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Ign. Urban: 



4 mm. diam.j usqiie ad medium sHpitata, giabra, 4-si)erma. Semina 

 plana^ 4 mm. longa, er. 3 mm. lata, miiriculata. Jaculatores hamati, 



3 mm. longi. 



Hab. in Jamaica in Holly Mount prope Ewarton, 800 m. alt, 

 m. Febr. fl.: Harris n. 8888, et ad Mount Diablo, 800 — 840 m. alt., 

 m. Aug. fl: Harris n. 8968, prope Troy ad Tyre 660 m. alt, m. April, 

 ft et fr.: Harris n. 9362. 



Obs. Tertia generis species, cuius alterae in Andibus vigent. Differt 

 a P. grandi flava ^ specie peruviana, foliorum forma, floribus majoribus, coeru- 

 leis etc., a P. Eggcrsii^ specie aequatoriensi, foliis, inflorescenliis nee neu 

 floribus majoribus. 



Rubiaceae. 



Roncleletia amplexicaulis XJrb. (n. sp.) ramis glabris; foliis 



— 5 mm. longo petiolatis, obovatis usque ellipticis, saepius subinaequi- 

 lateris, basi truncata v. cordata plus minus amplexicaulibus, ad apicem 

 acuminatis, 15 — 30 cm. longis, 7—15 cm. latis, 2— 3-plo longioribus 

 quam latioiibus, margiue planis v. recurvis, glabris, chartaceo-coriaceis 

 Y. coriaceis; inflorescentiis axillaiibus panniculatis v, corymbosis, folio 

 aequilongis v. duplo brevioribus, floribus — 4 mm. longo pedicellatis; 

 calycis lobis lineari-subulatis, tubo globuloso aequilongis v. paullo 

 longioribus; coroUae tubo cylindraceo (fl. dolichost.) v. in Vs superiore 

 seusim dilatato (fl. bracbyst.), extrinsecus glabro subglabrove, 9— 12 mm. 

 longo, lobis 3— 5-plo brevioribus, obovato-rotundatis v. orbicularibus, 

 intus pulverulento-pilosulis; anthoris inclusis, 1,5—2 mm. longis, fila- 

 mentis brevibus; capsulis 5 — 7 mm. latis; seminibus alatis, ala irre- 

 gulariter denticulata. 



Frutex 4—5 ra. altus pulclierrimus (ex Habr.). Rami qui suppetunt 

 0,G — 1,2 cm. crassi, obtusanguli, intra stipulas strigoso-pilosi, caeterum 

 glabn, cortice cinerasceute longitrorsum rimoso. Stipulae interpetiolares 

 tnargulares subulato-acuiiiinatae, extrinsecus glabrae, intus dense albido- 

 stngüsac. Folia nervo medio latiusculo supra coiicavo, lateralibus utroque 

 latere 10—12 siipra Bulcatis, utrinquo tenuiter anastomosantibus, supra 

 obscui'c umlia, subtus pallidiora. Inflorescentiao pcdunculo 6-10 cm. 

 longo biconvexo; bracteae 2 v. 4 inferiores euphylloidcae ovato - oblongae 

 7— 4 cm. longae, caoterao v. omncs lineari-subulatae, margine pilosulae; 

 ranu compressi, ad bractearuin insertionem pilosuli caeterum glabri. Flores 

 in cym^ula terminales plcrumque sessiles, laterales pedicellati, 5 -med, carte 

 diniorp.u. Calycis tubus glaber v. plus minus pulverulento-pilosus; lobi 



1 7 o"k"' ^"^'' Corollae tubus inferno 1,5 mm., ad apicem in fl. doli- 

 chost. 2,5 mm. crassus, intus glaber; lobi apice rotundati. Filamenta 

 4 nun. sub oro corollae inserta, 1 mm. longa; antherae sub Vs alt. affixae, 

 oblonge -lineares, ab ore 2 mm. remotae. Stylus ad basin breviter patenti- 

 pilosiis brevior 5 mm. longus, usque supra medium bifidus, lobis lineari- 

 subulatis longior 10 mm. longus, apice bifidus, lobis 1,5 mm. longis angustc 

 ovatis. tapsulae transversim ovales v. breviter ovales, 4-5 mm. longae, 



