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petiolus quam lamina foliolorum longior, 7-12 cm. longus, snbteres, 

 glaber, supra canaliculatus, basi subincrassatus, apice in discum ce. 4 mm. 

 latum dilalatus; foliola 3-5, manifeste peliolulala; petiolnli 14-22 mm. 

 longi, supra canaliculali; lamina obovata, basi aculata, apice rotundala vel 

 longe et abrupte cuspidata, leviler marginata, apicem versus irregulai'iter 

 et dislanter subserrata, 80/50, 70/40, 6o/3o mm., subcoriacea, supra 

 nitidula, sublusopaca, leviler discolor, supra et subtus Isevissima, costa et 

 venis utroque iatere parum prominulis, venis primariis ce. 10-12. 



Flores cosetanei vel preecoces, solilarii, brevissime pedunculati; pedun- 

 culi 2-6 mm. longi, crassi, 3-4-angulati; calyx eampanulatus, irregulariter 

 3-rarissime 4-lobiJS, 22-28 cm. altus, apice 20-22 mm. latus, lobis 5-6 mm. 

 allis, extus glaber, inlus pilis densis appresis sericeus; petala 5, oblonga, 

 basin versus leviler decrescentia, apice subacuta vel rotundala 10-12 cm. 

 longa, in triente superiore 22-25 mm. lata, in trienle inferiore 15-18 mm, 

 lata, extus flavido-tomentosa, intus apicem versus leviler pubescentia, 

 basi glabra, marginibus haud undulato-crispis; tnbus stamineus 8-10 cm, 

 longus, triente inferiore manifeste incrassato, apice et medio 2-3 mm. 

 basi 5-6 mm. crassus; staminodia 22-28 mm. supra basin adnata, e lobis 

 10 transverse oblongis 4-5 mm. longis 1-1.5 mm. lalis, formata, pilis 

 rufescentibus, brevissimis, sparsis, puberula; antherae 5, sessiles, adnalae, 

 loculi 10 lineares, paralelii, 9-11 mm. longi, corona anlherarum diametro 

 ce. 15 mm.; slylns liibum stamineum 10-15 mm. superans, usqne ad 

 ovariuni glaberrimus, apice haud incrassalus, leviler longitudinaliter 

 slriatus; stigina capitatum, quinque lobulatum; ovarium conicum, gla- 

 brum, apice acutum, 5-7 mm. longum. 



Ab affini Choiisia iiisigiii H. B. K. differt, petiolis quam lamina foliolo- 

 rum longioribus, petioli disco duplo majore, foliolis longe peliolulalis, 

 margme haud revolutis, floribus brevissime pedunculatis, calyce, pelalis 

 etc. majoribus, slaminodiis allius adnatis, stylo basi glabro, lubum stami- 

 neum manifeste superanle. 



A Chorisia speciosa St.-Hil. differt forma et serratiira foliolorum, pedun- 

 culo brevi, anguialo, forma et colore petalorum, stylo, tubo slamineo 

 manifeste longiore, sub stigmate haud incrassato, ovario apice aculo. 



A Chorisia crispißora H. 13. K. differt, forma et serratura foliolorum, 

 pedunculis angulatis, brevissimis, pelalis lalioribus, haud undulato 

 crispis, tubo slamineo glabro, slaminodiis vix puberulis, stylo basi glabro. 



Forma coaetaneu nob, 



Arbor 6-8 m. petala ochroleuca, unicolora, in campis Santa Elisa (Ghaco 

 seplenlrionalis) flor. mens : April. Hassler n. 2849 leg. Rojas. 



