284 C. F. Millspaugh. 
ovatis vel obovatis vel spathulatis vel ligulatis, obtusis ad basin attenua- 
tis pagina supra valde reticulo-rugosa strigosis infra strigose-tomentosis 
margine ad siccam revolutis integris. Inflorescentia sessilis, ad media 
ramulorum dispositis; flores 6—8 albis cum tubo aurentio-luteus, bractae 
rutelliformis apiculatis ciliatis floribus longioribus. Calyce minutis annu- 
latis dentatis ciliatis ad rachi persistentibus, corolla campanulatis lobis 
aequantis duo exterior magnis ad basin auriculatis apice emarginatis duo 
interior integris, stigma peltatis post anthesis sagittatis, stylis indusis, 
filamenta abbreviata tubo tertia demittere insertis. Drupa pyriformis ex- 
tus carnosis, putamen duris laevis. 
A stout, straggling, endemic bush 1,5 to 2 cm high, with strong. 
stout branches issuing at right angles. Trunk 4—5 dm long 3—4 cm in 
diameter, leaves 5— 8 X 3—5 mm; bracts 2,5 X 2 mm. Drupes fleshy 
9 X 4 mm; nutlets 2.5 X 3,5 mm. So far only known from: 
Bahamian Arch.: Inagua: in, scrublands back of Mathew Town, 
Oct. 13, 1904, Nash and Taylor n. 1006 type, n. 1454. A sheet also 
found in the Hitchcock collection marked „Lantana sp. from Inagua 
Dec. 3, 1890*. Mr. Brace sends a small specimen of the species from 
. a garden in Nassau ,where it was planted from Inagua.* It is well 
known to the natives, who use the leaves in decoction as a febrifuge 
known as ,Moujean Tea.* 
12. Valerianodes fruticosa Millsp., l. c., p. 178. 
Stachytarpheta et Stachytarpha et Abena. $. Pachyurae. 
Frutex. Caule erectis duro-lignosis superne ramosis, rami teretis 
glabriuseulis, ramuli subtetragonis; foliis ovato-lanceolatis basi contracta 
in petiolum spurium decurrentibus, apice acutis margine plus minusve 
patenti-dentatus, pagina supra nitidis subtus pallidulo-viridis glabrius- 
culis, nervi medius albo-viridis, utrinque minute nigro-punctatis. Spices . 
terminalibus cylindraceus brevis tortis, glabris, floribus arrectis demum 
rhachi inerassatae immersis bracteis ovato-lanceolatis calyce subcarinatis 
margine integris non scariosis, calyce compressis bifidis aequantibus. 
Fructus obpyriformis manifeste apiculatis, pyrenae jugis pars dorsalibus 
et citra apicem rugis evidentis anastomosantibus. 
A shrub 1—2 m high with a strong, erect stem one-half to three- 
fourths of a meter long, with white bark and dense, pinkish wood (in 
our specimen showing 12 annular rings) Leaves 4—7 cm long by 
1—2 cm broad. Spikes 5—10 em long, 4 mm thick. Pyrenae 6 mm 
long, by 2 mm broad, full twice the dimensions of those of V. jamaicensis 
to which the species appears nearest related, From that species it also 
strongly differs in its shrub charaeter, short spikes, and punctate glabrous 
leaves. In scrublands, infrequent: 
Bahamian Arch.: Great Bahama: West End, Brace n. 3574. — 
Rose Island: Jan. 27, 1905, Britton and Millspaugh n. 2125 type. — 
Wide Opening, Cay north of: from crevices in rocks, Britton' and Mill- 
spaugh n. 2771. 
