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culis axillaribus, adpresse pubescentibus, apice bibracteatis, 

 umbellatim paucifloris; bracteis foliis simillimis, subsessilis, 

 basi biglandulosis, pedicellis adpresse pubescentibus, medio 

 bibracteolatis ; floribus flavis, calyeis lobis late ovatis 

 obtusis glandulis inagnis, staminibns glabris, stigmatibus 

 foliaceis late ovatis, subcucullatis. 



Hab. — Bolivia; Marsh near Corumba, Moore, 1012. 

 Eio Pilcomayo, Kerr. 



Eolia 1-2 f poll, longa, |-1 poll. lata. redunculi -2-2 J 

 poll, longi. Bracte?e i-f poll, longie. Pedicelli i-i poll. 

 longi Flores | poll, diani. 



The elongate leaves, with their small spur-like auricles 

 at the base, at once distinguish this from all previously 

 described species (X. E. Brown). 



Janusia guaranitica, Juss. 



Hab. — Eio Parana and Paraguay. 



OXALIS chrysantha, Prog. 



Hab. — Eio Pilcomayo. Common in open woodlands 

 and in the open campo. Fl. Dec. 



Agoxandra excelsa, Griseb. 



Hab. — Margin of monte, Fortin Page. 



Maytenus vitis-id.ea, Griseli. 



Hab. — In the little patches of monte. FI. 22nd Sept. 



Prov. Arg., Cdpia. 



A shrub ranging to about 10 feet in height, with 

 densely aggregated foilage of thick, fleshy leaves, which 

 are twisted upon their petioles, so as to lie in radial 

 longitudinal planes with regard to the shoot. 



Cardiospermum halicacabum, L. 



Hab. — Fortin Page. River banks and open places in 

 woods. Fl. May, June. Fruit Aug., Sept. 



A creeper with palmipartite leaves and peculiar capsular 

 fruits. 



Paullinia angusta, X, E. Bi-. (n. sp.). — P. pinnata- 

 similis, sed foliolis multo angustioribus li—l poll, longis, 

 5-1 poll, latis, elongato-oblongis, subacutis, basi plus 

 minusve cuneatis, utrinque grosse et obtuse 3-7 dentatis, 



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