900 BULLETIN DK l'hKRBIKK BOISSIKU (2'"« SKR.). 1907 (32) 



Sprengel, Syslema vegelabil.. l. II, p. 260 (1825); Dav. Dietrich, Synops. 

 plant., t. II, p. 1328 (1840). — Veren laciuiata Gurt. Sprengel Systema 

 vegetabil., t. II, p. 260 (1823); Dav. Dietrich, Synops. plant., t. H, p. 1328 

 (1840). — Verea nudicaidis Gurt. Sprengel. Systema vegelabil., l. 11, 

 p. 260 (182o); Dav. Dietrich, Synops. plant., l. II, p. 1327 (1840). — 

 Verea aegypliaca E. G. Steiidel, Nomenclal. botanic, t. II, p. 7ol (1840). 



— Verea floribnnda Dav. Dietrich. Synops. plant., t. II, p. 1328 (1840). — 

 Verea helerophylla Dav. Dietrich. Synops. plant., t. II, p. 1328 (1840). — 

 Verea spathiilata Dav. Dietrich, Synops. plant., t. II, p. 1327 (1840). 



Gaulis erectus, robustus vel robuslissimus, simplex vel rarissime ramo- 

 sns, glaber, Folia opposita, decussata, raro subrosulata, peliolala, glabra; 

 petiolus quam lamina brevior, vel raro illi aequalis, gracilis vel latus; 

 lamina obovata, orbicularis, ovala, oblonga, vel lanceolala, intégra, cre- 

 nata, lobala, vel pinnatisecta, acuta vel obtusa. Intlorescenlia caulis non 

 distincta (rarissime caulis distincta), paniculeeformis, corymbiformis, vel 

 racemiformis, in cymis ramosis. Pedicelli quam coroliae tubus breviores, 

 vel illi sequales. Flores magni. Calyx glaber vel pilosus, segmenlis quam 

 tubus longioribus, deltoideis, deltoïdeo-lanceolatis, lanceolalo-linearibus, 

 vel lanceolato-ovatls, acutis. vel subacutis, longioribus quam latioribus. 

 Gorolla tubulosa, infra medium coarctata, glabra vel pilosa, segraentis 

 quam tubus brevioribus, obovato-cuneiformibus, obovatis, orbicularibus, 

 ovatis, oblongis vel lanceolatis, abrupte vel sensim cuspidatis, Stamina 

 supra corollae tubi medium inserla; antherse superiores corollae segmen- 

 lorum basim attingentes. Garpella connivenlia, ovato-Ianceolata, in stylis 

 quam carpella brevioribus, conniventibus, paulum crassis. Squamse 

 lineares, integrâe, obtusae, vel leviter emarginate, longiores quamlatiores. 



Foliorum petiolus 10-40 mm. longus; lamina 30-95 mm. longa, 

 15-60 mm. lala. — Pedicelli 2-15 mm. longi. — Galycis tubus 

 0^25-1,10 mm. longus; segmenta 4-10,5 mm. longa, 1,25-2,25 mm. lata, 



— Gorollse tubus 10,5-16,5 mm. longus; segmenta 5-8.5 mm. longa, 

 2,5-5,5 mm. lala — Garpella 7-12,5 mm. longa, 2-2,5 mm. lala. — 

 Styli 1,5-4,25 mm, longi. — Squamse 2,25-5,50 mm. longae, 0,15- 

 0,50 mm. latse. 



(A suivre.) 



