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sub dentiuin apice nec iion in petiolulis (praesertim in specirainibus cultis) insignius, 
ceterum vix obscure iiotata, epidermide mucigera; petiolus communis superne angustius, 
partiales latius alati, alis pellucide punctatis (praesertim in speciminibus cultis) ; stipulae 
lanceolato-Iineares, pilosae (speeiminis a Billberg coUecti, quod e spontaneis solum scri- 
benti mihi ad mauus est, omnes decisae); tbyrsi (speciminura a Bertero lect., cf. obs. 
n. 3) solitarii vel in apice ramorum paniculatim congesti, sat dense cincinniferi; cincinni 
stipitati, abbreviati; flores mediocres ; sepala omnia tomento brevissimo sordido induta; 
fructus (speeiminis a Billberg collecti, cf. obs. n. 3) seotionis latissime et breviter cor- 
dato-ovatus, apice trigonus , retusus, infra loculos constrictus, undique puberulus et ad 
loculos pilis longioribus deorsum versis hirto-villosus , lociüis trigouis transverse reticu- 
lato-nervosis, pericarpio crustaceo, endocarpio rufesceuti-floccoso ; semen supra loculi basin 
insertum, breviter pyrifornie. 
Rami thyrsigeri diametro 2,5 mm. Folia 12 — 15 cra. longa, 10 — 12cm. lata, superiora 
minora; foliola terminalia petiolulo circ. 1,5 cm. longo adjecto 6 — 8 cra. longa, 2,5 — 4,5 cm. lata, 
lateralia decrescentim minora; petiolus communis partialiumque intermedius 2 — 3 cm. longus, laterales 
circ. 1 cm. longi, alis utrinque 1 — 2 mm. latis; stipulae 3 mm. longae. Tbyrsi 3 — 12 cm. longi, puberuli; 
cincinni stipite circ. 2 mm. longo sutfulti, 4-6-flori; pedicelli 3 mm. longi, prope basin articulati; 
bracteae bracteolaeque oblongo-lanceolatae, niajusculae, 2 — 3 mm. longae; alabastra obovoidea, 2 mm. 
longa. Flores hermapliroditi: Sepala interiora 2,8 mm. longa. Petala 3,5mm. longa, 1,8 mm. 
lata, ex obovato attenuata, intus glanduligera ; squamae (cristis exclusis) petala dimidia aeqnantes, 
margine villosiusculae, superiores crista brevi subintegra appendiceque deflexa oblonga barbata, in- 
feriores crista dentiformi instructae. Tori glandulae superiores ovatae, basi puberulae, inferiores 
paullo minores, subannulares. Stamina germen paullo superantia; filamenta inferne pilosiuscula; 
antlierae glabrae. Germen obverse pyramidatum , triquetrum, totum villoso-tomentosum , loculi 
intus glabri ; Stylus sat elongatus, glaber; Stigmata styluin subaequantia ; gemmulae ellipsoideae. 
Flores masculi praeter stamina longiora et germen rudimentarium puberulum ut feminei. Fructus 
1,6cm. longus, 1,8 cra. (ad loculos 8 mm.) latus, loculis 5 mm. longis basi oblique cuneatis. Semen 
(submaturum) nigro-fuscum, hilo ad basin sublaterali macula parva arillosa pallidiore notato ; embryonis 
cotylodones curvatae. 
In insula antillana Curagao (Hermanno et Plukenetio testibus, cf. supra synonymiara) 
nec iion in Novo-Granata: Collector ignotus! (loco non indicato, specimen attamen verosi- 
millinie spontaneum; Hb. Deless., ex Hb. Vabl communicat.?); Jacquin! („circa Cartagenam indicam 
in fruticosis" ; Hb. Banks; cf. obs. n. 1); Bertero n. 2012! („Barranquilla, m. Octobr. 1820", flor.; 
Hb. Balbis, seil. Taurin., cf. obs, n. oj; Billberg n. 88! („Cartagena de Columbia", fruct. ; Hb. 
Berol. ; cfr. obs. n. 3). 
Culta olim (cf. Historiae generis Hist. specier. cult. . p. CO, 61) in Hortis hollandicis (speci- 
mina Richardsoniana ! et (?) Plukenetiana ! in Hb. Sloane, seil. Mus Brit., cf supra syn : Cordis Indi 
folioelc. ; acceJit Hb. Sloane Vol. 4, inscriptum : „Sloane's Plantae Jamaicenses", plagula soluta et inter 
Fol. 102 et 103 interposita, originis omnino incertae nec ullis indiciis indicatae, specimen vero omnino simile 
Richardsoniano illi Herbarii Sloane Vol. 79, Fol. 69, ideoque certe cultum; cf. obs. n. 1), ex. gr. in 
Horto Clitfortiano Hartecampi (specimen Herbarii Cliffortiani !, cf. obs. n. 1), nec non in aliis Hortis 
minus certe notis (Hb. Vaillant, seil. Paris.!; Hb. Mygind, seil. Pestin.!; Hb. Ledebour, seil. Petro- 
polit.!; cfr. obs. n. 2 ) 
Zusatz 1. Die Geschielite der Art ist in vielen Beziehungen ähnlich der \ou Serjania poly- 
X)hylla, mit welcher unsere Art das Alter und den literarischen Ursprung (Hermann-Pliikenet) 
