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superantia, dilute caerulea v. alba \enis caeruleis v. violaceis. Antherae juniores 

 apiculatae. Ovarium 30 — 70-ovulatum. Fructus 4—6 «m diametro, dorso plus minus 

 tuberculatus. Semina obovata usque oblonga 2— 2,5 mm longa, 0,7 — 1 mm crassa. 



Habitat in Brasiliae prov. Bahia, Piauhy, Goyaz, Pard, Alto Amazonas: Riedel 

 n. 1543, Burchell n. 8317, 9005, 9010, Gardner n. 2175, 3197, 3199, 3748, Weddell 

 n. 2419, Spruce n. 392, 443, Trail n. 344; in Guiana Batava: Hostmann n. 1519, 

 Kegel n. 1279, in Anglica: Roh. Schomburgk n. 754, Rieh. Schomhurgk n. 472, Appun 

 n. 1738, 1901; in Mexico prope Oaxaca: Galeotti n.7134. — Flor, totum per annum. 



Var. I. grandiflora Urb. foliis obovato-oblongis v. superioribus lan- 

 ceolatis, 3 — 5-plo longioribus quam latioribus, calyce 20 — 25 mm longo, 

 petalis 25 — 30 mm longis, inferne atro-violaceis, superne pallide caeruleis: 

 caetera ut in var. /.. 



Folia 4—6 mm longe petiolata, inferiora apice obtusa, caetera acuta, inferne 

 cuueata et integra, a medio crenato-serrata, 3,5 — 6 cm longa, er. 1 cm lata, ad nervös 

 praesertim subtus et ad marginem breviter pilosa, caeterum obsoletissime pilosula. 

 Pedunculi 3— 4 mm longi, toti adnati; prophylla 6 mm longa, 0,5 mm lata, a basi 

 subulato-angustata. Calyx in s / 7 alt. tubulosus. Petala calycem parte ejus l / 2 v. 

 ultra superantia. An therae juniores obsolete apiculatae. Fructus gioboso-ovatus, 

 er. 5mm diametro, dorso minute tuberculatae. Semina anguste ovalia, 2,2mm longa, 

 vix 1 mm crassa. 



Habitat in Paraguay m. April. — Maio flor. et fruct.i Weddell n. 3113. 



Var. /t. caerulea Urb., perennis v. suffruticosa, caulibus 10 — 20 cm 

 longis, pilis curvato-erectis flavis v. pallide flavis dense obsitis v. ad 

 apiceni strigoso-tomentosis, foliis obovato-euneatis v. oblongis, 2 — 3-plo 

 longioribus quam latioribus, floribus heterostylis, calyce 14 — 20 mm 

 longo, petalis 15— 24 wm longis, caeruleis unicoloribus. 



Turnera caerulea DC. Prodr. III, 346. 



Icon; Calques des Desc. Fl. Mex. 386!. 



Folia 2— 6 mm longe petiolata, acuta v. obtusa, 2,5 — b cm longa, 0,8 — 2 cm lata, 

 usque supra medium crenata v. grosse serrata, utrinque breviter pilosula, ad nervös 

 subtus strigosa. Pedunculi 1,5 — 4 mm longi, toti adnati; prophylla anguste lanceolato- 

 linearia v. subulata, 4,5 — 10 mm longa, 0,5 — 1,3 mm lata, integra subintegrave. Calyx 

 in l / 2 alt. tubulosus. Petala calycem parte */ 2 — 2 / 3 ejus long, superantia. An- 

 therae juniores apiculatae v. obtusissimae. Ovarium 18 — 70-ovulatum. Fructus 

 globulosus v. breviter ellipticus, 4 — 5mm crassus, dorso dense, sed depresse tuber- 

 culatus. Semina obovata v. ubovato-oblonga, 2,2—2,8 mm longa, 1 — 1,2 mm crassa. 



Habitat in Bolivia: Orbigny, prope Pomabamba: Weddell n. 3888, in prov. Tomina: 

 Weddell; in Mexico: Karwinski, v. Gerolt n. 1178, Uhde n. 1070, Ghiesbrecht n. 144, 

 in prov. Oaxaca: Ghiesbrecht, in planitiebus prope Guernavaca: Ghiesbrecht n. 220, 

 prope S. Francisco Jetecala: Schiede n. 807, ad Cerro de Final: Seemann n. 1515, ad 

 Jorullo: Humboldt. 



52. Turnera coriacea Urb., früticulus pube ramorum simplice; 

 foliis 2 — 5 mm longe petiolatis, inferioribus ovato-oblongis, caeteris sub- 

 rbombeo-euneatis v. oblongo-lanceolatis, 2 — 3-plo longioribus quam 

 latioribus; peduneulis 2 — 4 mm longis; Üoribus homostylis ; calyce 10 ad 



