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apice uniporosis, brevibus, non appendiculalls. Germen 

 glabrum. Stylus raedio paiilulum inlumesccns, apice alle- 

 niialus, stigmate Icrminatus haiid dllatato. Bacca 5-lüCu- 

 laris polysperma. Semina parva, lutescentia; hilo iiigro 

 sublineari. — — Habitus et folia Melastomaüs agrestis 



Aubl. gui. t. 166 sed jam glabrillc diversuni. Frute- 



scens in sylvls umbrosis prope Jalapam. April, florens, 

 Aug. frucliferum. 



559. Melastoma (?) globuliflornm n. sp. , hirsuto-to- 

 menlosum, ramis teretibus fusco-tomentosis, foliis peliola- 

 tis quinqucncrvlis, nervis extimis submarglnalibus ante 

 apicem evanidis; ovato - ellipticis acuminatis aculis integer- 

 rimis, supra mollllcr Iiirsulis, subtus lutescenti-, nervis 

 cum petiolis fuscesccnli-tomentosis, ramis racemi termi- 

 nalis apice flores glomcratos ferenilbus, calyce tomentoso 

 urceolato 5-denlato, petalis 5 ellipticis emarginatis, sla- 

 minibus 10, antheris oblongis uniporosis exappendiculatis, 

 germine glabro, stylo crassiusculo aequali apice acute, 

 stigmate lerminali puncliformi, bacca 5-Ioculari polysper- 

 ma, calycis dentibus coronala, seminibus lutescentibus tri- 

 hedris, bilo nigrescenle. — ■— Folia majora 5-poll. longa, 

 2 poU. et ultra lata , peliolo semipollicari. Tomentum 

 e pills Stellatis sessilibus in caule, e pilis apice penicil- 

 lalo-ramosis in pagina infera, e pilis simpllcibus dupllcis 

 generis in superficie foliorum. Racemus brevis, fructifer 

 digilalls, bacca globosa hirsuta. — — In sylvis Jalapensi- 

 bus. Aug. 



560. Melastoma (?) scorploides n. sp. pube ramorum 

 inflorescenliae et inferae foliorum paginae subfurfuracea 

 rara tenuissima stellata, ramis compresslusculis, foliis bre- 

 viter petiolatis membranaceis obovatis breviter acute acu- 

 minatis, basi attenualis, supra glabris, 5-nerviis, tri- et 

 simul Iripli - nerviis, nervis laleralibus omnibüs submar- 

 ginalibus, extimis sublnconspicuis, racemo terminali elon 



