— 95 — 



v. patentibus subfulvis dense tomentelli, teretes et plus minus manifeste striati v. an- 

 gulati, gemmis serialibus minutis, raro nonnullis (sub anthesi) in ratuos excrescentibus. 

 Stipulae lineari- v. triangulari-subulatae e caule juxta petiolos prodeuntes. Folia 

 basi acuta in petiolum contracta v. sensim cuneato-angnstata, apice acuta v. acuminata, 

 margine integerrima v. superne undulato-crenata, raro crenato-serrata, nervis ramosis 

 sapra parum prominentibus v. subimpressis, subtns valde manifestis, subtus dense pilo- 

 sula v. brevissime tomentella, superiora non v. parum decrescentia, summa ipsa subito 

 ininuta gemmam foliosam formantia. Flores dimorphi; prophylla sub fiore ipso pro- 

 deuntia 2—1,3 mm longa, primaria semiorbicularia v. ovato-triangularia, caetera ovata v. 

 ovato-lanceolata v. breviter lanceolata, margine saepius denticellata, crassiuscula v. 

 carnosa subincurva. Calyx extrinsecus breviter tomentosus, intus ad faucem piloso- 

 birsutus, in 2 / s alt. tubulosus, tubo breviter infundibuliformi-campanulato v. breviter 

 cylindraceo ad faucem piloso-hirsuto, lobis lanceolatis, exterioribus 3-, interioribus 1-v. 

 sub-3-nervibus, apice subcucullatis, nervo medio sub apice obtuso in dorso perpaullum 

 producto. Petala calycem dimidio superantia, lutea v. citrina, obovato-cuneata 7 — 8 mm 

 longa, 3 mm lata, intus inferne juxta v. ad nervum medium pilosa, caeterum glabra, 

 extrinsecus saepe basi parce puberula. Filamenta longiora 5 — 6 mm longa, breviora 

 2 — 2,5 mm longa ; antherae juniores oblongae v. elliptico-oblongae 2 mm longae, 2 1 /, — 3-plo 

 longiores quam latiores, basi emarginatae, in '/s — ' / '* a ' t - ' n concavitate affixae, de- 

 floratae superne non revolutae. Styli apice breviter multipartiti, longiores 4— 5mm 

 longi, in parte 2 / s inferiore hirtelli, breviores 2 mm longi, inferne adpresse pilosi, ab 

 antheris 2 mm distantes. Fructus globulosus 4,5 — 5 mm diametro; valvae extrinsecus 

 brunneae glabrae, intus flavido-bruuneae, reticulato-impressae. Semina obovata et sub- 

 curvata, inferne valde attenuata, 3,4 — 4 mm longa, 1,7 — 2 mm lata, sub apice paullo in 

 chalazam amplam concaviusculam contracta, hilo brevi obtuse conico. 



llabitat in Brasiliae prov. Parä et Goyaz: Sieber, Burclielln. 9640, Riedel n. 1142, 

 1580, Spruce n. 328. — Var. ß. in prov. Parä: Barchell n. 9971, Sprucen. 294, 479, 

 Trau n. 348. — Flor, et fruct. m. Sept.- Dec. 



Series II. Stenodictyae. 



Fruticuli v. frutices, pube simplice brevissima adspersi v. pulve- 

 rulenti v. ad apicem tomeatosi. Stipulae juxta petioli basin abeuntes. 

 Folia ampla supra basin v. ad petiolos glandulifera. Flores magni 

 (cf. n. 9), ex axillis foliorum solitarii, remoti v. reniotiuseuli, nunc in 

 ramulis serialibus conferti; pedunculi liberi 3 — 45 mm longi; prophylla 

 saepius involucrantia, basi appendiculata; pedicelli nulli. Calyx 8- 32 mm 

 longus. Filamenta tubo 0,2—3 mm longe cum tota facie adnata. Fructus 

 dorso dense tuberculati. Seniina obovata v. obovato-oblonga, longitrorsum 

 elevatim, transversim obsolete densissimeque striata. 



9. Turnera macrophylla Urb., petiolis superne glandulas 2 + 2, 

 raro 3 + 3 impressas gerentibus ; foliis o vatis usque oblongo-lanceolatis, 

 ad apicem magis angustatis acutis v. breviter acuminatis, basi acutis 

 v. obtusiusculis et paullo in petiolum protractis , 6 — 16 cm longis, 

 2 x / 2 — 3 1 / 2 -plo longioribus quam latioribus, subtus ad incisuras eximie 

 glandulis orbicularibus subconcavis ornatis, caeterum basi eglandulosis, 

 utrinque brevissime, subtus dense v. densissime pilosis; floribus mono- 

 morpbis; pedunculis fructiferis 4 — 5 (in ramulis abbreviatis 1 — 3) mm 



