- 97 — 

 Icon: ürb. in Mart. Flor. Bras. XIII, III, t. 38. 



Frutex 1 — 2,5 m altus; rami elongati debiles parci aliis arboribus accumbentes, 

 ramuli vetustiores glabrescentes v. glabri, brunnei, nunc griseo-maculati, tenuiter striati, 

 hornotini pilis brevissimis pallide flavis, crispulis v. sursum curvatis dense pilosivisculi 

 v. pulverulenti, gemmis serialibus obvüs, nonnullis postremo elongatis et floriferis. 

 Stipulae minimae, saepius deciduae, lanceolatae v. lineari-subulatae, 0,2 — 0,5mm longae. 

 Folia 4 — 10 mm lorige petiolata, magnitudine in eodem specimine valde variabilia, 

 generationis prioris 2 — 4 cm lata, margine piano basi excepta serrata v. crenata, 

 dentibus saepe subinaequalibus v. duplicatis, nervis supra prominulis, subtus prorni- 

 nentibus, suprema et generationis posterioris (ramorum serialiurn) 2 — 4 cm longa, 1 — 2 cm 

 lata. Pedunculi superne dilatati; prophylla acuminata, extrinsecus v. utrinque pilosula, 

 ramosinervia, fructum obtegentia saepius anipliata, margine integra v. plernmque clenti- 

 culata, basi non connata, utrinque appendicibns plane liberis plerumque solitariis, raro 

 2 — 3, linearibus v. lineari-subulatis 1 — 5 mm longis stipulata. Calyx extrinsecus 

 breviter et adpresse hirtellus, tubo subcylindrico intus superne piloso, lobis lanceolato- 

 linearibus, 3- v. sub-5-nervibus, nervo medio supra apicem 1 — 1,5 mm longe setaceo- 

 producto, lateralibus in lobis interioribus membranaceis obsoletioribus. Petala calycem 

 vix v. parte 5— 6-ta superantia, „aurantiaca", obovato-cuneata, 13 — 14 mm longa, 7 mm 

 lata, intus supra basin pubescentia. Filarnenta supra basin extrinsecus longitrorsum 

 glanduloso-incrassata , longiora 9 — 10 mm, breviora 6 — 7 mm longa; antberae juniores 

 lanceolato- lineares, a basi sensim angustatae, obtusiusculae v. obsolete apiculatae, 

 3,5 — 4,5 mm longae, 0,7 — 0,9 mm latae, dorso in J / 4 — */ s alt. in concavitate ampla 

 affixae, basi er. in l / l0 alt. emarginatae. Styli basi remotiusculi , in parte '/, — 2 / 3 

 inferiore pilis erectis v. erecto-patulis hirsuti, apice 1 mm longe flagellato-multifidi, 

 longiores 9— 11 mm longi, antheras 2,5-3mm longe superantes, breviores 5— 5,5 mm 

 longi, a basi antherarum vix 2 mm distantes. Ovarium subcylindricum, basi paullo 

 amplius, brevissime v. obsolete birtellum, 22 — 38-ovulatum. Fructus globulosi, interdum 

 obsolete et obtuse apiculati, 4 — 6 mm diametro; valvae dorso breviter hirtellae, intus flaves- 

 centes, ferrugineo-punetatae, glabrae. Semina obovata v. obovato-oblonga, parum v. 

 manifeste curvata, inferne valde attenuata, 2,5 — 3,5 mm longa, 1,3 — 1,8 mm crassa, hilo 

 non prominente, chalaza paullo protraeta coneava, arillo laterali amplo fere seminis 

 longitudine flavescente. 



Habitat in Brasiliae prov. Parä et Alto Amazonas : Martins, Spruce n. 1074, 1405, 

 Trau n. 347, 354 ; in Venezuela prope Maypures : Humboldt et Bonpland n. 882, Spruce 

 n. 3004. — Flor, et fruet. m. Nov. Dec. Mai. Jun. 



11. Turnera aurantiaca Benth. petiolis superne v. sub lamina 

 ipsa glandulas majusculas 1 + 1, raro 2 + 2 gerentibus; foliis ovatis 

 usque ovato-oblongis, acutis v. acuminatis, basi rotundatis v. euneatim 

 in petiolum protractis, 8 — 13 cm longis, 2 — 3-plo longi oribus quam 

 latioribus, supra glabrescentibus, subtus praesertim ad nervös brevi- 

 ter strigoso-pilosis, margine eglandulosis ; floribus dimorphis; pedun- 

 culis 15 — 25 mm longis; prophyllis linearibus usque ellipticis 8 — 11mm 

 longis, 1 — 6 mm latis; calyce 18 — 32 mm longo, in x / 2 alt. coalito; 

 filamentis tubo 2—3 mm longe adnatis, usque ad v. supra medium 

 puberulis. 



Turnera aurantiaca Benth.! in Hook. Journ. of Bot. IV, 116; Walp. 

 Repert. II, 229, 



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