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vestigiis folionim anni praecedentis comoso-vestiti. — Caiiles honiotini luiiiules, saepe 

 5 — l-"" \onsi V. breviores, graciles, subliliformes, ex apico caudiciini siibcaespitosi, 

 erecli v. suberocli v. deimirn deflexi, tlexiiosi, iisqiie ad raceiiios sparse et vulgo 

 inulti-foliosi, deciirsu lolioruin leviler striato-aiiüiulosi, giaberrimi. - Folia omnia 

 iiilegra. valdc iiiaequnlia, caniosulo-lirnia, giaiicescentia, glabra, setus inargines 

 sublevia, lanceoiato- v. liiieari-spalhulata, inferiora ex apice caudicuiii orta deiise 

 ao-gregato-rosiilala , clongata, '2—4'"' aequantia, basi longissiine atleiiiiata, apice sub 

 rütuiidato-obtusa; caiiliiia abrupte mtilto iiiinora et (|iiideiii uiimita. laiiceolato-spalhu- 

 lata, obliisa. saepius lantuni 5-6""" longa et 1"'"' lata, ürmiia basi acute sed iiiinu- 

 tissime saepeque obscurius 2-denticnlata, in axillis gemnuilas vix perspicuas gerentia. 

 — Fl res aißT, mediocres, breviter pedicellati, in racemum angnsle cyiindricum 

 densuin deuuini elongatum et dimidium cauleni subaequanteni dispositi. — ßracteae 

 niinutae, ovatae, obtusae, glaberrimae, pediceilis saepius dupjo breviores , circ. 2/3'""' 

 longae, deniuin deciduae. Pediceili al)bre\iati, ccassiusculi , suJ)teretes (vix pers- 

 picue angulosi), florigeri ereclo-patuli v. suhhorizoutales, circ. lij""' longi, fructiferi 

 vix aucti, subhorizontales v. ieviter cernui. — Calyx omnino ut in A. Chisii, se- 

 pala 5, rarius 6, rarissime 4 (1 super. 2 lat. 1 inl'er.), suporum ceteris angustius et 

 brevius, ovato-oblonga, obfusa. — Petala alba, 2 — 2'/2"" longa, sepalis circ. duplo 

 longiora: duorum superioiuin laniina obovata usque ad basin lere 5— 7-partita, laci- 

 nulae iiiaequales, lineari-spathulatae, apice subobtusae, iutormedia caeteris longior, 

 apice rolundato-obtusa (in var. y. niagis nuinerosae et laterales saepe plus niinusve 

 alte per paria connatae), basi hyalino-appendiculata ; appendices supra laniinae basin 

 saepissime non producli et tantum unguein lateraliter dilatatuni representantes, tum 

 obovati, glabriusculi, niargine minutissime ciliolati; lateralia paulo sinipliciora, inferum 

 subsimplex v. lacinia intermedia basi utrinque rudiuieutis J 3 lacinularuni lateralium 

 aucla. — Tubus staniinaiis crassus pro proportione uiajusculus, V2""" loiigus, car- 

 nosulus, glaberrimus, apice circumcirca carpidioruui basiu urceolato-dilatatus et sii- 

 periore latere magis in discuin (qui bic excentHcus) niembranaceo-carnosulum gla- 

 berrinium productus. — Stainina saepius S (7—10), I1/2""" longa; lilainenta lineari- 

 subulata, basi vix latiora, glaberrima, antlieras niinutas ovoideas, basi profunde 

 cordatas, leves, duplo triplove superanlia. (irana polliuis globoso-ellipsoidea, vulgo 

 V70""' longa, caeteruMi Ordinis. —- Ovariuui e carpidiis 5 (4 — Ü) liberis uniloculari- 

 bus uniovulatis coniposiluui. Carpidia obovoideo-navicularia ; intus a basi usque ad 

 apicem hiantia ab origine aperta, deniuni niarginibus conniventibus subclausa, apice 



