LYTHRACEA. 447 
60. Cuphea utriculosa, Kochne in FI. Bras. fase. lxxiii. p. 222. ; 
South Mexico, Teapa (Linden, 662); GuaTemata, Mazatenango (Bernoulli, 53), 
without locality (Skinner); Nicaragua, Chontales (Seemann, 43; Tate, 309); Costa 
Rica, Ojo de Agua (Hoffmann, 396; Endres, 140). Hb. Kew. 
Koehne (Joc. cit.) doubtfully refers C. tenella, Hook. et Arn., which he had probably 
not seen, to this species; but they are totally distinct. 
61. Cuphea wrightii, A. Gray, Pl. Wright. ii. p. 56. 
Cuphea tolukana, Peyritsch. 
New Mexico.—Norrn Mexico, between Bobocomori and Santa Cruz, Sonora ( Wright) ; 
SoutH Mexico, extinct volcano of Batea, between 6000 and 6800 feet ( Guillemin- 
Tarayre), valley of Mexico (Schaffner, 432; Bourgeau, 611), region of Orizaba (Bour- 
geau, 2829; Botteri, 808), Oaxaca (Ghiesbreght, 105). Hb. Kew. 
62. Cuphea zimapani, Roezl, ex Regel in Supp.ad Ind. Sem. Hort. Petr. 1868, p.15. 
Cuphea lanceolata, Bot. Mag. t. 6412, nec Ait. 
SourH Mexico. Hb. Kew. 
63. Cuphea, sp. 
South Mexico, Orizaba (Bilimek, 3138 a). Hb. Kew. 
64. Cuphea, sp. (aff. C. nitidule, H. B. K.). 
Souta Mexico, Chiapas (Ghiesbreght, 717). Hb. Kew. 
5. LYTHRUM. 
Lythrum, Linn. Gen. Plant. n. 604; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. i. p. 779. 
Widely dispersed herbs. Numerous forms have been described; but Bentham and > 
Hooker estimate the number of distinct species at about twelve. | 
1. Lythrum alatum, Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. i. p. 334. 
From CANADA southward, chiefly in the Eastern and Southern States, to—NortH 
Mexico, Sonora (Torrey), common along the Rio Grande (Mex. Bound. Survey, 354) ; 
Sourn Mexico, at Sanchez, in the district of Mineral del Monte (Ehrenberg). Hb. Kew. 
2. Lythrum album, H. B. K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. vi. p. 193. 
Sourn Mexico, near Salamanca, 5400 feet (Humboldt & Bonpland). 
3. Lythrum gracile, Benth. Pl. Hartw. p. 7. 
Norta Mexico, Zacatecas (Hartweg, 27), San Luis Potosi (Virlet d Aoust; Parry & 
Palmer, 245); SoutH Mexico, ravines, Guadalaxara (Galeotti, 3011), Orizaba, 7500 
to 8000 feet (Heller, 204). Hb. Kew. 
4. Lythrum hyssopifolia, Linn. Sp. p. 642. 
A very widely distributed plant in the temperate and subtropical regions of nearly 
all parts of the world, including Norra Mexico, Monterey (Laton & Edwards, 28), 
Sonora Alta (Coulter, 140). Hb. Kew. 
