Weigeltia. 289 



subtus crebras glabra, supra nitida, utrinque paullo prominulo-reticulata, punctulis pro- 

 minulis in latere superiore reperiendis dissitis aucta. Inflorescentiae submultiflorae, anguste 

 laxeque bipinnatim panniculatae , minute puberulae, folia subaequantes , ramulis flores 

 paucos racemosos gerentibus, pedicellis gracilibus ± 4,5 mm longis; flores glabri, 3,5 

 — 4 mm diam. metientes; sepala vix ultra i / 5 coalita lobis elliptico-lingulatis, late rotun- 

 datis, paucipunctatis ; petala late elliptica, apice rotundata, vix vel paullo emarginata, 

 paucipunctata ; antherae latissime ellipticae; ovarium flori (J 1 deest. 



Brasilien: Prov. Bahia bei Nazareth (Sellow ohne n.). — Herb. Berlin. 



1 4. W. Glaziovii Mez n. sp. — Bamuli crassi, apice peradpresse ferrugineo- 

 tomentelli. Folia petiolis zh 1 5 mm longis stipitata, basin versus cuneatim acuta apice 

 obtusiuscula, i: 4 50 mm longa, 60 mm lata, subcoriacea, adulta glabra, supra laevia 

 opaca subtus praeter costas prosilientes non nisi perobscure prominulo-reticulata, punctulis 

 lineolisque aterrimis paucis conspersa. Inflorescentiae squarrose bipinnatim panniculatae, 

 foliis paullo breviores, laxae, pilis capitatis patentibus brevissimis consitae, racemis secun- 

 dariis densis, perpaucifloris , pedicellis vix ultra 2 mm longis; flores ± 2 mm longi, 

 4 mm diam. metientes; sepala fere orbicularia, late rotundata, margine nuda, punctis 

 nonnullis magnis prope basin praedita; petala bene ad y 3 connata lobis late ellipticis, 

 optime rotundatis, punctis magnis pictis; stamina (floris Q reducta sed forma vix mutata) 

 petalis paullo breviora filamentis quam antherae 3-plo longioribus; ovarium crasse ovoi- 

 deum, glabrum, stylo subduplo breviore, crasso, cylindrico. 



Brasilien: Prov. Bio de Janeiro bei Morro do Coco (do Bahüj (Glaziou n. 11133). 

 Blüht im Februar. 



1 5. W. surinamensis (Spreng, f.) Mez. — Salvadora surinamensis Spreng, f. ! 

 Tent. (1828) n. 25. — Peckia surinamensis 0. Ktze. Bev. gen. II. (1891) 402. — 

 Weigeltia myrianthos A.DC. ! in Trans. Linn. Soc. XVII. (1834) 102 et in DC. Prodr. 

 VIII. (1844) 114; Griseb. Fl. Brit. West-Ind. Isl. (1861) 394 (e. p.). — Wallenia my- 

 rianthos Beichb. ! in Weigelt, Exsicc. Surin. n. 2922 et ap. A. DC. 1. c. — Cybianthus 

 myrianthos Miq. ! in Fl. brasil. X. (1856) 300 t. 44 (e. p. , excl. specim. brasil.). — 

 Weigeltia capitellata Miq. ! 1. c. — Arbor 12 — 1 5-pedalis ramulis crassiusculis, novellis 

 densiuscule ferrugineo-tomentellis. Folia petiolis ± 12 mm longis stipitata, utrinque 

 acuta vel apice acuminata vel rarius obtusiuscula, ± 1 40 mm longa, 50 mm lata, mem- 

 branacea vel chartacea, adulta glabra, supra sueto pernitida rarius nitidula laevia subtus 

 opaca rufescentia minute prominulo-reticulata vel item laevia punctulis prominulis paucis 

 nee non lineolis brevissimis atris perraris aucta. Inflorescentiae laxe bipinnatim panni- 

 culatae, sueto folia subaequantes, brevissime ferrugineo-puberulae , racemis densiusculis 

 vel laxioribus breviter cylindricis, pedicellis gracilibus haud ultra 2 mm longis; flores 

 albo-virentes staminibus purpureo-punetatis, 1,5 mm longi; sepala late ovata, rotundata, 

 margine nuda, perpaueipunetata; petala fere medium usque connata lobis ovato-ellipticis, 

 rotundatis, perpaueipunetatis ; stamina petalis paullo breviora antheris quam filamenta 

 4-plo brevioribus ; ovarium in flore tf quam maxime reduetum stipitiforme , glabrum. 



Holländisch-, Französisch- und Britisch-Guyana, häufig (Hostmann n. 

 529, 535, 678, Hostmann et Kappler n. 1138, Jenmann. 1674, 4354, Kappler 

 n. 2147, Kegel n. 354, Bech n. 45, Schomburgk n. 484, 848, 1347, Split- 

 gerber n. 769, Weigelt n. 2922, Wullschlägel n. 857, 1326). — Blüht August, 

 Oktober, März. 



16. W. antillana Mez! in Urb. Symb. antill. H. (1901) 42 3. — Bamuli crassi, 

 glabri. Folia petiolis ± 15 mm longis stipitata, obovata vel obovato- elliptica, basin 

 versus sensim apice breviter acuta vel hie raro rotundata, dr 120 mm longa, 50 mm 

 lata, chartacea, praeter lepides subtus dissitas perobscuras glabra, opaca, glaueo-viridia 

 subtus manifeste pallida, prominulo-costata nee manifestius reticulata, et punctis sub- 

 multis prominentibus et subtus lineis nonnullis crassis atris praedita. Inflorescentiae (J* 

 multi-, Q submultiflorae, bipinnatim panniculatae, paullo puberulae, subthyrsoideae 

 constanter angustae, q? foliis longiores Q breviores, pedicellis vix ultra 0,5 mm longis; 

 flores brunnescenti-virides , regulariter 4-sed nonnumquam intermixte 5-meri, dz 3 mm 



A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich. IV. 236. 4 9 



