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ruple acuminata, glabra, nervo medio supra impresso. Inflorescentiae 

 valde abbreviatae corymboso-umbelliformes, rhachi 0,5—0,7 cm longa; 

 bracteae subulatae dorso eglandulosae; pedicelli 1— 2cmlongi; prophylla 

 nulla. Calyx breviter tubulosus, margine truncate integer v. obsolete 

 5-denticulatus, 9—10 mm longus, minute lepidotus. Corolla alba tuba 

 flavo (ex Broadway), 7—8 cm longa; tubus cylindraceus subrectus^ 

 extrinsecus pulverulento-tomentosulus; lobi tubo 3—S^/rV^o breviores. 

 Stylus 32—35 mm longus glaber. Ovula numerosa ad quamque placen- 



tam 4-seriata. 



Rami vetusti cinerascentes, lenticellis parcis subrotundis obsiti. 

 Polio rum petioli subteretes striati; foliola nervis lateralibus 4 — 5 sub 

 angulo 50— 60^ abeuntibus, supra parum, subtus bene prominentibus et 

 tenuiter grosseque anastomosanti-conjunctis, vetustiora supra brunea v. 

 glaucescentia, subtus multo pallidiora; margine ipso parum recurva. In- 

 florescentiae 2—3 in apice ramorum sessiles v. usque 4 mm longe 

 pedunculatae; rhachis glabra internodiis subnuUis; pedicelli angulatl. 

 Flores fragrantes. Calyx prima juventute clausus, alabastrum ovale 

 referens, in statu compresso superne 9 mm latus, coriaceus, latere ex- 

 teriore superne areis nonnuUis glanduliferis notatus. Corolla basi quoad 

 a calyce inclusa 10 mm longa anguste cylindracea cr. 4 mm lata glabra, 

 dein satis subito ampliata et in statu compresso 12 mm lata, extrinsecus 

 pilis pauciarticulatis moniliformibus densissime induta, intus in striis 

 3 anticis papillosa, caeterum glabra; lobi in eadem altitudine soluti, 

 triangulari-suborbiculares, antice obtusi, cr, 20 mm lati. S tamina 

 coroUae cr. 8 mm longe supra ejus basin inserta et hoc loco pilis arti- 

 culatis sordide albidis dense pubescentia; filamenta breviora cr. 20 mm, 

 longiora or. 25 mm longa, glabra; loculi divaricati 4,5 mm longi, connecti- 

 vum supra loculos gibboso-productum; poUinis granula laevia (non reticu- 

 lata); staminodium 6 mm longum, superne reflexum. Discus carnosus. 

 Stylus filiformis, inferne paullo crassior; stigmata 5 mm longa ovata 

 acuta. Ovarium disco basi paullo immersum, oblongo-lineare quadran- 

 gulum subcompressum, antice et postice extrinsecus obtuse, intus eodem 

 loco acute carinatum, lepidotum. 



Hab. in Tobago in Scoby's land north-west of Curator's house, m. 

 Mart, flor.: Broadway no. 3493. 



Tabebuia Sagraei Urb., spec. nov. 



Rami annotini ad internodia superne plus minus compress! glabri/ 

 lenticellis ellipticis parcis obsiti, hornotini sparsim lepidoti, in sicco 

 nigricantes. Folia 6—14 cm longe petiolata, plerumque 5-, rare 3-folio- 

 lata; foliola petiolulis 1—3,5 cm longis, elliptica v. ovato-elliptica, basi 

 obtusiuscula v. obtusa, apice acuta v. brevissime acuminata, 4—6 cm 

 longa, 2,5—3 cm lata, nervo medio supra prominente angusto, lateralibus 

 utroque latere 7—9 sub angulo cr. 60*^ abeuntibus supra subimpressis 

 non anastomosantibus, subtus prominentibus non v. obsolete conjunctis 

 nee reticulatis, sub anthesi (novella) membranacea v. membranaceo- 

 papyracea, margine plana, utrinque (subtus crebrius et densius) lepidota. 



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