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caria. Spicse ovoideo globosse, pedunculatae, axillares v. subpaniculatse. Calyx 2 lin., 

 corolla 4-4J lin. longa. Staminum tubus inclusus. Legumen 6-8-pollicare, 7-8 lin. 

 latum. — Benth. in FL Bras. Mim 



Sab. Tropical America : North Brazil, Cayenne, Surinam. 



45. I. MiCROCALYX, Spruce I, Benth. ! in Mart. FL Bras. Mim. Glabra. Stipule 

 an^ustge, caducae. Poliola 2-3-juga, ovata v. elliptica, subcoriacea, nitida, majora 3 



poUicaria v. rarius 6-8-pollicaria. Spicse oblongse, axillares, louge pedunculate. Calyx 

 linea brevior, corolla S-SJ lin. longa. Stamina ultrapollicaria, tube exscrto. Lcgumcn 



ignotum. 

 • Sab. Tropical America : North Brazil. 



This has the small calyx and corolla of the short-spiked species of Bursfonia ; but the long stamens and 

 inflorescence are those of P sending a. 



46 I CAPITATA, Desv. ! Journ. Bot. 1814. i. 71. Glabra. Tuliola 2jusa, ovato- 

 oblonga, coriacea, nitida, majora 3-6.pollicaria. Spic^ ovoideaB, densa.,^ axillares, longc 

 pedunculate. Calyx 3-4 lin., corolla ad 6 lin. longa. Stamina scsqmpollieana. tubo 

 incluso. Legumen ignotum.— jB^^^. in FL Bras. Mim. 



L albicans, Walp. ! in Linnsea, xiv. 298. 



/. peduncularis, Mart. ! Herb. Fl. Bras. n. 1095. 



/. calydna, Salzm. ! PL Exs. 



TTnh Tronical America: Brazil, prov. Rio Janeiro. 



SuriZ P ctens distributed by Miquel under the name of/. capUata belong to P.W^Jn,™ 

 ~s ngrspecin^ens amoug the Brazilian ones of /. capitaia ™.y shghtly from the above 



bome smgie bi^cc t. ^ _,„,,_ ^. _ ^^« .^ u^ rpaaraea as marked varieties or dis- 



characters^ b 



tinct species. 



47. I. STENOCALTX, Spvuce /, sp. n. 



Glabra- Toliola 3-4:-juga, pctiolulata, oblonga 



47 ^-;^--t:: litW rna^o a 2-2i.polUcam. Spica. elongate, axUlarcs, pedunc 

 "t^^rrXiola^Tlin. ^olU an^ustus. Tloros perfecte evCuti et le, 



"irTroplcal An^eriea : summit of Mouut Guayrapurina in Ecuador, Spruce 



4882 



8cd spicis 



3-4 



StipuleE lineari-falcatse, rigid^, cadu-.e v. mmimn'. 



Foli. 



acumi 



orum 



cuneata,petiolulol-libn.longo,f 



nibus 



ultrapollicarcs, pedunculo longiusculo 



perfecte evoto jam nltrapoUicarcs, p.uu.. 

 Lflor^. Flores glaberrimi, nitidi, sessdes. 



staminft 



numerosa 



said to have glabrous flower., but has winged pet 



(See also luo, ±. ^^r"- 



habit of several Cahcephala) . 



^em.^ foliar^ -- »• ^'-Ti.rt:::^™' 



series 2. G^n^opod-^^-.^^^^^^^^^^ 



Le<e. Caly. Moms, p^loml^ - ^'^ i^»*^ 



rarius glaher. Corolla dense 



caducce 



