348 Ion. Urban: 
Eriphia pallida Rafıin. 1. e. 
Besleria? Berteriana DC.! Prodr. VII (1839) p.538; Hanst. ].c. 
p. 423 (e Jamaica, inflor. casu 1-floris). 
Besleria virgae aureae folüis, flore luteo, minor Plum. Gen. (1703) 
p. 29 tab. 5 fig. infer.! et ed. Burm. p.36 tab. 49 fig. 1! 
Eriphia folüis ovatis serratis oppos. P. Br. Jam. (1756) p. 270. 
Hab. in Jamaica e. gr. prope Portland Gap 1600 m. alt., in Pro- 
spect Hill 660 m. alt., in Catherines Peak 1330 m. alt.: Alexander, 
Bertero n. 2081, Eggers n. 3524, Harris n. 6313, Thompson n. 7945, 
Wilson n. 1857; Guadeloupe frequens in alt. 450—800 m.: Duchas- 
saing, Duss n. 2379 (fleurs jaunes, baies müres trös rouges, s’ouvrant 
par rupture, suffrutescent et aussi frutescent, haut de 4—8 pieds selon 
le terrain); Dominica ad Laudat: Duss n. 326° (forma floribus ad 
axillas 1—2, calyce paullo profundius in !/, alt. diviso), 326° (ad var. 
intermediam acced.); Martinique e. gr. in sylvis umbrosis ad Calebasse, 
ad Calvaire du Gros Mome: Duss n. 4542, Hahn n. 116, Sieber n. 319; 
St. Lucia: ex Hanst.; St. Vincent e. gr. in monte Soufriöre ad mar- 
‚gines sylvarum, in montibus St. Andrews: Eggers n. 6738, Guilding, 
Krause n.89; Grenada e. gr. in montibus prope Belvedere, in collibus 
prope montem Felix 460 m. alt.: Eggers n. 6037, 6037b, 
Var. 8. brevipes Urb. floribus 3—10 mm. longe pedicellatis, foliis 
10—11 cm. latis, brevissime in petiolum protractis. 
Hab. in St. Lucia: Duss n. 197, 326%. 
Var. y. alpestris Urb. foliis 4—10 mm. longe petiolatis, coriaceis 
7—15 cm. longis, 3,5—7 em. latis, nervis reticulatis supra valde im- 
pressis; pedicellis 10—15 mm. longis. 
Hab. in Guadeloupe ad Soufrire: Funck et Schlim n. 37; Mar- 
tinique in sylvis Calvaire du Gros-Mome: Duss n. 4542». 
Var. d. intermedia Urb. foliis valde inaequaliter petiolatis, petiolo 
altero 5—8 mm., altero 10—20 mm. longo, basi plerumque obliqua 
obtusis. 
Hab. in Dominica ad Laudat: Duss n. 3264, 
Var. e. Imrayi Urb. foliis subsessilibus obovato-oblongis v. ob- 
longo-lanceolatis, basi angustata obtusis, apice sensim acuminatis. 
Besleria Imray J. D. Hook. Bot. Mag. (1878) t. 6341! 
Hab. in Dominica e. gr. in sylvis umbrosis ad Chateau 300 m. 
alt., ad Laudat: Eggers ed. Toepff. n. 5l4, Hoskin, Ramage. 
Var. £. vineentina Urb. foliis inaequalibus, majoribus 3—6 mm. 
longe petiolatis, ovatis v. anguste ovatis, basi rotundatis, 10—13 cm. 
longis, minoribus 1—3 mm. longe petiolatis, breviter ovatis v. ovatis, 
6—9 cm. longis, 5—5,5 cm. latis. — Frutex v. arbor usque 6,6 m. alta. 
