Matayba. 1099 



nervis (lateralibus) curvato-adscendentibus apice arcuatim anastomosantibus, supra 

 reti venarum minorum vix prominente laevia, subtus plerumque 1-foveolata, foveolis 

 urceolatis, rarius plurifoveolata vel efoveolata, utrinque glabra vel subtus pilosula, 

 glandulis microscopicis obsita, supra fusca vel livescentia, subtus fuscescentia (raro 

 utrinque livescentia), subimpunctata vel punctis lineolisque pellueidis sat crebris notata, 

 in formis nonnullis hypodermate (spurio) instructa; rhachis nuda; paniculae axillares, 

 amplae vel contractae, folia aequantes superantesve, puberulae vel tomentellae; discus 

 glaber; Capsula trigono-subglobosa, breviter stipitata, plus minus verrucosa, extus 

 glabrescens, intus dense tomentosa; semen ellipsoideum. 



Frutex 8-pedalis (Gardner, f. 2.) vel arbor 12 — 15-pedalis (Riedel, f. 4., 5.) vel 

 50 — 60-pedalis (Aublet, f. 1.), cortice rugoso fusco, ligno albo. Rami paniculas gerentes 

 2 — 4 mm crassi, adultiores saepe lenticellosi, cortice subfusco. Folia 15 — 35 cm longa, 

 apice interdum foliolis rudimentariis, fere ut in Guarea, instructa; foliola 5 — 15 cm 

 longa, 1,5 — 5,5 cm lata; petiolus supra plus minus complanatus pubescens, subtus 

 convexus glabriusculus, fuscus. Bracteae bracteolaeque parvae, 1 — 2 mm longae, su- 

 bulatae; cymulae breviter stipitatae; pedicelli 1 — 2 mm longi. Flores albi, minores 

 majoresve. Galyx 1 — fere 2 mm longus, siccus valde fuscus, coriaceus, 5-dentato- 

 lobatus, lobis rotundis, pilis adpressis tomentellus vel laxius adspersus. Petala 1 — 2 mm 

 longa, obovata, apice plus minus emarginata, sicca fusca, parum tenera; squamae 

 petala aequantes, rufulo-lanosae. Stamina 2 — 3 vel fere 4 mm longa; filamenta sub- 

 filiformia, basi dense rufulo-pubescentia; antherae glabrae. Germen cano-tomentosum, 

 stylo germen subaequante. Capsula 1 — 2 cm longa. Semen 8 — 16 mm longum, testa 

 spadiceo-nigra. 



Formis ludit variis, quarum praecipuae sequentes: 



F. 1. genuina Radlk. in Sitzungsber. bayer. Akad. (1879) 631 et in Fl. Bras. 1. c: 

 Foliola majuscula, elliptico- vel oblongo-lanceolata, breviter petiolulata, reti venarum 

 pallidiore instructa, subimpunctata, vix foveolata, hypodermate spurio instructa; 

 paniculae amplae, ramis subflaccidis, minus densiflorae; flores minores, perianthio 

 (calyce cum corolla) 1 mm longo. 



Accedit subforma subovalis Radlk. 11. cc. 632: Foliola minora, subovalia, basi 

 subcuneato- vel acuminato-attenuata, insignius petiolulata, 1 — plurifoveolata, hypo- 

 dermate nullo. 



F. 2. laxiflora (Benth.) Radlk. 11. cc. 632 (Talisia laxiflora Benth., Cupania 

 laxiflora Benth.): Foliola ovato-lanceolata (interdum subfalcata) vel suboblonga (in- 

 feriora ovalia), in petiolulos longiusculos abruptius contracta, laxe pellucide punctata, 

 plerumque 1-foveolata, plerumque hypodermate spurio instructa; paniculae amplae, 

 ramis subflaccidis, minus densiflorae; flores minores, peranthio 1 mm longo. 



F. 3. micrantha (Mart.) Radlk. 11. cc. 632 (Cupania micrantha Mart.): Foliola 

 oblonga vel oblongo-lanceolata, breviuscule petiolulata, insignius pellucide punctata et 

 lineolata, 1 — plurifoveolata vel efoveolata, plerumque hypodermate instructa ; paniculae 

 contractae, ramis rigidioribus divaricatis, densiflorae; flores minores, perianthio 

 1 mm longo. 



Accedunt : 



Subf. pilosula Radlk. 11. cc: Foliola subtus pilosula, efoveolata, hypodermate 

 interrupto vel vix ullo. 



Subf. euphoriaefolia (Camb.) Radlk. 11. cc. 633 (Cupania euphoriaefolia Gamb.): 

 Foliola subtus pilis adpressis glandulisque crebris adspersa, hypodermate conspicuo, 

 obsolete plurifoveolata vel efoveolata. 



Subf. acutata Radlk. 11. cc: Foliola e basi. ovata sublinearia, in acumen acutum 

 acutata, sat multinervia, efoveolata, hypodermate nullo. 



Subf. sublinearis Radlk. 11. cc : Foliola angusta, lineari-lanceolata, hypodermate 

 nullo, 1 — plurifoveolata, foveolis anguste urceolatis. 



A. Engler. Das Pflanzenreich. IV. (Embryophyta siphonogama.) 165. 70 



