

r.. ci. i3Ai\i"'u : roLVt^KTAL.ii:. ;ii{j.3 



petalis nniju.scnlis fljivis calyce loiirriorihus 40-15 inin. longis obovalis apice 

 emurglnatLs; staminiOas nutnorosis fllameiitis filifonnihus antlieris oblongis ; 

 carpellis 2 oblique ovoidois stjlis subfilifonnibus antheras (3xceileiitibus ovulis 

 iiuinerosis 20-25 in serlebus panels di.sj[)ositis; fructu ignoio* 



Tonhie ; nionnlain-top scrub ; 35U0 ft. 1934. Flower oiange-yellow, 

 sligbtly scciitetb Mt. Panic Forest ; 2000^3500 ft 1813, Tree 30 ft,, 

 mucli brancbed. Calyx segments 5, or in terminal flowers generally 6. 



Sect, III. Trisema Gilg. Stamina nunierosaj ovaria cii'cumdantia* Petaia 



3-4 vel 1. Carpelbnn 1^ plurioviilatum. Inflorescentirc rbacbis simplex 

 vol furcata. 



Series 1. l^'olia elliptica vel ovato-oblonga, petiolata. 



HiBBEETiA coRiACEtiM Gilg. llivor Ngoye ; 2053* Shrub or small tree. 

 Scrubby Sperinolc^is forest; 4000 ft. Presqu'ilc Bogota ; 1323. Shrub 5 ft. 

 Flowers witii 3 petals, buttercup yellow. Serpentine scrub ; 1000-1500 ft. 



The following is closely allied, but tbere seems to be only 1 petal in the 

 flowers I have dissected. River Comboui. 2008. Shrub G ft. Leaves 



leathery. 



H. CORIACEUM Gilg, var. Paxcheri Brongn. & Gris (under Trisema), 

 Taom ; 233(n Serpentine scrub; 2500ft. Flowers in irregular cyme. 

 Leaves rigid, lamina 4-G cm. long, 2-3 cm. broad, petioles 15-20 mm. long. 



Calyx +10 mm. long. Petals 8-10 mm. long, yellow. 



//. oxihatt'liensis Schlecbler belongs to this scries. 



Series 2. Folia ligulata vel lanceolato-ligulata, sessilia, 



H. Deplaxcheana Bur. Taom ; abundant iilong river and creekside and 

 lowdand scrub ; 1500 ft. 23 IG. Shrub or small ti'ce 30 ft. Petals 3, pale 

 yellow. 



A^llied to //. salicifoiia Turcz:., //. vgoyeasis Schlccliterj and H, j!?^)f?(>- 

 carj>i folia Sohlechter in habiL Branchlets densely leafy at flie apIceSj lower 

 down marked witli very numerous cicatrices of the fallen leaves. Leaves 

 7-8 cm, long, 12-15 mm. broad. Flowers in pedunculate one-sided spikes, 

 shorter or sometimes as long as the leaves. Calyx externally sericeous, 

 9-10 mm. long. Petals 8-10 nun, long. Carpels solitary. This plant is 

 intermediate between the Sections Trisema and Spicatce, It has the hahit 

 of II. salicifoiia Turcz. and its allies, but the 3 petals and solitary carpels of 

 the Seclion Jrisema, 



Sect. IV. Spicatse. Stamina numerosa^ sequalia vel subiequalia ovaria cir- 



curndantia. Petaia srepissime 5. Carpella 2-3, pluriovulata. Flores 

 mediocres vel parviusculi in spicas secundas vel subsecundas disposiii. 



