APODANTHERA . CUCURBITACEÆ (AUCT. COGNIAUX). 557 
femineorum gracilis, 2-3 cent. longus. Calycis tubus 6-7 mill. longus ; 
dentes lanceolati, 2-3 mill. longi. Petala oblonga, 6 mill. longa. Ova- 
rium oblongum, breviter villosum, 12-14 mill. longum. Fructus fuseus, 
ovoideo-oblongus, utrinque rotundatus, teres, glaber, 2 Y, cent. lon- 
gus, 1*/, cent. crassus. Semina cinerea, 5 ‘/, mill. longa, 3 mill. lata, 
1-1 */, mill. crassa. 
In Bolivia, prov. Larecaja, viciniis Sorata, Poquerani in gypsosis, 
altit. 2650 metr. (Mandon n. 1045 in herb. DC., Boiss., Francav., 
Vindob., Kew 
8, canescens (Cogn. 1. c.); foliis subtus dense tomentoso-canescenti- 
bus, lobo medio longiore. 
In Peruvia (Cl. Gay n. 1815 in herb. Mus. Par.). 
1; dissecta (Cogn. 1. e.) ; foliis parvis, 5-lobatis, lobis angustissimis, 
laciniatis; floribus minoribus. 
In Pentris (Cl. Gay n. 1967 in herb. Mus. Par.). 
4. A. argentea (Cogn. Diagn. Cucurb. fasc. 2, p. 42); dioica ; 
foliis integris, ovato-lanceolatis, supra villoso-viridibus, subtus albo- 
tomentosis, junioribus utrinque valde tomentoso-argenteis; cirrhis 
simplicibus ; racemis masculis paucifloris, petiolum æquantibus ; pedi- 
cellis longe lanatis, ad basim bracteolatis; calyce longe lanato. — 
Cogn. in Mart. Fl. Bras. fasc. 78, p. 37, tab. 9, $ 
Planta tota pilis albis, mollibus, sericeis obtecta; pili imprimis ad 
ramulos juniores longissimi, densissimi et argentei. Caulis scandens, 
Striatus, tomentoso-lanatus. Petiolus satis robustus, striatus, longe 
denseque tomentosus, 2-4 cent. longus. Folia submembranacea, basi 
cordata, apice acuminata, ad marginem denticulis subulatis distanti- 
bus instructa, 10-12 cent. longa, 6-8 cent. lata, ad basim 3-5-nervia, 
et e costa penninervia; sinus basilaris latissimus, 3-4 cent. latus, 
',-1?/, cent. profundus. Cirrhi elongati, satis robusti, tomentosi. Pe- 
dunculus communis masculus 5-8-florus, 2-3 cent. longus; pedicelli 
2-3 mill. longi, longe denseque villosi; bracteolæ brevissimæ. Calycis 
tubus cylindricus, 6-9 mill. longus, 2 mill. latus; dentes lanceolati, 
erecti, uninervii, 5-6 mill. longi, 1 mill. lati. Petala erecta, oblonga, 
apice subrotundata, 7-nervia, brevissime tomentosa, 8-10 mill. longa, 
2 mill. lata. Florum femineorum peduneulus dense villosus, 1-2 cent. 
longus. Staminodia minuta. Ovarium oblongum, dense villosum ; sty- 
lus filiformis, 4-5 mill. longus, stigmate majusculo, trilobo. Fructus 
es otus. 
Brasilia, prov. Rio de Janeiro ad S. Luiz, Serra dos Organos 
Pr n. 1614 in herb. Brux.). 
