Coslus. 419 



acuminatissimis apice puberulis; corollae saturate flavae vel aurantiacae tubus calycem 

 duplo superans, lobi ovati vel oblong! triplo breviores ; labellum ad 6 cm diametro sub- 

 orbiculares explanatum irregulariter crenatum subquadrilobum aurantiacum ; anthera 

 sessilis basi cordata, connectivi appendicula cucuUata oblonga breviter acuminata apice 

 inflexa aurea utrinque pilosa. 



Brasilien: Staat Rio de Janeiro (Glaziou n. 9318; eingeführt von Linden 1884). 



Nota. Species pulchra et saepe in caldariis culta hoc loco Hbenter floret, floribus speciosls 

 prima fronte recognoscenda. 



8i. C. Warmingii 0. G. Peters, in Fl. brasil. III. 3. (1890) 58 t. 1 4. — Caulis 

 ad 20 cm altus vel interdum elatior in cultis speciminibus multo robustior erectus basi 

 vaginis membranaceis cjlindricis oblique truncatis ad 8 cm longis interdum saltem pur- 

 purascentibus laxe vestitus; radices copiosae filipendulae. Folia sessilia vel subsessiHa 

 apice caulis rosulam proferentia congesta summa longius petiolata oblonga vel sub- 

 obovato-elliptica breviter acuminata vel acuta basi angustata supra glabra subtus hirsuta 

 molha ad 1 7 cm longa et 7 cm lata, ligula membranacea brevis obhque truncata ciliata. 

 Flores pauci haud manifeste spicatim dispositi sessiles; bracteae lanceolatae acuminatae 

 ad 3 cm longae; calyx 4 cm longus ad medium in lobos 3 acuminatissimos divisus 

 pallidus; corollae pallide flavae tubus calycem subaequans; lobi lanceolati acuminati; 

 labellum ad 6 cm longum explanatum suborbiculatum emarginatum luteum basi auran- 

 tiacum ad medium supra papillosum ciliatum; stamen 5 cm longum obovato-lanceolatum 

 apice trilobum lobis obtusis utrinque papillosum luteum. 



Brasilien: Staat Espiritu Santo, zwischen Bahia und Victoria (Sei low); Fazenda 

 de S. Rica (Sellow n. 341); Staat Minas Geraes, in Wäldern bei Lagoa Santa (War- 

 ming, blühend im November nach den ei'sten Regen). 



Nota. Characteribiis floralibus haec species ad Costum igneumN. E. Br. accedit, at foliis 

 apice caulis vaginis instructi subrosulatim congestis prima fronte recedit. 



82. C. paucifolius Gagnepain in Bull. Soc. bot. France 4. ser. II. (1902) 100. — 

 Herba perennis haud valida humilis 20 — 25 cm alta; caulis 3 — 4 mm diametro inferne 

 vaginis 3 — 5 tubulosis nervosis oblique truncatis internodiis longioribus et caulem occul- 

 tantibus munitus. Folia 4 — 3 (ex auctore, interdum autem ad 7) rosulam terminalem 

 referentia sessilia oblonga breviuscule acuminata acutissima basi attenuata utrinque glabra 

 vel apice tantum pilosula membranacea 5 — 17 cm longa et 2 — 8 cm lata; ligula .... 

 Spica terminaUs pauci- (ut videtur interdum saltem bi-]flora haud strobihformis; flores 

 in toto sicc. c. 5 cm longi; ovarium superne sericeum 5 mm longum; calyx membrana- 

 ceus tubulosus tridentatus dentibus acuminatis extus apice pilosis, cum lobis 3 cm longus; 

 corollae luteae tubus 3 cm longus, lobi lanceolati subaequales extus pilosi tubo aequilongi; 

 labellum explicatum semiellipticum basi longe unguiculatum apice rotundatum emargi- 

 natum crenatum sicc. 3,5 cm viv. 6 mm longum et 9 cm latum; stamen apice tri- 

 lobatum, lobis brevibus obtusis. 



Brasilien: Staat Goyaz, ohne bestimmte Standortsangabe (Gardner n. 3464; 

 Burchell n. 8254); bei Capelinha de Santo Antonio, nahe der Grotte von Lage (Glaziou 

 n. 22180, blühend am 20. Oktober 1894); auf dem Morro da Canastra im kalkigen 

 Boden (Sammler nicht genannt, wahrscheinlich Glaziou ohne n., blühend am 24. No- 

 vember 189 4); Staat Mattogrosso, in schattigen Wäldern bei Palmeiras (A. Lindman 

 n. 2489, blühend am 23. Dezember 1893). 



83. C. rosulifer Gagnepain in Bull. Soc. bot. France 4. ser. IL (l 902) 1 01. — Herba 

 humihs parva caulescens 12 — 20 cm alta, caulis digiti crassitudine , basi vaginis 4 — 5 

 membranaceis oblique truncatis internodio longioribus et caulem occultantibus ore 

 araneoso-ciliatis munitus. Folia 5 — 6 sessilia apice caulis rosulam referentia late 

 lanceolata subrotunda breviter et abrupte acuminata basi vix attenuata supra glabra 

 subtus molliter subtomentosa ad 9 cm longa et 5 cm lata; ligula .... Spica termi- 

 nahs pauciflora non strobiliformis ; bracteae herbaceae lanceolatae acutae; flores pauci 

 lutei in toto 5 cm longi; calyx tridentatus; corollae lobi lanceolati acuti apice ciliati 

 subaequales 6 — 7 mm longi et 3 — 5 mm lati; labellum infundibuliformi-convolutum, 



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