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Arbor mediocris v. arbuscula. Cortex valde amarus (»Casca 

 d'Anta» incol.) in medicina populari usitatus (Mello). 



R. elliptica Malme n. sp. 



IC. tab. uostr. III fig. 9. 



Frntex circiter 0,5 m. altus, parce ramosus, ramis erectis, 

 IcBvibus, glabris, internodiis 6 — 9 cm. longis. Folia ternata, 

 rarius quaternata, breviter petiolata, petiolo canaliculato 

 (3 — )4 — 5 mm. longo, elliptica v. oblongo-elliptica, adulta 

 (7 — )8 — 10( — 11) cm. longa, (3,5 — )4 — ^4,5 cm. lata, basi acuta, 

 apice acuminata, supra et subtus glaberrima, viridia, snpra 

 nitida, subtus opaca, ner vis secundariis utroque latere 15 — ^0, 

 subrectis, angulo 65° — 70° insidentibus, marginem versus ra- 

 mosis, arcuatis, junctis, venis vix conspicuis. Cymae solitarise — 

 ternse, foliis breviores, multifloree, dicho — jjleiotomcE, inflore- 

 scentiis partialibus ssepe reflexis, pedunculo circiter 3 cm. 

 longo, pedicellis (teque ac pedunculo) glaberrimis, 5—8 mm. 

 longis, bracteis lanceolato- v. ovato-triangularibus, usque ad 

 1,6 mm. longis. Calyx carnosulus, laciniis ovato-triangu- 

 laribus, acutis v. subobtusis, paullulum insequalibus, usque 

 ad 2 mm. longis. Corolla rosea; tubo 7 — 8( — 9) mm. longo, 

 2 — 2,5 mm. crasso, basin versus paullulum inflato, ad stamina 

 paullulum dilatato, fauce constricto, extus glaberrimo, intus 

 parte dimidia inferiore fauceque glabris, ceterum pubescenti- 

 barbato; lobis limbi patentibus, carnosulis, ovatis v. oblongo- 

 ovatis, 4 — 5 mm. longis, 2 — 2,5 mm. latis, obtusis. Nectarium 

 annulare, leviter quinque-crenulatum. Stamina parte superiore 

 (2/3 parte) tubi inserta; filamentis brevibus (quam antheris 

 duplo brevioribus), glabris; antheris manifeste dorsifixis, ovato- 

 oblongis, basi cordatis sino aperto, v. sagittato-cordatis, 

 apice obtusiusculis mucronatisque. Pistillum inclusum (basin 

 loborum corollcB hand attingens); ovariis alte cohferentibus 

 v. connatis, glabris, fere hemisphsericis, apice emarginatis; 

 stylo bisulcato, glabro; stigmate turbinato, basi indusiato, 

 indusio medio profunde constricto, apice bilobo, lobis brevibus, 

 conicis, obtusis. Drupae glabrte, luteffi, in fruetum dipyrenum, 

 obreniformem, circiter 15 mm. altum, 20 — 25 mm. longum, cir- 

 citer 15 mm. latum connatse (ssepe unica evoluta, late obovoidea, 

 usque ad 16 mm. longa, 13 mm. crassa), carne crassa, pyrenis 

 monospermis, obovoideis, compressiusculis, irregulariter reti- 



