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bus, glabris. — In prov. Rio Negro, v. s., San Gabriel da 
Cachbeira (Spruce, no. 2393). 
This is certainly distinct from all the preceding species; its 
fuscous, opaque branches have internodes 1-2 inches long ; the 
shining and very thickly coriaceous leaves are fuscous, 5-6 inches 
long, 3^-4^ inches broad, on a petiole 1^-2 inches long, | line 
in diam., the apical bourrelet being 9 lines long, 2 lines in diam. ; 
the raceme is 2^-3| inches long, the fructiferous pedicels 
1-2 lines long; the glabrous oval drupes, upon an excentric 
stipitate support, are nearly 1 inch long, ^ inch broad, somewhat 
excentrically apiculated by the remnant of the style. 
9. Anelasma intaminatum, nob.; — ramulis glabris, striatis, te- 
retibus, Isevibus, fusco-brunneis, lenticellis oblougis signatis ; 
foliis elliptico-oblongis, imo fere rotundatis, apice breviter 
attenuatis, acumine obtusiusculo, e basi trinerviis, cum nervis 
2 alteris mox evauidis, rigide coriaceis, fusco-viridibus, mar- 
gine revoluto, utrinque glaberrimis, supra lucidis, nervis semi- 
immersis, sub lente foveolato-reticulatis, subtus fuscis, fere 
eveniis, nervis paulo prominulis, nitentibus ; petiolo fere recto, 
rigidiusculo, imo apiceque valde tumido, fusco, glabro, striato, 
e cupula magna enato, limbo triplo breviore. — Circa Rio de 
Janeiro, v, s. in herb. Mus. Brit., in sylvis (Bowie & Cunning- 
ham). 
The specimen is without flower or fruit, although Cunningham 
sent home its drupes, which are not to be found now. It ap- 
proaches the last species. Its very thick rigid leaves are 5- 
54 inches long, 2-2^ inches broad, on a very stiff petiole 
1| inch long. 
The two following plants are unknown to me ; they appear to 
belong to this genus, from the short characters given of them. 
10. Anelasma urophyllum; — Cocculus urophyllus. Mart. Flor. 
xxiv. Beibl. ii. 45 ; Walp.Rep. ii.749; — erectum, glaberrimum, 
foliis coriaceis, oblongo-lanceolatis vel anguste oblongis, acute 
cuspidatis, basi cuneatis, 3-5-nerviis, nervis lateralibus tenui- 
bus marginantibus mox evanidis, supra nitidis ; racemis quam 
petioli brevioribus ; drupis ellipticis, fere pollicaribus. — Minas 
Geraes Brasilise. 
These characters, although quite in general conformity with 
the several species already described, do not specifically accord 
with any one of them. 
11. Anelasma laurifolium; — Cissampelos laurifolia, Pair. Diet. 
V. 11; DC. Syst. i. 539; — ramis sarmentosis, ramulis pen- 
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