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33. Schillcria Hilariana, 



Ramulis glabris ; foliis leviter cordails, subrotiindo-ova- 

 tis vel ovatis, breviter acurainatis_, sub-9-— 11-nerviis, mera- 

 branaceis, obsolete pellucido -punttnlatls, siipra glabris_, siib- 

 tus in uervis, venis et vemilis hirtellis; spicis rectiusciilis, 

 folium subaeqnautibns; bracteis apice cucullato-inflexis, con- 

 chaeformibus, glabris; stigmatibiis 3; fructibus obovato-snb- 

 turbiuatis, triangnlaribns; semiue subtilissime scrobiculato, 



Crescit iu Brasilia meridionali. (Prope Yriro legit Sei- 

 le w.) If). 



Rami exsiccatl angnlatl, striato-sulcati, glabri; interno- 

 diis 2 — SVa pollices longis. Folia alterna, petiolata, leviter 

 cordata^ subrotundo-ovata vel ovata, breviter acumiuata, acu- 

 mine obtusiuscnlo, basi aequalia, juniora rotundata, reticu- 

 lato-veuosa, venis utrinque 6 — 7 nervoqiie medio snbtus 

 promiiientibus, inferioribus valde approxiinatis , folia unde 

 siib-9 — 11-nervia, membranacea, obsolete pellncido-pun- 

 ctulata, siipra glabra, punctulis pluribus miuutissimis albidis 

 irregularibus saepe conlluentibus obsita (siccatione?), sub- 

 tus in venis veinilisqiie hirtella, öy^ — 6-pollicaria, 4 — 43/^ 

 poll. lata. Petioli IY2 — 2 pollicares, basini versus mera- 

 liranaceo - diiatati, glabri. Stipulae iuter folium et spicam 

 terminales, solilariao, lanceolatae, latcribus involutae, leviter 

 cnrvatac, glabriusculae, 8 — 9 liueas longae. Spicae in 

 apiee ramulorum oppositifoliae, solitariae, peduuculatae, cy- 

 liudraceae, rectiusculae; fructiferae 6 — 7 -pollicares, crassi- 

 tic pcnnac scriptoriac tenuioris; pcdunculo 6 — 9 lineas lon- 

 go, glabro. Bractoae spalbulalae , apice cucuUalo - concbae- 

 fornies ibiquc glabrae. Fruetus rhacliim dense obtegentes, 

 filauientoruni rudimcntis pcrsistentibus sufl'iilti, distincti, ses- 

 silcs, sohibiics, obovalo-subturbiuati , triaugiilares, vertico 

 truneato - roluudati , stigmatis triplicis vesligio eorouati , ma- 

 gniludinc grani papavcris. Pericarpium tonne, carnosuni, so- 



