28 A. Brand. — Symplocaceae. 



in hermaphroditis c. 5. Fructus viridi-nigrescens, ellipsoideus, glaber; disco lobos calycinos 

 brevissimos multo superante. 



Mittleres Brasilien: Rio de Janeiro, bei Petropolis (Glazioun. 10483. — Blühend 

 im Juli). — Sierra dos Orgäos (Glaziou n. 16745. — Blühend im November). 



6. S. frondosa Brand n. sp. — Arbuseula ramulis glabris. Folia membranacea vel 

 subcoriacea, 7 — H cm longa, 2Y2 — 3^2 cm lata, oblongo-lanceolata, utrimque glaberrima^ 

 in apicem longiusculum producta, basi valde angustata, costa supra vix prominula. Racemi 

 petiolo duplo longiores, 3 — 5-flori, pedicellis longitudine florum; calyx glaber, lobis rotun- 

 datis viridibus: corolla caljce duplo longior; stamina in floribus hermaphroditis c. 8; 

 ovarium glabrum. Fructus 5 mm longus, globosus, glaber, lobis calycinis discum haud su- 

 perantibus. 



Mittleres Brasilien: Rio (Glazioun. 1282; Herb. Brüssel). — Minas : in Urwäldern 

 bei Rio Novo (Schwacke n. 11853; Herb. Berlin). — Parana (Sellow n. 4782 etc.). 

 Anscheinend häufig. 



Nota. Specimina mascula non vidi. 



7. S. tetrandra Mart. ex Miq. in Fl. brasil. XVII. (1856)33 t. 14. — Barherina tetrandra 

 Mart. Syst. Mat. med. (1843) 4 9. — Arbuseula valde variabilis ramulis glabris, interdum 

 frutex. Folia membranacea vel subcoriacea, 3 — 7 cm longa, 1 Y2 — ^^2 ^^^ l^^^^a, repando- 

 dentata, utrimque laete viridia, obtuse acuminata^ basi angustata; costa supra vix prominula. 

 Racemi petiolum plus minusve superantes, 3 — 6-flori; bracteae late trianguläres; calyx 4- 

 vel 5-partitus, glaber, lobis e basi latiore lanceolato-acutis tubum aequantibus vel brevioribus ; 

 corolla albida calyce duplo longior, 3 — 5-partita; stamina 4 — 10. Fructus 12 mm longus, 

 glaber, rugosus, oblongus. 



Mittleres Brasilien: Rio de Janeiro (Glaziou), Minas (S. Hilaire). — S. Paulo 

 (Sellow). — Süd-Brasilien: Rio grande (Sellow), in Gebüschen der Campos (Lind- 

 mann etc). Scheint sehr verbreitet zu sein. 



Nota. Vidi in speciminibus masculis folia chartacea, 3 — 5 cm longa, 15 — 18 mm lata, 

 stamina 8 — 10, in speciminibus hermaphroditis folia subcoriacea, 6 — 8 cm longa, 2 — 31/2 cm lata, 

 stamina 4 — fi. 



, 8. S. neglecta Brand n. sp. — Arbor (?) glaberrima. Folia subcoriacea, 7 — 9 cm 

 longa, c. 2 cm lata, lanceolata, integra, in apicem longum submucronatum producta, basi 

 valde angustata; costa supra prominula. Racemi (fructiferi) petiolo brevissimo duplo longiores, 

 5 — 8-flori, pedicellis petiolo brevioribus; corolla ignota. Fructus 1 mm longus, glaber, laete 

 viridis, oblongus, apice angustatus. 



Mittleres Brasilien: Rio, Cantagallo (Peckolt n. 636, Herb. Brüssel). — Ohne 

 Standort (Sellow, Herb. Berlin). 



9. S. variabilis Mart. ex Miq. in Fl. brasil. XVII. (1856) 30 t. 11. — Barherina 

 rhamnifolia Miers in Journ. Linn. Soc. XVII. (I88O) 293. — Arbor vel arbuseula vel frutex 

 glaberrimus. Folia chartacea vel subcoriacea, 10 — 12 cm longa, 3'/2 — 5 cm lata, lanceolato- 

 ovata, integra, in apicem longum producta, basi cuneata; costa supra prominula. Racemi 

 petiolo 2 — 3-plo longiores 10 — 12-flori; bracteae virides, bracteolae minimae; calyx glaber 

 lobis triangulari-ovatis obtusis tubo subaequilongis vel brevioribus; corolla alba calyce 

 duplo longior; stamina in floribus mascuMs c. 1 5 ; ovarium glabrum. Fructus 15 — 17 mm 

 longus, oblongus, glaber; embryo 'gracilis, cotyledonibus radicula multo brevioribus. 



Mittleres Bra'silien: Rio (!) und Goyaz (!). Scheint sehr häufig zu sein. — Blüht 

 März bis Mai. 



Nota. Vidi unicum florcm hermaphroditum, stamina 5 praebentcm. 



10. S. Spruceana (Miers) Gurke in Engl, et Prantl, Pflzfam. IV. 1. (1890) 170. — 

 Barherina Spi^uceana Miers in Journ. Linn. Soc. XVIL (I88O) 295, excepta diagnosi. — 

 Arbor parva glaberrima. Folia submembranacea, 1 1 — 1 6 cm longa, 7 — 9 cm lata, oblongo- 

 elliptica, integra, in apicem brevem sensim producta, basi cuneata; costa supra ad basin 

 impressa, ad apicem prominula. Flores in spicis multifloris petiolo duplo longioribus; calyx 

 glaber, lobis lanceolato-acutis tubo sublongioribus ; corolla albo-viridis, odorata, calyce duplo 



