S2 Bl'LLElIN IIE 1.11KRB1ER BOISSIER. 



Herba 0,2-0,3. In eampo prope Paraguari, Jaii., n" 296. 

 Herba 0.1-0,4. lu campo prope Dilletto, fl, Dec, n» 20.'{. 



HUinACE.Ë (Chodal). 



I. Cl.NCHONOlDE.E. 



A. Subtreiius liassleria Chod. 



Characteres folioruiii calyeis et fructus Manettiœ seil corolla tubulosa subai- 

 qualis, anthera; subsessiles nunquam exsertœ sed plus minus profunde in tubo 

 nec in fauce inserta\, duœ nec quatuor. 



Manettia Paragvan'ensis Cboil. nov. spec. 



Gaules scandentes puberuli. Fob'a lanceolata basi et apice longe aeuniinata in 

 petiolum ce. 5-8 mm. longum atlenuata herbacea, leviler puberula nervis vix 

 coiispicuis, supenora minora. Flores axillares ce. 30 mm. pedicellati, pedieollo 

 puberulo tenui apice sensim in ovarium desinente, lobis calycinis ovalo-acutis 

 basi angustatis, lobulis interpositis linearibus in sinu latissimo erectis, puberulis. 

 Corolla 13-13 mm. longa, 4-5 mm. lata, lobis calycinis magis quam duplo lon- 

 gior cylindrica subœquali supra basin vix angustata, lobis 4 triangularibus bre- 

 vil)us, extus subhirsuta, annulo pilosum intus supra basin niunita. Flores brevi- 

 styli et longislyli. Antlierœ supra parteiu tertiam affixae vel in tubo sub fauce, 

 duœ lineares. Ovarium ut in aliis. 



Herba volubilis. Corolla coccinea, ad rivuluin Tereré, n» 2511 (uniq.), fl. Jan. 



D. Eu Manettia Cliod. 



Manettia [iracilis Cbani. et Scliid, 



In Linnœa IV, 109: DC. l'njdr. IV. 303; C. Scluimann in Mart. Fl. 

 bra,sil. VI. VI. 170, lab. Clll. 

 Liana, eaiilc siilVnilicoso, eoi'dlla |iiir|iiin>a. In iliniiclis pr. (^aiiipo Diialr. 

 n" 1237. 



Manettia llassleriami i'.\uii\. iwiv. spec. 



(jaules .scandentes striati, |)uberMli. Fnlia lanceolata sensim acuminata, vel 

 ovalo-rlioiidjoidalia aciiniinala, pclidlo brcvi 2-3 mm. loiigo, 45/13 30/7 mm. 

 vel minora lierbacea subtils l't siipei'iic pilis sparsis piibesccntia. Flores axillares 

 nr'dieellii [inbi'si-i'riln ad 15 mm. luiign gracili. çalyce cmii ovario ad 8-11 mm. 

 longo, coriilla 311- 'tO mm. Ovarium conicmii dciii liirhiii.'iliim. Si^pala ovatn-aciila 

 basi angustata acutissima ce. 3 imii. Imiga, pnliiTiihi. ('.(irolia' in parti' lurlia iiil'c- 

 riore angustata 1-2 mm. lata dcin sensim in tiilmin parle suprijorc sub;eqnali'm 

 dilatata extus brevissinio puluM'iila, lobis 4 ti'iaiigiilaj'iliiis 2-3 mm. longis in 

 antbesi relloxis, intus magis pubesceiis et tubo pilis (li'si'cnilerililms maxime parte 

 angustalo occlu.so. Nectarostegium pulvinare. Stylus lilainenlosus apice clavatus 

 (Jiam, et Schid. (Linna'a IV, 170) sligmatilius brevibus connalis, conspicue 



