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sparse puberulis, sublus tenniter venosis, limbiuerviis; race- 
mulis abbreviatis, 1 — 2-nis, axillaribus et lateralihus, 4— 
8-Noris, petiolo paulo longioribus; germine biloculari; sepa- 
lis inaequalibus, ovatis, obtusis, eiliolatis; staminibus strietis, 
elongatis. b. 
Fratex 10-pedalis, ramosus; rami teretinseuli; ramuli 
compressi. Folia opposita, siecata supra obsenra, subtus 
virenli-fusceseentia; petiolo 1 long.; Iamina 9 — 20” Jonz, 
4 — 8% Iat.; nervo medio supra plauinsenle, snhins elerule, 
villoso ; venis tenuibns, snbereeto- y. erecio-painlis, nirogne 
latere eireiter 9, distantibus, uiringue vix prominulis, lon- 
giori a margine distantia arenatim witis; venulis interjectis 
ramulosis, vix manifestis, Racemuli rhachi 1—1 17,’ long, 
pedicellis /,— 1” long., approximatis, bractea lineari, pu- 
bescente, 1/5 — %/g" long. fultiss: Alabastra obovata, 1 
long., bracteolis 2, ovatis, minimis slipaia. Germen locnlis 
pleriovulatis, Sepala 4, 2 majora 3/g” long. Petala 4, sub- 
rotunda, 3/5 long. Stamina 3% Jong. Stylus 2%’ long. 
(v. in hb, Berol.). 
Habitat ad $z, Antonio in insula Cuba, Noret Julio (Bd. 
Otto, coll. no. 922). 
171. E. Guayaquilensis DC.; ramalis tenuissime hirtellis; 
foliis petiolatis, eharlaceis, ovali-oblongis v. oblongis, uirin- 
que angustalis, apiee obtnsinscule acuminatis, basi aeutis, 
diseoloribus, obsenre pellneido-punetalis, tenniter retieulato - 
venosis, arenalim subäuplicato-limbinerviis; pedicellis brevi- 
bus, 4—10-nis, vertieillato -conglomeratis, axillaribus, rha- 
chi perbrevi racemosim impositis; germine biloeulari; sepalis 
inaegqnalihus, subrotundis, ciliolalis; bacea subglobosa, 1-sper- 
ma. 5 
Variat: 
& genuina Berg; foliis longins petiolatis, oblongis, 
