Mollinediä. 



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L M. undulata Perk. iii Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXVlI. (ISOO) 653. — Folia ovali- 

 oblonga vel ovalia vel late ovalia, 8 — 1 5 cm longa, 4—8 cm lata, 5— 1 mm longe petiolata 

 basi cuneata vel rarius rotundato-cuneata, apice late et longe acuminata, apice ipso obtusa 

 vel acuta, papjracea, utrinque glaberrima, in parte ^5 superiore utrinque margine regula- 

 riter undulato-dentata. Inflorescentia fructigera (solum visa) ut videtm- 2-flora (vel flores 

 saepius solitarii), 1,5 cm longa, pedunculus 2—4 mm longus, pedicellus 7—8 mm longus. 



Brasilien: Prov. Rio de Janeiro, Restinga de Mana, auf Sandflächen in der Nähe des 

 Meeres (üle, Glaziou n. 8092, g, in Frucht im Mai); Villa Nova, auf Sandflächen und in 

 kleinen Gehölzen (Glaziou n. U269, O, mit jungen Fruchtanlagen im November^ 



5. M. longicuspidata Perk. in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXVH. (1900) 653. — Foha 

 oblonga vel ovali-oblonga, 9—17 cm longa, 3—7 cm lata, 1,5—2 cm longe petiolata, 

 basi cuneata vel rarius rotundato-cuneata, apice longissime lateque acuminata, apice ipso 

 acutiuscula, integra vel in parte superiore margine parce atque indistincte denticulata, adulta 

 glabrata. Inflorescentia 1 ,5 — 2 cm longa, pedunculus 2 — 3 mm longus, pedicellus 2 — 4 mm 

 longus; flores (^ 4,5 — 5 mm diam. ; receptaculum planum, tepalorum 1/3 longitudine 

 aequans, rigide papyraceum, dense luteo-pilosum, tepala 2 exteriora ovata dense pilosa quam 

 interiora paullo angustiora, 2 interiora apice obtusa, pilosa, sed margine superiore glabra ; 

 stamina 1 9 , antherarum loculi omnes haud confluentes, connectivum in medio receptaculi 

 insidentium superne paullo elongatum, in margine insidentium vix conspicuum (Fig. 6 G), 



Brasilien: Prov. Rio de Janeiro, Alto Macahe de Nova Friburgo, im Walde (Glaziou 

 n. 17763, im December blühend). 



6. M. Howeana Perk. in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXVII. (1900) 65 4. — Folia ovali- 

 oblonga vel obovato-oblonga vel anguste oblonga, 6 — 10 cm longa, 2,5 — 4 cm lata, 6 mm 

 longe i)etiolata, basi cuneata, apice longe acuminata, apice ipso acutissima, rigide chartacea, 

 supra medium margine parce atque remote indistincte denticulata, adulta supra glabra, 

 subtus puberula. Inflorescentia ramosa vel ramosissima multiflora, 3,5 cm longa, pedun- 

 culus 1 — 2 cm longus, pedicellus 2 — 2,5 cm longus; flores q^ 6 — 7 mm diam.; recepta- 

 culum planum, tepalorum 1/2 longitudine aequans, chartaceum, densissime luteo-pilosum; 

 tepala 2 exteriora omnino pilosa, 2 interiora margine superiore glabra; stamina 15, anthe- 

 rarum loculi omnes apice haud confluentes; flores g 5 — 6 mm diam.; receptaculum 

 subcupuliforme quam tepala 2-plo longius, intus densissime flavescenti-tomentosum, charta- 

 ceum; tepala 2 exteriora quam 2 interiora angustiora, ovata, 2 interiora ovata, apice sub- 

 truncata; carpella 13, dense flavescenti-tomentosa, stjlus brevis. 



Brasilien: Prov. Sta. Catharina, Blumenau, ein Baum im Wald (Sehen ck n. 510, 

 (J, im October blühend; n. 113, g, im September blühend). 



7. M. myriantha Perk. in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXVII. (1 900) 655. — Folia obovato- 

 oblonga vel oblonga, 8,5 — 10,5 cm longa, 3 — 4 cm lata^ 1 cm longe petiolata, basi cuneata, 

 late acuminata, apice ipso acutiuscula, chartacea, integra, adulta glabrata. Inflorescentia 

 decussato-paniculata, ramis numerosissimis, 4,5 — 6 cm longa, pedunculus 3 — -4 cm longus, 

 pedicellus 5 — 7 mm longus; flores (^ 4 — 6 mm diam.; receptaculum paullo concavum, 

 coriaceum, tepalorum Y3 longitudine aequans, griseo-luteolo-tomcntosum ; tepala coriacea, 

 2 exteriora ovata, pilosa, 2 interiora oblonga, apice truncata, margine superiore denticulata 

 glabra; stamina 22 — 23 ; antherarum locuh haud confluentes. 



Brasilien: Prov. Rio de Janeiro, Alto Macahe de Nova Friburgo, im Urvvalde (Glaziou 

 n. 19859, im Februar blühend). 



8. M. heteranthera Perk. in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXVII. (1900) 655. — Rami den- 

 sissime luteolo-tomentosi. Folia ovalia vel ovali-oblonga, 18 — 21 cm longa, 6 — 10 cm lata, 

 1,5—2 cm longe petiolata, basi subrotundata vel plerumque rotundato-cuneata, apice 

 acuta, subchartacea , margine in parte Ya superiore dentibus subconspicuis reniotis in- 

 structa, adulta utrinque ad nervös pilosa, nervis lateralibus haud immcrsis. Inflorescentia 

 5 cm longa; flores (J 5 — 6 mm diam.; receptaculum valde planum, subcoriaceum, tepala 

 longitudine aequans, pilosum, tepala 2 exteriora ovata acuta, 2 interiora oblonga, apice 

 reclangula, margine superiore glabra; stamina 24, antherarum loculi saepius apice haud 



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