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hcxa-sepalus, scpalo supremo (e tribus connato?) cucul- 

 lato reliqua obtegcnte. Corolla oclopartita, parlllionlbus 

 allernis angustloribus ad basin utrinquc stamcn gercnll- 

 bus. Antherae blloculares. — $ Calyx venlricosus, lacl- 

 niis tribus longissimis appendiculatis alaeformibus. Corolla 

 ad palcas tres elongatas, ad basin bina slamina gerentes 

 rcducta. Pislillum germen trianguläre monospermum, 

 sligmata tria. Nux triangularis regularls utrinque altcnua- 

 la, (embryo tantum immaturus visus) R." 



Floris masculini bractoae pro calyce, pcrianlhlum 

 Simplex pro corolla describunlur, at flos octandrus. Floris 

 fcuiinei calyx et corolla plurlum auclorum verbis dlcun- 

 tur. Quid autem stamina bina qnac paleac ad basin gc- 

 runt? — Mas nec a Rollbölllo, ncc a Vahlio visus. 



3. Tkiplaris brasiliana N. Brasilia, Provincia MInas 

 Gcraes. Sellow. Lbotzky. Mas : Flos vlx dimidia floris 

 \ Tr. caracassanae magnitudlne , staminibus suis cxsertis 

 vlx sesquillnearis. Pcrianthlum brcvius latlusque infuudi- 

 bullforme, pllosum, sexfidum, laciniis alternls lallorlbus 

 paiilo breviorlbus obtusis dorso pilosis, allernis (pctala 

 I auct.) lanceolalis acutls paulo longloribus dorso nudls. 

 Slamina 9 inacqualla, paulo fors longius exserla quam 

 in praelaudata spccie, anlherls slmilibus mullo minoribus. 

 Fcmina sub IVucliflcatione : Perianthium quam in superiori- 

 bus speciebus mullo minus, cum alls vlx 9 lineas ex- 

 cedens, tubo uberius et mollius villoso ovoldeo triiincari. 

 Stamina sterilia tria, llneari-lanceolala, glabrescenlia, me- 

 dia internae facici linea pills paucis adspersa, achacnio 

 1 breviora, infra achaenium nec pcrianthio inserta. Achac- 

 nium Ivialalo-lriquelrum, figura achaenli Tr. caracassanae 

 facicbus ovalo-aculls, laevc, nilidum, pallidum, longltudi- 

 nis lere lubi. — Kacbis subscilceo- villosa. Folla subspl- 

 Ibamaca, cllipllca ovalavc, glabni, cosla glabra, axilllb 

 venarum subimbabibuö (vix unquaui conspicuc barbaluüs). 



