. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. 3. Leocereus glaziovii (Schumann). Cereus glaziovii Schumann in Martius, Fl. Bras. 42: 200. Stems erect, with somewhat spreading branches, to 2 cm. in diameter; ribs 12, low; areoles a little longer than broad; spines 20 to 30, subulate, brownish, to cm. long; flowers 6 cm. long, funnelform; inner perianth-segments white, to cm. long, 5 mm. broad, acuminate; stamens included; scales of the ovary woolly in their axils; fruit narrowly oblong, 2 cm. long, 5 mm. in diameter; seeds small, black. Type locality: Near Pico dTtabira
. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. 3. Leocereus glaziovii (Schumann). Cereus glaziovii Schumann in Martius, Fl. Bras. 42: 200. Stems erect, with somewhat spreading branches, to 2 cm. in diameter; ribs 12, low; areoles a little longer than broad; spines 20 to 30, subulate, brownish, to cm. long; flowers 6 cm. long, funnelform; inner perianth-segments white, to cm. long, 5 mm. broad, acuminate; stamens included; scales of the ovary woolly in their axils; fruit narrowly oblong, 2 cm. long, 5 mm. in diameter; seeds small, black. Type locality: Near Pico dTtabira do Campo. Distribution: Known only from the type locality. Cereus glaziovii Schumann was placed by K. Schumann next to C. melanurus .Schumann, and is probably congeneric with it; its flowers are similar, but the ovary and fruit are not spiny. It is known only from the collection made by Glaziou in the State of Minas Geraes, Brazil, near Pico dTtabira do Campo. LEOCEREUS ? sp. Rootstock i to 2 dm. broad, flattened, shallow-seated; stems several, erect or ascending, un- branched, up to i meter long or more, 3 to 4 cm. in diameter; ribs 13 to 15, low, 3 to 4 mm. high; areoles close together, 3 to 4 mm. apart, brown-felted when young; spines yellowish, 20 or more, acicular, about i cm. long; flowers said to be tubular, to 3 cm. long, somewhat hairy; perianth- segments white. Collected by Campos Porto, on the Serra do Ouro Branco, Minas Geraes, Brazil, December 1916. 161.—Flower of L Fii;. 162.—Flower of L. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Carnegie Institution of Washington. Washington, Carnegie Institution of Washington
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