Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . inflorescence paniculate, the axis 14-16 cm. long, ^J^- ^^ diam- i6 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 121 eter, striate, hirsute, the lateral branches about 6, divaricate, 10-12cm. long, lo-ii mm. wide, obtuse at apex, pedunculate (peduncle6-14 mm. long), bracteate, the bracts lanceolate, mm. long, mm. wide, acute, pubescent beneath, ciliate, deciduous, i-nerved;flowers mm. long, the pedicels mm. long, curved, pubes-cent; outer sepals ovate, obtuse, ciliate, slightly pubescent beneath,3-nerved, the two lower ones 2-2
Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . inflorescence paniculate, the axis 14-16 cm. long, ^J^- ^^ diam- i6 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 121 eter, striate, hirsute, the lateral branches about 6, divaricate, 10-12cm. long, lo-ii mm. wide, obtuse at apex, pedunculate (peduncle6-14 mm. long), bracteate, the bracts lanceolate, mm. long, mm. wide, acute, pubescent beneath, ciliate, deciduous, i-nerved;flowers mm. long, the pedicels mm. long, curved, pubes-cent; outer sepals ovate, obtuse, ciliate, slightly pubescent beneath,3-nerved, the two lower ones ^^- long> mm. wide, moreor less united at base, sometimes free, the upper sepal , mm. wide; wings mm. long, mm. wide,obovate, obtuse at base, 3-nerved, ciliate; keel mm. long, wide, orbicular, plicate, glabrous within, obtuse at base, 3- or4-nerved, 3-lobed, the middle lobe obtuse-emarginate, larger; upperpetals elongate-spatulate, pubescent; stamens 8, the filaments Fig. 6.—Monnina coJombiana: Left to right, lower sepals, upper sepal, wings(inner), keel, upper petals and stamens, gynaecium, bract. All X 3. mm. long, almost entirely united, the free part mm. long, gla-brous; ovary ellipsoid, mm. long, mm. wide, glabrous,the upper part slightly winged; style mm. long, geniculate atbase, glabrous, thicker toward apex; stigma with 2 lobes, the lowerone acute, the upper i-tubercled, the tubercle papillose; drupe sama-roid, 9-11 mm. long, mm. wide, glabrous, conspicuouslyreticulate, the upper part slightly winged. Type in the U. S. National Herbarium, No. 1796574, collected below Gabinete,western slope, Cordillera Oriental, Department of Huila, alt. 1,900-2,100 meters,March 24, 1940, by J. Cuatrecasas (No. 8593). Distribution : Known only from the type collection. This new species is distinguished by its large and more or lessspatulate leaves, and by having the ovary slightly w
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