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EL^OCARPACE^E. 



EL.EOCARPUS (MONOCERA) KOEBRENSIS Gibbs, sp. nov. 



Frutex vel arbor parva ; innovationes dense fusco-sericeo-pubescentes ; ramuli 

 quadrangulares, demum teretes, cinnamomei, glabrescentes. Folia alterna, petiolata, 

 elliptica, basi cuneata, apice subacuta vel obtusa, serrata, incurvata, coriacea, supra 



FIG. 12. 



JEleeocarpus koebrensis Gibbs. A. Branch, nat. size ; B. Portion of flower ; 

 C. Stamen ; D. Ovary with disc ; E. Transverse section of ovary. 



nitida, subtus pubescentia. Hacemi fusco-pubescentes, quam folia longiores. Flares 

 parvi, albidi, hermaphroditi. Sepala 5, valvata, pubescentia. Petala 5, apice 

 laciniata, basi extus puberula. Stamina 10^14, fikmentis filiforrnibus, glabris, 



