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laN. Übban: 



V. breviter subacuminatis, 10—5 cm, longis, 3—1,5 cm. latis, margine 

 siibirregulariter crenatis v. dentatis, coriaceis; infloresceiitiis 1-fIoris, 

 pedimculo toto 2 — 5 cm. longo; caljcis lobis lineari-filiformibus, 10 

 14 mm. longis; coroUa sulfiirea, cyliadracea, siiperae parum ampliata, 

 vix cnrvata, er. 16 mm. longa, sub apice in statu compresso 4,5 mm. 

 lata, apice bilabiata, labio posteriore erecto, inferiore reflexo; antheris 

 labium posterius vix superantibus; stylo ex ore corollae 5 mm. longo 

 exserto; Capsula turbinata v. late turbinata, subalato-5-costata. 



Frutex 1,3 — 1,6 m, altus. Kami teretes, cicatricibus foliorum densis 

 obsiti, vetiistiores in sicco brunescentes , ad apicem folia dense aggregata 

 gerentes. Folia petiolis supra anguste sulcatis, ad basin paullo magis 

 augustata, nervo medio supra impresso, lateralibns 8 — 12, snpra elevatim 

 et dense reticulato-anastoraosantibns, reticulo subtus parum conspicuo, supra 

 in sicco obscure olivacea, subtus multo pallidiora. Pedunculi axillares, 

 er. 0,5 mm. crassi, in er. ^/^ alt. prophylla lineari-filiformia subalterna usqiie 

 10 mm. longa decidua gerentes, fructiferi patentes, Calyx turbinatus, saepius 

 resina iudutus; lobi e basi triangulari-laneeolata filiformi-attenuati, intus ^ 



sulcati, in fructu conniventes, Corolla utrinque glabra; labium superius 

 4 — 5 mm, longum, usque Y3 bifidum, lobis semiovalibus, inferius usque ad 

 basin 3-fidum, lobis anguste triangularibus. Filamenta inter sese libera, 

 basi ima corollae brevissime adnata, glabra, corollae aequilonga; antherae 

 ovato-ellipticae, infer sese liberae. Staminodium 5 mm. longam, antberam 

 deformatam mlnutam gerens. Discus brevis annularis carnosus. Stylus 

 glaber, ad apicem paullo recurvum subincrassatus; stigma stylo vix amplius 

 obsolete bilobum. Capsula 4—5 mm. longa, superne 5 mm. crassa, inter 

 lobos calycinos dehiscens et hoc loco brevissime pilosa. Semiua oblongo- 

 linearia, brunea, utrinque obtuse et pallidius apiculata, 1 mm. longa, 0,3 mm. lata. 



Hab. in Jamaica prope Troy ad Grlasgow in rupibus calcareis, 



460—500 m. alt, m. April, et Novembr. flor. et fruct: Harris n.8670, 

 90C6. 



Obs, Ex affinitate G. venueosae (Dcne.) O.Ktze. e Cuba, quae ramis 

 hornotinis verrucosis, foliis bis ter brevioribus obovatis v. obovato-oblongis 

 integris v, apice tantum deuticulatis , lobis calycinis 4— 7 mm. longis, corolla 

 23 mm. longa, supra basin curvata, lobis subaequalibus plane abhorret 



Gesiieria alpina Urb. (h. sp.) glabra; foliis 5 — 18 mm. longo 



petiolatis, anguste ovatis, ovato-ellipticis v. ellipticis, basi rotundatis 

 y. plerumque obtusis, apice breviter v. mediocriter acuminatis, acumine 

 ipso obtusiusculo v. obtuso, 5— 10 cm. longis, 2,5—4 cm. latis, ad v. sub 

 medio latissimis, non raro subinaequilateris, margine basi excepta depresse 

 et saepe inaequaliter dentatis, subcoriaceis v. coriaceis; inflorescentiis 

 1-fIüris, pedunculo toto 4-6 cm. longo, in Vs— Vs ^It bracteolas binas 

 lineares gerente; calycis lobis e basi anguste lanceolata ünearibus 

 apice obtusis, inaequilougis (saepe in eodem fiore), 8—20 mm. longis, 

 corollain aequautihus v. paullo superantibus, integris; corolla sulfurea, 

 fere a basi ad apicem versus seusim usque duplo ampliata, tubo 15 



