SOLANACEA. | 42,9 
20. MARKEA. 
Markea, i. C. Rich. in Act. Soc, Hist. Nat. Par. 1792, p. 107; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. ii. 
, _-p- 908. 
Lamarkea, Pers. Syn. i. p. 218 (non Meench.). 
Epiphytal or climbing shrubs, inhabiting Tropical America. About six species are 
known. 
1. Markea neurantha, Hemsley, n. sp. | 
Foliis glabris lanceolato-oblongis, floribus mediocribus puberulis, corolla anguste campanulata 
insigniter nervosa, staminibus basi coroll insertis. 
Frutex epiphytus?, ramulis pedunculisque tuberculatis, scabridis vel fere muricatis. Folia alterna, 
petiolata, coriacea, glabra, lanceolato-oblonga, 4-6 poll. longa et usque ad 14 poll. lata, longe 
acuminata, obtusiuscula, basi seepius rotundata, margine obsolete undulata, venis primariis 
lateralibus utrinque svepius 4, inter se anastomosantibus. Flores circiter 15 lineas longi, 
pauci in apice pedunculi aggregati, breviter pedicellati; pedunculi terminales vel pseudo- 
terminales, gracillimi, 10-12 poll. longi; pedicelli 6-9 poll. longi; calycis segmenta lanceo- 
lato-oblonga, 9-10 lineas longa, obtusiuscula, extus puberula, inconspicue reticulato-venosa ; 
corolla anguste campanulata, circiter 15 lineas longa, extus puberula, prominenter nervosa, 
lobis brevibus (rectis?) obtusis; stamina inclusa, basi corolle inserta, antheris magnis, fila- 
mentis basi leviter barbatis ; ovarium glabrum, leve, stylo sursum clavato. Fructus deest. 
Costa Rica, without locality (Endres, 534). Hb. Kew. 
The strongly nerved corolla is remarkable; and, should it be associated with any 
peculiarity in the fruit, this species might form a new genus. 
2. Markea, sp.? 
Panama, Lion Hill (S. Hayes, 369). Hb. Kew. 
The specimen is insufficient for description, bearing only one expanded flower and 
one bud. The flower is only about half an inch long. 
21. JUANULLOA. 
Juanulloa, Ruiz et Pav. Prodr. Fl. Peruv. et Chil. p. 27, t.4; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant ii. p. 903. 
Laureria, Schl. in Linnea, viii. p. 518. 
About half a dozen shrubby species, inhabiting Tropical America from Mexico to 
Peru. 
1. Juanulloa aurantiaca, Otto et Dietr. Allg. Gartenz. xii. p. 265; DC. Prodr. 
xiii. 1, p. 529; Mart. et Gal. in Bull. Acad. Brux. xi. 2 (reprint, p. 17). 
Juanulloa parasitica, Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 4118 (non Ruiz et Pav.). 
Juanulloa hookeriana, Miers, Il. S. Am. Pl. ii. p. 40. 
Brugmansia floribunda, Paxt. Mag. Bot. ix. p. 3, cum ic. color. 
Soura Mexico, Zacuapan at 5000 feet, Chinantla and El Rincon, Oaxaca, 3500 to 
6500 feet (Galeotti, 1202). Hb. Kew. 
9. Juanulloa elliptica, Ruiz et Pav.; DC. Prodr. xiii. 1, p. 530. 
MEXxIco. 
