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tome ramosis, ramis divaricatis, subangulosis, cum ramulis 2 brevissimis in dicho- 
tomiis, aut in ramulis junioribus (e foliis delapsis) interdum paniculam diffusam late 
corymbosam folio 3-plo longiorem simulantibus; petalis oblongis, acutis, extus 
rufo-tomentosis, intus apice barbatis; disco conico, pulvinato, griseo-pulverulento, 
apice rufo-tomentoso ; ovarii loculis 6-ovulatis: capsulis 3 distinctis, semipatentibus, 
oblongo-ovatis, planatis, crebre nervoso-striatis. In Brasilia: v. s. in herb. Hook., 
prov. Goyaz, Rio Tocantins, circa Funil (Burchell, 8900, in flore), cirea Rio Manoel 
Alvez (Burchell, 8225, in fructu immaturo). 
St.-Hilaire states that the trunk of this species is about 3 in. thick, and runs along the 
ground for a length of 30 or 40 feet, throwing out numerous scandent or twining 
branches: the flowering branchlets }-1 line thick, have axils about 1j in. apart; the 
leaves are 24-5 in. long, 1$-2j in. broad, on a petiole 24-34 lines long: the axillary 
panicles are 13 in. long, the peduncle 9 lines, the primary and secondary branchlets 3 
lines long ; the flower expanded is 23 lines in diameter, on a pedicel 3 line long: the very 
immature capsules are quite flattened, 13 in. long, $ in. broad, and rounded at the apex. 
18. HIPPOCRATEA CEARENSIS, nob.: scandens, ramulis strictis, subangulatis, com- 
presso-teretibus, internodiis longiusculis, axillis subdilatatis, flavide pulverulento- 
tomentellis: foliis ovalibus, imo subrotundatis vel acutioribus, apice in acumen bre- 
vissimum obtusum interdum naviculari-reflexum subito attenuatis, margine crenato- 
serrulatis, dentibus rotundatis non raro mucronulatis, supra pallide viridibus, 
glauco-opacis, granulis minutis papilloso-rugulosis tactu subasperulis, nervis arcu- 
atim nexis venisque reticulatis prominulis, subtus pallide brunnescentibus, opacis, 
costa prominente nervisque stramineis; petiolo tenui, canaliculato, limbo 10-plo 
breviore; stipulis parvis, acutissimis, caducis: paniculis axillaribus, folium ti 
dense rufo-tomentosis, dichotome divisis, pedunculo Nestes ramis Habite 
ramulis brevibus sæpe alternis, ultimis trichotomis, congestifloris ; bracteolis parvis, 
ovatis, acutissimis, fimbriato-dentieulatis ; petalis oblongis, acutis, extus rufo-tomen- 
tosis, intus barbatis ; disco alte conico, sulcato, fusco-tomentello ; filamentis reflexis ; 
ovario occulto, 3-gono, apice mox in lobos 3 erectos producto. In Brasilia: v. s. in 
hb. Mus. Brit. et Hook., Palmeira de Cima, Paranaguá, prov. Piauhy (Gardner, 2492), 
Ceará (Gardner, 1479, 1480). 
A very distinct species, approaching H. Aubletiana in the shape of its leaves: the axils 
of its branches are 2-23 in. apart; the leaves are 34-32 in. long, 24-21 in. broad, on a 
petiole 4 lines long ; the peduncle of the inflorescence is 2 in. long, its three, sometimes 
four primary branches are 9 lines long, others (often alternate) 2 lines long, ultimately 
short and approximately 3-flowered; the flower expanded is 2 lines in diameter, on a 
pedicel 1 line long. 
19. HIPPOCRATEA HILARIANA, nob.: Salacia multiflora, Camb. (non DC.), Fl. Bras. 
Mer. ii. 109: scandens, ramis patentim divaricatis, teretibus, tenuibus, ruguloso- 
striatis, glabris, junioribus fulvo-tomentellis, sulcatis: foliis elliptico- vel lanceolato- 
