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patentissimis irregularibus tenuibus curvatis anastomosantibus, 

 dense reticulato-venosa, venis in sicco supra et praesertim 

 subtus prominentibus, coriacea, supra nitida, subtus opaca et 

 subglauca, c. 3 — 11 cm. longa, 1.2 — 3.4 cm. lata; petiolus in 

 sicco supra canaliculatus, trans verse rugulosus, glaber, c. 0.2 — 

 0.6 cm. longus. Inflorescentiae spiciformes, terminales et axil- 

 lares, simplices vel parum ramosae, in sicco fulvo-velutinae, 

 dense multiflorae, c. 3.5 — 6.5 cm. longae, rachide c. 2 — 4.5 cm. 

 longa. Bracteae caducae, patentes, triangulae, concavae, velu- 

 tinae, c. 0.1 — 0.13 cm. longae. Flores minusculi, brevissime 

 pedicellati, pedicello supra basin articulato in sicco dilute cin- 

 namomeo-velutino c. 0.075 — 0.1 cm. longo. Sepala 5, imbricata, 

 valde inaequalia, concava, intus marginibus tenuibus exceptis 

 minute puberula, dorso marginibus introrsis exceptis velutino- 

 tomentosa, minute ciliolata, carnosula; sepalum posticnm ova- 

 tum, obtusum, c. 0.27 cm. longum, fere 0.2 cm. latum (expan- 

 sum); sepala antica inaequalia, alterum ovatum, obtusum, 

 c. 0.23 cm. longum, 0.16 cm. latum, alterum valde oblique 

 ovatum, margine interiore valde membranaceo-dilatatum rotun- 

 datum, c. 0.25 cm. longum, 0.23 cm. basi 0.15 cm. latum; 

 sepala lateralia orbiculari-ovata, rotundata, basi brevissime 

 contracta, tenuiter marginata, c. 0.33 — 0.35 cm. longa, 0.33 — 

 0.3 cm. lata. Petala postica anguste oblongo-spathulata, basi in 

 unguem brevissimum angustum contracta, obtusangule falcata, 

 basi intus medio pubescentia supra basin utrinque brevi tractu 

 ciliolata et extus pubescentia, c. 0.8 — 0.84 cm. longa, parte su- 

 periore dilatata oblique oblonga rotundata concava margine 

 apicali incurva. Petalum anticum (carina) latum, breviter un- 

 guiculatum, dorso fascia lata longitudinali pilorum adpressorum 

 erectorum, intus stria angusta pilorum patentissimorum in- 

 structum, ungue oblongo superne paulo dilatato extus intusque 

 adpresse piloso reverse ciliato c. 0.14 cm. longo, lamina late 

 ovato-triangula rotundata apiculata superne marginibus incurvis 

 valde concava basi lata subtruncata medio in unguem cuneato 

 contracta flabellato-venosa c. 0.47 cm. longa et lata. Petala 

 lateralia oblique spathulata, concava, c. 0.625 — 0.7 cm. longa, 



