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nciiteque, saepe suboMiqiie aenininatis, adiiltis glabris, siipra 

 lacvigalis , iiitidis , subliis opacis, elcvato-, impeliiicido- piin- 

 ctatis, vcnosis, limbiiiervüs; floriljiis gloinoralis, ad nodos 

 ramonim veluloniin dcf'oliatos; alabastris siil)glüliosis, obtiisis, 

 liiacteolis 2, obloiigis, menibranareis stipalis; gorininn bilo- 

 nilaii; caljre doinum iiiacqiialiter 4 — 5-paiiito; pelalis 4, 

 snbroliiiidis. t). 



Ranii tercti- rompressi; ramnii siibtelragoni, siiponio 

 compressi. Folia opposita, obsciira, novelJa ad florondi U'u\- 

 pus desniit; peliolo 3^" long.; lamina 29 — 42'" 'ong., 12 — 

 18'" lat.; nervo nipdio snpra impresso, snbliis elovalo; vonis 

 tenuissiiuis , rcctis, subpatii]is, siipia vix visibilibiis, snbins 

 proniinuHs. Glonieruli 3 — 6-flori. Alabaslra sericea , 2"' 

 long., bractcolis 1'" long, stipata. Ilypanthinm snpra gernien 

 4-ovnlatnm \alde prodiiclnin. Pi'laia ciliala, ^/4"' long,, 

 1"' lal. (v. in herb. Berol.). 



Habital in Guiaiia ^.nglica (Rieb. Sclionibnrgk). 



11. M. Spruceana Borg I. c. no. 8. 



Habilat in Brasiliae prov. Rio Negvo (R. Sprncp, «oll. 

 no. 1505). 



12. M. ohtusa Berg; glabra; foliis coriaceis, snbsossililins, 

 ovatis V. rolnndo-ovalis, obtnsc acutatis, basi obtnsis, saepe 

 snbcordatis, opacis, ntriuque elovato-, priinnm ohsnire pel- 

 lucido-pnne(atis, snbtns venosis, snblongiori a margine di- 

 s(antia arcnatim linibinerviis; oyinis folio lougioribns, axilla- 

 ribns et snbterminalibns, 1 — 2-nis, interdnm coiilractione 

 internodiorutn 6-uis, simpliciler v. bis tripartitis, ramis 3- 

 floris, Acre ceulrali sessili; alabaslris obovoideis, oblnsis; 

 germinc 2-loculari; ealyce demum irregnlariter 4-par(iloi 

 petalis 4, obverse oblongis. %. 



Calj/ptranthes oblusa ßenth. in Hook. Jonrn. of Bot. 

 II. 319. 



