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usque fere 4 cm longis,, bracteis rainutis, callosis, pedicellis inxta 

 basin ipsam articulatis, sub drupa 5—7 mm longis; drupa calyce 

 turbinato. circ. 3,5 mm diam. suffulta, late ellipsoidea vel subglobosa, 

 i. s. 8 — 10 mm longa, 8—9 mm lata, i. v. primo albida, postea 

 brunnea, i. s. subatra, nitidula, exocarpio tunicato, mesocarpio carnoso. 

 1-pyrena, pyfena ellipsoidea apiculata, circ. 8 mm longa, 5 — 6 mm 

 lata, apice unisulcata, 2-lociüari, loculis 1-spermis, seminis testa 

 laevi, fusca, nitidula. 



Habitat in Mexico, in prov. Oaxaca, in distr. Yauhtepec, in 

 faucibus siccis et silvaticis in alveo rivuli exsiccato iuxta flumen 

 „Bio Tehuantepec" infra Totolapam fluentis: Sei. n. 1708. — 

 Fruct. : Jan. 



Am nächsten wohl mit dem Z. thyrsiftorus Benth. verwandt, der außer 

 durch seine Kahlheit durch gekerbten Blattrand und längere Rispen von unserer 

 Art abweicht. 



Karivinskia Humboldtiana (R. et S.) Zucc. 



Hab. in Mex., in prov. Nuevo Leon, in distr. Monterey in 

 fraticeto ad clivum prope Einconada sito: Sei. n. 3485, in prov. 

 Oaxaca, in distr. Tlaxiaco. in clivo sicco ad San Miguel Acliiutla 

 sito: Sei. n. 1193. — Fruct.: Nov.— Dec. 



Sageretia Scrfamensis Loes. n. sp. ; ramulis dense et 

 breviter puberulis; foliis suboppositis vel alternis, 4—6 mm longe 

 petiolatis, petiolo tenui, dense puberulo, ovatis vel ovato-ellipticis, 

 chartaceis, basi rotundatis, apice acutis usque obtuse vel obtusiuscule 

 acuminatis, margine dense serrulatis, breviter (supra parcius ; subtus 

 densius) griseo-tomentellis, 3,5 — 7 cm longis, 1,7 — 2,7 cm latis, ad 

 ramulorum apicem versus in regione inflorescentiarum gradatim 

 minoribus, denique in bracteas transformatis, i. s. supra obscure 

 griseo-brunneis, subtus pallidioribus, costa media supra i. s. impressa, 

 subtus expressa, nervis lateralibus utrinque circ. 4 principalibus ad 

 apicem versus arcuatis, supra leviter impressis, subtus prominentibus; 

 floribus sessilibus vel subsessilibus, spicas interruptas graciles 

 formantibus, spicis in panniculas compositas amplas terminales 

 coalitis, ipsis sub angulo recto vel subrecto patentibus, apicalibus 

 simplicibus, basalibus spiciformiter et patenter ramificatis, 1 — 9 cm 

 longis, omnibus breviter et densissime griseo-tomentellis, bracteis 

 ultimis et prophyllis subulatis, villosis, circ. 1 mm longis; calyce 

 extrinsecus griseo-villosulo, sepalis triangularibus acutis, intus medio 

 carinatis, fere 1 mm longis; petalis subobcordatis, quam illa circ. Vs-plo 

 brevioribus; staminibus petalis aequilongis, antheris filamento sub- 



