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incrassato et lignose enatis, simplicibus v. rarius ramulo unico 
instruclis, foliis frendøsis 4—2 (—3) munmnitis, interdum aphyllis 
at tamen flørentibus; caulis augulalus, ad 2 mm. crassus pilis 
ferrugineis brevibus densis et adpressis tectus; internodia 5—7— 
10 mm. lg. Petiolus brevis, 2—4 mm. Ig., ruguloso-verruculosus, 
mox glaber; lamina elliptica v. elongato-elliptica, v. subobovata, 
basi et apice æqualibus obtusa v. leviter rotundata, basi interdum 
acutiuscula, apice nunc profunde quoque emarginata, occurrit 
kem. lg, et lp cm 1; 9 Ok lg et "4 om HL 5.60 cm lg 
et 5 cm. It., in sicco rigida coriacea, utrinque glabra, sæpe 
subcomplicata (et subconcava), in sicco colore griseo-viridi eodem 
at Å. coriacea prædita, margine leviter revoluta, fere avenia, supra 
costa media impressa reliquis subevanidis, subtus costa media 
prominente lateralibus c. 5—6 prominulis irregulariter ante mar- 
ginem anastomosantibus haud parallelis.  Gemmæ axillares fer- 
rugineo-pilosæ. Flos in apice caulis solitarius; pedunculus ad 
2 cm. Ig., erectus, nunquam nutans visus, angulatus, sulcatus et 
eodem tomento ac caulis tectus, versus apicem paullo incrassatus. 
Calyx intus glabriusculus verruculosus, exlus pilis ferrugineis 
subtomentosis teclus; lobi transverse subcordati, acuti, c. 6—7 
mm. longi, ad 4 cm. lati.  Petala inter se omnia fere æqualia, 
exteriora paullo tamen majora et crassiora, quoad formam va- 
riant, exteriora nunc ovala acuminata subacuta, ad 3/2 cm. 1g., 
22 cm. It., nunc breviora fere ovato-triangularia, totidem longa 
ac lata, interiora magis concava orbicularia v. orbiculari-ovalia et 
apice rotundata; exleriora extus pilis ferrugineis 'subtomentosis 
adpressis dense tecta, intus æque ac interiora tomento adpresso 
brevi magis fulvescente dense tecta.  Stamina 4 mm. Ig.; fila- 
menta complanata, subalata, antice et postice subcarinala [,,com- 
presso-tetragona”]; anthera lineari-oblonga, filamento duplo lon- 
gior; connectivum dorso sub apice lineis duabus paullo elevatis 
iustructum. 3 
