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Urban s 



0,7—0,8 mm latae, dimidio v. duplo longiores quam latiores, in l / i — 2 / 5 alt. aflixae, 

 defloratae apice recurvae. Styli in parte V/3 superiore 3— 4-partiti, ramulis plerum- 

 que iterum plus minus manifeste 3-fidis, sub v. ad ramulos stigmatiferos pilis brevibus 

 rigidis patentibus obsiti, longiores 6-8 mm longi, antheras 1 — 1,5 mm longe super- 

 antes, breviores 3 mm longi, a basi antherarum 1-1,5 mm longe distantes. Ovarium 

 40— 50-ovulatum. Fructus globuloso-conicus v. -pyramidalis; valvae dorso brunnes- 

 centes, breviter et adpresse, dense v. laxius pilosae, intus rufo-punctulatae glabrae. 

 Semina obovata v. obovato-oblonga, parum v. subcurvata, inferne attenuata, 2,3— 2,6 mm 

 longa, 1 — 1,5 mm crassa, brunnea v. nigrescentia, reticulato-striata, hilo^breviter conico, 

 chalaza obsolete v. parum prominula, arillo usque ad apicem ascendente. 



Habitat in Brasiliae prov. Minas Geraes : Martins n. 1405, St. Hilaire, Riedel n. 

 1263. — Flor, et fruct. m. Dec.—Jul. 



Obs. Formis speciei praecedentis nonnullis valde affinis. 



32. Turnera Curassavica Urb., suffruticosa v. fruticulus, ramis 

 superne lanato - tomentosis; stipulis ^ — 2 mm longis; foliis 3 — 10 mm 

 longe petiolatis, ovatis v. subrhombeo-ovatis, apice obtusiusculis v. ob- 

 tusis, majoribus 2,5 — 5 cm longis, 1,5 — 2,5 cm latis, 2 — 2 1 / 3 -plo lon- 

 gioribus quam latioribus, fere usque ad basin grosse crenatis v. dentatis, 

 crenis saepe inaequalibus v. iterum crenulatis, utrinque pubescentibus 

 v. superioribus subtus tomentosulis, basi biglandulosis; floribus dimorphis, 

 inferioribus postremo remotis, superioribus postremo quoque capitato- 

 aggregatis; pedunculis 4 — 1 mm longis totis adnatis; calyce 9 — 11 mm 

 longo, in x / 2 alt. coalito; petalis calycem perpaullo superantibus, veris. 

 luteis; stylis glabris subglabrisve; fructibus 3,5 — 5 mm diametro. 



Rami vetustiores glabrescentes nigrescentes teretes, nunc irregulariter striati, 

 hornotini superne plus minus manifeste obtusanguli, pilis simplicibus flavidis patentibus 

 v. divaricatis, crassitiem caulis subaequantibus v. superantibus dense adspersi, aliis 

 brevibus crispulis v. sursum curvatis pallidioribus creberrimis intermixtis. Stipulae 

 lanceolato- v. lineari -subulatae. Folia basi rotundata obtusave in petiolum protracta 

 v. subcuneata, nervis supra tenuiter prominulis v. subimpressis, glandulis basalibus 

 brunneis v. nigrescentibus intus glabris, vix v. parum concavis, circumcirca obsolete 

 pilosiusculis, plerumque breviter stipitatis, suprema valde approximata, sensim decres- 

 centia. Prophylla linearia v. lineari-subulata, 3,5 — 6 mm longa, 0,5 — 0,8 mm lata. 

 Calyx extrinsecus pilis brevibus curvatis, ad lobos praeterea pilis longis setulosis obsitus, 

 tubo intus superne albido-pubescente, cylindrico-campanulato, lobis lanceolatis 3-nervi- 

 bus obtusiusculis, nervo medio e dorso sub apice progrediente, sed supra sepala non 

 excedente. Petala Q~7 mm longa, 3,5 mm lata, obovato-cuneata, intus ad nerviuii 

 medium inferne setuloso-pilosa. Filamenta tubo imo vix 0,5 min longe adnata, supra 

 insertionem extrinsecus plus minus eximie calloso-incrassata et paullo contracta, glabra, 

 longiora 8 mm, breviora 5,5 mm longa; antherae clausae ovatae, apice truncatae, 

 1,5 — 1,7 mm longae, 0,8 — 1 mm latae, dorso in 2 / 4 alt. affixae, basi in l / t — 1 / 9 longit. 

 emarginatae, defloratae rectae v. apice subrecurvae. Styli sub ramulis stigmatiferis 

 parce setulosi, longiores 1mm longi, antheras 1,5— 2 mm superantes, apice flagellatim 

 multifidi, flagello 1,5 mm longo ; breviores 4,5 — 5 mm longi, flagello 1mm longo, ab an- 

 theris 1,5 mm longe distante. Ovarium 22— 35-ovulatum. Fructus globosus v. 

 ovatus; valvae extrinsecus flavae, pilis brevissimis dense obsitae et aliis longis par- 

 cioribus villoso-hirsutae, intus flavidae et ferrugineo- v. brunneo-punctulatae. Semina 

 obovata v. oblonga, p^nim v. manifeste curvata, 1,5— 2 mm longa, 0,5—1 mm crassa, 



