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dam frequens. — Var.g. : in ins. Jamaica, Peruvia (Malhews, exsicc, n. 2039), Brasilia; prov. 

 Minas-Geraés, prope urbem Ouro-preto (Pohl), in provincia Atagoas (Gardner, exs., n. 1405) 

 et prope Ba/na {Saltzmann), in America boreali rarior ( Palisot de Beauv.) — Var. i'. : in insulis 

 Antillis, Martinica et Porlorico (Plée), necnon in Brasilia; prov. Piauhy et Ceara (Gardner, 

 exsicc, n. 2004) et Rio-Grande (Saint-Hilaire, n. 1727). 



20. BOEHMERIA PLATYPHYLLA. 



B. monoica vel dioica?; foliis opposkis vel superioribus liaiid 

 raro alternis, fere isomorpliisj ovatis elliplicis rotundatisve, in 

 eodem jugo sequalibus vel incequimagnis, acuminatis, varie den- 

 tatis, plauis aut inagis niinusve rugosis, plerunique hispidis, hir- 

 telli.spubescentibusve,rarius tomentosis, rarissime onin ino glabratis; 

 stipulis liberis; spicis uuisexualibiis androgynisve, siniplicibus v. 

 ramosis, fere seniper aphyllis, longitudine quam maxime varia, 

 erectis patulis pendulisve, glomerulis femineis apjiroximatis vel 

 ssepius discrelis; perigonio fructifero elliptico obovato ^^ rotun- 

 dato, plus minus compresse aut insequaliler angulato, sœpius 

 obtuse margiuato, jiilis rectis vel quibusdam uncinatis hispido. 



a: foliis late ovatis, sensim acuminatis, basi rolundatis cordatisve, 

 margine toto (etiani acumine) serratis vel crenato-serratis, 

 exsiccatis rigidis, supra sparsim bispiclis, subtus bispidulis; 

 spicis simplicibus aut (masculis prajsertim) simpliciter ramo- 

 sis, femineis folia tequantibus superantibusve, erecto-patulis, 

 glomerulis pisiformibus discretis. 



Urtica macroslachya Wall., Cat., n. 4582, A, B, C. 



Boehmeria platypiiylla Don et Hamilt., Prodr.fl. Népal., 00, non Sieb. et Zuccar. 



ji cuspidala : foliis rotundatis vel late ellipticis ovatisve, abrupte 

 acuminatis (acumine auguste lanceolalo integro), basi plerumque 

 late cuneatis integrisque, cseteruni grosse crenatis aut seri'atis, 

 planis, exsiccatis membranaceis, utriuque breviter pubescentibus 

 vel supra liispidulis demumque glabratis, spicis ut plurimuiu 



