GOLDMAN—PLANT RECORDS OF LOWER CALIFORNIA. 861 
Jacquemontia abutiloides Benth. 
The beautiful flowers of this shrubby vine were first seen by us near Tinaja de 
Santana, 25 miles north of San Ignacio, October 5, and a specimen was here taken. 
It was common in the vicinity and was observed at intervals southward to Cape 
San Lucas. The species was published in the Botany of the Voyage of the Sulphur 
from material collected at Magdalena Bay and represents in the Peninsula a group 
of wide distribution in tropical America. In his field notes Brandegee says: ‘‘For 
producing quantity of color, Jacquemontia abutiloides far excels any of its near rela- 
tives, the Ipomoeas. It is usually Jow but sometimes spreads out over bushes a length 
of 10 feet, and when in full bloom seems to bear more flowers than leaves; it is then 
a mass of blue.’”? 
HYDROPHYLLACEAE. Waterleaf Family. 
Eriodictyon angustifolium Nutt. 
Abundant in the Upper Sonoran Zone on chaparral-covered slopes from about 
840 meters near Ojos Negros and in Trinidad Valley up to about 1,500 meters altitude 
near El Pifién on the western slope of the San Pedro Martir Mountains. Flowering 
specimens were taken between Ojos Negros and Alamo, June 10, and at Arroyo de 
Leén on the way from Trinidad Valley to El Pifidn, July 4. 
Eriodictyon sessilifolium Greene. 
This shrub, 1.2 to 2.5 meters high, was common in places along the sandy coast of 
San Quintin. It was taken in flower August 2. In a paper on the southern extension 
of the California flora Brandegee says of this species: ‘‘ Hriodictyon sessilifolium Greene 
is common in many places in the northern Peninsula. Mr. Greene was mistaken in 
crediting it to Alta California, for Mr. J. M. Hutchings, the earliest recorded collector, 
states that the label quoted by Mr. Greene (Bull. Cal. Acad., I, 201) is an error and that 
the specimen was collected between Ensenada and Tia Juana.” ? 
BORAGINACEAE. Borage Family. 
Cordia watsoni Rose. 
This very handsome species was first noted by us along sandy arroyos near Tinaja de 
San Esteban and extended thence for a few miles southward toward San Ignacio. 
It was also seen at intervals along the road from San Ignacio to Santa Rosalia, but 
was nowhere abundant. It grows as a shrub 1.8 to 2.5 meters high. Specimens 
bearing the large conspicuous white flowers were collected October 5. Cordia watsoni 
was based on material collected at Guaymas by Palmer. 
Bourreria sonorae 8. Wats. 
This species was found rather sparingly in a few places at low elevations in the 
Cape District south of La Paz, and on Espiritu Santo Island. It grows on rocky 
hillsides as a large shrub or small, scrubby tree 3 to 6 meters high, with dense, stiff 
dark-green foliage. Specimens in fruit were collected along the route from El Sacatén 
to Cape San Lucas, December 29, and on Espfritu Santo Island, February 7. Bran- 
degee records the species from San José del Cabo and La Paz. 
VERBENACEAE. Vervain Family. 
Duranta plumieri Jacq. 
This species, which is widely dispersed in tropical and subtropical America, includes 
in its range the Cape District south of La Paz. It is rather common along the basal 
* Zoe 2: 148. 1891. * Zoe 4: 208. 1893. 
