PI. CCCCXXIV 



RONDELETIA GRATISSIMA, hemslev 



CHARACT. GENER. — Calycis tubus subglobosus, rarius obovoideus vel oblongus; 

 liml)i lobi 4-5, subulati lineares vel lanceolati, interdum insequales, persistentes. Corolla 

 inf'midibularis vel hypocrateriniorpha , tubo ssepius gracili elongato, fauee tequali vel 

 ampliata glabra a el villosa , ore undo glauduloso vol annulo cincto ; limbi patentis lobi 4-5, 

 oliovati, obtusi, late imbricati, lobis 1 vel 2 cxterioribus. Stainina 4-5, fauci corollio 

 inscrta, inclusa, filamentis brovibus ; antherse dorso affixfe, lineari-oblongpc, obtuste, 



vibus; ovula in locub's mimerosa, plaoentis scpto aftixis conferta. Capsula parva , globosa 

 rarius obloriura , 2-sul("a roriacoa vel chartacca, 2-locularis , loculioide 2-val\'is, ^alvis 



testa crusta(pa, vol coiupressa testa alata, vel rarissime i'usiformia testa utriiique pro- 



torctibus. I'oliu opposita, rarius tcrnatim verticillata, sessilia vel pctioUita , coriacea vel 

 iiicnibraiiacca. Stipulip iiiterpetiolares , lataj, acutae obtusa^ vel cuspidatse. decidme vol 

 persistontes. Floros parvi, in cymas corymbosay, vel paniculatas axillares rarius tcrmi-- 

 nales dispositi, all>i ilavi vel rubri, pediocUati. 



Species ad 00, India^ occidentals et Americtr tropica' a Mexico ad Xovam Gremidani 

 incola^ , in Guiana et Pcruvia rarissima?. 



j;.,0"'-", riancb. loc.cit. t. 442. 



1;m,>I,,u„. Hooker, 6V». i;/.«<Mr, p. 4«. 



< 11 WIMT. SrECIF. - Frutox pulclierrima, raniis terotibus glaliresf enfibiis. Folia 

 bic\it.i' petiolata, coriacea, glabra, elb'ptica vel oblongo-elliptica 1 '/>2 poll, longa, 

 broviter acuminata, basi rotundata. Stipula' triangulares subulato-acuminatce, 2-3 lin. 

 long*, minute puberulge. Florcs breviter pedicillati, minute bracteolati, cymoso- 

 corymbosi, corynibi tcnninalesj, dcnsi, semiglobosi, 2-4 poll, diani. CaUx rubescens, loins 



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