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obviis amplis v. mediocribus. Flores approximati; prophylla 3 — 7 mm longa, inferue 

 0,5— 1 mm lata, linearia, superne subulato-acuminata, 1-nervia subintegra. Calyx ex- 

 trinsecus tomentosus, in parte '/a — */s inferiore iu tubum cylindraceo-campanulatum 

 coalitus. Petala calycem parte '/ 2 — 2 / 3 ejus long, superantia, unicolora, 15 — 18 mm 

 longa. Filamenta 2 — 3 m?« longe adnata, glabra, longiora 8 — 10 mm, breviora 

 5 — 6mm longa; antherae juniores lineares, superne angustatae, apiculatae, basi breviter 

 emarginatae, in '/e — '/g altitudinis affixae. Styli filiformes glabri v. inferne circum- 

 circa v. intus usque ad Stigmata pilis erectis obsiti, longiores 7,5—8 mm, breviores 

 4 — 5 mm longi, ab antheris 2 — 3 mm distantes. Fructus breviter globulosi 5 — 6 mm 

 diametro, intus ad basin solemniter dense et breviter pubescentes, extrinsecus dorso 

 medio obtuse et crasse carinati, tomentelii et breviter pilosi, sub pube obsolete 

 tuberculati, intus dense elevatim reticulati. Semina inferne attenuata, 2,5 — 3mm. 

 longa, 0,7 — 1 mm crassa, hilo semigloboso, supra chalazam circumcirca plus minus 

 constricta. 



Habitat in Brasiliae prov. Minas Geraes, Bahia et Goyaz: St. Hilaire n. 1557, 

 Blanchet n. 3097, Martins n. 2223, Gardner n. 2614, 3754, Burchell n. 8861, Pohl 

 n. 3369, 5148, Sello n. 65, 699. - Flor, et fruct. Hart.— April. 



Obs. Habitu formis T. ulmifoliae var. intermediae similis. 



54. Turnera arcuata Urb., perennis pube simplice; foliis 1 — 3 mm 

 longe petiolatis v. subsessilibus, lineari-lanceolatis v. paene linearibus, 

 6— 9-plo longioribus quam latioribus; floribus heterostylis; pedunculis 

 — 1,5 mm longis; calyce 11 — 14 mm longo'; petalis verisimiliter caeru- 

 leis; antheris junioribus oblongo-linearibus, 2,5 mm loDgis, 0,7 — 0,8 mm 

 latis; stylis apice 1,5 mm longe er. 10-partitis; ovario 9— 20-ovulato; 

 seminibus oblongo-linearibus, arcuato-curvatis, tenuiter reticulato-striatis , 

 clialaza ad raplien speetante, non prominente. 



Caules hornotini 1 \. pauci, 10— 20 cm longi, 1 — 2 mm crassi, simplices, raro 

 ramosi, inferne atropurpurei glabrati v. plane glabri, superne pilis brevibus curvatis 

 pallide flavis conspersi, aliis brevissimis albidis crebrioribus intermixtis. Stipulae 

 0,5 — 0,7 mm loDgae. Folia 4 — 7 cm longa, 0,3 — 1 cm lata, utrinque subaequaliter v. 

 ad apicem magis et acuminato-angustata, saepius longitudinaliter plicata et arcuato- 

 subineurva ideoque subnaviculiformia, integra v. ad apicem serraturis 1 — 4 praedita, 

 dentibus in utroque latere numero plerumque inaequalibus, nervis supra parum v. vix 

 prominentibus, praeter pilos strigosos ad nervum medium praesertim subtus obvios 

 glaberrima, glandulis basalibus 1 + 1, raro 2 + 2 amplis. Flores sub anthesi in apice 

 caulium approximati, posterius remotiusculi; prophylla 4—9 mm longa, 0,3 — 0,8 mm 

 lata, linearia subulato-acuminata, subintegra. Calyx extrinsecus breviter strigoso- 

 pilosus, in parte 2 / 5 — % j, inferiore in tubum cylindrico-campanulatum coalitus. Petala 

 calycem dimidia ejus long. v. paullo ultra superantia, 13—16 mm longa obovato- 

 euneata. Filamenta 3mm longe adnata, glaberrima, longiora 9mm, breviora 6 mm 

 longa; antherae juniores obtusiuscule apiculatae, in l /s al t- affixae. Styli plane glabri 

 v. pilis parcis sursum curvatis strigosi, ramis stigmatosis valde inaequilongis, longiores 

 9 mm, breviores 6 mm longi, ab antheris 1—2 mm longe distantes. Fructus globulosi, 

 4 — 4,5 mm diametro, dorso manifeste tuberculati et pilis brevibus sursum; curvatis 

 flavidis strigosi, intus dense et elevatim reticulato-nervosi glabri. Semina 2,5— 3 mm 

 longa, 0,8 — 0,9 mm crassa, nigrescentia, ad hilum subito, sed parum attenuata, paullo 

 supra basin manifeste subconstrieta. 



üabitat in Brasiliae prov. Goyaz Serra de Christaes : Pohl n. 710. 



Obs. Habitu formas T. ulmifoliae var. Surinamensis referens. 



