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'/ 5 — Vio alt. einarginatae, dorso in 7 s _s / 7 alt. affixae, defloratae rectae v. superne 

 recurvatae v. revolutae. Styli ad ramulos stigmatosos saepius hirtelli, longiores 

 5—6 mm longi, antheras 1.5—3 mm superantes, breviores 2,5—4 mm longi, 

 antheras attingentes v. 1—2 mm distantes, flagello iteruni dividendo 7— 20-radiato, 

 0,5-2 mm longo. Ovarium 10 — 25-ovulatum. Fructus depresse v. ovato-globosi 

 v. globuloso-conici, dorso flavescentes v. rufescentes, pubescentes, intus flavae v. ferru- 

 gineae glabrae. Semina obovato-oblonga v. oblonga, plus minuscurvata, 1,6— 2,7 mm 

 longa, 0,7 — 1 mm crassa, brunnea postremo nigrescentia, chalaza paullo prominula ; 

 hilo sernigloboso v. obtuse et breviter conico. 



Habitat in Brasilia: var. tr. in prov. Pard: Riedel n. 1544, Spruce n. 743, Trail n. 

 343. — Var. ß. in prov. Piauhy et Bahia: Gardner n 2171, Martius. — Var. y. in prov. 

 Pernambuco, Maranhdo et Bahia: Gardner n. 6031, Martius. — Var. 6. in prov. 

 Goyaz, Ceara, Alagoas : Riedel n. 948, Burchell n. 8860, 8979, 8983, 9247, 9250, 

 Gardner n. 1247, 1664, 1667, (Glaziou n. 9649, 10879). — Var. e. in prov. Alto 

 Amazonas: Spruce n. 1075, 1278 2 . — Var. C. in prov. Minas Geraes: Laruotte. — 

 Floret totum per annum. 



31. Turnera opifera Mart., fruticulus usque metralis, ramis bre- 

 viter et deusissime flavido-strigosis v. ad apicem tomentosis; stipulis 

 0,2-0,5 mm longis; foliis 3— 8 mm loDge petiolatis, obovato-oblongis 

 usque anguste lanceolatis, acutis v. obtusis, 2,5 — 6 cm longis, 1 - 2,5 cm 

 latis, 2 1 / 2 — 4-plo longioribus quam latioribus, subtus plus minus lutes- 

 centi- tomentosis, supra basin glandulas 1 + 1 parvas parum conspicuas 

 gerentibus ; floribus dimorphis , ad apicem ramorum et ramulorum 

 postremo quoque confertis, fasciculis in panicula terminali dispositis 

 pedunculis 3- 4 mm longis v. superioribus brevioribus totis adnatis; 

 calyce 9 — 11 mm longo, in 1 / 3 — 2 / 5 alt. coalito; petalis calycem parte 

 1 / i v. fere duplo superantibus luteis; stylis glabris subglabrisve; fructi- 

 bus 5—8 mm diametro. 



Turnera opifera Mart.! Reise 552; DC.Prodr. 111,346 (sub T.apifem) 

 — non Benth. in Hook. Joum. of Bot. IV, 115. 



Turnera lutescens Camb.l in St. Hü. Flor. Bras. mer. II, 157 (217); 

 Walp. Rep. H, 228. 



Icones: St. Hil. Flor. Bras. mer. II t.1191: Urb. in Marl. Flor. Bras. Xlll, 

 72/, t. 48 f. II. 



Stipulae brunneae v. nigrescentes, breviter lineares v. subulatae, sub indumento 

 parum manifestae. Folia ad basin in petiolum cuneato-angustata, margine piano v. 

 recurvato basi excepta subaequaliter v. inaequaliter crenata, nervis supra prominulis 

 v. subimpressis, supra pilis simpliribus brevissiruis curvato-adpressis dense adspersa, 

 subtus papillis luteis sessilibus perpluribus intermixtis, suprerna flores gerentia cito v. 

 subito decrescentia, vix 1 cm longa v. breviora, inferne glandulis 2 amplis brunneis v. 

 nigrescentibus ornata. Prophylla anguste linearia v. lineari-subulata, 3 — 5 mm longa, 

 0,3—0,7 mm lata, integra. Calyx extrinsecus pilis erectis dense hirtellus v. tomen- 

 tosus, tu'oo intus superne piloso v. pubescente, campanulato-rylindraceo, lobis lanceo- 

 latis v. lineari-lanceolatis, 3- v. sub-5-nervibus, nervo medio supra apicem vix v. usque 

 0,8 mm longe producto. Petala obovata, basi subcuneata, 9 — 15 mm longa, glabra. 

 Filamenta tubo imo 0,3—1 mm longe aduata et hoc loco non v. parum incrassata, 

 glabra, longiora 7 — 8 mm, breviora 6 — 7 mm longa; antherae clausae ovatae v. ovato- 

 obiongae, apice obtu^ae v. apiculatae, in V*— 7« alt. emarginatae, 1,3 — 2 mm longa«;, 



