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tala 6, elliptico-obovata v. subspathulata, anlice plus niinusve 

 obtuse rolundala, postice longiuscule attenualo-unguiculala 

 (3-4,5'" long. = 1-1,5'" lat.), margine integerrima non v. vix un- 

 dulata, glaberrima, violácea v. siibaziirea, subpiíinalini nervosa, 

 nervuloso-reliculata, 2 superiora majora, basi exappenrliculala. 

 Stamina 1 1 ad tertium superum calicis inserta, 2-verlicillata, 

 verticillo supero quino (staniine poslico sexto deficiente;, 

 infero seno, antheris staminoruin 2 posticorum saepius vacuis 

 V. abortivis, filamentis breviusculis, erectis, calyce adpressis, 

 ad apicem fere usque densiuscule albo-lanatis, antheris flavidis, 

 glabris, bilocularibus, utrinque obtusis, loculis parallelis, in- 

 ferné usque ad nnedium fere divisis, dein a filamento, in connec- 

 tivo parum evoluto ac perspicuo, conjunctis; polline subgloboso 

 (16-18 mmllm. diam.), 3-G-operculato-mainillato, ac saepe sub- 

 trigono viso, laevissimo, pallide flavido. Ovarium ellipticum v. 

 subovatum(l,5-2'" long =0,8-1'" diam.), glabrum, sessile, basi 

 postice glándula majuscula ovato-orbiculari, fusca, glabra do- 

 natum, obscure 2-locuIare, loculis subaequalibus, septo tenuis- 

 sime membranáceo cum placenta axili concreto, ovulis 10-12 

 in quoque lóculo, erectis, ápice in stylo ejusdem longitudinem 

 nonnihil superante, gracili subsigmoideo-inílexo, albo-barba- 

 tulo antice glabro ac oblique truncato, stigmate pallidiore, sub- 

 papilluloso non v. vix dilatato, integro corónate productum. 

 Capsula tenuissime membranácea, fulvo-pellucida, elliptico- 

 ovata (3'" long. =r 1,5'" diam.) calyce inclusa, mox fruslulatim 

 lacerata, 3-5-sperma, saepius stylo persistente appendiculala. 

 Semina suborbicularia, semilenticularia, latere altero convexo, 

 altero lenissime concavo, fulva, glaberrima, minutissime acden- 

 sissime (lentis ope) areolato-punclulata, margine rotundato, in 

 placenta centrali saepius oblitérala ac irregulariter denliculala, 

 sessilia, erecta (1 '"diam. :=:0,3"'crass.), testa tenui membranaceo- 

 subcoriacea, albumineO,embryone majusculo, cavum fere totum 

 implectente, cotyledonibus maximis discoideis, radicula infero- 

 latei-ali, incurva, brevi, ápice integra. 



Species pulchella, habitu peculiari rigidulo veré ericoideo mox 

 distinguenda, facillime Cuphaeae sessifoliae Mart. cujus descrip- 

 tio nimis manca, idéntica v. certe affinis. 



