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biis, galiinac penaam crassis Erjthrinae truucnm obdiicoiite) 

 succo lacteo viscido. Rami teretes crassi snccosi. Foliß 

 opposita decussata eonferta cicatricem serailnoarem rcliu- 

 quenlia, coriacea glabra, obovata, versus basin cuneiformitcr 

 attenuata, apice lato-rotiuidata, aliqiiaadö fere subtruncato - 

 retnsa summa aiignstiora obovato-spathulata, 13 — 15 rent 

 longa, 8 — 6 prope apicem lata, e nervo raedio subtus ver- 

 sus basin prominente percurrente, supra prope apicem fere 

 delitescente parallele venosa, venis subtus praesertira promi- 

 nuJis utrinque 25 — 35. Petioli cum laminae basi conllueu- 

 tes breves lati. Flores hermapbrodili vel polygame -herma- 

 phroditi? in ramorum apicibus utplurimuui terui; peduncu- 

 lus seil, utrinque braclea ovata concava scariosa 1 '/a ccnf. 

 longa munitus, apice trillorus, Üore raedio siibsessili, laterali- 

 bus breviter pedicellatis. Pedicelli compressi 5 — 6 mm. 

 longi crassi apice bibracteolati *) {bracteolae braclea mino- 

 res sed consimilcs) ex axilla bracteae orti, Flos expansus 

 5 cent. in diam. Caljjcis sepala plurima (circiter 9), im- 

 bricata, exteriora raiuora per paria opposita, inleriora raulto 

 majora obovato-rotundata, omuia concava marginibus sca- 

 riosa. Petala 5, angue atro- purpureo crasso, lirabo dilule 

 purpurasceute, obovato-rotundata, aliquando apice eraargi- 

 nata, in sicco subcoriacea, 2^2 cent. longa. Stamina un- 

 merosissima in corpus annulatum ovarium cingcns stjlumque 

 pro parte amplectens, basi pentagouura, versus apicem conico- 

 rotnndatum, viscosissimum counata, c cujus snperficie an- 

 therarutn apiccs biporosi hianles papillarum ad instar emcf' 

 gunt, in quo perpendiculariter sccto Jilamenta ope textus 

 eellulosi laxi eoalita flliformia hypogyna distingui possuut. 

 Androecii basis cum ovario in receptaculum commune con- 



''') Hae bracteolae niii)iiiie cum sepaUs coul'iiuüendae, nani flore 

 deciduo in iicdiceili apice per^iätuiit. 



