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oblongis, apice obtusis et ssepe subemarginatis ; marginibus 
crassis valde revolutis, coriaceis, supra lucidis, nervis paral- 
lelis omnino immersis, subtus pruinoso-albidis, nervis vix 
distinguendis, costa media rubella valde prominenti, petiolo 
longiusculo canaliculate; inflorescentia axillari et terminal!; 
pedunculis subtenuibus, compressis, folii fere longitudine, 
simplicibus vel interdum 2-3-fidis, et tunc pedicellis illis 
brevioribus. — Brasilia; Serra Negra in Prov. San Paolo (St. 
Hilaire). — v. s. in hb. Hook. (Claussen) ex Minas Geraes. 
Polia 1^-2 j poll, longa, 6-9 lin. lata, petiolus 4 lin. longus ; 
pedunculus poll, longus ; pedicelli 6-10 lin. long! ; 
petala 10-15, linearia, acuta, 3 lin. longa, 1 lin. lata; stamina 
circiter 40, 3-serialia; ovaria 6; baccse 3, gibboso-oblongae, 
2- 3 lin. longse. 
This I consider to be a distinct species, evidently allied to the 
following, and it differs from D. Brasiliensis, not only in the 
size and form of its leaves, but in its axillary inflorescence, and 
in the number of the parts of its smaller flowers. 
4. Drimys retorta, n. sp. ; — ramis teretibus, junioribus sub- 
angulatis, transversim rugulosis; foliis lanceolato-oblongis, 
apice obtusis et valde emarginatis, imo cuneatis, marginibus 
subito spiraliter revolutis, paginam inferiorem hinc fere celan- 
tibus, crasso-coriaceis, enerviis, superne nitidis, viridibus, in 
costam sulcatis, subtus subochraceo-pruinosis, costa media 
prominula, petiolo sulcato, marginibus involutis; inflores- 
centia axillari, umbellata ; pedunculo brevissimo, crassiusculo, 
aut ssepe obsolete ; pedicellis 3-6, elongatis, gracillimis, 
sub-3-gonis, folio subsequilongis, erectis ; petala 10; stamina 
30; ovaria 5, quorum ssepius 2 abortiva. — Brasilia, in Prov. 
San Paolo (Bowie) ; Prov. Minas Geraes (Claussen) *. 
Polia 1-1^ poll, longa, limbo utrinque convolute 2-2^ lin. 
diametro, maceratione expansa 4-5-^ lin. lata ; petiolus 4 lin. 
longus ; pedunculus in axillis \ lin. longus ; pedicelli fere fili- 
formes, 1 j poll, longi ; calyx clausus, oblongus, apiculatus, 
14 lin. diametro, ruptiliter sub-2-valvis, segmentis concavis, 
2 lin. longus, demum delapsus, et tunc pertusus circa pedi- 
cellum trajectus ; petala 8-10, linearia, 2-seriata, 2^ lin. longa, 
1 lin. lata, mox decidua ; stamina circiter 30, brevissima, 
3- serialia ; baccse 3, gynophoro cylindrico insitse. 
This is evidently allied to the former species : D. montana, 
however, is readily distinguished by its leaves, w'hich are but 
little revolute on their margins, and are almost obsoletely emar- 
ginated in the summit ; it has very lengthened peduncles, which 
* A figure of this plant is shown in plate 25 B. 
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