ICONES PLANTARUM. 75 



Hab. Central Brazil, on the mountains of the province of Minas 

 Geraea, Eiedoly GladoUy 14941. 



Arhiscula 10-12-pcdali3, ramulis ultimis lignosis 9-12 lin. diam. 

 Folia ad apices ramorum conferta Integra coriacea, juniora ntrmque 

 dense albldo-pannosa, senlora 5-6 poll, longa et lata, facie calvata, 

 dorso tenniter pilosa venis vennlisque exsculptis. Invohicrum cam- 

 panulatum 3 poll, loiigum, et latum, densissirac lanosum, bractcis 

 rigidulis multiseriatis, exterioribus ovatis, centralibns lanccolatis dorso 

 perslstenter pannosis, intimis liucaribns glabns. CoroZte glabroo 

 tubo 15 lin. longo, scgmentis lanceolatis. Antherce strammcoa 7^b im. 

 longa). Aclenia cylindrica 4-4^ lin. longa. Pappus strammcus 

 15 lin. longus cito deciduus, paleis in annulara basalem concrctis. 

 This, the original species on which this very curious genus was 



founded, has now been rediscovered by Dr. Glaziou.— J. Cr. ±!aker. 



Fig. 1. Bract of involncro. 2. Single floret. 3. Inner bracts of involucre. 4. 

 Stamens. 5. Stigma. Except No. I, enlarged. 



Plate 149/. 



SICKINGTA ERYTHBOXYLON 



RUBIACEiE, Tribe CiNCnONEiE. 



Willd 



S. Erythroxylon, Willi., DG. Prodr. iy. G21 ; fo -s anij^^^ -^^ 

 branaceis late rhoxnboideo-^lllpticis acutis basi ^^S^^^^^^^^f^j^^t^ 

 datisvo, nervis laterallbus ntrinque 10-21 suMus P-«^;;f ^^^^^^^^^ 

 intermediis trannvorsis subparallelis, panicuhs terminahbus breviter 

 pedunculatis pyramidatis m'ultifloris peduuculis 5ccuijd^"is adscenden 

 . tibns na.vr.n ,.nLo.o.f n,n= flnrlhns cvmosiui congcstis calj cs nm 



stepin 



ein lateral iter 



campanulato breviter 5-lobato loms ^"^""""V;, -r^revibus revolntis, 

 fisso, corolla late tubuloso-campanulata lobis Dieviuus 



capsula globosa. 

 Had. Originally cited as from Caracas. 5^^^ Jf ^^^I'liarspeS 



mens of uncertain origin, included amongst South Brazilian ^ 

 sent us by M. Glaziou (No. 14938). 



