22 
42. M. Beaurepairiana nov. sp. (Tab. XIII, d. 
M. ramis novellis subquadrangulo-applanatis, velutinis: 
foliis oblongis vel elliptico-oblongis vel rarius ellipticis, s$- 
pissime plus minusve acuminatis, obtusis, basi brevissime in 
petiolum attenuatis, chartaceo-membranaceis, subtus pallidis, 
subfusco-punctatis, pilis adpressis plus minusve pubescentibus, 
dichasiis 3—7-floris, velutino-sericeis, alabastris ellipsoideis, 
apice acutiusculis, velutino-sericeis. 
Descriptio: Rami teretes glabrescentes, novelli sub-qua- 
drangulo-applanati, velutini. Saepissime gemma sub quoque 
ramo insidet, et in regione florali ramuli saepe bini seriales. 
Folia biennia opposita, petiolati petiolo semitereti velutino- 
pubescente (c. 4—7 mm. lg.), oblonga vel elliptico-oblonga 
vel rarius elliptica, saepissime plus minusve acuminata, basi 
brevissime in petiolum attenuata apice obtusa, dense pellu- 
cido-punctata, chartaceo-membranacea (lamina c. 2—9 ctm. lg. 
et c. I—3,5 ctm. It.), supra glabra (novella pilis adpressis pube¬ 
scentia, mox glabrata) plus minusve conspicue irregulariter 
elevato-glandulosa, nervo medio vix elevato, basi interdum 
subimpresso, venis utroque latere c. 12 venulisque interjectis, 
et vena marginali arcuata, a margine c. 2—4 mm. remota, 
elevatis, subtus pallida, subfusco-punctata, pilis adpressis plus 
minusve pubescentibus, nervo medio venisque lateralibus 
prominentibus, vena marginali venulisque elevatis. Dichasia 
3 — 7-flora velutino-sericea (ex axillis cataphyllorum et eu- 
phyllorum innovationum novellarum. Saepe euphylla in ra¬ 
mis floriferis delapsa aut forte non evoluta et tum rami 
tales inflorescendis compositis similes sunt. Pedunculi et 
rami dichasiorum subquadrangulo-applanati (pedunculo c. 
4—13 mm. lg.). Bracteae bracteolaeque lineares alabastris 
c. dimidio breviores. Flores sessiles vel brevissime vel bre¬ 
viter pedicellati. Alabastra ellipsoidea (c. 4 mm. lg.), apice 
acutiuscula, velutino-sericea, sepalis duobus exterioribus lon¬ 
gioribus, primum conniventibus demum parallelis erectis. 
Sepala 4 etiam supra velutino-sericea, circiter aeqvilonga 
(c. 3,5 mm. lg.) late ovata, exteriora longius, interiora bre- 
