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Urban : 



36. Turnera stachydifolia Urb. et Rolfe, frutex metralis, ramis 

 horuotinis dense tomentosis ; stipulis 0,5 — 1 mm longis; foliis 2 — 8 mm 

 longe petiolatis, lanceolatis v. oblongis, acutis v. obtusiusculis, 2,5 — 4 cm 

 longis, 1 — 1,5 cm latis, 2^2 — 4-plo longioribus quam latioribus, crenatis, 

 utrinque velutino-tomentosis, basi eglandulosis, summis bracteiformibus 

 evidenter biglandulosis ; floribus dimorphis apice ramorum ramulorumque 

 capitato-glomeratis ; pedunculis 1 — 0,5 mm longis, totis adnatis; calyce 

 5,5—7 mm longo, in l /?~~ 8 /5 coalito; petaMs llavis calycem vix 

 superantibus ; stylis superne subparce pilosis v. demum glabrescentibus; 

 fructibus 3,5 mm diametro. 



Rami recti, vetustiores teretes obsolete et subirregulariter striati, subglabres- 

 centes brunnei, hornotini sicut folia et calyx toraento denso brevi flavescenti-cinereo 

 obtecti pilis tenuissimis simplicibus, papillis minimis luteis v. aurantiacis intermixtis. 

 Stipulae parum conspicuae triangulari-subulatae v. subulato-setaceae. Folia ad basin 

 in petiolum niagis angustata, margine obsolete v. evidentius, simpliciter v. duplicato- 

 crenata, nervis supra impressis, in apice caulium plerumque subito in bracteas* ob- 

 ovato-cuneatas v. -lanceolatas 5 — 3 mm longas, 4 — 2 mm latas integras v. antice ob- 

 solete crenulatas abeuntia. Prophylla lineaiia, 4 — 5 mm longa, 0,5-0,8 mm lata. 

 Calyx 5,5 — 6 mm longus, extrinsecus dense villoso-hirtellus et papillis luteis obsitus, 

 in '/« a l l - m tuburu cylindrico-campanulatum intus superne dense pilosulum coalitus, 

 lobis lanceolatis v. lanceolato-linearibus 3-nervibus, exterioribus acuminatis, interioribus 

 apicnlatis. Petala obovato-cuneata, 3—3,5 mm longa, 1,5 mm lata, supra basin pilosa. 

 Filainenta tubo imo er. 0,7 mm longe adnata et hoc loco non dilatata, inferne usque 

 supra medium pilosula, superne glabra, longiora 4 mm longa; antherae clausae ovato- 

 rectangulares 1,2 — 1,5 mm longae, duplo angustiores, apiculatae, dorso medio affixae, 

 basi excisae. Styli inferne glabri, superne pilis subparcis patenti-erectis vestiti, 

 breviores 1,5 mm longi, 0,5 mm longe flagellatim 4-6-partiti. Ovarium breviter 

 ovato-conicum v. globulosum tenuissime pilosum 10 — 12-ovulatum. 



Habital in Brasiline prov. Piauhy locis sieeix prope Oeiras m. Maio flor.: 

 Gardner n. 2176. 



Var. ß. Üexuosa Urb. ramis flexuosis. 



Prophylla lanceolato-linearia 2,5—3 mm longa. Calyx 6-7 mm longus, in 

 s / 5 alt. tubulosus. Filamenta ad insertionem triangulari-dilatata, inferne glabra 

 superne villosa v. pilosula, longiora 6 breviora 4,5 mm longa; antherae apiculo 



obtuso pilosulo praeditae, basi profundins excisae. Styli pilis parcis erectis adpressisque 

 intus obsiti v. demum glabrescentes, 1 mm longe flagellatim 7 - 10-partiti, longiores 

 5,5 mm, breviores 3 — 3,bmm longi, ab antheris 1—1,5 mm longe distantes. Ovarium 

 deusissime villoso-hirsutum 0-ovulatum. Fructus globulosus 3,5 mm diametro; valvae 

 dorso breviter serieeo-pubescentes, intus pallide flavescentes. Semina obovata v. 

 obovato-oblouga, inferne attenuata, plus minus curvata, 2 mm longa, 1-1,2 mm lata, 

 tenuiter reticulato-striata, chalaza prominula, hilo obtusiusculo, arillo amplo unilaterali 

 ad apicem ascendente. 



Habitat in Brasiliae prov. Bahia ad Rio S. Francisco : Blanchet n. 2873. 



Obs. Duobus tantum exemplaribus obviis dijudicare non possum, an varietas 

 formis intermediis cum specie conjuneta sit. 



