440 | LYTHRACER, 
16. Cuphea (§ Melvilla, Koehne) dodecandra, Hemsley, Diag. Pl. Nov. pars 3, 
p. 51. (Tab. XXVI.) 
Suffruticosa, demum glaberrima, foliis oppositis lanceolatis usque semipedalibus, floribus fascicu- 
| latim racemosis inter maximos interdum sparse glanduloso-hirsutis apetalis, calycis calcari 
brevi rotundato, dentibus zequalibus crassis ciliatis, tubo intus glabro, staminibus 12 alternis 
exsertis, ovulis ad 12. 
Suffrutex erectus, demum omnino glaberrimus, ramis teretibus, purpureis vel roseis. Folia oppo- 
sita, breviter petiolata, vix coriacea, lanceolata, 3-6-pollicaria, utrinque longe acuminata vel — 
suprema basi fere rotundata, juniora tantum margine ciliolato-glandulosa, adulta glaberrima, 
levia, subtus pallidiora. Flores apetali, purpurei, fasciculatim racemosi, sparse glanduloso- 
hirsuti; pedicelli circiter 6 lineas longi, ramulique sparse glanduloso-hirti, apice bracteolis 
minutis instructi; calycis tubus fere rectus, breviter calcaratus, ad sesquipollicaris, intus 
glaber, dentibus squalibus, brevibus, crassis, ciliatis, exappendiculatis ; stamina 12, alterna, 
exserta ; filamenta glabra; discus crassus, spheroideus ; ovarium glabrum, ad 12-ovulatum. 
Fructus maturus a nobis non visus. 
Sovuta Mexico, Pueblo Nuevo, Chiapas (Linden, 661), Hb. Kew. 
A distinct species, characterized by its ample foliage and dodecandrous apetalous 
flowers. . 
EXPLANATION OF TAB. XXVI. Fiee. 1-5. 
Fig. 1, a flower ; 2, upper portion of the same, laid open; 8, an ovary; 4, the same in section : 
all enlarged. 
17. Cuphea epilobiifolia, Koehne in FI. Bras. fase. xxiii. p. 228, 
Var. costaricensis, Koehne in Hb. Berol. 
Costa Rica, Aguacate (Hofmann, 733), without locality (Endres, 157). Hb. Kew. 
The typical plant inhabits Venezuela. 
18. Cuphea glossostoma, Koehne in Fl. Bras, fasc. Ixxiii. p. 234. 
SoutH Mexico, Acantla (Ehrenberg), without locality (Bates). Hb. Kew. 
19. Cuphea graciliflora, Koehne in Fl. Bras. fase. Ixxiii. p. 236. (Tab. XXV. 
figg. 6-10.) 
SoutH Mexico, Chiapas (Ghiesbreght, 715). Hb. Kew. 
We have seen no authentically-named specimens of this species ; but Ghiesbreght’s 
specimen agrees so well with the description that we have not hesitated to refer it here. 
EXPLANATION OF TAB. XXV. Fiae. 6-10. 
Fig. 6, portion of a plant, natural size; 7, a flower; 8, upper portion of the same, laid open, 
showing the stamens in a young state; 9, an ovary ; 10, section of the same: all enlarged. © 
20. Cuphea heteropetala, Koehne in Fl. Bras. fasc. Ixxiii. p. 232. 
Mexico (ex Hoehne). 
21. Cuphea heterophylla, Benth. Pl. Hartw. p. 37. 
‘SovrH Mexico, in woods, Morelia (Hartweg), Oaxaca (Ghiesbreght, 106). Hb. Kew. 
Koehne refers C. ternata, Peyr. in Linnea, xxx. p. 71, to this; but the description 
— does not agree in some points. 
