VIOLA.

VIOLARIEAE.

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Tribus I. VIOLEAE.

1. (5045.) CORYNOSTYLIS Mart.

(DC. pr. I. 288. — Walp. Rep. p. I. 223.)

Benth. et Hook. gen. pl. I. p. 116. n. 1.:

Species 2 in America trop. crescentes.

i; C. CARTHAGENENSIS Karst. n. sp. — Karst. fi. Columi). II. p. 58. tab. 127. fig. 9-14.

Frutex erectus, f. lanceolatis glabris, serratis, fi. axillaribus soli-tariis, longe pedunculatis sep. ovatis mucronatis; petali postici cal-cari intus pilosulo, fauce haud inflato; staminum posticorum appen-diculis calcariformib. brevibus pilosis; ovario glabro.

Ilab. reg. calidas N. Granatae septr.

2 . C. GUAYANENSIS Karst. l.c. n. sp. tab. 127. f. 1—8.

Differt: caule scandente, ramis lenticellosis, ramulis appresse pi-losis f. lanceolatis v. ovato-lauc. acutis v. acuminatis b. rotundatisminute serratis subcoriaceis calvis, racemo terminali composito aphyllo,sep. inaequalib. ovatis acutis ciliatis , petalis quam in C. Cartliagi-nense majoribus, dense ciliatis, calcari intus pilosulo fauce haud in-flato, staminib. connatis, 2 posticis ad b. appendiculo longo, lineari,sursum curvato, filamento 3 — 4-plo longiore, pubescente instructis;ovario piloso, stylo incurvo glabro.

Ilab. ripas fl. Essequibo. (Itich. Schomb.). („Calcari fauce haud inflato“ in tabula cumdescriptione haud quadrat.)

5. (5040.) VIOLA Linn.

j (DC. pr. I. 291. — Walp. Ann. IV. 232.)

| Benth. et Hook. gen. pl. I. p. 147. n. 5.:

' Species apud auctores enumeratae ultra 200, nobis ad 100 v. vixi tantas reducendae, quarum fere 60 in temperatis hemisphaerii borea-• lis crescunt, ad 30 in America australi imprimis in regionibus mon-; tanis, 2 in Africa austr. v. orientali, 8 in Australia v. Nova Zelandia.: Melanion DC. Erpetion DC. Chrysion Spach. Lopldon Spach.

A. Species novae (cum descriptionib. hoc in loco allatae).

i. V. AETOLICA Boiss. et Ileldr. (Sect. Melanium.) Boiss. diagn. II. 6. 24.

V. annua viridis tota sub lente minutissime papillaris, foliis oblon-gis obtusiusculis crenatis in petiolum eis aequilongum vel longioremattenuatis, stipulis pinnatipartitis lacinia superiori multo longiore pe-tiolulata lineari - oblonga lateralibus anguste linearibus, pedunculislongissimis, sepalis ovatis acutis basi supra appendicem ovato-rotun-’ dam obtusam eis parte dimidia breviorem constrictis margine ciliatu-j tulis, petalis albo-lutescentibus brevibus latis calice sesquilongioribus,I calcare descendenti concolori appendicibus calycis sesquilongiori.

| Hab. ad Arapokephala Aetoliae inter Rustova et Prusso, el. Samaritani et Guicciardii fine Julii 1857.

\ 2 . V. ANGUSTIFOLIA Ph. in Linn. XXVIII.

Y. perennis, acaulis, pubescens; radice crassa, apice squamata,interdum multieipite; foliis confertis, sed haud rosulatis, oblongis,elongatis, utrinque dentibus 3 — 5 munitis, subtus rugosis; stipulisscariosis,lineari-lanceolatis; pedunculis folio brevioribus; sepalis linea-vii 27