Actinostemon. 69 



Var. ß. angustifolius Müll. Arg. in Linnaea XXXII. (1863) H4; in ÜC. Prodr. XV. 

 2. (1866) H99; in Fl. Bras. XI. 2. (1874) 610. — Squamae involucrantes glabrae, 

 fere subito in folia novella abeuntes; folia obovato-lanceolata, 3'/2 — ö^ 2 cm longa. 



Minas Geraes (Sellow!). 



Nota. Affinis Ä. Klotzsehii, nee inter species sectionis Laevium inserenda; ovarium 

 certisslme, etsi minute, 6-tuberculatura est. 



h 5. A. Klotzsehii (Didrichs.) Pax. — Dadylostenion Klotxscliii Didrichs. in 

 Videnskabl. Meddel. Kjobenh. (1857) 127. — Dactylostemon Hagendorfii Klotzsch in 

 Erichs. Arch. VIl. (1841) 188. — Dactylostemon communis var. Hagendorfii Müll. 

 Ai'g. in Linnaea XXXII. (l863) H 3. — Dactylostemon Klotzsehii var. genuinus Müll. 

 Arg. in DG. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) H97; in Fl. Bras. XI. 2. (1874] 605. — Ex- 

 coecaria Klotzsehii Baill. Hist. pl. V. (1874) 135 ex parte. — Rami crassi, lignosi, 

 cum ramulis glabri. Folia in ramulis sparsa; petiolus I — 4 mm longus, glaber; 

 limbus 5 — 7 cm longus, i^^ — 2Y2 cm latus, lanceolatus vel anguste spathulato- 

 lanceolatus, obtusiuscule acuminatus, basi angustata obtusus, nitidus, rigide coriaceus, 

 prominenter reticulato-venosus, glaber, subtus parte inferiore parce maculari-glandulosus. 

 Squamae inflorescentiam involucrantes obtusae, striatae, praeter marginem supei'iorem 

 barbatum glabrae. Spicae 5 — 9 cm longae, demum longo tractu basi nudae, anguste 

 cylindricae, villoso-pubescentes; bracteae (^ 3-florae, minutae, villoso-pubescentes, basi 

 biglandulosae ; glandulae pubescentes; pedicelli (^f 2 mm fere longi, Q demum 5 — 6 mm 

 longi, in quaque spica 2 — 3, inter se demum remoti. Sepala q^ 2, lanceolata, 

 pubescentia; stamina 7; sepala Q minuta, triangularia, longe ciliata, basi blglandulosa; 

 ovarium pubescens, demum glabrescens, grosse cristato-6-appendiculatum; appendices 

 introi'sum falcatae; styli dimidia longitudine fere in columnam connati. Capsula \\ — 

 i 2 mm longa, glabra, C-appendiculata. Semen (non bene evolutum) 8 mm longum. 



Südbrasilianische Provinz: Brasilien, Rio de Janeiro (Hagendorf!). 



Nota. Infeliciter species Didrichseniana acl. Müller Arg. cum Ä. communi confusa est, 

 quacum vix propius affinis videtur. Foliis coriaeeis, spicis elongatis, floribus oligandris, capsulis 

 et seminibus multo majoribus statim ab Ä. communi diagnoscitur. 



i 6. A. leptopus (Müll. Arg.) Pax. — Dactylostemon leptopus Müll. Arg. in Fl. 

 Bras. XI. 2. (1874) 607. — Gussonia leptopus 0. Ktze. Rev. gen. II. (1891) 606. — 

 Rami graciles, cinerei. Folia in ramulis sparsa; petiolus 7 — 1 8 mm longus, cum limbo 

 evoluto glaber; limbus 8 — 10 cm longus, 2^ 2 — ^ cm latus, saepe minor, spathulato- 

 obovatus, obtusus vel breviter et obtuse acutatus, basin versus sensim angustatus, ima 

 basi obtusus, subtus intra marginem sparse glandulosus; folia novella intra squamas 

 involucrantes et inflorescentiam sita supra sparse, subtus dense adpressovillosa. In- 

 florescentiae graciles; rhachis pubescens; bracteae ciliato-barbatae, lanceolatae, basi 

 utrinque glandula glabra, adnata ornatae, inferiores bisexuales. Flores rf tenuiter 

 pedicellati. Sepala (^ oblongo-obovata, superne barbata, in floribus lateralibus saepe 

 ex parte obsoleta; stamina floris intermedii 6 — 8, florum lateralium 4 — 5; sepala Q. 

 lanceolato-ovata, ovario breviora, basi grosse biglandulosa; ovarium parce pilosum, 

 obtuse tuberculato-6-gibbosum; styli vix triente in columnam connati. 



Südbrasilianische Provinz: Brasilien, wahrscheinlich Rio de Janeiro 

 (Schüch). 



17. A. australis (Müll. Arg.) Pax. — Dactylostemoti australis Müll. Arg. in Fl. 

 Bras. XI. 2. (1874) 608. — Gussonia australis 0. Ktze, Rev. gen. II. (1891) 606. — 

 Folia in ramulis sparsa; petiolus 7 — 12 mm longus, teuuis, nigrescens, puberulus; 

 limbus 7 — 9 cm longus, 2 '/2 — 3 cm latus vel etiam minor, elliptico-lanceolatus, uti-inque 

 subaequaUter angustatus, basi et apice obtusus, prominenter, sed tenuissime reticulato- 

 venosus, flrme membranaceus, subtus intra marginem minute et sparse glanduliger, 

 supra glaber, subtus inferne ad costam barbato-pubescens, subinde nitidulus. Spicae 

 breves, 1^/2 — 2 cm longae; rhachis hirta; bracteae trianguläres, basi valide biglandu- 

 losae; glandulae adnatae, hirtae; pedicelH ^ crassi, calyce subduplo longiores. Galyx (j^ 

 florum intermediorum ad lacinulas \ — 2, lanceolatas, superne villoso-ciliatas reductus 



