42 C. Mez. — Theophrastaceae. 



conspersa, triplinervia, supra bene prominulo-costulata perlaxeque retata. Inflorescentiae 

 terminales, subpauci- (dz 10-)florae, bene racemosae nee corjmbosae, glabrae, folia 

 paullo superantes, pedicellis erectis, crassiusculis, dz 6 mm longis, bracteas parvas ex 

 ovato spinuloso-aristatas prope basin gerentibus; flores dz 8 mm longi, sepalis minutc 

 crenulatis, petalis paullo ultra medium in tubum infundibuliformem coalitis lobis late 

 ellipticis, rotundatis, integerrimis , staminodiis lobos ad 3 /4 aequantibus iis isomorphis; 

 stamina staminodiis paullo breviora, antheris anguste rotundatis, filamentis glandulis 

 stipitatis conspersis; Stylus conspieuus ovario subduplo brevior. 



Venezuela: bei La Guayra (Karsten). — (Herb. Wien.) 



5 8. J. aciculata Mez! in Urb. Symb. antill. II. (190 4) 450. — Bonellia Gavanil- 

 lesii Bert.! in Herb. Gandoll., Berol. et ap. Colla, Hort. Rip.-Ap. (4 82 4) 21 (e. p.). — 

 Ramuli apicem versus dense breviter pubescentes. Folia petiolis 2 — 3 mm longis stipi- 

 tata, anguste lanceolata , utrinque acuta et in aciculum usque ad 5 mm longum, vali- 

 dissime pungentem desinenlia , rigida, dz 50 mm longa, 9 mm lata, sparsa, subtus 

 minutissime dissiteque lepidoto-punetulata, subtriplinervia et latere superiore ZZ obscure 

 costulata. Inflorescentiae terminales, pauci- (dz o-)florae, bene corymbose racemosae, 

 peradpresse lepidotae vel glabratae, folia subaequantes, pedicellis dz 8 mm longis brac- 

 teas parvas, trianguläres, aciculoso-acutas prope basin gerentibus; flores 6 — 7 mm 

 longi, sepalis bene crenulatis, petalis medium usque vel paullo ultra in tubum infundi- 

 buliformem coalitis, lobis subobovatis, integerrimis, staminodiis lobos ad 3 / 4 aequantibus 

 iis isomorphis; stamina staminodiis paullo breviora antheris apice anguste truncatis vix 

 emarginatis, filamentis ultra tubum stamineum liberis; Stylus brevissimus. 



Insel St. Lucia (Grudy); Antillen, ohne Standortsangabe (de Rohr); Sta. Martha 

 [ob Insel?, ob Sierra de Sta. Martha?] (Bertero n. 2648). 



29. J. caracasana H. B. K. ! (non Oerst.) Nov. gen. et spec. III. (1818) 251 ; 

 A. DG. in DG. Prodi*. VIII. 150. — Jacquinia macrocarpa Spreng, (non alior.) Syst. I. 

 (1825) 668 (e. p.). — Ramuli juniores dense brevissimeque puberuli. Folia petiolis 

 vix ultra 2,5 mm longis stipitata, elliptica vel anguste elliptica, basi dz breviter acuta 

 apice rotundata et in aciculum validissime pungentem usque ad 3 mm longum desinentia, 

 rigidiuscula, supra fere omnino glabra subtus lepidibus parvis multis albidis conspersa, 

 ZZ 50 mn longa, 20 mm lata, bene triplinervia et supra prominulo-costulata perlaxeque 

 reticulata. Inflorescentiae terminales, pauci- (dz 6-)florae, optime corymbose racemosae, 

 ereetae, glabrae, folia paullo superantes, pedicellis dz 10 mm longis altiuscule super 

 basin bracteas parvas e late ovato breviter acuminulatas gerentibus ; flores dz 1 mm 

 longi, glabri, sepalis margine paullo crenulatis, petalis medium usque in tubum infundi- 

 buliformem coalitis lobis reetangularibus, truncatis, integerrimis, staminodiis lobis paullo 

 brevioribus apice rotundatis, integerrimis: stamina staminodia fere aequantia antheris 

 acutiusculis; Stylus subnullus. 



Venezuela: bei Maracaibo und la Guayra am Meeresstrand, in dürrem Sand 

 (Gollmer, Humboldt et Bonpland, Karsten, Linden n. 45, Otto n. 469, Plee 

 n. 4 0). — Blüht November, Dezember. 



30. J. aurantiaca Ait.! Hort. Kew. ed. 2. (1811) II. 6 ; Sims in Bot. Mag. t. 1639; 

 A.DG.! in DC. Prodr. VIII. 150; Mez in Urb. Symb. antill. II. 451, et in Bull. Herb. Boiss. 

 II. ser. III. (1903) 223. — Jacquinia macrocarpa Spreng.! (non alior.) Syst. I. (1825) 

 66 8 (e. p.). — Ramuli juniores optime tomentosi vel pubescentes. Folia petiolis vix ultra 

 1,5 mm longis insensim in laminam transeuntibus stipitata, oblonga vel oblongo-lanceo- 

 lata, basin versus sensim angustata apice acutiuscula vel rotundata in aciculum valide 

 pungentem 1 — 2 mm longum desinentia, zb 30 mm longa, 11 mm lata, rigidula, supra 

 vix subtus dissite minute lepidoto-punetulata, utrinque bene prominulo-costulata saepius- 

 que laxe reticulata. Inflorescentiae terminales, pauci- (zb 5-)florae, corymbose racemosae, 

 ereetae, subglabrae, foliis breviores, pedicellis dz 6 mm longis apicem versus sat incrassatis 

 bracteas ovatas, acutas, fimbriatas basi vel minute supra basin gerentibus; flores 

 saturatc aurantiaci, dz 8 mm longi, sepalis margine dense minuteque serrulatis, petalis 

 ultra medium in tubum infundibuliformem coalitis lobis ovato-ellipticis, rotundatis, apice 



