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Urban: 



superantia, dilute caerulea v. alba venis caeruleis v. violaceis. Antherae juniores 

 apiculatae. Ovarium 30 — 70-ovulatum. Fructus £—6 mm diainetro, dorso plus minus 

 tuberculatus. Semina obovata usque oblonga 2- 2,5 »im longa, 0,7 — 1mm crassa. 



Habitat in Brasiliae prov. Bahia, Piauhy, Goyaz, Pard, Alto Amazonas : Riedel 

 n. 1543, Burchell n. 8317, 9005, 9010, Gardner n. 2175, 3197, 3199, 3748, Weddell 

 n. 2419, Spruce n. 392, 443, Trail n, 344; in Guiana Batava: Hostmann n. 1519, 

 Kegel n. 1279, in Anglica: Roh. Schomburgk n. 754, Rieh. Schomburgk n. 472, Appun 

 n. 1738, 1901; in Mexico prope Oaxaca: Galeotti n.7134. — Flor, totum per annum. 



Var. X. grandiflora Urb. foliis obovato-oblongis v. superioribus lan- 

 ceolatis, 3 — 5-plo longioribus quam latioribus, calyce 20 — 25 mm longo, 

 petalis 25 — 30 mm longis, inferne atro-violaceis, superne pallide caeruleis; 

 caetera ut in var. y. 



Folia 4-6 mm longe petiolata, inferiora apice obtusa, caetera acuta, inferne 

 cuueata et integra, a medio crenato-serrata, 3,5—6 cm longa, er. 1 cm lata, ad nervös 

 praesertim subtus et ad marginem breviter pilosa, caeterurn obsoletissime pilosula. 

 Pedunculi 3 -4 wm longi, toti adnati; prophylla 6 mm longa, 0,5 mm lata, a basi 

 subulato-angustata. Calyx in 3 / 7 alt. tubulosus. Petala calycem parte ejus % v. 

 ultra superantia. A n therae juniores obsolete apiculatae. Fructus globoso-ovatus, 

 er. 5 mm diametro, dorso minute tuberculatae. Semina anguste ovalia, 2,2 mm longa, 

 vix 1 mm crassa. 



Habitat in Paraguay m. April. — Maio flor. et fruet.: Weddell n. 3113. 



Var. ii. caerulea Urb., perennis v. suffruticosa, caulibus 10 — 20 cm 

 longis, pilis curvato-erectis flavis v. pallide flavis dense obsitis v. ad 

 apiceni strigoso-tomentosis, foliis obovato-cuneatis v. oblongis, 2 — 3-plo 

 longioribus quam latioribus, floribus heterostylis , calyce 14 — 20 mm 

 longo, petalis 15 — 24: mm longis, caeruleis unicoloribus. 



Turner a caerulea DC. Prodr. III, 346. 

 Icon; Calques des Desc. Fl. Mex. 386!. 



Folia 2— 6 mm longe petiolata, acuta v. obtusa, 2,5—5 c?« longa, 0,8— 2 cm lata, 

 usque supra medium crenata v. grosse serrata, utrinque breviter pilosula, ad nervös 

 subtus strigosa. Pedunculi 1,5—4 mm longi, toti adnati; prophylla anguste lanceolato- 

 linearia v. subulata, 4,5— 10 mm longa, 0,5 — 1,3 mm lata, integra subintegrave. Calyx 

 in '/g alt. tubulosus. Petala calycem parte '/i^Vs ejus long, superantia. An- 

 therae juniores apiculatae v. obtusissimae. Ovarium 18 — 70-ovulatum. Fructus 

 globulosus v. breviter ellipticus, 4 — 5 mm crassus, dorso dense, sed depresse tuber- 

 culatus. Semina obovata v. obovato-oblonga, 2,2-2,8 mw longa, 1 — 1,2 mm crassa. 



Habitat in Bolivia: Orbigny, prope Pomabamba: Weddell n. 3888, in prov. Tomina: 

 Weddell; in Mexico: Karwinski, v. Gerolt n. 1178, Uhde n. 1070, Ghiesbrecht n, 144, 

 in prov. Oaxaca : Ghiesbrecht , in planitiebiis prope Guernavaca : Ghiesbrecht n. 220, 

 prope S. Francisco Jetecala: Schiede n. 807, ad C&rro de Pinal: Seemann n. 1515, ad 

 Jorullo : Humboldt. 



52. Turnera coriacea Urb., fruticulus pube ramorum simplice; 

 foliis 2 — 5 mm longe petiolatis, inferioribus ovato-oblongis, caeteris sub- 

 rhombeo -cuneatis v. oblongo-lanceolatis, 2 — 3-plo longioribus quam 

 latioribus; peduneulis 2 — 4 mm longis; floribus homostylis; calyce 10 ad 



