— 121 — 



Habitat in Brasiliae prov. Goyaz: St. Hilaire, Burchell n. 7030, 8040, Pohl n. 

 1630, Gardner n. 3752. — Flor. Mart.-Oct. 



Obs. Ad speciem antecedentem arcte accedit. 



35. Tumera longiflora Camb., suffrutex v. fruticulus semimetralis, 

 ramis dense lanato-tornentosis; stipulis 0,5 — 2 mm longis; foliis 2 — 4 mm 

 longe petiolatis, ellipticis usque oblongo-lanceolatis, acutiusculis v. ob- 

 tusis, 5 — 7 cm longis, 1,5 — 2,5 cm latis, 3 — 4-plo longioribus quam 

 latioribus, inaequaliter v. duplicato-crenatis, subtus pallide tomentosis, 

 basi biglandulosis; floribus dirnorphis, inferioribus saepissime sterilibus 

 postremo remotis, superioribus postremo quoque fasciculato-confertis ; 

 pedunculis 0,5 — 5 mm lougis totis adnatis; calyce 13 — 18 mm longo, 

 in 2 / 5 — 1 / 3 alt. coalito; petalis calycem triente v. fere duplo superanti- 

 bus, rubris basi lutea v. coccineis; stylis glabris; fructibus 5 — 6 mm 

 diametro. 



Tumera longiflora Gamb.l in St. HU. Flor. Bras. mer. II, 157 (216); 

 Walp. Repert. II, 228. 



Raiai vetustiores glabrescentes brunnescentes irregulariter plicato-striati, horno- 

 tini 2—4 mm crassi, superne obtusanguli, pilis simplicibus longioribus, sed crassitiem 

 ramorum diinidiam vix aequantibus v. brevioribus (raro longioribus) subrectis patentibus 

 et aliis brevibus v. brevissimis curvatis in ramis no\ellis rufis v. flavis, posterius 

 pallescentibus v. albido-cinerascentibus dense lanato-tomentosi, papillis flavis crebris 

 intermixtis, sed difficile conspicuis, praesertim superne ramosi. Stipulae subtrian- 

 gulares v. lanceolatae v. lineares, sub tomento occultae. Folia basi rotundata v. sub- 

 cuneata, nervis supra subimpressis, supra pilis subrectis v. curvato-adpressis flavidis 

 densissiine strigosa v. tonientoso-villosa, glandulis basalibus satis amplis nigrescentibus, 

 suprema sensim, sed valde decrescentia 1—0,5 cm longa v. breviora. Prophylla 

 linearia v. lineari-subulata 3 — 7 mm longa, 0,5—1 mm lata, pluri- v. ramosinervia. 

 Calyx extrinsecus inferne tomentosulus, superne v. a basi magis hirsuto-tomentosus, tubo 

 intus superne v. ad faucem pubescente campanulato-infundibuliformi, lobis lanceolatis 

 3- v. 5-nervibus, nervo medio supra apicem v. e dorso vix v. usque 0,5 mm longe pro- 

 ducto. Petala obovato-triangularia cuneata, apice subtruncata, 20 — 25 mm longa, 

 12—15 mm lata, glabra. Filamenta tubo imo 0,5—1 mm longe adnata et supra in- 

 sertionem saepe calloso-incrassata, glabra, longiora 11 mm, breviora 6 — 9 mm longa; 

 antherae clausae ellipticae v. ovato-ellipticae, apice obtusissimae v. tmncatae, 1,5 — 2 mm 

 longae, 0,7 — 1 mm latae, duplo longiores quam latiores, in v. sub 1 / s alt. affixae, 

 basi in '/ s — '/u alt. emarginatae, defloratae subrectae. Styli glabri, iterum 

 dividendo 8 — 12-partiti, longiores 10—12 mm longi, antheras 4 mm longe superantes, 

 flagello 2 — 2,5 mm longo, breviores 7 mm longi, ab antberis 1 — 2 mm longe distantes, 

 flagello vix 2 mm longo. Ovarium 30— 46-ovulatum. Fructus breviter globulosus; 

 valvae suboibiculares acutiusculae, dorso pilis erectis adpressisve tomentoso-lanatae, 

 intus praesertim superne brunneo-purpureae glabrae. Semina obovato-oblonga, plus 

 minus arcuato-curvata, inferne attenuata, brunnea v. nigrescentia, fere 2,5 mm longa, 

 inferne 1,2 mm crassa, reticulato-striata, hilo breviter conico, chalaza parum promi- 

 nente, arillo laterali longitudine seminis bvunnescente. 



Habitat in Brasiliae prov. Minas Geraes et Goyaz, in campis siccis collibusgue ; 

 St. Hilaire, Pohl n. 640, 1009, 2721, Burchell n. 5997, 6034, 6048' 2 , Gardner n. 3201, 

 3747. - Flor. April — Oct. 



