Actinostemon. 



G7 



Rio de Janeiro (Glaziou n. 1345, 3649!, Martius, Mikan, Riedel, Weddell 

 n. 160). 



Var. r]. intermedius Müll. Arg. in Fl. Bras. XI. 2. (1874) 605. — Petiolus 4 — 

 5 mm longus; lirabus 7 — 10 cm longus, 2 — 4^/2 cm latus, oblongo-obovatus, ima basi 

 angustata acutus, apice breviter et subacute acuminatus. 



Rio de Janeiro (Riedel); Cabo Frio (Prinz Neuwied). 



Var. &. heterophyllus Müll. Arg. in Fl. Bras. XI. 2. (1874) 605. — Petiolus 

 4 — 7 mm longus; limbi magnitudine valde inaequales, majores oblongo-obovati, obtuse 

 acuminali vel obtusiusculi, basi angustata obtusi vel subacuti, minores ambitu multo 

 angustiores et longius acüminati. 



Rio de Janeiro (Moura n. 1024!, Riedel). 



Nota. Dactylostemon Klotxsehii sensu Mülleriano in Flora Brasiliensi est species 

 collectiva; varietates a cl. autore distinctae maxima ex parte ad A. communem pertinent, minore 

 ex parte ad Ä. glabrescentem ; var. genuina autem est A. Klotxsehii. 



1 2. A. concepcionis (Chod. et Hassler) Pax et K. Hoffm. — Dactylostemon Klotzschü 

 var. obtusatus, var. heterophyllus, var. concepcionis Chod. et Hassler in Bull. Herb. Boiss. 

 2. ser. V. (1905) 678. — Dactylostemon oligandrus Chod. et Hassler in Bull. Herb, 

 Boiss. 2. ser. I. (1901) 399; 2. ser. V. (1905) 678 (incl. var. parvifolius). — Arbor 

 parva, 6 — 8 m alta vel frutex arborescens; i-amuli dense pubescentes. Folia in ramulis 

 sparsa; petiolus gracilis, 3 — 20mm 

 longus, pubescens; limbus 3^2 — 

 7V2 cm longus, 1 V2 — '.^^jitm. la- 

 tus, ovatus vel lanceolatus vel lan- 

 ceolato-ovatus, obtuse acutatus, 

 basi obtusatus vel subobtusus, mem- 

 branaceus, subtus secus costam pi- 

 losus vel demum glabrescens, niti- 

 dus, prominenter, sed tenuiter reti- 

 culato-venosus, subtus parte infe- 

 riore parce glanduliger. Squamae 

 spicam involucrantes striatae, ova- 

 tae, praeter marginem superiorem 

 barbatum glabrae, sub anthesi vel 

 mox postea deciduae. Spicae in 

 ramulis abbreviatis , paucifoliatis, 

 lateralibus terminales, 1 — 1^/2 cm 

 longae, 5 — 7 mm latae, ambitu 

 ovoideae , basi flores O l — 2 

 gereutes, ceterum ^\ rhachis lon- 

 giuscule pubescens; bracteae lan- 

 ceolatae, basi grosse biglandulosae; 

 glandulae pubescentes; bracteae rf 

 1 — 3-florae, Q saepe juxta florem 

 Q. utrinque florem (^f stipitantes; 

 pedicelli (^ intermedii 2 — 372"^"^ 

 longi, 2 breviores. Sepala (^ in 

 quoque flore I — 3 vel in latera- 

 libus nulla; flos intermedius sae- 

 pissime 2 — 12-andrus, laterales 

 brevius pedicellati, 3 — 6-andn. Se- 

 pala Q ovarium aequantia, lan- 

 ceolata, acuminata, pubescentia, pjg, ^^ Actinostemon concepcionis (Chod. et Hassl.l 

 basi biglandulosa; ovarium pubes- Pax et K. Hoffm. J. Ramulus floriger. 5 Inflorescentia ($' 

 cens, demum ± glabrescens, crasse partialis. G Ovarium. — Icon. origin. 



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