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Nt. Hila ire in Mem. Mus. V. 3 0 1 . AY. 1 9 0 . DC. Prodr. H I. 3 2 1 . Bcntk. et Hook. Gen. Plant.
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Endl. Gen. 9 2 4 . 9 2 8 .
DiCOTYLEDONEAE DICHLA.MVDEAE V. B.IRO MONOCIILAMVDEAE, PLERUMQUE BISLXUALES; FLORIBUS
BEGCLARIBU.S 1‘BAETER CAUPIDIA PLQ. 5-.AIERIS ; TllALAMO DILATATO CONCAVO, SEPALIS 5 , PETALIS 5
( n u n c DEFICIE.NTIBUs) e t c o r o n a I— PLUBISERIALI FERIGYMS; STAMINIBUS PLQ. 5 HVPOGYMS, SEPALIS
ANTEPOSITIS, GYNOPHORO ELONGATO USQUE INFRA APICEM AD.NATIS, FILANIENTIS PLERUMQUE BASI MO-
NADELPMIS, ANTHEIUS DOBSO AFFIMS DITIIECIS, POLLINE GRANULOSO GLOBOSO; OVARIO LIBERO PLQ.
LONGE S T IP ITA TO, i-LO CU LAltl, PLACENTIS 3 PARIETALIBUS MULTIOVULATIS, STYLIS 3 PLERUMQUE
DISCRETIS RARO BASI CONFLUENTIBUS, OI ÜLIS ANATROPIS FUMCUI.ATIS HORIZONTALITER AFFIXIS, FRUCTU
BECCATO VEL CAPSULARI; SE.MIMBUS ALHU.MINOSIS SCROBICULATIS, ARILLO PULPOSO DO.VATIS, RNIBRYONE
RECTO IN AXI AI.BUMINIS CONSITO, COTVLEDOMBUS APPRESSIS FOLIACEIS, RADICULA IIILUM SPECTANTE.
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S T IP U L A T IS , p e t i o l i s p l e r u m q u e g l a n d u l o s i s , p e d u n c u l i s a x i l l a r i b u s , f l o r i b u s B R AC TE .ÌT1 S ,
b r a c t e i s D I S S I T I S I E L IN INVOLUCRUM A P P RO X I.M A T IS .
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T h a l a m u s e x p a n s u s exc avat i i s (iibi iin llor i s ef lor in ans , c ent ro in g y i io p h o ru in exte ns i i s ,
lierbacens vcl c a rn o su s , p e r s i s t e n s . S e p a l a 5 di st in cta c la nce tubi pro f i cis centi a, a e s t i i a t i o n e
<]iHncnnciaii in im br ic ata , l i e rbacea \ el ca rnosa , dor so sn b apic e corniciilo brej ' i ins i r i i c ia , iu tu s
saepius plu s mi n u s peta lo id ea. F e t a l v n ul l a s a epiu s to t q u o t sepal a i i sq ue al t erna, e fauce
lobi e in e rg e i i t i a , l ib e i a , memi t r a n a c e a vel ca rnosa , im br icata , i i i aicescent i a . C o r o n v (d i s c u s )
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e [tariete vel e faiice tu b i en ai i s . St ami n o d i a in genei ' i b ns I J ia s i l iens ib us nulla. S t a m i n a
(in gen. Br a s i l . ) 5 ra ro 8 , l i j p o g y n a , s ep a l i s s u p e r p o s i l a ; f i l . im e n t a basi gyn oplio ro aduata ,
su pe rn e l ibera p l e r umq u e pla na ; a n t h e r a e \ e rs a t i le s inli'or sa e de imim e x i r o r s a e , d o r so infra me d ium
liiame nt o af f ix ae, d i t h e c a e , lliec i s par al l e l i s r ima long itu din al i del i i sce nii bii s . P o l l i n i s ce l lula e
globosa e llavae e x t u s re t i cula ta e. O v a r iu .m s u p e r um loi ig iu sc ul e s t ip i t a tum (s i ipi i e l a e \ i vel
proccssnbi i s mcmb r a n a c e i s v e i s u s basi n o n u s to ) r a r is s i ine s u b s e s s i i e , I - locula re . P l a c e n t a e
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