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venae tenues, reticulatae; stipulae exiguae, subulato-palmatipartitae. Spicae terminales, 

 7 — H cm longae, valde densiflorae, basi flores Q i — 3 gerentes, ceterum (j^; rhachis 

 rigida, 1 Y2 — 2 mm lata; bracteae orbiculari-ovatae, subulato-acuminatae, denticulatae, 

 basi ulrinque glandula majuscula, oblonga, rugosa auctae, q^ 3 — 4-florae, Q florem C 

 unicum et flores (^ \ — 2 stipitantes. Sepala (^ lanceolata, subulato-acuminata, lacero- 

 dentata, Q 3, ovata, subulato-acuminata, glanduloso-dentata, intus basi multiglandulosa; 

 stamina 3; ovarium laeve, glabrum, inerme; styli 3, subliberi. Fructus ignotus. 



Südbrasilianische Provinz: Paraguay, Sierra de Amambay, Esperanza, 

 feuchte Grasmatten (Hassler n. 10 612!). 



Nota. Affinis S. brasüiensi et pachyphyllae. 



56. S. snbulata (Müll. Arg.) Pax. — Exeoecaria suhulata Müll. Arg. in Fl. Bras. 

 XI. 2. (1874) 627. — Sapiwm subulatum Ghodat et Hassler in Bull. Herb. Boiss. 

 2. ser. V. (1905) 678. — Frutex 1 — 4 m altus, ramosus vel fructiculus 1/3 — V2 '^ 

 altus, Omnibus partibus glaber; i*ami graciles. Petiolus 1 — 2 mm longus; limbus 

 1 1/2 — 3 cm longus, 2 vel saepius 3 — 5 mm latus, a forma lanceolata vel lanceolato- 

 obovata, late rotundato-obtusa usque ad lanceolato- imo lineari-spathulatam, obtuse 

 acuminatam in eadem planta saepeque in eodem ramulo ludens, coriaceus, eglandulosus, 

 praesertim superne minute crenulatus ; costae secundeu-iae et venae indistinctae ; stipulae 

 subulato-denticuliformes, minutissimae. Spicae terminales, rectae, validae, saepissime 

 sublaxiflorae, 3 — 6 cm longae; bracteae (^ 3-florae, e basi lata, triangulari longe 

 subulato-acuminatae, parte basali lacero - dentatae , basi utrinque glandula elliptica, 

 rugulosa auctae; flores sessiles vel subsessiles. Sepala (^ e basi ovata, subulato-lacera 

 longe subulato-linearia, Q lanceolato-trianguiaria, sensim acuminata, denticulata, ovarium 

 superantia, intus basi subulato-multiglandulosa; stamina 3 vel 2; ovarium cylindrico- 

 ovoideum, laeve, glabrum; styli bisulcati. Fructus ignotus. 



Südbrasilianische Provinz: Brasilien, Säo Paulo und Paraguay, 



Var. a. ramosa Pax. — Ramuli lignosi, ramulosi. 



Säo Paulo, Campos Serrado am Rio Pardo (Riedel n. 638). — Paraguay, Campo 

 bei Valenzuela (Hassler n. 7054!), zwischen Felsen auf den Hügeln bei Tobaty 

 (Hassler n. 6374!). 



Var, ß. virgata Ghodat et Hassler in Bull, Herb. Boiss, 2. ser. V. (1905) 678. 

 — Fruticulus; rami stricti, virgati, simplices, vix ramulosi. Spicae saepius densius 

 origeri. 



Paraguay, Valenzuela (Hassler n, 6972!, 6980 !). 



Nota. Fortasse ad S. subulatam pertinent specimina manca in Rio Grande do Sul a cl. 

 V, Ihering sub, n. 147! et in Paraguay a cl. Arechavaleta sub, n. 6I! lecta, sed folia majora 

 sunt, ad 4 cm longa, 1 cm lata, saepe subfalcata; flores Q tantum adsunt et cum Ulis S. subulatae 

 bene quadrant, — Ceterum species certissime ad Sebastianiam ducenda est. 



57. S. Warmingii (Müll. Arg.) Pax. — Exeoecaria Warmingii Müll. Arg. in Fl. 

 Bras. XI. 2. (1874) 626. — Frutex glaber, laete viridis; rami elongati, multiramulosi. 

 Petiolus 3 — 5 mm longus, firmus; limbus 3^2 — 6 ^^ longus, 17 — 23 mm latus, ob- 

 longo-obovatus vel lanceolato-ellipticus, basi acutus, apice obtuse acutatus, argute serru- 

 latus, eglandulosus, firme membranaceus ; costae secundariae utrinque 7 — 8, cum venis 

 paucis non prominentes; stipulae anguste trianguläres, scariosae, lacerae. Spicae ter- 

 minales, validiusculae; bracteae exiguae, latae, cuspidato-acuminatae, (^ 3-florae, utrinque 

 basi glandula elongata, rugosa auctae; flores (J' et Q sessiles, Sepala (^ angusta, 

 longe acuminata, exigua, Q. late triangularia, acuminata, lacinulata, intus basi subulato- 

 multiglandulosa ; stamina 3 ; styli 5 Y2 ^"^ longi, inferne in columnam ovarium aequantem 

 connati: ovarium laeve, inerme. Capsula ignota. 



Südbrasilianische Provinz: Brasilien, Minas Geraes, Lagoa Santa 

 Warming). 



58. S. Bridgesii (Müll. Arg.) Pax. — Exeoecaria Bridgesü Müll. Arg, in Linnaea 

 XXXII, (1863) 124; in DG, Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 1221. — Tota glaberrima. Petiolus 

 2 — 4 mm longus; limbus 4 — 5 cm longus, 2 — 3 cm latus, obovatus, subobtusus, basi 



