Macrosiphonia petraea var. undulata

Macrosiplionia Terticillata, Mnell. Arg., L c., 141. Ex descr*
Between Villa Rica and Escoba (420 a). January. .
These two species of Macrosiphonia grow on the open campo
near Escoba, and are very peculiar and beautiful. Stems 20-30 cm.
high. Flowers large, purple, solitary, on long terminal peduncles.
The leaves in no. 420 ovate and opposite, in 420 a linear and verti-
cillate, green above and white woolly beneath. Fruit long, some-
what tnoniliform follicles. Seeds covered with long, tawny, plumose
hairs, which spread wide open when loosened. Tube of flowers
campanulate, lobes several, very broad and spreading, with a
crimped border. The dried specimens give a very poor appearance
of the flower when fresh.
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Central Paraguay.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
PLANTS OK SOUTH AMERICA.
Collected by Thos. Morong, 1888-1890.
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