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longiorem et subrecurvatum attenuato, medio stigrhatifero. Tota planta baccis bracteisque 

 exceptis incano-tomentosa. 



Distributio geographica: Brasilia (Riedel in Hb. Bcrol.; Widgren n:o 1070 in Hb. Stockholm.); Rio de 

 Janeiro (Glaziou n:o 5997 in Hb. Berol. et Hb. Hafn.; Luschnatb n:o 164 in Hb. Holm.); in 

 rupibus graniticis apricis aridis ad Sebastianopolim (Mart. Itcr. bras. in Hb. Monac.) et in abruptiB 

 graniticis apricis prope Boto Fögo (Mart. Iter. bras. in Hb. Monac.); in summo cacumine raontis Cor- 

 covado (Schenk, Herb. bras. n:o 1838 in Hb. suo); Copocabona (Luschnath sec. Miq.), eodem loco in 

 rupibus (Schenk in sched.). 



2. P. myriocarpa Miq. 



Syst. Pip. p. 185, 1843; C. DC. Prodi-. 16: 1, p. 426. 

 Fig. nostra: Tab. II, fig. 28. 



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Caulis eloiigatus, inferne radicans, decumbens, basi subiguosus, apice ramisque adscen- 

 dentibus v. + erectis, robustus et glaber. Folia succulenta, in sicco coriacea, in utraque 

 pagina glabra et punetulata, raarginibus prsesertim ad apiceni sparsim ciliata, petiolo brevi 

 3 — 7-plo breviore, canaliculato, plerumque marginibus + ciliato sustenta, oblongo-elliptica, 

 basi breviter — sat longe euneata, apice medioeriter acuminata et acumine ipso angusto 

 obtusiuscula, costa valida ad medium v. paullo inf'ra utrinque nervum solitarium, vali- 

 diorem, ad apicem fere duetum et basi ipsa nervulos utrinque duos emittente. Amenta 

 apice caulis solitaria v. 2 — 3-jugata, lateralia bracteolis mox deeiduis suffulta, elongata, 

 gracilia, sursum attenuata, peduneulo communi et propriis brevibus 10 — 12-plo longiora. 

 BacccB ovato-oblongiu v. oblong«, basi rotundato-obtusai, apice scutulo cireuitu subovato, 

 baccae diametro diinidiam v. tertiam partein angustiore, valde coneavo et valde obliquo, 

 medio fere stigmatifero, postice in processum latum, acutum, curvatum, brevissimum 

 protracto. 



Distributio geographica: Brasilia Minas ad Lagoa Santa (Herb. Warnung), Minas Geraes (P. Clausscn in Hb. 

 de Less. sec. Miq.), c regione Para (Wullschlsegel n:o 1944, 1945 in Hb. Gris.). — Trinidad (Irais 

 n:o 361 s. n. P. machrostaehya 1 in Hb. Gris.). — Surinam (Hostm. & Kappler, PI. surin. n:o 177 (344) 

 in Hb. Stockholm.), in agris prope urbem Paramaribo (A. Kappler, Tl. Surin. n:o 1577 in Hb. Stock- 

 holm.), ad truncos arborum in silvis prope Tourtonne et pr. (Quarta (Kegel, in Hb. Goett.), in silvis 

 pr. plant. Geycrsvlyt (Kegel n:o 730 in Hb. Goett.). 



3. P. niavibiana ('. DC. 



Prodr. 16: 1, p. 428. — P. myriocarpa Miq. in Liniuva T. 20, p. 128, 1847, quoad 

 loc. et spec. citata, non Syst. Pip.; Miq. in Mart. Fl. bras. fasc. XI, p. 22, 1852. — ? 

 P. japurensis C. DC. Prodr. 16: 1, p. 407. 



Fig.: Miq. in Fl. bras. f. XI, T. 1, fig. 5. — Fig. nostra: Tab. II, fig. 29. 



A pneeedente differt caule parce in lineas (ad angulos) piloso, amentis brevioribus, 

 baccis latis, circa 1,5-plo longioribus quam latis, e latere visis fere quadrangulari-oblongis, 



