Tas. 7271. 
ALLOPLECTUS Lyycuzt. 
Native of New Grenada? 
Nat. Ord. Gesneracea.—Tribe CrrTaNDRER. 
Genus AttopLectus, Vart.; (Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. Pl. vol. ii. p. 1008.) 
AttortEctus Lynchei; caule robusto, foliis oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis 
- inequaliter crenato-serratis in petiolum brevem crassum angustatis supra 
_ ‘flavo-viridibus costa nervisque sanguineis, subtus sanguineo-purpureis, 
 floribus confertis breviter pedicellatis, bracteis lanceolatis calyce breviori- 
bus, calycis pilosi segmentis ovato-lanceolatis obtuse acuminatis pallide 
carneis, corolle tubo subcylindraceo albo pilis rubris laxe villoso, gibbo ima 
basi parvo, fauce vix constricta, lobis subeequalibus rotundatis patentibus 
hae ate ciliatis, filamentorum tubo ovario styloque pilosis, stigmate 
-lobo lobis rotundatis. 
A beautiful species and very distinct from any hitherto 
figured or described, as known to me. Its nearest ally is 
perhaps A. tigrina (Heintzia tigrina, Tab. 4774), a native 
of Venezuela, which has a similar broadly cylindric corolla- 
tube with subequal rounded spreading lobes, but which 
' differs in the long petioled leaves, solitary axillary longer 
pedicelled flowers, in the very broad toothed calyx-seg- 
ments with cordate bases, in the very short style with a 
simple stigma, and in the colouring of both the foliage and 
flowers. It also a good deal resembles A. semicordatus. 
Poepp. and Endl. (Nov. Gen. and Sp. vol. iii. p. 5) a 
Peruvian scarlet-leaved species, which has very coriaceous 
or fleshy leaves, with long points, and very different cordate 
__ Of Alloplectus there are about fifty recorded species, but 
though affording good specific characters, they are difficult 
to determine from herbarium specimens, owing to the 
fleshy nature of the large bracts and calyx of most. Still 
I have no difficulty in recognizing as A. Lynchei a dried 
specimen of a plant which was sent to Kew without any 
information in 1885; as also another received from Mr. 
Lynch in 1890, with the information that it was introduced 
__ by Linden ; and a third received from the late Sir George 
_ Macleay. Mr. Lynch informs me that in his desire to 
December Ist, 1892. 
