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78. Canna domingensis Urb., spec. nov. 



- Planta ultra 2 m alta. Gaulis glaber. Folia petiolis 15 cm et 

 ultra longis, ovata v. elliptica, basi in petiolum protracta v. sensim 

 angustata eumque marginantia, usque 45 cm longa, 12—20 cm lata, 

 supra glabra, subtus ad nervum medium araneoso-pubescentia, utrinque 

 pallide viridia, lacunosa, foraminibus inter costam et marginem obviis, 

 sed saepius usque ad marginem productis eumque rumpentibus. In- 

 florescentia paniculata, 40 cm et ultra longa; bracteae vaginantes lineares, 

 dorso hinc illinc araneoso-pubescentes; rhachis laevis v. sublaevis: 

 bracteae supremae late ovales v. obovato-rotundatae 2 — 2,5 cm longae 

 deciduae; pedunculi speciales subnulli; prophylla lanceolata 7—15 mm 

 longa; pedicelli subnulli v. usque 3 mm longi. Ovaria oblonga, den- 

 sissime papillosa. Sepala lanceolata, apice ipso obtusiuscula, 13 — 17 mm 

 longa. Flores aurantiaci. Petala 4 cm longa, basi in tubum vix 1 cm 

 longum coalita, lanceolata, 5 — 6 mm lata, erecta. Labellum anguste ob- 

 longum apice bilobum reflexum non punctatum. Staminodia tria a basi 

 corollae 7 cm longa, in Vs longitudinis connata, quoad libera 10 mm lata, 

 oblonga. Anthera linearis 9 mm longa. Stigma apicem styli dilatati 

 semilunari-marginans. 



Hab. in S to. Domingo prope Constanza in sylva frondosa 1300 m 

 alt., m. April, flor.: v. Tiirckheim no. 3231 (typus), prope Jarabacoa 

 550 m alt., m. Jun. flor.: Fuertes no. 1824, in prov. Barahona in 

 cacumine montium 2000 m, m. Febr. flor.: Fuertes no. 869. 



Obs. A specie praecedente basi foliorum in petiolum producta, 

 sepalis duplo v. triplo longioribus superne sensim angustatis etc. facile 

 distinguenda. 



79. Canna Jaegeriana Urb., spec. nov. 



Gaulis glaber. Folia petiolata, ambitu elliptica, basi sensim in 

 petiolum angustata, apice non viso, veris. 50 cm et ultra longa, 17 cm 

 lata, supra glabra, subtus ad nervum medium araneoso-pubescentia, 

 eximie discolora, supra in sicco bruneo-nigrescentia, subtus albido-grisea, 

 irregulariter pinnatisecta, lobis triangulari-lanceolatis arcuatis. In- 

 florescentia paniculata 40 cm et ultra longa; bracteae vaginantes lineares 

 dorso araneoso-pubescentes; rhachis laevis, lenticellis linearibus parcis 

 obsita; inflorescentiae partiales 1—3 cm longe pedunculatae ; prophylla 

 lanceolata, 5 — 10 mm longa; pedicelli subnulli. Ovaria oblonga. 

 densissimo papillosa. Sepala oblonga v. elliptico-oblonga, apice obtusa, 

 6 mm longa. Flores lutci. Petala 3 — 4 cm longa, basi in tubum 5 mm 

 longum coalita, lanceolata, 5 — 6 mm lata, erecta. Labellum late lineare, 

 apice bidentatum. Staminodia a basi corollae 4,5—5 cm longa, in '/^ 

 longitudinis corinnta, quoad libera 5 mm lata. Anthera linearis 9 mm 

 longa. Stigma apicoiu styli dilatati semilunari-marginans. 



Hab. in Haiti: Jaeg(îr no. 165. 



Obs. Affînis praecodonti, sod foliis, inflorescontia, sepalis brevibus 

 valdo obtusis, staminodiis angustioribus broviter coalitis diversa. 



