20 AMARANTACEZ, 
hermaphroditi, “albi, carnosi” (Galeotti), spicati, spicis laxiusculis, usque ad 22 poll. longis, 
verticillatim paniculatis ; bractea et bracteole rotundatz, concave, subscariose, extus strigilloso- 
hirsute ; perianthii segmenta ovato-oblonga, obtusa, circiter sesquilmeam longa, 2 exteriora 
dorso strigilloso-hirsuta, 3 interfbra dorso undique longe lanata; filamenta deorsum dilatata ; 
staminodia nulla; ovarium ovoideum ; stylus brevissimus, stigmate crasso, capitato. Fructus 
maturus deest. 
Souta Mexico, Cordova at 2000 feet (Galeotti, 7160), valley of Cordova (Bourgeau, 
1898). Hb. Kew. 
Mandon’s 1011, Bolivia, is very closely allied, if not the same species. 
2. Hebanthe mollis, Hemsley, n. sp. 
Vagans vel volubilis, foliis tenuilus mollibus graciliter petiolatis ovatis longe acuminatis, spicis 
brevibus in paniculas densiusculas dispositis, rhachibus tomentosis, bracteolis glabris scariosis, 
staminodiis inter stamina solitariis. 
Herba vel frutex vagans vel volubilis, ramis teretibus, striatulis, graciliusculis, cito glabrescentibus, 
ad nodos constrictis. Folia opposita, petiolata, tenuia, mollia, ovata vel fere lanceolata, 14-3 
poll. longa, longe acuminata, acuminatissima, basi rotundata, utrinque sparse piloso-strigillosa, 
petiolo gracili, 3 lineas longo. Flores hermaphroditi, spicati, 13-2 lineas longi; spice breves, 
laxiuscule, in paniculas amplas dense aggregate, rhachibus tomentosis; bractea et bracteole late, 
concave, glabra, omnino scariose, nitide, floribus vix dimidio breviores ; perianthii segmenta 
scariosa, lineari-oblonga, omnia presertim a basi longe lanata; staminodia (laciniz ananthere) 
inter stamina singularia, subulata, staminibus paullo breviora; ovarium glabrum ; stylus brevis- 
simus, stigmate capitato. Fructus maturus deest. 
Mexico (Herb. Ruzz e¢ Pavon). Hb. Kew. 
3. Hebanthe subnuda, Hemsley, n. sp. 
Scandens et fere omnino glabra, foliis ovatis venis transversis conspicuis instructis, floribus sparsis- 
sime arachnoideis spicatis, spicis brevissimis densis paniculatis, staminodiis brevibus squame- 
formibus. 
Herba vel frutex scandens vel vagans (‘“ Liane” fide Bourgeavii), preter flores glaberrimus, ramis 
crassiusculis. Folia (pauca superiora tantum visa) opposita, petiolata, membranacea, ovata, vel 
suprema lineari-lanceolata, usque ad 4 poll. longa, acuminata, apiculata, venis primariis trans- 
versis arcuatis subtus prominentibus ; petiolus gracilis, usque ad 1 poll. longus. lores herma- 
phroditi, spicati, circiter 3 lin. longi, sparsissime araneosi; spice parve, dense, per anthesin 
1-3 lineas longe, aliz sessiles ali pedunculate, paniculate ; panicule ample, ramulis angu- 
latis ; bractea et bracteole brevissime; perianthii segmenta angusta, obtusa; staminodia 
(lacinie anantherz) inter stamina solitaria, squameformia; ovarium glabrum; stylus brevis- 
simus, stigmate capitato obscure bilobo. Fructus maturus non visus. 
SontH Mexico, Vera Cruz to Orizaba (Miiller, 461), valley of Cordova (Bourgeau, 
1949). Hb. Kew. 
4. Hebanthe, sp.? 
North Mexico, Guajuco, Nuevo Leon (Palmer, 1133). Hb. Kew. 
Apparently a distinct species of this genus, having small leaves, and the spikelets in 
short axillary racemes. 
