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sub fructu vix accrescentes. Calyx (^ ante anthesin globoso-pyriformis, longe pilosus, 

 4 — 2 mm longus; stamina 3; filamenta crasse cjlindrica, apice subito contracta, quam 

 antherae extrorsae longiora; ovarii rudimentum nanum. Sepala Q 6, lineari-lanceo- 

 lata, obtusa, apiculata, longe pilosa, 2 — 3 mm longa; ovarium densissime pilosum; stvli 

 ad trientem connati, erecti, lacero-papillosi. Capsula 8 — 10 mm lata, longe pilosa. 



Südbrasilianische Provinz: Uruguay (Arechavaleta n. 46!). 



Nota. Varietates a cl. Herter dislinclas non vidimus: 



var. cordifolia Herter »differt foliis glabris, brevioribus, triangularibus, basi subcordalis, 

 longe petiolatis, <— 2,5 X 2—3 cm«. 



var. rotundifolia Herter >differt foliis glabris, ovatis, brevibus, subsessilibus, 1,5 — 2 x 

 2 — 2,5 cm«. 



Forle ad alias species pertinent. 



46. T. urticifolia Michx. Fl. bor. amer. 11. (1803) 176; Müll. Arg. in DC. 

 Prodr. XV. 2. (<866) 934 ex parte; Small, Fl. Southeast. U. St. (1903) 702. — T. mer- 

 curialis Walt. Fl. Carolin. (1788) 2 2 9. — Gaules erecti vel patuli, \ — 4 dm alti, sim- 

 plices vel saepius ramosi, apicem versus dr angulosi, hispido-pubescentes. Petiolus 

 saepius 3 — 8 mm longus, rarius ad 12 mm attingens; limbus 2 — 7 cm longus, l^yj — 

 3y2 cm latus, triangularis vel triangulari-ovatus, in foliis inferioribus minor et latior, 

 acutus vel acuminatus, basi truncatus et in petiolum breviter contractus vel cordatus, 

 grosse irregulariter serratus, basi trinervius, hispidus; stipulae ovato-lanceolatae, ob- 

 tusae vel acutae, 2 — 5 mm longae. Infloi-escentiae oppositifoliae, elongatae, 0/2 — 

 4V2 cna longae, pedunculo ^2 — 2 cm longo incluso, hispidae, basi florem Q unicum 

 gerentes, deinde (j', multiflorae; bracteae (j^ 1 — 3 mm longae, ovato-lanceolatae, Q. 

 interdum subtrilobae; pedicelli (^f 2 mm longi, supra medium articulati, Q. 2V2 mm 

 longi. Flos (^ 2Y2 mm diametiens; sepala 3, oblonga, acuta; stamina 3; filamenta 

 superne incrassata, antheris extrorsis longiora vel ea aequantia; ovarii rudimentum 

 •distinctum. Sepala ^ 5 — 6, 2 — 3 mm longa, inaequalia, obovata vel oblanceolata; 

 ovarium verruculosum, dense et longe strigoso-hirsutum, pilis ad 2 mm longis; styli 

 ad medium fere connati, superne grosse et dense papillosi. Capsula 7 — 10 mm lata, 

 hispida. Semina globosa, 3V2 ™™ diametientia, brunnea. 



Atlantisches Nordamerika, auf trockenem, sandigem Boden von Südcarolina 

 bis Arizona und Texas. — Carolina, Rutherfordton (Rugel!); Georgia (Beyrich!, 

 Curtiss n. 6469!); Arkansas (Ei'gelmann n. 1129, 1130!); Indian Territory 

 (Bush!); Louisiana (Gray!); Texas (Lindheime r n, 176!, 1 87!); Arizona (Parish 

 n. 244! Pringle!). 



Die von Müll er- Arg. aus Mexiko genannten Standorte beziehen sich auf eine 

 andere Spezies [T. glanduligerd). 



47. T. nepetifolia Cav. Icon. pl. VL (I8OI) 37, t. 557, f. l; Müll. Arg. in DC. 

 Prodr. XV. 2. (I866) 933 ex parte; Small, FI. Southeast. U. S. (1903) 702. — Suffrutex 

 10 — 40 cm altus; caules e rhizomate lignoso plures, graciles, erecti, adscendentes vel 

 procumbentes, apice saepe flexuosi et subvolubiles, striati, pubescentes et ± hispiduli, 

 urentes. Petiolus 3 — 16mm longus; limbus 1^2 — Sem longus, 4 — 18mm latus, 

 triangularis vel triangulari-ovatus vel triangulari-lanceolatus, rarius triangulari-lincaris, 

 in foliis inferioribus saepius latior, triangulari-ovatus, vel rotundato-ovatus, longius petio- 

 latus, in superioribus angustior et brevius petiolatus, acutus vel acuminatus, basi cor- 

 datus vel truncatus, nonnunquam subhastatus, serratus, in superioribus saepe inciso- 

 serratus, trinervius, stimulosus; stipulae fere 2 mm longae, trianguläres. Inflorescentiae 

 oppositifoliae, abbreviatae, 7 — 2 2 mm longae, hispido-pubescentes, basi florem Q. uni- 

 cum gereutes, deinde (5^, pauciflorae vel pluriflorae, pedunculo 3 — 7 mm longo; bracteae 

 rf < — 1 V2 J"™ longae, lanceolatae vel lineari-lanceolatae, Q ovatae; pedicelli ± 1 mm 

 Longae, q^ supra basin articulati, fructigcri ad 4 mm attingentes. Flores (^ 1 V2 — * ™™ 

 lati; sepala 3 — 4, ovata, acuta; stamina 3; filamenta cylindrica; antherae extrorsae, 

 filamentis brcviores; ovarii rudimentum parvum. Sepala Q 6, ovata vel lanceolüta, in- 

 aequalia, — 2 mm longa; ovarium strigoso-hirsutum; styli ad Y3 connati, parum pa- 



