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int ege r r ima , sur sum r epa iul a vel gros se c r e n a l a , apice in a cumen breve excur -
rent i a , sub-pl i c a t a , cor i a c e a , g l a b r a , supr a s a lur a t e "viridia nlLidaque, subtus
pa l l idior a , nervo medi o , sa?pe pube minut á s tel lata v e s t i t o , cos t i sque l a t er a -
l ibus fortius prominent ibus ; j ú n i o r a , stipulis terminal ibus modo l iberala, condupl
i c a t a , ut robique vi l losa, petiolis glabri s .
PEDUNCULI in foliis super ior ibus a x i l l a r e s , supr a s t ipul a rum de j e c l a rum cicatrices
ci rculares inser t i , solitai-ii, pet iolorum fere longi tudine et cras s i l ie, pr imo
erect i , po s tbá c divaricati vel c e rnui , circa 3-5-ílori r a c emmnque simplicem cons
t i tuentes , rar ius abor tu uni í lor i , teretes , - inferne gl abr i , inf ra pedi cel lum imum
cicatrice annul a r i bractea? eaducissimcc st ipulisque similis not a t i , sur sum incanopuberul
i vel glabr iuscul i . Pedicelli brevi s s imi , a l terni , cylindrici, ad exor tum
ma rgine (bractece abortivas s. inexplícata; ) angus to p a rum elevato semicirculari
distincti, medio ar t iculat i , supr a ar t iculat ionem copiose inc aneque pubescentes .
CALYX inf e rus , libei-, inferne principio vent r i cosus , in flore cyl indraceo-campanul
a tus , cor i a c eus , dens i s s ime inc ano- tomentosus , p u b e s tel lata appr e s s a minut
i s s ima, pi l i sque spa r s i s longiuscul i s simplicibus s ens im deciduis conves t i tus , intus
in fundo gl aber et Icevigatus, in pa r t e vent r icosà f auc eque ser iceo-ni tens , c um
l imbo fere bipollicaris. Limbus i r regular i s , quinqueGdus , subs t ant i a et pube s -
cent ià bá s eos externce campanulatce, lacìniis tribus minor ibus ci rca 3-4 lin. longi s ,
l a to-ova t i s , obtus i s , bine sub-gibbi s aut sub-aur iculato- ref lexi s , ercct i s , demum
patul i s , enervibus , quibus duce longiores int e r j e c t « , plus pol l icem long®, l ine a re s ,
r a ro f a l c a to- l inea res , obtusce, integerrimce, ma r g ine sub-vi l los®, planiusculae, in
medio nervi s al iquot longi tudinal ibus immer s i s , una a l tera pl e rumque paul lulum
breviore. Po s t q u am def lorui t , caljx una cum f ructu ma g i s ma g i sque increscit ;
basis sensim rotunda tur , fit ur c e o l a t a , inf r a , ubi c um pedicel lo c oh^ r e t , modi ce
a t t enua t a , induresci t et in l ignum a b i t , p\ ibe ext e rná pede t ent im evanescente
(nil nisi pilis solitariis stellfitis relietis), sed interiore sericea per s i s tente, e cos t a t a ,
e fusco bepa t i c a , sat laevigata, ext r insecus punct i s crebris elevat is pallidioribus.
Pa r i ler mut a tur calycis fructiferi limbus, mul tum a da u c t u s , lacìniis r igidior ibus ,
fol iacei s , ne rvoso-venos i s , sordide puni c e i s , t a j idem puni ceo- fus c i s , ut r inque
qua s i farinulent is pilis brevissimis stellalis r e s idui s ; lacinioi minores tres l - i poll,
longce, I poll, latee, ovato- rotundat íc, erectce, planx' ma rginibusve ref lexi s ;
majoi-es duce opposita3 G-8-pollicares, i-J- une . lata?, lanceolato-oblonga; , interd
um leviter falcata?, obtusa; , plana? vel intus c onv e x ius cul ^ , ext r a plano-cone
a v x , erectas vel supe rne a b se invicem dive rgent e s , reticulatione et p r s s e r t im
nervi s ut r inque prominul i s , nervis tribus medi i s fere ad api c em u s q u e dislincti.s,
l a t cra l ibus j am supr a or iginem ana s tomos a i ido evanidi s .
