ICONES PLANTARUM, 27 
PLate 1128. 
HOMALOCLADOS COLORATA; Hook, f. 
Rusracez. Tribe Coussaren. 
Genus Homaloclados, Hook. f. in Benth. and Hook. J. Gen. Pl. ii. 122. 
H. colorata, Hf. 1.c. Faramea colorata, Benth. in Linnea XXiil., 452. 
Has. Rio de Janeiro; in virgin woods, Tweedie, Gardner, Sello, Glaziou, 
ete. 
Frutex 6—-pedalis, glaberrimus, ig an sare 2-chotome ramosis, ramis se 
supra-alaribus, divaricatis, ramulis compressis v. angulatis, cortice pallido. 
Folia 2-34-poll. longa, breviter petiolata, elliptico-ovata v. obovata, acuta 
obtusa v. obtuse-subcaudata, coria acea, pallide viridia, subtus pallidiora, 
marginibus undulatis, nervis numerosis patentibus eatin petiolo 3-}- 
poll. longo. Stipule intra-petiolares , coriacer, carinate, carin 
mucronem rigidum acicularem rans "excurrente. ree terminales, 
umbelleformes, erectze, 3—5-flores; pedunculo }—pollicari, compresso; pe- 
pe 
ceus, viridis, 1-spermus. globosum, cavum, basi pericarpii adnatum, 
foramine magno infero, testa i haere albumine carneo; embryo minutus, 
lateralis. 
When er: in the Genera Plantarum, the fruit of this Gam was un- 
ce been received from M. Glaziou, and proves to be iden- 
tical with that of 2 ee and is aa deeply excavated m the hilum ; 
o such an extent, indeed, that the albumen forms a hollow sphere with a 
as circular aperture 
ing remarkably in habit. It belongs to the small tribe of Coussaree, which 
differs from Psychotriee in _ in the ovary being I-celled, or if 2- 
Fig. 1. Flower; 2. the same with the ee removed and laid open; 3 and 4. Stamens ; 
5. Style and vertical section of ovary :— all magnified. 
