11S Ji. DA1ILSTKDT. STUDIEN UBEB 8DD- IND CKNTKAl.AMKKIKANIsclIK 1'EI'KROMIKX. 



Caulis inferne radieans, repens, sueeulentus, stolones tenues edens, dichotome ramosus, 

 apice + erectus, ramosus ramisque erectis ramosis emittens, e fol. decurrentibus 2-cos- 

 tulatus. inferne glaber — glabriusculus, medio j)lerumque in costula una magis v. solum 

 ciliatus, superne in eostulis binis patenter ciliatus, apice saepe + fiexuosus. Folia alterna, 

 suceulenta, glabra, basi et apice pnesertim + ciliata v. glabriuscula, utrinque v. praisertim 

 inferne dense atro- v. fuseoglandulosa, quoad formain valde variantia, ovata, ovato- 

 elliptica v. obovato — elliptieo-rhomboidea v. elliptico-oblonga, latiora v. angustiora, parva 



— magna, basi subobovata — subcuneata, apice paullo protracto obtusa v. obtushiscula 



— raro acuta v. breviter — longiuscule acuminata, scepe iinequilatera, inferiora inno- 

 vationum et stolonum latiora, minora, subrotundata ovato-rotundata — ovata, obtu- 

 siuscula — breviter acuta, supra obscura viridia, subtus pallida, subquintuplinervia, nervis 

 .subtus vix prominulis v- costa pereurrente et nervis lateralibus interioribus e basi v. paullo 

 supra basiu orti.s, ad apicem fere ductis, subtus paullo prominulis, petiolis profunde 

 canaliculatis, utrinque ciliatis, 3 — 4-tam partem laminae sequantibus. Amenta axillaria 

 & terminalia, apicibus ramorum sa>pius subpaniculatim conferta, ereeta, pedunculis 

 glabris, petiolos duplo superantibus, basi saepe folio abortivo sessili, bracteiformi suffulta, 

 longa, cylindrica, filiformia, apice attenuata — remotiflora, nigropunctata, sicca e braeteis 

 atris oigricantia, juniora + curvata, folium 4 — 6-plo superantia. Bractea subrotundata, fasca, 

 sicca nigropunctulata, anguste pallido-marginata. Bacc<B ovata 1 , ± viseido-papillos;e, apice 

 scutulo obliquo, postice subacute protracto, medio stigma tifero prsedites, nigricantes. 



Digtribuiio geograpMca: Brasilia (Chamisso in III). Berol.), Rio de Janeiro in raonte Corcovado (Mart. 

 Iter Brås. in Ilh. Monac. l , Blumenau, G. Malier in Bb. Berol.), ad Petropolim (Wawra 1. c.), 

 Rio Grande do Sul, Senandes pr. oppid. Rio Grande, snpra terram nec non ad truncos putrescentes in 

 Bilvnla (G. A:n Malme, Exp. I:mae Regn. n:o 3t58, -'\n 1892), Porto Alegrc, snpra terram in silvula 

 minns densa (G. A:n Malme, Exp. I:mse Regn. n:o 368*, s1 /b 1893). — India ocoidmttUia (probabil. 

 e Jamaica, Swartz. s. n. P. acuminata L. sec. Sw. in Hb. Stockholm.). — Cuba (Wrigbt., Pl. cub. 

 Wrigbt. a:o 50t> in Ilb. Stockholm.)- — Havana (G. Don s. n. P. glabella var. lineatipila Ricb, in 

 Ilh. Gris.). Portorico (Eggers FL von West. Ind. n:o 117 ( .» in Bb. Berol., Schwanecke in 1I1>. 



Berol., Balbis in Bb. Berol., Bertero in Bb. Krag. & Orb.), pr. Mayagttez leg. L. Krug, n:o 977 

 in III). Krug å Urb.), jir. .lauco (Garbes n:o 62 in Bb. Krug et lik), pr. Cabo-Rojo in saxosis 

 ad Bella-viata (P. Sintenis, Pl. portoricensea n:o 611 in Bb. Krug & Qrb.), pr. Marioao in convalle 

 llumini- superioris ad Bilvarnm arbores (P. sintenis, Pl. port. n:o 464 in Bb. Krug & Urb.), Sierra de 

 Naguabo in saxis montie Piedro l.elleta» (P. Sintenis, Pl. port. n:o 1^4 o in Bb. Berol. et Monac et 

 Stockholm), Sierra de Luqofllo in regione media montis I'iinenes in silvis (P. Sintenis, Pl. port. 11:0 

 L667 in Bb. Krug & Qrb.), Sierra de Yabucoa in silv. prim. montis Cerro gordoi (P. Sintenis, Pl. 

 purt. 11:0 2801 in Bb. Krug & Urb.), pr. Cayey ad arborea \clustas silv;i- priimeva" juxta fluuicn 

 Platå (P. Sinlcnis, IM. port. 11:0 2802 in Bb. Kmg & lib.i, Sierra de JnnCOS in silv. prim. montis 

 Guvnj (P. Sintenis. Pl. port. tt:0 2807 in Bb. Krug & l'rb.). pr. Adjuntas in silv. prim. montis 



Cienega (P. sintenis, Pl. port. n:o 4288 b in III». Krug & Urb.), prope Coamo ad saxa in flnmine ad 



Parajonea (P Bintenia, Pl. port. ko 3120 p. parte ia Bb. Krug A Urb.), pr. Adjuntas in silv. prim. 



ad Laa Crncee (P. Sintenis, Pl. port. n:o 4203 in Bb. Krug & l'rl).), pr. Adjuntas in silv. prim. ad 



I..,- i un, in arboribaa vetuatia dependena (P. Sintenis, Pl. port. n:o 4803 in Bb. Krig å Urb.), 



pr. (Jtuado in Bilv. prim. ad. Cayuco (P. Sintenis, IM. port. a:o 641S in Bb. Krug A Urb-X pr. Qtuado 



in Bilv. prim. ad Mameyea (P. sintenis, Pl. port. n:o 6540 in Bb. Krug ä Urb.), ad Aguadillo (Born- 



1 s. nom. P. ålats / pterocaalia 0. DC. in achedula el P. Vollozianaa Bffiq. in charta inscripto. 



