44 J- Perkins u. E. Gilg. — Monimiaceac. 



angustiora, 2 interiora subrectangula et subtruncata, margine superiore membranaceo 

 glabro ; carpella 8 flavescenti-tomentosa (Fig. 6 D). 



Brasilien: Prov. Rio de Janeiro, Tijuca, im Walde auf trockenem Boden (Glaziou 

 n. 1463; (J^, im Juni blühend), im Walde am Fuße des Pico (Glaziou n. 7830; Q,im 

 August blühend). 



47. M. boliviensis A.DC. in Journ. of Bot. (1865) 220; in DG. Prodr. XVI. 2. 

 (1868) 667; Perk. in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXVII. (1900) 673. — Folia ovato-acuminata, 

 basi angustata, rarius rotundata, apice acuta, coriacea, glabra, a medio remote serrata, 

 glabra, 9 — 15 cm longa, 6 — 7 cm lata, nervis lateralibus praecipuis utrinque 5 — 6 tertia- 

 riis distinctis. Inflorescentia axillaris multiflora petiolo vix longior, sparsim appresse pilosa, 

 pedicelli 3 — 5 mm longi; flores 5 mm longi; receptaculum obovoideum glabriusculum ; 

 tepala exteriora late ovata subinflexa, interiora paullo longiora introflexa elliptica margine 

 appendiculata; stamina ca. 20. 



Bolivia: im Thal von Tipuani (Weddell). 



48. M. grosseserrata Perk. in Engler's Bot. Jahrb. XXVII. (1900) 673. — Folia 

 ovata vel obovata vel late ovaha usque anguste ovalia, 9,5 — 12,5 cm longa, 4 — 7,5 cm 

 lata, 9 — 10 mm longe petiolata, basi rotundata vel rotundato-cuneata usque cuneata, apice 

 breviter lateque acuminata, apice ipso acutiuscula vel acuta, utrinque glabra, in parte^/a — % 

 superiore margine grosse et irregulariter profunde serrata, chartacea. Inflorescentia 4 — 5 cm 

 longa, pedunculus 4 cm longus, pedicellus 6 mm longus ; flores (^ 5 mm diam. ; recepta- 

 culum subcupuliforme quam tepala 1 Ys-plo longius , rigide papyraceum , griseo-pilosum ; 

 tepala rigide papyracea, omnino pilosa, 2 exteriora ovata quam 2 interiora paullo angustiora, 

 2 interiora appendice longa acuta inaequaliter profunde incisa incurvata instructa; stamina 

 24, antherarum loculi confluentes. 



Peru (Lobb). 



49. M. elliptica (Gardn.) A.DC. in DC. Prodr. XVI. 2. (1868) 664; Perk. in Engler's 

 Bot. Jahrb. XXVII. (1900) 674. — Tetratome elliptica Gardn. in Hook. Lond. Journ. ofBot. 

 I. (1842) 530. — M. nitida Tul. in Ann. sc. nat. 4. ser. III, (1855) 43; Monogr. (1855) 

 392 t. 32; Fl. brasil. IV. 1. (1857) 320 t. 84. f. 2. — Folia ovato-lanceolata, 4—6 cm 

 longa, 1,5 — 2 cm lata, 5 — 8 mm longe petiolata, nitida, basi apiceque attenuato-acuta, 

 utrinque glabra, apicem versus remote denticulata, chartacea. Inflorescentia (;^ 1 ,5 — 2,5 cm 

 longa, pedunculus 3 mm longus, pedicellus 6 mm longus; flores (^ 3 — 4 mm diam. ; recepta- 

 culum valde cupuliforme 2V4"P^o quam tepala longius, papyraceum, glaberrimum; tepala 

 2 exteriora late ovato-rotundata , subintegra, 2 interiora (vix longiora et paulo angustiora) 

 in vertice truncato hinc inde denticulata; stamina ca. 24. Inflorescentia Q 1,5 cm longa, 

 pedicellus 1 cm longus gracillimus; flores § 4 mm diam. ; receptaculum utriformi-globo- 

 sum, papyraceum, glabrum, 5-plo quam tepala longius; tepala minutissima, triangulari-acuta, 

 2 exteriora quam 2 interiora paullo longiora; carpella 10 — 12 ovato-globosa, sessilia, dense 

 sericeo-tomentosa. 



Brasilien: Prov. Rio de Janeiro (Sellow, Beyrich, J. Gay, Gardnern. 162, 

 Lund n. 557, Riedel n. 158). 



50. M. laurina Tul. in Ann. sc. nat. 4. ser. III. (1855) 43; Monogr. (1855) 389; 

 Fl. brasil. IV. 1. (1857) 318; A.DC. in DG. Prodr. XVI. 2. (1868) 664; Perk. in Engler's 

 Bot. Jahrb. XXVII. (1900) 674. — Folia oblonga vel lanceolato-oblonga, 12 — 16 cm longa, 

 4 — 6 cm lata, 5 — 9 mm longe petiolata, basi attenuato-cuneata, breviter vel longe acuteque 

 acuminata, chartacea, adulta utrinque glaberrima, ultra medium remotissime parceque denti- 

 culata. Inflorescentia (j^ 3 cm longa, pedunculus 4 mm longus, pedicellus 6 mm longus; 

 flores (^ 6 mm diam. ; receptaculum late cupuliforme, tepalis subaequilongum, papyraceum, 

 sericeum; tepala papyracea, 2 exteriora semielliptica obtusissima, integerrima, quam in- 

 teriora angustiora, 2 interiora appendice membranacea undulato-denticulata instructa; 

 stamina 24 — 28 sessilia, antherarum loculi confluentes. 



Französisch Guiana: in der Gegend von Gayenne (Martin n. 34). — Trinidad 

 (Purdie, Botanic Gardens Herbarium [Hart] n. 899 u. 915), in Wäldern am Fluss Garoni 

 (Eggers n. 1020*; im November blühend). 



