394 



Rammljia ^t^^^l^^^Cubana A, DC, Prodr* Vlil. 

 p. 340, (lion R. Cubana ejiisd,). 



Foliis (erna(o-rerlicilIati8 jnaeqiialtbus brerissiERe pWio- 

 latis OTalis basi obtusis r. brevissimc atteonatis apioe anitv 

 acuminads miniitf; mncroHulatis iDembranaceis nlraqiie pagina 

 oparis g}auns basi siibliis et ad pptiolos parce pitbesrenlibus 

 raelcfBiQ glabris venosis^ aervis serundariis arciiatis, petiolis 

 ffUnduligeris, rami^ uovellis apice et lateraliler florigeris sub 

 lenle breviler pnbenilis, infloresceutiis geminatis v. Urnatis 

 minutis 2 — 5-ilori8 quam folia involucrautia mullo br«viori- 

 bos, pedunculis petiolos miilloties superantibus capillaribus 

 piibernlis , pedicellis i-orollam avqnantibus (^Libris , calycis 

 glabri/jariaiis e basi late ovata triangularibiis subulato-acu- 

 laiBatis iimrgiDc eiliatis caeteram glanduloso - piiQCliciilatis 

 a^e reflexis quaiu corolla triplo brevioribaS} lobis eorollae 

 lubo triplo brevioribua^ u«dario iDlegro. Folia majora 3 cm, 



loaga, I'/ftC"!* 'aI^* Fetioli 1 — i '/^ mm. aeqiiaates^ pluri- 

 glandiilosi. Flores 6 — 7 mm. longi^ braeteae aubulalae. 



Habitat in sylris biimidis ad Macurijeg insular Cuba 

 (Poepp, ill herb, pliiribiis), 



Differt a Rauwotfia parvi/biiuy qnae quoad exiguifa- 

 tfm Boriim stmilis et cajus varietatem tomenteltam (ramis et 

 rymis fomeulellis) cK Sirb. hb. Trinit- snb d. 326. divolgavit. 

 aed differt foliis duplo latioribiis basi uoo acutis br«riasque 

 apice acuminatis glauris, bracleis longioribas subalalis, flo* 

 ribns p«rspiciie majoribns, laemiis calycinis snbiilalo-afiimi- 

 palie apicc reflexis, lobis corolla^ tubo (riplo nee quintiiplo 

 brevioribiis et noetario longiore. 



8. Bauw^lfia rMieflcenfl L. Spec, plant, p. 303; DC 

 prodr. VIIK p. 340. 



