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dense pellucido-punctatis; dichasiis unifloris ex axillis cata- 
phyllorum innovationum novellarum, aut interdum racemo- 
sim, corymbosim vel umbellatim in ramulis pygmaeis cataphylli- 
geris collocatis; alabastris late obovoideis, sepalis semior- 
bicularibus, germine turbinato, adpresse-pubescenti, 2-loculari. 
Descriptio. Ramificatio monopodialis interdum abortu 
gemmae vel innovationis terminalis dichotoma. Rami teretes 
glabri, novelli internodiis subquadrangulo-applanatis sub- 
pubescentes. Internodia 3 — 5 infima (quorum plurima elon- 
gata) innovationum novellarum cataphylla (quorum paene 
omnia sub anthesi delapsa), internodia 1—3 suprema euphylla 
gerunt. Folia annua opposita, petiolata petiolo semitereti 
supra canaliculato angustissime alato glabrescenti (c. 3—5 
mm. lg.), obovato-elliptica vel elliptica, oblonga vel obovato- 
oblonga, basi plus minusve abrupte in petiolum attenuata, 
apice obtusa vel rarius rotundata, angustissime marginata, 
dense pellucido-punctata, membranacea, pilis adpressis spar¬ 
sissimis praesertim subtus subpubescentia vel paene glabra 
(lamina c. 4—6 ctm. lg. et c. 2—3 ctm. It.), supra dense elevato- 
punctata, nervo medio vix elevato in media parte tota paene 
longitudine sulcato, venis utroque latere 9—10 venulisque 
interjectis reticulatis et venis duabus marginalibus, quarum 
interiore a margine c. 1,5—2 mm. remota, leviter elevatis, 
subtus pallidiora sparsius subfusco-elevato-punctata, nervo 
medio lato, applanato-convexo, venis venulisque leviter ele¬ 
vatis. Dichasia uniflora singula ex axillis cataphyllorum 
innovationum novellarum. Interdum euphylla innovationis 
plane desunt et tum ramus talis pro longitudine hujus aut 
racemo aut corymbo aut umbellae similis est. Pedunculi 
dichasiorum uniflororum applanato teretes subpubescentes (c. 
6—15 mm. lg.). Bracteolae late ovate, obtusae glabrae (c. 
2 mm. lg.). Plores sessiles. Alabastra late obovoidea (c. 
5,5 mm. lg.). Sepala 4 glabra, sparse elevato-glanduloso- 
punctata, ciliata, extima semiorbicularia (c. 2 mm. lg.), in¬ 
tima paene orbicularia (c. 4 mm. lg.). Petala 4, paene or¬ 
bicularia, glabra*). Stamina glabra (c. 5 mm. lg.). Ger- 
*) Mihi tantum ex alabastris nota. 
