Omphalea. jy 



bis vel ter dichotomae; bracleae longiores eglandulosae, lineares, i cm fere longae 

 \ — 1 Y2 ™™ latae, saepe complicatae, petiolo filiformi, 15 — 23 mm longo suffultae 

 deciduae. Sepala (j^ 5, 2^2 ™™ lo^^gfi? exteriora breviora, extus parce pilosa et 

 ciliata; stamina 3. 



Cisäquatoriale Savannenprovinz: Trinidad (ohne Sammlernanie n. 1924 

 in Herb. Krug et Urban!). 



Nota. Affinis 0. friandrae, sed foliis jam valde diversa et bracteis angustis, parvis. 



4. 0. brasiliensis Müll. Arg. in Linnaea XXXII. (1863) 86; in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. 

 (1866) H36; in Fl. Bras. XI. 2. (1874) 514. — OmphaJcmdria brasiliensis 0. Ktze. 

 Rev. gen. II. (1891) 609. — Arbor glabra; raniuli teretes, apice in paniculam dense 

 longiraraeam abeuntes. Petiolus 4 — 5^/2 cm longus, subgracilis; limbus 7 — 10 cm 

 longus, 4 — 6 cm latus, oblongo-ellipticus vel lanceolato-ovatus, basi rolundato-obtusus 

 apice obtusus vel subacutus, nitidulus, coriaceus, distincte sed vix prominenter reti- 

 culatus, penninervius. Inflorescentia tota 30 — 35 cm longa, ampla, suberecto-multi- 

 ramea; rarai fere aequilongi, tota longitudine florigeri; bracteae longiores eglandulosae, 

 2 — 3 cm longae, superne 4 — 5 mm latae, rotundalo-obtusae, in petiolum filiformem, 

 laminam aequantem attenuatae; pedicelli (^ 4 mm longi. Sepala (^ 2 mm longa, 

 rigida, orbicularia vel orbiculari-ovata, praeter marginem ciliatum glabra; columna 

 staminalis apice in discum hemisphaericum dilatata; stamina 3. Flores Q. et fructus 

 ignoti. 



Südbrasilianische Provinz: Brasilien, ßahia, Ilheos (Riedel!); zwischen 

 Bahia und Vittoria (Sellow!). 



5. 0. philippinensis Merrill in Philipp. Journ. Sc. III. C. (1908) 236. — Scandens, 

 inflorescentiis exceptis glabra; rami teretes, sicci rugoso-striati. Petiolus 1 1/2 — 3V2 cm 

 longus, apice prominenter biglandulosus; limbus 12 — 2 2 cm longus, 3 — 7 cm latus, 

 glaber, coriaceus, oblongo-lanceolatus, acuminatus, nitidus; acumen limbi ad 1 cm 

 longum; costae secundariae utrinque circ. 9. Inflorescentia paniculata, circ. 40 cm 

 longa (vel longior?), ferrugineo-hirsuta ; flores pedicellati, fasciculati; pedicelli 6 — 7 mm 

 longi. Alabastra (^ globosa, 1 Y2 — 2 mm diametientia; sepala 5, glabra, obovata vel 

 orbicularia; antherae sessiles. Flores Q. ignoti. Fructus 2V2 — 3 cm longus, dehiscens; 

 valvae firme coriaceae, glabrae, griseae. Semina 1 ^ji — 2 cm longa. 



Provinz der Philippinen: Luzon, Rizal, Antipolo (Merrill n. 1716!); San- 

 tander (Ramos n. 3270!); Tayabas (Whitford n. 821 i. — Nach dem Autor gehören 

 hierher auch folgende Nummern früher gesammelter Pflanzen: Cuming n. 1465, Vidal 

 n. 1712, 2380, 3875, Loher n. 5213. 



6. 0. biglandulosa (Pers.) Baill. Etud. gen. Euph. (1858) 529; Müll. Arg. in DG. 

 Prodr. XV. 2. (I866) 1137. — 0. alternifolia Baill. Etud. gen. Euph. (1858) 529. 

 — Omphalandria oppositifolia 0. Ktze. Rev. gen. II. (1891) 609. — Hecatea oppo- 

 sitifolia Willd. Spec. pl. IV. (1805) 513. — Hecatea alternifolia Willd. Spec. pl. IV. 

 (1805) 514. — Hecatea biglandulosa Pers. Synops. II.' (1807) 588. — Arbor ad 

 10 m alta; ramuli teretes, sublaccato'-corticati, glabri, dense foliosi. Folia alterna et 

 subopposita; petiolus 3 — 6 cm longus, validus, pallide viridis; limbus 14 — 18 cm longus, 

 4Y2 — '^ c"^ latus, oblongo-obovatus, rotundato-obtusus, basin versus cuneato-angustatus, 

 demum coriaceus, ± distincte reticulato-venosus, junior tamen non reticulatus, margine 

 demum revolutus, pallide viridis, basi subtus utrinque glandula pateUari, subacute mar- 

 ginata, arcte sessili praeditus. Racemi usque 12 cm longi, adpresse fulvo-sericei, 

 racemoso-ramulosi ; ramuli juniores ipsi oliganthi, demum magis evoluti et ipsi sub- 

 dichotome divisi, ± floribundi, unde habitus in variis speciminibus varie evolutis varius; 

 bracteae oblongo-ellipticae vel oblongo-obovatae vel spathulatae, basi longe petioliformi- 

 angustatae; limbus parte petioliformi circ. triente vel dimidio brevior, 1 1/2 — 3 cm 

 longus, 5 — 15 mm latus; pedunculi cymarum 1 Y2 — 2 cm longi; pedicelli Ultimi calycem 

 paulo superantes, 3 — 4 mm longi. Sepala orbiculari-ovata, concava, subacuta; ovarium 

 glabrum. — Fig. 1 . 



A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich. IV. (Embryophyta siphonogama) 147. V. a 



