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from which they may be at once distinguished by their paniculate rather 

 than strictiy racemose inflorescences. 



PASSIFLORACEAE 

 Passiflora peririloba sp. nov. § Decaloba-Polyanthea. 



Planta ut videtur herbqcea, scandens, cirrhosa, ramis gracilibus, plus 

 minusve villosis glabrescentibus, vix 2 mm. diamètre, ramulis gracilioribus; 

 foliis alternis, perspicue 3-lobatis, fera hastatis, ad 7 cm. longis et 8 cm. latis, 

 basi latissime subtruncato-rotundatis, minute cordatis, 3-nerviis, subcharta- 

 ceis, in sicco olivaceis, utrinque glabris vel junioribus ad costam nervosque 

 leviter pubescentibus, margine breviter hirsutis, lobis ovatis, acutis vel levi- 

 ter acuminatis, lobis terminalibus majoribus, 2.5-S cm. longis, 2-4 cm. latis, 

 lateralibus natulis. ad 2.5 cm. loneis latisque; petiolo plus minusve hirsute. 



