Cox, Petala quatuor, oblonga, concava, apice fornicäto &depreflb, ere-
fta , fimul corollam tetragonam formantia.
Stam. Filamenta quatuor, comprefla, erefta, longitudine cor oil*. Anthers
gemins, oblongs, extra corollam eminentes,
Pist, Germen fuperum , oblongum , tetragonum , longitudine corolls ,
truncatum. Stylus nullus. Stigma incifura linearis in vertice
germinis.
Per. & Sem, , . .
CCCCXXIIL
PGTHOS CRASSINERVIA.
Arboribus paralitica innafcitur in (ylvis montanis circa Caracas; in
caldariis noftris florens totum fere annum, fed fruftum nullum perficiens,
Tota glabra eft. Radices numerofs, teretes , lon g s , calamum craft’s ,
foris albicantes, intus virides, 'paulatim fete fupra terrain, in qua apud nos
in olla végétât, elevant, fic ut radix princeps media veluti eaulefcat. Folia
funt radicalia, plura, oblongate lanceolata, acuminata, integerrima,
enervia, venofa, coriacea, firma, ereäa, Iste virentia, ad oras ob re-
flexirm tantifper marginem incraflatula, fubtus ad lentem denfiffime albido-
punftata, a fefquipede ad duos cum dimidio pedes longa , lata a quatuor
ad oft© uncias ; nervo medio inftrufta craffiffimo, fspe digitum inferne
squante, in utraque facie protubérante, in prona Temper ad angulum acutum,
in poftica nonnunquam etiam ad talem, fspius tarnen hic obtufo &
fulcis exarato ; infiftentia petiolo digitum craflo, très quatuorve uncias Ion-
go, antice piano, fubtus tereti & fubangulato, infra paginant magis incral-
'*■ f e -
fato albido & geniculato. Stipuls ad petiolos lanceolats, acuminats,
carinats, e re fts , firms, triunciales. Seapi plures, fubteretes, fuperne
magis angulati, horizontaliter patentes, a dimidio ad duos pedes longi.
Spatha lanceolata, fpadicis longitudine, acuminata, univalvis, plana,
depen dens, viridis, brevi fufcefcens, dein fe contrahens & marceicens.
Spadix adfeendens, teres, calarno craflior, a tribus ad quinque uncias lon-
gus, obtufus, totus squaliter & denfiffime teftus fruftificationibus herma-
phroditis tetragonis. Petala bafi pallida, vertice fufcefcentia. Filamenta
albida. Anthers lutes, Germen pallrde viret cum vertice fufco - pun-
ftato.
Cal. Perianthium proprium nullum.
Cor. Petala quatuor, cuneiformia, concava:, vertice depreffo fornicata ,
erefta.
Stam. Filamenta quatuor, lata, ante petala pofita, eorundemque longi-
tudrne. Anthers gemins, oblongs, petalorum vertici incumbentes.
Pist. Germen fuperum-, tetragonum , truncatum, longitudine 'corolls, Sty.
lus nullus. Stigma (implex.
Per. & Sem. . ♦ .
CCCCXX1V ,
SOLANUM FUGAX.
Frutex humans altitudinis & valde ramofus fponte crefcit circa Caracas.
In caldariis noftris floret sftate, fed fructum nedum ullum tulit.
Truncus digitum'craflus, teres, cortice veftitus nigrieante & punflis exa-
Q. 3’ fpe