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panim snperantibus, 6~15-floris; gerraine bilociilari; bacca 

 globosa, 1 -Sperma 5 sepalis ovatis, obtnsiiisculiS;, glabris, 

 ciliolatis coronata. H). 



Varlat iiidnraento et inagnit udinc ilorum: 



«. tnicrantha Berg; indumento piiberiilo*, foliis mani- 

 feste 3-nerviis, minorilms; floribiis miiioribus. 



Capulin Papaiitlensium. 



Evgenia Capnh' Cham, et Schldl. Liiin. V. p, 560. — 

 Hook, et Arn. Bech. voy. Snlf. p. 291. 



Rami teretinsculi, glabri ; ramiili compressi. Folia oppo- 

 sita, petiolo 3'" long.; lamina 17 — 24'" long., 6 — 10'' lat.; 

 nervo niedio snpra impresso, siihtus prominente; venis utro- 

 que latore snbsex, ereoto-patniis , snpra (exceptis irais 2 

 arrectis, ad nervum Jimbalem excnrrentibus) vix visibilibus, 

 snbtns parnm prominnlis; vennlis interjectis teunioribus, reti- 

 cniatis, ocnio arniato manifestis. Corymbi abbreviati v. ura- 

 bellae 1 — 3-uae, ß — 8-florae, petiolnm snbaeqnantes, 

 rhachi ad \.^l%" long.; pedicellis 1 — 1 */>'" ^ong., basi bra- 

 ctea fultis. Alabastra \.'" long., bracteolis 2, ovatis, ciliatis, 

 brevissirais stipata. Germen pinriovulatnm. Sepala 4, mi- 

 nima. Petala 4, subrotnnda, glabra, %'" long. Stamina 

 2'" long. Stylns 3'" long. (v. in hb. Berol. et Viud.). 



ß. macrolerantha Berg ; indnmento ferrngineo - tomen- 

 teile; foliis vejiosis, limbinerviis , noc 3-nerviis, plernmqne 

 majoribns.; Horibns majoribns. 



Folia 12-34''' long., 6—14'" lat.; petiolo li/g — 3'" 

 long. Racemuli rhachi 1 i/a — ^"' 'oög<J pedicellis 1 i/a — 

 2'" long. Alabastra 1 Vu'" 'ong. (v. in hb. Berol.). 



Habitat in Me.vico: a. prope Papantla, floret Jaunario 

 ("Schiede, coli. no. 546), nee non prope Tlacota/pu , tlorel 

 Decerabri (C, Ehrenberg, coli. no. 1187); ß. in silvis prope 



