24 RUBIACE. 
22. Rondeletia stenosiphon, Hemsley, Diag. Pl. Nov. pars altera, p. 26. 
Ramis quadrangulatis junioribus parce strigulosis, foliis amplis coriaceis late ovato-ellipticis subtus 
precipue secus costam strigulosis, stipulis lanceolatis acuminatis, floribus pentameris cano- vel 
fulvo-pubescentibus laxe cymoso-corymbosis brevissime pedicellatis, calycis lobis minutis 
inzequalibus, corolle tubo fere filiformi, lobis brevibus oblongis, ore valde squamuloso-villoso. 
_ Frutex vel arbor, ramis quadrangulatis, junioribus strigulosis. Folia petiolata, coriacea, late ovato- 
elliptica, circiter 5-pollicaria (inferiora fortasse grandiora), suprema multo minora, obtusiuscula, 
concoloria, infra secus costam strigulosa, ceeterum glabra, petiolo 3-6 lin. longo ; stipule lanceo- 
late, longe acuminate. Flores pentamerigcano- vel cymoso-corymbosi, fulvo-pubescentes, laxe 
brevissime pedicellati ; corymbi terminales, ternatim ramosi; bracteze minutissime ; calycis lobi 
minuti, inzequales; corolle tubus filiformis, 4-5 lin. longus, intus squamuloso-villosus, limbus 
lobis parvis, oblongis, os valde squamuloso-villosum; ovarium globosum, 4 lin. diametro. 
Capsula ignota. 
Souta Mexico, Yucatan and Tabasco (Johnson). Hb. Kew. 
The only specimen we have seen has an exserted style, and the stamens nearly reach 
the mouth of the tube of the corolla. 
23. Rondeletia strigosa, Hemsley. 
Ramis teretibus rigidis coyrugatis trichotomis, foliis subsessilibus ternatim verticillatis lanceolato- 
ovatis valde acuminatis acutis strigillosis, floribus pentameris paucis ad apices ramulorum 
congestis, calycis lobis lineari-lanceolatis acutis quam tubus corollinus dimidio brevioribus, 
corolle tubo leviter strigilloso fere cylindrico, lobis obovato-spathulatis, ore flavo-villoso, 
capsula globosa ad 3 lin. diametro. 
Frutex, ramis rigidis, teretibus, corrugatis, glabris, trichotomis. Folia subsessilia, subcoriacea, 
ternatim verticillata, lanceolata, ovata vel fere elliptica, 1-2-pollicaria, acuminata, acuta, 
utrinque plus minusve strigillosa, nervis lateralibus conspicuis. Flores pentameri, strigilloso- 
pilosi, pauci in apices ramulorum congesti, breviter pedicellati; calycis lobi lineares, lanceolati, 
acuti, 4-5 lin. longi, patentes; corolle tubus fere cylindricus, 9-12 lin. longus, limbus lobis 
obovato-spathulatis vel fere orbicularibus, os flavo-villosum. Capsula globosa, 3 lin. diametro; 
semina ’—Bouvardia strigosa, Benth. Pl. Hartw. p. 75. 
Guatemaa, Zunil (Hartweg), Volcan de Fuego, 6000 to 6400 feet (Salvin). Hb. 
Kew. | 
24, Rondeletia villosa, Hemsley, Diag. Pl. Nov. pars altera, p. 27. 
Novellis plus minusve villosis, foliis membranaceis amplis oblongo-ellipticis discoloribus subtus 
incanis, floribus parvis tetrameris cano-sericeis et strigillosis sessilibus vel brevissime pedicellatis 
in cymas paucifloras breviter pedunculatas aggregatis, cymis in paniculas angustas elongatas 
spiciformes dispositis, calycis lobis oblongis obtusis inequalibus tubo longioribus, corolle 
tubo tenui, lobis rotundatis undulatis, ore nudo, capsula subglobosa, seminibus angulatis 
punctulatis. 
Frutex, novellis plus minusve villosis. Folia petiolata, membranacea, oblongo-elliptica, 4—6-pollicaria, 
utrinque acuminata, discoloria, supra parce villosula, subtus in costa nervisque strigilloso- 
villosa, inter nervos cano arachnoideo-lanata, petiolo villoso, 2—4 lineas longo ; stipule ovato- 
lanceolate, acute, circiter 6 lin. longe. Flores (albi, Linden) parvi, tetrameri, extus cano-lanati, 
simul plus minusve strigillosi, sessiles vel brevissime pedicellati, in cymas paucifloras conferti, 
bracteis parvis interspersi ; cymz brevissime pedunculate, in paniculas angustas elongatas 
