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SPENCER MOORE; GAMOPETAL^. 3G3 



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long, ovoidco in stylum seqnilongum desinonte ; stigmate ampnlla^forml aiacc 



brovitcr bifido "25 mm. Ion*:. 



Daci 



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Shrub G ft. Corolla greenish ^vhite. 



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The ty[)e of this is VieiUard 295G to which is appended the note : 

 Arbrisscau de 3 metres.. Plaines ferrughieiises arides/' No. 693, al-^o 

 referred here^ hus shorter inlioreseences (1 cm. long). Mt, Dore ; common 

 in scrubby woods ; 2000 ft.; serpentine. 



Alstoxia Lkgouxi^ v. Henrck k MiilL Arg. rresqu'ilc Bogota^ abundant 

 in serpentine scrub ; 0-1500 ft. 1324. Nckando; scrub at forest margin ; 

 serpentine. 2030. Shrub 4-G ft. Corolla white with a pinkish^nauvo 

 tinge or a rosy streak on each lobe. 



A.RETUSA S, Moore, sp. nov. Frutex ramosus, orgyalis, glaber; ramulis 

 subtcretibns aliquantulum nodosis sursum foliosis ; foUis 3-l:'5 x 1-2 cm. 

 opi)ositis oblanceolatis vcl oblanceohito-linearibus rotusis basin versus in 

 petiolum 5-8 mm. long, gradutim extcnuatis coriaceis costa media supra 

 iuscalpta subtus prominente costis lateralibus utrinqne circa 10 tenuibus pag. 

 sup. insculptis pag. inf. paullo eminentibus ; cf/mis circa 4x2 cm, pseudo- 

 terminalibus foliis circiter a?quilongIs pauciramosis paucifloris ; pedlcellls 

 4 mm. long, calyces facile excedentibus bracteatis crassiusciilis ; calycis 2 mnu 

 long, segmcntis rotnndatis tubuni circiter a^quantibus; corollw pallide lutea? 

 tubo ex calyce plane eminente in medio constricto inferne superneque dilatato 

 6 mm. long, lobis dextrorsum obtcffentibus obloniris obtusis tubum semi- 



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a}quuntibus ; stamimhus tubo prope basin insertis antheris lanceolatis '75 mm. 

 long,; ovario 1 mm. long, subgloboso stylum breviorem fulciente; stigmate 

 pileato apice bifido ; foUicidis linearibus tenuibus apice ipso pauUulum 

 attenuatis 7"5 cm. x 4-5 mm. 



Poume: serpentine scrub; 500ft 23G3. Shrub 6 ft. Branches erect, 

 twiggy. The retuse leaves afford an easy means of recognising this species. 

 The flowers are apt to become galled by puncture apparently of some insect. 



A. Deplanchei Y. Heurck & Miill. Arg. Baic Kuakue ; frequent in 

 serpentine scrub ; 500 ft. 883. Shrub G ft, Flowers white, scentless. 



A. COMPTO^'II S. Moore, sp. nov. Arhuscida glabra ; ramulis ultimis sat 

 robustiscom[)rcssis aliquantulum incrassatis ; foliis 12-20 X 3"-5 cm. oppositis 

 deciirrentibus oblongo-oblanceolatis obtusis vel obtnsissimis basi in petiolum 

 longum (sjcpc 4-5 cm.) coartatis tenuiter coriaceis costa media pag, sup, 

 insculpta pag. inf. prominente costis lateralibus numerosis ([derumque 30 vel 

 etiam magis) tenuibus utriuque bene visibilibus ; cgmis pseudoterminalibus 

 circa 10 x 12 cm. horum ramis gracilibus maxime divaricatis ; pedicellis 



4 mm, long, calyce multo longioribus j cahjac ultra medunn diviso lobis 



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