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subaequalibus, minute ciliolatis, glabris. Stamina inclusa, filamentis 

 supra patenti-pubentibus, quinto rudimentario crasse ßli formt ger- 

 7» ine aeqvilongo. Annulus hypogynus postice in glandulas duas 

 cylindricas turnen*; ovarium superum hirsutum. 



Hab. : in Brasilia bahiensi v. Sebastopoliensi loco ignorato. 

 V. v. cult. in hört. Schoenbrunn. 



Suffrutex erectus hunc temporis subsimplex spithameus, caule 

 basi lignescente, digiti crassitie , tereti, sordide einer eo, foliorum 

 delapsorum cicatricibus orbicularibus 2 — 3'" ab invicem remotis 

 toruloso, superne cum floribtts ramulos fasciculares protrudente. 

 Folia opposita in caulis apice confertissima, succulenta , subsessilia 

 velin petioluml — 3'" longum crassum glabrum supra biauriculatum 

 contractu. 5 — 7 poll. longa ac 2 — 3 poll. lata, ovato-elliptica Del 

 oblonga , basi acuta vel subacuminata , infra medium latissima, 

 sursum angustata , apice in acumen 3'" longum lineamque latvm 

 obtusiusculum proracta, obtuse serrata, ciliata, supra atro-viridia 

 nitidissima tuberculis pilis simplicibus in vivo rigidis hyalinis im- 

 positis exasperata, subtus exceptis nervis laete viridibus hirtisque 

 purpurea brevissime simulque adpresse spar sim-m arg ine confettius 

 pubescentia, nervo mediano valido, secundaria rum majoribus alternis 

 utrinque 6 — 8 , arcuatis . Folia ramulorum fascicularium pauca, 

 caulinis multoties minor a caeterum similia. Flor es versus apicem 

 caulis erumpentes, conferti, axillares, solitarii Qserius fortasse bini 

 vel terni fasciculati), patentes, nubiles pedunculo bipollicari incurvo 

 laete viridi quinquangulato in angulis sparse hirto svpra incras- 

 sato fulti. Calycis quinquepartiti foliola pollicaria, cordato-trian- 

 gularia, basi late emarginata semipollicaria , acuta, marginibus 

 undulatis ciliolatis exitnie replicata, flavide viridia, versus apicem 

 rubescentia , extus brevissime puberula , intus glabra. Corolla 

 Candida, intus pallide sulfurea et basi striis (jiervis^ et maculis 

 purpureis picta, sesqui-fere bipollicaris, incurva, oblique ventricosa, 

 diametro tran.wersali fere 3 / 4 pollicari; tubo ima basi subglabro, 

 oblique postice emarginato - gibboso quasi subbilobo , ulterius in 

 ventrem semiglobosum inßato, dorso incurvo- concavo patentissime 

 et dense praesertim supra longe piloso-hirsuto , fauce repentine 

 constricto tubi basi attainen sublatiore; limbo subregulari-bilabiato, 

 patentissimo, laciniis subrhombeo-orbicularibus, 3'" longis, integris, 

 minute ciliolatis , caeterum glabris. Stamina tubo triente parte 

 bveviora, filamentis crassiusculis, arcuatis, basi purpurea glabris, 

 supra patenti puberulis cum antheris albis, quinto postico rudi- 

 mentario 3'' longo, füamenlorum crassitie, incurvo, obtusius- 

 culo. Annulus hypogynus obsoletus , postice in glandulas 2 fere 

 bilineares cylindricas crassas apice excavatas tumens. Ovarium 

 liberum late ovatum, longitudine staminis castrati, hirsutum. Stylus 

 teres, candidus filamentis brevior sed iis duplo crassior, basi hir- 

 sutus apicem versus glabratus; Stigma turbinatum, stomatomorphum, 

 ostio transversa, riinaeformi. 



Wim. den 12. Außiist 1862. 



