Lepidagathis — Dicliptera. 577 



Frutex valde variabilis, 0,5 — 4 m. altus, interdum volubilis. Flores 

 rubri v. pallide violacei v. violaceo-rosei v. violacei. Fl. II — IV, IX, 

 fr. IV. 



Prope Bayamon in rupibus et collibus calcareis, prope Cangrejos 

 locis siccis, prope Humacao in fruticetis litoralibus ad Punta Cande- 

 lero, prope Utuado in saxosis raontanis ad Los Angeles, prope Quebra- 

 dillas, prope Camuy, inter Caniuy et Arecibo, prope Manatl in rupibus 

 calcareis ad Coto: Gundlach n. 861, 862, 1491, Heller n. 4688, Sintenis 

 n. 1063, 5202, 5913, 6747, Stahl n. 1004, 1005. - Bahama, Cuba, 

 Jamaica, Hispaniola, St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Jan (ex Lind.), Antigua 

 (ex Gr.), Martinique (ex Nees, anne e Portorico ?). 



IX. Drejerella Lindau. 



11. D. mirabiloides (Lam.) Lindau in Urb. Symb. II (1900) p. 222. 

 — Justicia mirabiloides Lam. Tabl. enc. I (1791) p. 39. — Beloperone 

 portorice?isis Nees in DC. Prodr. XI (1847) p. 414; Bello Ap. I p. 301 

 n. 608; Krug Ic. t. 184; Stahl! Est. VI p. 252. 



Flores sordide et pallide purpurei, I — IV; fr. I, IV. 



Prope Bayamon in nemoribus, prope Cabo rojo in montibus cal- 

 careis, prope Lares locis humidis ad margines sylvae primaevae ad 

 Guajataca, prope CafSo grande, prope Aguadilla in declivibus: Gund- 

 lach n. 874, Heller n. 358, Krebs (ex Lind.), Sintenis n. 746, 1056, 

 6117, Stahl n. 267, 267 b . — Cuba, Hispaniola, St. Thomas (ex Lind.), 

 St. Croix (it.), Martinique (it.). 



X. Dicliptera Juss. 



12. D. Krugii Urb. (n. sp.) herbacea 60 cm. v. ultra alta erecta 

 ramosa, ramis (e vivo) obtusissime quadrangularibus, ab interstitiis 

 foliorum deorsum leviter sulcatis, ad apicem tenuiter et parce pilosis, 

 posterius praeter nodos glabrescentibus, cystolithigeris; foliis 3—1 cm. 

 longe petiolatis, ovatis v. ovato-oblongis, basi rotundatis v. subtrun- 

 catis, antice longe et plerumque sensim acuminatis, acumine ipso ob- 

 tusiusculo v. obtuso, usque 5,5 cm. longis et 3 cm. latis, margine 

 integris v. undulato-crenulatis, utrinque parce v. crebrius pilosis et 

 cystolithigeris; inflorescentiis panniculatis e cymis axillaribus pauci- 

 floris in vivo subsecundis inferioribus pedunculatis supremis subses- 

 silibus compositis, prophyllis primariis bene petiolatis ellipticis v. ob- 

 longis, secundariis posterioribus ovato-orbicularibus, acutis v. obtusis 

 et brevissime apiculatis, usque 1,5 cm. longis, brevissime pilosis, ante- 

 noribus multo minoribus et angustioribus; calyce 4 mm. longo, lacmns 

 ^Qeari-lanceolatis, margine papillose -pilosis, infeme in cr. l /s alt - coa- 

 li«s hvalinis; corolla rosea violaceo-afflate, 23-27 mm. longa, bre- 



Urban, Symb. ant. IV. 



