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6. C. Pcrsicastrum Eichl. n. sp., 
partibus novellis calycibusque appresse griseo-pilosulis, ce- 
terum glabrum; foliis obovato-oblongis v. obverse lanceolatis, ex 
apice lato plq. subacutis nunc rotundatis, basi cuneato-attenuatis, 
coriaceis, nervis utrinque distincte prominentibus, lateralibus 10 
—14 dense reliculalis; llorum fasciculis axillaribus plq. 2—5- 
floris, pedicellis brevissimis, floribus polygamo-dioicis; corolla 
subovoideo-urceolata calycem paullo superante glaberrima. 
Arbor magna, interdum frutex laclcscens; rami teretes grisei 
passim lenticellosi. Folia 8—14 rarius fere 20 cm. lg., 3Vs—7 
lt., petiolo teretiusculo supra, canaliculato plq. 1 cm. longo; 
utrinque fere opaca concolora „dilule viridia“, margine passim 
crispula et subrecurva, nervo medio supra impresso, subtus for¬ 
titer protuberante, nervis reliquis utrinque æqualiter et argute 
prominentibus, lateralibus reeliusculis angulo 65° a mediano pro- 
ficiscenlibus parallelis, reticularibus tam transversis et validis, 
ut subinde lateralibus primariis subsimiles fiant. Flores ^ et ? 
in diversis speciminibus, probabiliter e diversis individuis decerp— 
tis. Peaicelli utriusque 2—3 mm. lg., griseo-pilosuli. Fiores 
£ subglobosi, diam. 3 ! /2—4 mm., magis ovoidci, 3 mm. lg. 
Sepala utriusque ovata obtusa v. exteriora in £ suborbicularia, 
extus griseo-pilosiuscula,.intus glaberrima. Corolla pallide viridis 
v. albida calycem paullo superans, ad medium 5-loba, lobis ovalis 
atlenualo-obtusis, 5 paullo angustior. Stamina ^ fundo tubi in- 
serta, corolla subbreviora, filamentis cylindraceis, antheris lan- 
ceolalo-cordalis aeutis subæquilongis; in £ stamina absque ullo 
rudimento dificiunt. Ovarium utriusque subovoideum hispido- 
villosum 5-loculare, in in stylum conicurn 5-sulcum stigmate 
sub 5-lobo terminalum abit; stylo in ^ lenuiore baud sulcato r 
stigmale obluso. „Baeca in pedicello c. 7 mm. longo basi calyce 
persistente sufTulta, oblongato-ovoidea, apice (ex icone) subacuta, 
glabra, mntura flava, sec. Lund edulis; longilud. 4 cm , diam. 
2'/2 cm.; disperma; sernen oblongum subcompressum apice la- 
