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capsula subcylindrica, tuberculis majusculis elevatis serlatis 

 interdum in lineis interruptis confliientibus. — In niontibus 

 circa TejucOj Prov. Rio de Janeiro, v. v. 



Species distincta : internodia 2h-ih poll, remota ; rami ad 

 nodos linea transversali signati ; folia in articulationibus srepe 

 luxata ; petiolus 9-12 lin., petioluli 6-7 lin., cirrhus simplex 



6 poll, long.; foliola 5 poll, long., 16 lin. lat., mucrone apicali 

 calloso glandulifero ; foliola stipuloidea iis pr?ecedentis similia ; 

 racemus fructifer 2 poll, long., pedunculus 3 lin. crassus, apice 

 ad 5 lin. diam., ampliatus; capsula botelliformis, 6 poll, long., 

 1^ poll. diam. ; semina iis speciei prioris similia*. 



3. Adenocahjmna flavidum, n. sp. ; — ramis flavescentibus, striatis, 

 lenticellis parvis porosis angulosis, patentim hirsutulis, nodis 

 remotis tumidulis; foliis conjugatis, cirrhosis, cirrho cito ca- 

 duco, superioribus minoribus et ssepe 3-foliolatis, foliolis ob- 

 longis, imo subsequalibus, subrotundis, hinc gradatim acutis, 

 ai)ice callosis, supra Isevibus, planis, opacis, pallide viridibus, 

 minute reticulatis, subtus petiolisque llavido-pilosis, hinc 

 nervis venisque reticulatis prominulis, margiue cartilagineo, 

 reflexo, petiolo petiolulisque subsequalibus rugulosis et angu- 

 lato-striatis ; racemis axillaribus, brevibus, petiolo paulo lon- 

 gioribus, e foliolis stipuloideis binis linearibus intrapetiolaribus 

 glanduliferis enatis; floribus congestis, cano-velutinis, flavis, 

 calyce 5-deutato, piloso, glandulis majusculis glabris fusco- 

 viridibus concavis signato. — In niontibus circa Tejuco, Prov» 

 Rio de Janeiro, v. v. 



Species insiguiter ab A. bradeato, DC, diversa, e cirrho sae- 

 pius caduco, foliolis majoribus, flavido-pilosis, racemis axillaribus 

 multo brevioribus et paucifloris, calyce njinore dense flavo- 

 tomentoso glandulis majusculis viridibus irregulariter 2-seri- 

 atis, et coroUse tubo magis cylindraceo. Rami valde tomen- 

 tosi, ad nodos tumiduli et hinc poroso-punctati. Internodia 



7 poll, dist., superiora breviora 3-4 poll, remota. Folia infe- 

 riora majusciila, petiolus 7 lin., petioluli 9 lin. long., foliola 

 5-6 poll, long., 2-2^ poll, lat., superiorum petiolus 7 lin., pe- 

 tioluli 5 lin., cirrhus 5 poll, long., foliola 2|— 3;^ poll, long., 

 1-1^ poll, lat.; foliola stipuloidea linearia, interpetiolaria, rigida, 

 erecta, glandulifera, 4 lin. long., I lin. lat. ; racemi flavido-velu- 

 tini; pedunculus I poll, long., circiter 8-florus, pedicelli oppo- 

 siti, 2 lin. long., bractea) velutinre, Imeares, acutte, 3 lin. long.; 

 calyx tubulosus, late et brcviter 5-dentatus, 4 lin. long., 2^ lin. 

 diam.; coroUre tlavic tubus late cylindricus, imo repente angus- 



• A (Irawiag of this species, with details of its fruit aud seeds, will be 

 given in the ' Contributions,' plate 63. 



