= 290 Ion. Urban: 
: Arbor 6,6 m. alta (ex Ece.). Rami vetustiores obscure brunei, lenti- 
cellis crebris obsiti, teretes, hornotini plus minus angulati, distiche dispo- 
sit. Stipulae basi biauriculatae, apice acutae v. acuminatae. Folia nervo 
medio supra prominulo, lateralibus utroque latere 6—10 tenuibus supra 
prominulis, obsolete anastomosantibus, margine plana v. angustissime recurva, 
supra nitidula, subtus pallidiora opaca. Sepala 4, in aestivatione imbricata, 
exteriora interdum acuminata. Stamina 4; filamenta 0,8 mm. longa. 
Hab. in ins. Baham. New Providence in Blue Hills, m. Febr., 
Mart. flor.: Eggers n. 4241, 4464, Andros in Red Bays m. April. flor.:, 
'Northrop n. 488. s 
Obs. Arcte affınis Ph. scandens Müll. Arg. caulibus scandentibus, foliis 
3—5 mm. longe petiolatis, usque 7 em. longis, 3 cm. latis, nervis subtus 
multo magis prominentibus, pedicellis in glomerulis masculis pluribus v. 
numerosis 5—7 mm. longis, antheris anguste ovatis recedit. 
Phyllanthus isolepis Urb. (n. sp.) ramulis penultimis convexis, 
supra canaliculatis; stipulis lanceolato- linearibus subulatis 1,5—3 mm. 
longis; phylloeladiis distichis, lanceolatis v. anguste lanceolatis, utrinque 
subaequaliter v. raro inferne magis angustatis, 5-—8 cm. longis, 1—1,5 cm. 
latis, usque ad v. paullo infra medium florigeris, erenaturis utroque latere 
10—16 plurifloris; floribus maseulis 1,5— 2,5 mm. longe pedicellatis, 
sepalis 0,6—0,7 mm. longis, filamentis apice liberis; floribus femineis 
0,5— 1,5 mm. pedicellatis, urceolo hypogyno ad squamas 6 minutas sub- 
orbienlares liberas reductis, stylis inferne connatis, capsulis globulosis, 
apice subacutis, longitrorsum vix v. leviter 3-sulcatis. 
Rami vetustiores teretes bruneo - grisei v. griseo-albescentes, cicatri- 
eibus ramulorum penultimorum deciduorum non v. vix prominulis, apice 
squamis densis (i. e. foliis singulis ad squamas reductis eorumque stipulis 
.binis conformibus) lanceolato-acuminatis 3—4 mm. longis bruneis crasse 
‚eoriaceis induratisque comosi; rami penultimi spiraliter dispositi, 15 — 20 cm. 
 longi, supra basin magis, ad apicem sensim minus convexi, sub phyllo- 
? eladiis interdum folia minnta squamiformja gerentes. Phyllocladia mar- 
“ gine infero integra, supero dense crenata, coriacea, apice obtusiuscula, raro 
obtnsa v. rotundata, nervis sublongitrorsis tenuissimis. Flores masecnli 
in quoque glomerulo 1—5. Sepala breviter obovata v. subrhombea, mem- 
branacea. Disci glandulae 6 breviter orbiculares, obsolete stipitatae. Sta- 
mina usque ad medium v. paullo ultra inter sese connata; antherarum loeuli 
apice contigui, inferne divergentes, dorso sibi appositi, lateraliter longitror- 
sum sulcati. Flores feminei: Sepala ut in mare. Disei glandnlae 6 
liberae minutae, ad basin ovarii sitae, masculis conformes suborbiculares. 
Ovarium subglobosum. Styli supra basin v. usque ad medium coaliti, 
superne recurvi, apice in lacinias 3— 5 anguste lineares divisi. Capsulae 
.ca. 2,5 mm. diametro, basi truncatae v. obsolete excavatae, apice acutiusculae, 
‚bruneae snblaeves, transversim suborbiculares. | 
Hab. in Jamaica prope Ferry Pen 50 m. alt., m. Jun. fl. et fr.: 
 E. Campbell n. 6280. | nn _ 
