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marginem distinctis validisque, nervo marginali conjunctis, 

 petiolis c. 2 cm. longis, superne canaliculatis in sicco 

 nigris, in nodis transversim junctis; inflorescentiae ter- 

 minales pluriflorae, ramis crassis cruciatim oppositis 

 abbreviatis cum floribus c. 6 cm. longae, indumento 

 brevissimo donatae; bracteis ovatis acutis c. 2 mm. longis; 

 flores fere umbellatim densissime congesti, c. 2 — 4 mm. 

 longe pedicellati in ramis ultimis inflorescentiae terni, 

 terminalis brevissime pedicellatus, ebracteolatus, latérales 

 bracteolis acutis c. 1 mm. longis suffulti; calyx c. 3 mm. 

 longus crassus, extus inconspicue tomentosus, lobis valde 

 imbricatis c. 2 mm. longis, apice obtusis vel truncatis, 

 margine fimbriatis, intus glabris, ad basin glandulis 

 numerosis minutis uniserialibus donatis; corolla (alba?) 

 in alabastro acuta c. 18 mm. longa, tubo c. 6 mm. longo, 

 crasso, extus glabro, lineis 5 pilosis cum lobis alternantibus 

 exceptis, intus praecipue ad faucem hirsuto ; lobis corollae 

 apertae patentibus c. 16 mm. longis prope basin 5 mm. 

 latis, acutis, omnino glabris; antlierae sagittatae c. 4 mm. 

 lorip-- apice acutissimae c. 2 mm. supra basin corollae 

 ope filamentorum brevissimorum insertae, usque ad basin 

 acutam pollinigerae; disco nulle ; ovaria extus dense tomen- 

 tosa, basi connata sese valde approximata, intus applanata, 

 c. 2»^ mm. longa, apice impressa, placentis crassis, ovulis 

 anatropis plurimis; styli 2 brevissimi c. % mm. longi, 

 glabri, stigmate conico c. 1 ^ mm. longo apice acuto bifido ; 

 folliculi 2 basin connati et septo separati vel vulgo abortu 1, 

 basi calyce donati, subglobosi lateraliter paullo compressi 

 c. 8 cm. diam. ; in sicco brunnei punctis albidis notati, 

 pericarpio lignoso in vivo pulpa gelatinosa eduli donati; 

 placenta in sicco papyracea a pericarpio secedente fere 

 totam superficiam internam folliculi vestitiente; semina 

 plurima c. 2 cm. longa, 6 mm. lata, 5 mm. crassa, hilo 

 c. 2 mm. a basi remôto, ad raphen longitudinaliter sulcata, 



