum oriuntur, hracleis lato-ovatis acutis et bracteolis, similibus 

 sed niiiioribus, stipati, biui, terni — seui, aut, raniulis succresceutibus, 

 plures et tunc fasciculuui exhibeiites. Iiiter raineiita saepe major 

 florum pars abortum patitur. Pedunculi florigeri 2 — 3 liii. longi; 

 fructigeri 4 — 5, basi teretes, superne acute aiigulati. Calyx peu- 

 tagoiius, in laciiiias ovatas acutas, fere liu. loiigas, crassiusculas, 

 submaroinatas, uninervias sectus, e viridi rubeus. Petala alba, ca- 

 lycem duplo superantia, lineari-elliplica, obtusa, nervo lato. Ligula 

 supra basin pelalorum cuneatam enala, lobis anticis ovato-lriangula- 

 ribus margine adscendente vario modo incisulo-dentatis serratisque, 

 intermedio commissurali quadrato-subcuneata anlice levi(er 2 — 3 

 denticulalo , posticis fere triplo brevioribus cum lobulo commissurali 

 in dentes lato-triangulares reflexos secto. Urceolus stamineus sub- 

 cylindricus, vix i lin. longus. Filamenta inlra urceolum enata, sub- 

 aeqnalia, 2 — 3 lin. longa, subulata. Antherae parvae, 0( hroleucae, 

 ovato-'^lobosae. Pialillum in aliis slirpibus quam stamina longius, 

 in pluribus tarnen brevius. Ovariitm ovato-globosum, intra urceolum 

 recondilum, semper unii-um Ovulum evolutuni nobis obtulil, loculos- 

 que duos abortivüs. Sli/li divergentes, Stigmata clavato-globosa. 



