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tomentosi, tarde glabrescentes. Petiolus 5 — 15 mm longus, deflexus, tomentosus; 

 limbus 4 — 10 cm longus, 2 — 4 cm latus, ovatus vel ovato-lanceolatus, cuspidato-acumi- 

 natus, basi leviter cordatus, praeter apicem sparse serrato-denticulatus, coriaceus, tri- 

 nervius, supra glaber et papillosus, subtus in costis stellato-pilosus et demum ± gla- 

 bratus, basi maculari-2 — 4-glandulosus; costae secundariae praeter basales 3 — 5, subtus 

 cum venis elevato-prominentes. Spicae Q 1 paniculato-ramosae, folia superantes vel 

 aequantes, Q simplices, 5 — 15cmlongae; rhachis breviter pubescens, striata; bracteae 

 utriusque sexus parvae, trianguläres, q? pluriflorae, Q uniflorae, utrinque margine 

 1 — 2-glandulosae; flores sessiles, qP virides. Calyx tf in alabastro globosus, praeter 

 apicem glaber; stamina 8; antherae apiculatae. Sepala Q 4, ^2 mm longa, triangu- 

 laria, acuta, tomentosa; ovarium biloculare, patenter hispido-pilosum ; styli purpurei, 

 basi brevissime connati, intus papillosi, 7 — 15 mm longi. Capsula 9 mm lata, 5^2 mm 

 longa, pubescens. Semina 5y 2 mm diametientia, subglobosa, obtuse tuberculata. 



Provinz des Amazonenstromes: Peru, Loreto, bei Tarapoto (Spruce n. 4269!, 

 Ule n. 6409'.), bei Moyobamba (Weberbauer n. 448 1!, 4482!). Savannengehölz, 

 800—900 m. 



9. A. brevistyla Pax et K. Hoffm. n. spec. — Frutex 3 — 10 m altus; ramuli 

 teretes, brevissime tomentelli, tarde glabrescentes. Petiolus 1 — 2 cm longus, pilis 

 exiguis stellatis vestitus; limbus 7 — 9*^ cm longus, 27 — 3 8 mm latus, oblongus, acumi- 

 natus, basi acutus, denticulatus, coriaceus, trinervius, supra glaber, subtus pilis stellatis 

 exiguis adspersus, basi maculari-2 — 4-glandulosus; costae secundariae praeter basales 

 utrinque 3 — 4, subtus parum prominentes. Flores q* ignoti. Spicae Q 3 — 5 cm 

 longae, in axillis foliorum solitariae vel fasciculatae, simplices; rhachis breviter pubescens; 

 bracteae parvae, triangulari-ovatae, basi incrassatae, uniflorae; pedicelli 1 mm longi, 

 bibracteolati. Sepala Q 4, triangularia, acuta, subglabra, 3 / 4 mm longa; ovarium 

 glabrum; styli 2, liberi, laeves, 2 — 3 mm longi. Fruclus ignotus. 



Provinz des Amazonenstromes: Peru, Loreto, Iquitos (Ule n. 6250 !). 



Nota. Species valde insignis, A. acutifoliae afflnis, sed valde diversa; distinguitur a specie 

 laudata petiolis non deflexis, costis secundariis minus prominenübus, spicis g fasciculatis et bre- 

 vioribus, glabritie calycis Q et ovario, stylis abbreviatis et laevibus. 



10. A. triplinervia (Spreng.) Müll. Arg. in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 909; in 

 Fl. Bras. XI. 2. (1874) 379. — Antidesma triplinervium Spreng. Neue Entd. II. (1821) 

 116. — A. nemoralis Baill. Adansonia V. (1865) 239 ex parte. — Frutex vel arbor 

 5 — 8 m alta; ramuli teretes, velutino-tomentelli , saepissime mox glabrati. Petiolus 

 limbo brevior, 1 / i — 5 cm longus, tomentellus vel glaber; limbus 2V2 — 15 cm longus, 

 2 — 11 cm latus, ovatus vel ellipticus, rarius lanceolatus vel obovato-lanceolatus vel 

 orbicularis, acutus vel acuminatus vel obtusus, basi obtusus vel subcordalus, rarius sub- 

 acutus, db dentatus, firme membranaceus vel saepius coriaceus vel subcoriaceus, reticu- 

 lato-venosus, longe trinervius, basi inter costas maculari-2 — 4-glandulosus, supra mox 

 glabratus, subtus pilis stellatis exiguis sparse adspersus; costae secundariae praeter 

 basales utrinque 1 — 2, rarius 3 — 4; stipulae exiguae, lanceolatae, valde caducae. Spicae 

 utriusque sexus axillares, simplices vel paniculato-ramosae, (j 1 solitariae vel fasciculatae, 

 5 — 20 cm longae, Q 3 — 12 cm attingentes, laxiflorae, hinc inde valde depauperatae, 

 subuniflorae; rhachis tenella, angulosa, parce pilosa vel puberula; bracteae parvae, tri- 

 anguläres, basi incrassatae, tf pluriflorae, Q 1 — 2-florae; flores q? breviter pedicel- 

 lati, Q pedicello 1 — 2 mm longo suftulti. Flores q^ ± 2 mm lati; sepala 2, orbi- 

 culari-ovata, acuta, concava, reflexa, glabra; stamina 8. Sepala Q 4, triangularia, 

 acuta, puberula; oyarium pilosum; styli 2, liberi vel subliberi, 7 — 15 mm longi, 

 applanati, sublaeves. Capsula 7 — 10 mm lata, 5 — 7 mm longa, pedicello 2 — 3 mm 

 longo stipitata, pilis exiguis pilosa. Semina 4 mm diametientia, sub membrana extima 

 echinato-tuberculata. 



Südbrasilianische Provinz, nordwärts bis Peru und Columbien. In 

 Gebüschen, Wäldern, oft auf sumpfigem Boden. 



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