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obtusis, et in acumen breve obtusnlum sgepe recurvulum constrictis, subintegris, 

 vel ad marginem cartilagineum subrevolutum punctis obsolete serrulatis, coriaceis, 

 supra pallide viridibus, subopacis, nervis vix prominulis, subtus ochraceo-opacis, 

 nervis venisque reticulatis prominulis ; petiolo crassiusculo, limbo 20plo breviore : 

 panicula terminali vel in ramulis novellis racemiformi, folio tertia parte breviore ; 

 rachi fusca, angulata, creberrime nodosa ; pedicellis calyci subsequilongis, ad nodos 

 articulatis ; scpalis insequalibus, rotatis, oblongis, crassiusculis, rugulosis, margine 

 vix ciliolatis ; petalis late ovatis, concavis ; ovario semisupero, imo obsolete turbinate, 

 2-loculari, loculis superioribus, ovuUs plurimis e basi radiantibus, vertice intra discum 

 elcvato, depresse pulvinato, radiatim striato ; stylo late et breviter conico umbonato ; 

 stigmate minimo, subgloboso : pyxidio subgloboso, paullo supra medium zona caly- 

 cari indistincta cincto ; vitta interzonal! acclive convexa, diametri 4tam partem alta ; 

 zona superiore orbiculari, quara inferior paullo minore; operculo depresse pulvi- 

 nato, umbonato, subtus concave; pericarpio coriaceo, 2-loculari, loculo uno fere 

 ubortivo, altcro paucispermo; seminibus ovatis, angulato-subcompressis, pallidis; 

 testa cartila ginea, rapbe ramosa signata. In Brasilia, Ealiia (sec. Berg, JBlanohef 



382 et 3110 a.): v. 9. in herb. Uoolc, Baliia {Salzmann) \ Bahia {Talbot) : f met. 

 non vidi. 



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This species is considered by Berg a variety of JS. ovata ; but it differs in its more 



apiculated leaves, ia its inflorescence, more superior ovary, and its fruit ; from E, temx 



in its smaller, more oval leaves, and almost panicular terminal inflorescence. The leaves 



arc 3i-4i in. long, 16-24 lines broad, on a petiole 2-3 lines long, and bave about 12 



pciirs of nerves, with others shorter intermediate, all anastomosing : the rachis of the 



racemes is 1-1 J in. long, with flowering nodes 1 line apart ; pedicels 2 lines long; flower 



expnnded IJ in. across; sepals 2 lines long, IJ line broad; petals 8 lines long, 6 lines 



broad ; iigula of androphorum covered at its base for half its length with staminiferous 



appendages, ^-ith the hood densely echinated with sterile appendages. The pyxidium 



(Plate LX. fig. 14, from Berg's description) is Ij in. long, IJ in. brbad ; calycary 



xonc 9 lines above the base; interzonary band 4 lines high; operculum IJ in. in diam., 

 5 lines high. 



13. EscHWEiLERA L^viPOLiA, nob. : Lecytlm IwvifoUa, Griseb. MSS. : ramulis angulato- 



stnatis, verruculosis ; foliis maximis, ovato-oblongis, imo rotundis, apice obtusis, 

 vel 111 acumen breviusculum subacutum recurvulum attenuatis, subintegris, vel in 

 margine cartilagineo subrevoluto obsolete serratis, valde coriaceis, supra viriduKs, 

 opacis, in nervis late sulcatis, nervis parallele subdivergentibus, vix prominulis, 

 crcbrc reticulatis, subtus ochraceo-pallidioribus, valde opacis, subpruinosis, nervis 

 promnmlis, costa striata prominente, imo latiore ; petiolo valido, f usco, profunde et 

 anguste eanaliculato, subtus corrugato, fusco, limbo 14plo breviore : paniculis ter- 

 mmdibus, foUo subbrcviorlbus ; rachi crassiuscula, fusca, ramisque nodosis angulato- 

 stnatis ; pediceUis longiusculis, validis, sulcatis, obsolete verruculosis ; scpalis ovatis, 

 crassiusculis, imo gibbosis, extus pulverulentis, verruculosis, intus flavidis ; petalis 



