Ziziplius Trnf. — Gouania Jcq, 237 



159. GOUANIA RETINARIA DC. p. MICROCARPA Hsskl. 



Char. Gen. cf. Endl. Gen. 5746. Msn. Gen. 70. Comm. 50. 1. 



Char. Spec. cf. DC. Prdr. II. 40. 19 et 20. G. microcarpa DC. Wght. 

 et Arn. Prdr. I. 167. 521. 



Descrpt. Frutex scandens ramosus; ramz elongati 

 teretes, juniores liIrsuto-pubciTili ; ramuli axillares ad apicem 

 simpliciter cirrhosi; stipulae semi - sagittatae basi obtusae, 

 0,2 — 0,4 poll. longae, acutae; petiolus vix polllcaris, juvenilis 

 hirsuto-puberulus ; yb/e« subrotundo-ovata, breviter' acuminata 

 aut ovato-oblonga, acuminata, basi plus mlnus cordata, acu- 

 mine obtuslusculo, margine praesertlm versus basin et apicem 

 glanduloso-crenato ; inflorescentia elongata, racemoso-spicata 

 in ramulls terminalls ; ramuli basi plerumque blfollati , in 

 axilla inferlore inflorescentlam alteram, saepe abortlvam s. 

 bifloram gerente, In superlore cirrhlfera; ffores 5 — 7-ni con- 

 glomerati in pedunculo elongato polygami aut plerumque 

 hermaphrodltl, brevlter pedunculati, bracteola lineari-lanceo- 

 lata, decidua suflfulti; glomerulis distantlbus; flores herma^ 

 phroditi: calyx extus albescens gamosepalus, tubus vlrldius- 

 culus turbinatus germini adnatus ; limbus 5-fidus, laclnlae 

 erecto-patentes ovatae , acutae ; corolla pentapetala ; petala 

 angusta cucullata, calycls laclnias alternantia, primo Inflexa, 

 dein elastice desilientla, subreflexa, albida apice lutescentla, 

 filamenta cum antherls fbventla ac occultantla iisque longlora ; 

 stamina 5 , petalis opposlta patentla a petahs recondita ; 

 filamenta fihformla, antherae dldymae minutae ; germen ca- 

 lyci adnatum; discus eplgynus patelliformis 5-lobatus locr- 

 sistens; lobi aplce in cornua subblloba productl, petalls al- 

 terna; stylus profunde 3-partItus; stlgmata obtusa; flores 

 staminiferi quoad calycem, corollam et stamina ab iis florls 

 hermaphroditi haud diversi ; fructus 3-aIati magni, dlametro 

 sesqulpollicari, trilocuiares, 3-valves; loculi monosperml. 



