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parum immersaä, idobosie, viscido-verruculosa>, scutulo rninuto, obliquo, postice acuminato, 

 supra medium stigmatifero prseditae. 



Distriöutio geographica: Perucia subandina (Poeppig in IIb. Berol.), orientali pr. Tarapoto (Spruce in Hb. 

 DC), in Andiura nemoribus ad Posuzo (Paiiz & Pav. 1. c. et Pav. in Hb. Boiss., Ruiz in Hb. Berol.). — 

 Ecuador (Fräser in Uli. DC). — Novogranada (Holton n:o 232 in Hb. Boiss.). — Brasilia (Helm- 

 reiehen in IIb. Berol.), prope Mandiocca (Riedel in Hb. Berol.), Rio de Janeiro (Glazion n:o 8950 in 

 Hb. Berol., n:0 9598 in Hb. Berol. Ä- in Hb. Warm., n:o 14282 in Hb. Berol. & in Hb. Warm.), 

 ibidem in umbrosis inontis Corcovado supra arborcs (Martius, Iter bras. in Hb. Monac. s. n. P. Vello- 

 ziana Miq. Fl. bras.»), prov. Sao Taulo (Lofgren n:o 39 in Hb. Hain.), Serra de Caracol in ripa amnis 

 umbrosi ad saxa (Mosen n:o 1661 in Hb. Stockholm.), Sororacuba in silva primseva ad saxa (Mosen 

 n:o 2932 in Hb. Stockholm ), Minas Geraes, Jacotinga (Henscb. & Regn. n:o III, 1553 in Hb. Stock- 

 holm. * in IIb. Ups.), Caldas ad terram et in ligno putrido rarius (Henscb. & Regn. n:o III, 1553 in 

 Hb. Stockholm. X- in Uli. Ups.), Lagoa Santa in t'ossis hnmidis prof'undis (»Vallos») in Silvia umbrosis 

 super truncos arborum frequens (Warnung in IIb. suo et in IIb. Hat'n.). — Trinidad (Fischer in Hb. 

 Pctrop. scc. C. DU.). Granada in convalle tluminis »Coucord Valley» (Eggers, Fl. Ind. occ. exs. 



n:o 6505 in IIb. Krug & Urb.). — Portorico, Sierra de Naguabo in saxis montis »Piedra Bclleza» 

 (P. Sintenis, PI. portor. n:o 1246 in Hb. Monac, in Hb. Stockholm, et in Hb. Krug & Urb.), prope 

 Baranquitaa in silva primseva montis Torrecilla», 1130 m. alt, (P. Sintenis 1. c. n:o 1691 in Hb. Krug 

 & Urb.), pr. Adjuntas in silva primseva ad Las Cruces» (P. Sintenis 1. c. n:o 4200 in Hb. Krug & 

 Urb.), prope eund. loc. in silva primseva montis »Cieneya», La Lucia» versus (P. Sintenis 1. c. n:o 4202 

 in Hb. Krug & Urb.), ibidem in silva primaeva ad Bajaha» (P. Sintenis 1. c. n:o 4300 in IIb. Krug & 

 Urb.), Serra de Naguabo ad saxa in silva primseva montis »Piedra pelada» (P. Sintenis 1. c. n:o 5340 

 in Hb. Krug & Urb.), pr. Utuado in silva priimeva ad Mameyes (P. Sintenis 1. c. n:o 6541 in Hb. 

 Krug & Urb.) et loco band indicato (P. Sintenis n:o 6971 in IIb. Krug & Urb.). — Hayti (Piearda 

 n:o 667 in IIb. Krug & Urb., Poiteau in IIb. Krug & Urb. ex Hb.' Ac. N. Sc. Philadelphia?), in silva 

 summi montis Isabel de la Torre» ad arbores (Eggers, Fl. Ind. occ. exs. n:o 1598, 770 m. alt. et 

 n:o 2768, 79o in. alt. in Hb. Krug & Urb.). -- Cuba orientali (YYright n:o 500 & 503 in Hb. C. DC., 

 n:o 505 in III». Stockholm. & in Hb. Gris., n:o 604 in Hb. Stockholm.), piope villam Monte Verde 

 dietam (Wright n:o 503 in IIb. Gris. & in Hb. Krug & Urb.), Loma del Jaguey, 700 m., in rupestribus 

 scandens (Eggers, Fl. Ind. occ. exs. n:o 4948 in Hb. Krug & Urb.), El. Palenquito, 600 m., in ar- 

 boribus (Eggers 1. e. n:o 4861 in IIb. Krug & Urb.). -- Jamaica (Maren, in Hb. Gris., ex Hb. Swartz. 

 in Hb. Stockholm.), Fairfield (Wullschlsegel n:o 1028 in IIb. Monac). — Venezuela, pr. eol. Tovar 

 (Fendler n:ia 1159, 1160, 2403 in Uli. DC. et 2403 in IIb. Gris.). - Mexico (F. Müller n:o 346 in 

 Hb. Kew. sec. C. DG, Andricux n:o 97 in IIb. DG). - • Costa Rica ad Naranjo 5000' (Crsted in 



Hb. Hafn.). 



5. P. augesceus Miq. 



Miq. Archiv. Neerl. p. 171, 1871; Herischen, Etudes Pep. p. 42. — P. alata f. 

 angustifolia C. DO. in sched. 



Fig. Hensch. 1. c, Tab. IV, fig. 4. 



Caidis teres, costulis 2, parum elevatis instruetus, primum glaber v. interdum levissime 

 puberulus, interne ruber, e parte inferiore, radicante stolones longos radicantes foliis nii- 

 noribus (ellipticis) v. saepe minimis (ovalibus — rotundatis) instruetos, apice v. hinc inde 

 ex axillis foliorum inferiorum rainos erectos emittens. Folia alterna caulina forma 

 variantia, superioiva late ovata — ovato-lanceolata v. elliptica — elliptieo-rhombea, longiu- 

 scule acuminata — acuta, apice ipso obtusiusculo, basi ovata — euneato-attenuata, inferiora 



