Gardneriane. N. O. Chailletiacez. 
TAB. CDLXVI. 
TapPuRA cintatTa. Gardn. 
Foliis oblongis obtusis versus basi subcuneatis supra glaber- 
rimis subtus villosis margine revolutis dense villoso-ciliatis, 
petiolis floriferis, floribus in glomerulum dense aggregatis 
sessilibus. 
Tapura ciliata. Gardn. Herb. Bras. n. 3087. 
AB. Rare in dry, open woods between the Mission of Duro, 
and Villa de Natividade, in the province of Goyaz, Brazil. 
January, 1840. 
Arbor 12-16 pedalis ramosissima. Ramuli fusco-tomentosi. 
Folia coriacea, alterna, petiolata, oblonga, obtusa, basi sub- 
cuneata, supra glaberrima, subtus villoso-tomentosa, margine 
revoluta, dense ciliata. Petioli breves, villosi, apice floriferi. 
Stipule parve, triangulares, decidue. Pedicelli cum petiolo 
concreti. Flores flavi, in apice petioli dense aggregati, ses- 
siles. Calyx basi 3-bracteatus, 5-partitus, lobis ineequalibus, 
Ovatis, obtusis, villosis. Corolla gamopetala imo basi calycis 
concreta, tubo intus villoso, limbo subbilabiato, labio superiore 
2-lobo, lobis late obovatis emarginatis, inferiore 3-lobo, lobis 
neari-lanceolatis. Stamina 5. Filamenta cum petalis cohe- 
Tentia, iisdem alterna et equilonga, 3 superiora antherifera, 
2 inferiora sterilia. @ introrse, oblonge, biloculares, 
longitudinaliter dehiscentes. Stylus filiformis, villosus, exser- 
tus. Stigma trilobum. Ovariwm ovato-tri onum, triloculare. 
This species of Zupura is very distinct from that figured by 
Aublet at Tab. 48 of his Plant Guian., which has hitherto been 
the only known species of the genus. The Brazilian one is 
readily distinguished by its densely ciliated leaves, and the 
greater number of its flowers. The structure of the corolla is 
also different from that of the plant of Aublet. The upper lip 
the upper lip has two broad emarginate lobes, and the lower 
three linear-lanceolate ones, nearly equal in length to the others. 
uintu: : gi 
— 1s to be seen in my plant, I should imagine that Aublet 
ys not correctly defined the position of the stamina.— 
43% 
: 1. Single flower and bracteas. J. 2. Corolla laid open. 
dea be J. 4. Hypogynous gland :—magnified. 