CoRüi-LA p ent a p e t a l a , bj -pogyna , calyce longe ma jor , c a d u c a ; pétala a i une.
l ong a , I une. l a t a , sub-dini idi a to-oblonga , o bt us a , ba s i l a t a imbr i c a t a , et in
eorol l am ps eudo-monope t a l am conglut ina t a , prasíioratione supe rne convolut a ,
flore aper to contor ta et pa t enl i a , e r a s s ius cul a , ochrol euc avi t t à me di ana r o s c a , ad
bas in striis obsoletis sur.sum evanes cent ibus , intus et ad ba s in externe g l a b r a ,
sur sum incano-lepidoLa squamul i s fliinulissimis, arete inci imbcnt ibus , copiosis.
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STAMINA nume r o s a , hypo gyna , serie dupl ice a l t e r n i ova r ium c i r cumc ing ent i a ;
filanienta anther i s mul to br evior a , inferne l a t i o r a , ovario exa c te a p p r e s s a , l i aud
r a ro inter sese i r rcgular i ter po l y ade lpha , sur sum l ine a r i a , e r e c t a , g l a b r a , supr a
ba s in complaixalam s q u ama c e am sese solvent ia et de c idua . Anlhercc c r c c t a ; ,
lineari-subulataB, conncxivo ( quod filamento ipso elongato f o rma t u r ) angus to dunt
axa t supr a loculos l a tera les e x cur r ent e , ba s i ema rgina t a ) , angul i sque sub-gibbi s
sa?pe inter sese a g g l u t ina t a , ci rca pist iUum leviter tortce, g l abr a ; , loculis duobus
lateral ibus supe rne magi s angus t a t i s , in l ong um dchi scent ibus .
OVARIUM sol i tar ium, inf e rum, l ibe rum, ova t o- g lobosum, ser iceo-viDosum, inf ra
s t aminum pres s ione — u t videtur —l ong i tudina l i t e r sul c a tmn, sur sum in s tylum
a t t cnu a l um, ba s i intus t r i locul a r e , in locido quovi s ovuUs binis supe rne ex
angulo interno pendul i s . Stylus uni cus , filiformis, c r c c tus , pe r longi tudinom
deprcs so- s t r ialus , a b ovario inde uscpie a d dimidium longi tudini s ser iceus , supe rne
glaber , s t amina paul lulum exc edens . Stigma t runc a lum, s implex.
Nux calycis pa r t e vent r icosà ax-ctissime involuc r a t a , ova to-pyr amida t a , supe rne
styli reliquiis mu c r ona t a , ves t i t a pilis copios i s , a c cumbent ibus , de o r sum spec t ant
ibus , sordide flavis, supr a ba s in d c r a s am, q u a calycis fundo cobx-ret, obs e s s a
squami s ( f J ame n t o r um ncmp e rel iqui i s ) pa rvi s appres s i s ovat is chai-taceis la;vig
a l i s , u i ^ o c u l a r i s , indehi s c ens , mono spe rma . Putanien sub- l i gnosum, conforma
t um iibris longi tudinal i ter e ba s i deras i ì ads c endent ibus l ignos i s , pa r t ibus
lateral ibus infcrioribus t enuius , as t compa c t ius , sur sum cras s ius magis'que spong
i o s um, inlus Ia;vissimum.
SEMEN sol i t a r ium, nuci s c avum perfecto e x p l e n s , o v a t um, inferne pe r sinus
quinqué latos ads c endent e s leviter p ent a g onum, supe rne a t t enua tum, lajve, testA
nigro- fus c a , ni t idi s s ima , r igidius cul á , et menibraná intcrná spong ios á , di lut e ' ruf á ,
in cotyledonum gyros ubi cunque sese ins inuante. Embryo di c o t j l edoneus , semini s
figura, e x a lbumino sus , res iná b a l s amina pe r fusus , sect ione ma rmo r a tus . Colyledones
ma xüna : , foliaceae, contor tupl icata; . Radicula supe r a , br evi s , c r a s s a , teretms
cul a , inter cotyledoues qua s i imme r s a , solo apice acut iusculo prominens .
Plumula minima , diphyl la.
P. Elegans; foliis basi sub-cordatis, gemmis longioribus.
HAB I TAT : IH sylvis [JI-ovinciic Bantam, qiioddamraodo insignis gemmis magis elongalis, foliisque siipra «ci.tio-
••ibus, basi rotuudalis el sul>cofdatis, magi.itudine vw-o « adaxjuantibus, Quum arboris l.ujusce magnifie®
geuilalia fiucU.sque ignorcmtis, vcll..quimi.s in medio, num spedci distincte honores potins, qaam vai-iclatis
mcicatur ignominiain. Icone vero possuim.s supersedere, qiiiini i>ola; indicala; ad ipsam dignoscondam siifficerc
nobis videanUir.
T. Ca?iesceìis: foliis minoribus ad costam sublu.s incano-subpubescentibus,
racemis elongalis.