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MICONIA ERIONEURA Cogn. sp. nov, (sect. Octomeris); ramis 
apice alternatim hinc et inde valde compressis ; foliis magnis, 
rigidiusculis, elongato-oblongis, breviter obtuseque acuminatis, 
basi rotundatis, margine integerrimis et densiuscule breviterque 
ciliatis, 5-plinerviis fere 5-nerviis supra glabris laevibusque, subtus 
ad nervos breviuscule denseque villoso-hirtellis caeteris brevissime 
sparseque pilosulis; floribus 5-meris, subsessilibus; calyce glabro, 
obscure verruculoso, limbo truncato. 
ami robusti, juniores ad nodos brevissime denseque annulato- 
pilosi caeteris glabrati. Petiolus robustus, densiuscule breviterque 
PN oe cm.longus. Folia intense viridia, 2-3 dm. longa, 
5-8 cm. lata; nervis robustis, supra latis impressis, subtus valde 
prominentibus; nervulis numerosis, subrectis, subtus satis pu 
ntibus. Paniculae angustae, submultiflorae, 1% dm gae, 
ramis simplicibus vel paullo ramulosis. Calyx basi vocans 6 
mm. longus, limbo satis dilatato, 7 mm. lato. Petala glabra, 
rigida, IE OAE apice oblique papai ra 5-6 mm 
e anguste oblongae, 4-5 mm. longae. Stylus ro- 
bus apic ncatus et vix dilatatus, 8-9 mm. longus. Species 
M. Silimi Te (Cogn. l. c. 757) proxima. 
Between Tipuani and Guanai, Dec., 1892 (1683). 
Miconia glandulifera Cogn. Melast. 737. Var. BoLtvrensis Cogn. 
n. var. 
Folia integerrima vei vix undulata, fere 5-prinervia. Calyx 
dense furfurascens. i ; 
Vic. Cochabamba, 1891 (1173). 
Miconia holosericea bracteata Cogn. Melast. 237. Between Tipuani 
and Guanai, Dec., 1892 (1647) — Rusby's 2250 and 2297. 
Miconia Ióaguensis (Bonp.) Tr. Melast. 110. Mapiri, July-Aug., 
1892 (1525) — Rusby's 2262, 2277 and 2289. 
Miconia Matthaei Naud. Ann. Sci. Nat. (III.) 16: 176. Mapiri, 
July-Aug., 1892 (1492). 
AMiconia. minutiflora (Bonp.) DC. Prod. 3: 189. (Melastoma m. 
Bonp. Melast. 150. A. 22.) Between Guanaiand Tipuani, Apr.— 
June, 1892 (1402) = Rusby’s 2276 and 2294. 
Miconia persicariacfolia Cogn. Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 17: 59. Between 
Guanai and Tipuani, Apr.-June, 1892 (1410) — Rusby's 992. 
Miconia prasina (Swz. DC. Prod. 3: 188. (Melastoma p. Swz. 
Prod. 69.) Between Tipuani and Guanai, Dec., 1892 (1698) 
= Rusby's 2257 and 2267. 
Miconia punctata (Desr.) D. Don. Mem. Wern. Soc. 4: 316. (Me- 
lastoma p. Desr. Lam. Encyc. 4: 50.) Between Tipuani and 
Guanai, Dec., 1892 (1685). 
