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Ahbhroma Mariae. 
A. foliis digitato-subseptenatis, foliolis obovato-rhombeis utrinque acumi- 
natis villoso-hirtulis; floribus in caudice ramisque glomeratis, Jaminis 
petalorum subulatis longissimis pendulis. 
Arbor speciosissima, altitudine 20 — 30 pedum. Caudex diametro 6 — 12-polli- 
cari, teres; epidermide cinereo-fusca, passim rimosa et serobieulata. Lignum pallidum, 
molle, leve. ARami in comam subglobosam conspirantes; inferiores subhorizontaliter patentes, 
omnes plus minus flexuosi; epidermide cinereo-virescente in sureulis novellis pubenti - his- 
pidula, Ramuli patuli. Folia eirca ramulos laxis spiris posita, patentia, petiolata, digitato- 
subseptenata. Petiolus pedalis et sesquipedalis, teres, basi stipulis cadueis munitus, pilis 
stellatis erectis fuseis hirtulo-tomentosus. Foliola in apice petioli digitato-conferta, inter se 
distineta, septena aut unius abortu sena, obovato-rhombea, versus basin longiuscule cuneata, 
apice breviter acuminata, 12 — 15 pollices longa, in antico triente 6 — 8 pollices lata, 
intima maxima, lateralia decrescendo minora, membranacea, laete viridia, firmata nervo 
crasso supra plano subtus convexo venisque parallelis intra marginem arcuato - combinatis, 
Venulae inter venas subparallelae, anastomosi areolas subquadratas vel oblongas acutangulas 
formant. Indumentum pilorum stellatorum fuscorum in nervi utraque facie densum, in venis 
venulisque paginae superioris perparcum, inferioris erebrius. Flores plurimi, glomerati, e 
trunco ramisque primariis prorumpentes, speciossimi., Pedunculi ima basi bracteis minimis 
squamaeformibus suffulti, 1, — 2 pollices longi, rosei, pilis erectis rubentibus obsessi, 
plerique nutantes, tenues, filiformes.. Calyx 4 — 6 lineas altus, crassiusculo -membrana- 
ceus, sectus in foliola 3 — 5 ovato-elliptica, obtusa, concava, in alabastro valvata, demum 
reflexa, extus rosea et pubentia, intus purpureo-punicea, longitudinaliter striata, excepta 
basi, ‚quae tenuissime puberula, glaberrima. Corolla pentapetala, cum calyce alternans. 
‘ Petala ex ungue eucullato-coneavo fere hemisphaerico pallide eitrino striis subquinis lon- 
gitudinalibus purpureis pieto, ealyceem subaequante promissa in laminam longissimam tripolli- 
carem compresso - planam subulatam, basi constrietam, supra nonnihil concayam, nervis 
3 — 5 longitudinalibus purpureis percursam ochroleucam, sub anthesi pendulam, in alabastro 
spiraliter involutam. Urceolus stamineus campanulafus, quinqueparlitus in rem ne sr 
apice patulas, ovatas vel subovatas acutiusculas cum petalis alternantes. Staminum } 
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