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capsula subcylindrica, tuberculis majusculis elevatis seriatis 

 interdum in liiieis interruptis confluentibus. — la montibus 

 circa Tejuco, Prov. Rio de Janeiro, v. v. 



Species distincta: internodia S^-i^ poll, remota ; rami ad 

 nodes linea transversali signati; folia in articulationibus ssepe 

 luxata ; petiolus 9-12 lin., petioluli 6-7 liu., cirrhus simplex 



6 poll. long. ; foliola 5 poll, long., 16 lin. Int., inucrone apieali 

 calloso glaudulifero ; foliola stipuloidea iis prjecedentis similia ; 

 racemus fructifer 2 poll, long., pedunculus 3 lin. crassus, apice 

 ad 5 lin. diam,, ampliatus; capsula botelliformis, 6 poll, long., 

 1^ poll. diam. ; seinina iis speciei prioris similia*. 



3. Adenocalymna fiavidum , n. sp. ; — raniis flavescentibus, striatis, 

 lenticellis parvis porosis angulosis, patentim hirsutulis, nodis 

 remotis tumidulis; foliis conjugatis, cirrhosis, cirrho cito ca- 

 duco, superioribus minoribus et s?epe 3-foliolatis, foliolis ob- 

 longis, imo subaequalibus, subrotundis, bine gradatim acutis, 

 apice callosis, supra Isevibus, planis, opacis, pallide viridibus, 

 minute reticulatis, subtus petiolisque flavido-pilosis, hinc 

 nervis venisque reticulatis prominulis, margine cartilagineo, 

 reflexo, petiolo ])etiolulisque subsequalibus rugulosis et angu- 

 lato-striatis ; racemis axillaribus, brevibus, petiolo paulo lon- 

 gioribus, e foliolis stipuloideis binis linearibus intrapetiolaribus 

 glanduliferis enatis ; floribus congestis, cano-velutinis, flavis, 

 calyce 5-dentato, piloso, glandulis majusculis glabris fusco- 

 viridibus concavis signato. — In montibus circa Tejuco, Prov. 

 Rio de Janeiro, v. v. 



Species insigniter ab A. bradeato, DC, diversa, e cirrho sae- 

 pius caduco, foliolis majoribus, flavido-pilosis, racemis axillaribus 

 multo brevioribus et paucifloris, calyce minore dense flavo- 

 tomentoso glandulis majusculis viridibus irregulariter 2-seri- 

 atis, et coroUffi tubo magis cylindraceo. Rami valde tomen- 

 tosi, ad nodos tumiduli et hinc poroso-punctati. Internodia 



7 poll, dist., superiora breviora 3-4 poll, remota. Folia infe- 

 riora majuscula, petiolus 7 lin., petioluli 9 lin. long., foliola 

 5-6 poll. lot)g., 2-2^ poll, lat., superiorum petiolus 7 lin., pe- 

 tioluli 5 lin., cirrhus 5 poll, long., foliola 2^-3^ poll, long., 

 1-1^ poll, lat.; foliola stipuloidea linearia, interpetiolaria, rigida, 

 erecta, glandulifera, 4 lin. long., 1. lin. lat. ; racemi flavido-velu- 

 tini; pedunculus 1 poll, long., circiter 8-florus, pedicelli oppo- 

 siti, 2 lin. long., bractete velutinre, lineares, acutre, 3 lin. long. ; 

 calyx tubulosus, late et breviter 5-dentatus, 4 lin. long., 2^ lin. 

 diam,; corollse tlavtc tubus late cylindricus, imo repente angus- 



• A (Irawiiig of this species, with details of its fruit aud seeds, will be 

 given in the ' Contributions,' plate 53. 



