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v. patentibus subfulvis dense tomentelli, teretes et plus minus manifeste striati v. an- 

 gulati, gemmis serialibus minutis, raro nonnuliis (sub authesi) in ramos excreseentibus. 

 Stipulae lineari- v. triangulari-subulatae e caule juxta petiolos prodeuntes. Folia 

 basi acuta in petiolnm contracta v. sensim cuneato-angustata, apice acuta v. acuminata, 

 margine integerrima v. superne undulato-crenata, raro crenato-serrata, nervis ramosis 

 supra parum prominentibus v. subimpressis, subtus valde manifestis, subtus dense pilo- 

 sula v. brevissime tomentella, superiora non v. parum decrescentia, summa ipsa subito 

 minuta gemmam foliosam formantia. Flores dimorphi; prophylla sub flore ipso pro- 

 deuntia 2—1,3 mm longa, primaria semiorbicularia v. ovato-triangularia, caetera ovata v. 

 ovato-lanceolata v. breviter lanceolata, margine saepius denticellata, crassiuscula v. 

 carnosa subincurva. Calyx extrinsecus breviter tonieutosus, intus ad faucem piloso- 

 hirsutus, in 2 / 5 alt. tubulosus, tubo breviter infundibuliformi-campanulato v. breviter 

 cylindraceo acl faucem piloso-hirsuto, lobis lanceolatis, exterioribus 3-, interioribus 1-v. 

 sub-3-nervibus, apice subcucullatis, nervo medio sub apice obtuso in dorso perpanllum 

 producto. Petala calycem dimidio superantia, lutea v. citrina, obovato-cuneata 7—8 mm 

 longa, 3 mm lata, intus inferne juxta v. ad nervum medium pilosa, caeterum glabra, 

 extrinsecus saepe basi parce puberula. Filamenta longiora 5 — G mm longa, breviora 

 2—2,5 mm longa; antherae juniores oblongae v. elliptico-oblong;ie 2 mm longae, 2V 2 — 3-plo 

 longiores quam latiores, basi emarginatae, in '/s — Vi 111 concavitate affixae, de- 

 floratae superne non revolutae. Styli apice breviter multipartiti, longiores 4— 5 mm 

 longi, in parte 2 / 3 inferiore hirtelli, breviores 2 mm longi, inferne adpresse pilosi, ab 

 antheris 2 mm distantes. Fructus globulosus 4,5— 5 mm diametro; valvae extrinsecus 

 brunneae glabrae, intus flavido-brunneae, reticulato-impressae. Semina obovata et sub- 

 curvata, inferne valde attenuata, 3,4—4 min longa, 1,7 — 2 mm lata, sub apice paullo in 

 chalazam amplam concaviusculam contracta, hilo brevi obtuse conico. 



Habitat in Brasiliae prov. Pard et Goyaz: Sieber, Burchell n. 9640, Riedel n. 1142, 

 1580, Spruce n. 328. — Var. ß. in prov. Pard: Burchell n. 9971, Spruce n. 294, 479, 

 Tri dl n. 348. — Flor, et fruct. m. Sept.- Dec. 



Series II. Stenodictyae. 



Fruticuli v. frutices, pube simplice brevissima adspersi v. pulve- 

 rulenti v. ad apicem tomeDtosi. Stipulae juxta petioli basin abeuntes. 

 Folia ampla supra basin v. ad petiolos glaudulifera. Flores magni 

 (cf. n. 9), ex axillis foliorum solitarii, remoti v. remotiusculi, nunc in 

 ramulis serialibus conferti; pedunculi liberi 3—45 mm longi; prophylla 

 saepius involucrantia, basi appendiculata; pedicelli nulli. Calyx 8— 32 mm 

 longus. Filamenta tubo 0,2—3 mm longe cum tota facie adnata. Fructus 

 dorso dense tuberculati. Semina obovata v. obovato-oblonga, longitrorsum 

 elevatim, transversim obsolete densissimeque striata. 



9. Turnera macrophylla Urb., petiolis superne glandulas 2 + 2, 

 raro 3 + 3 impressas gerentibus; foliis ovatis usque oblongo-lanceolatis, 

 ad apicem magis angustatis acutis v. breviter acuminatis, basi acutis 

 v. obtusiusculis et paullo in petiolum protractis , 6 — 16 cm longis, 

 2V2 — 3 , /2-plo longioribus quam latioribus, subtus ad incisuras eximie 

 glandulis orbicularibus subconcavis ornatis, caeterum basi eglandulosis, 

 utrinque brevissime, subtus dense v. densissime pilosis; floribus mono- 

 morphis; pedunculis fructiferis 4—5 (in ramulis abbreviatis 1 — 3) mm 



