358 ; Isn. Urban: 
Frutex 1,3—2 m. altus. Rami teretes in sicco tenuiter plicati 
brunei glabrescentes, hornotini teretes pilis basi incrassatis. Folia petiolis 
delapsis basi gibberem relinquentibus, nervis lateralibus utrinque 5—7 sub 
angulo 30— 35° abeuntibus supra impressis, subtus plus minus reticulato- 
conjunctis, margine supero angustissime, infero latius recurva v. revoluta, 
pilis supra densissimis valde abbreviatis, subtus praesertim ad nervos bre- 
vibus vestita, in sicco brunescentia. Capitula 6—7 mm. diametro; flores 
sessiles. Calyx extrinsecus breviter et subadpresse albido-pilosus, superne 
2 mm. crassus, non striatus, sed luce permeante 10-nervis, chartaceus; lobi 
1 mm. longi. Corolla extrinsecus glabra, intus ad et sub medio pubescens, 
inferne chartacea, superne membranacea; lobi crispulo-plicati, apice rotun- 
dati. Filamenta quoad libera glabra brevissima; "antherae subquadratae, 
0,4 mm. longae, dorso supra medium affiıxae. Ovarium ovato-acuminatum; 
ovula ovato-oblonga v. oblonga, supra basin affıxa. Stylus 2 mm. longus, 
in ?/, alt. 4-fidus; stigmata obovata. 
Hab. in Haiti loeis siceis prope Plaisance, 250 m., m. Majo flor.: 
Buch n. 355. 
Obs. Affinis ©. angustifolia R. et Sch. pube ramorum pulverulenta, in- 
florescentiis lateralibus et in dichotomiis terminalibus, longius pedunculatis, 
‚spicatis, corollis calycem duplo et ultra superantibus albis recedit. 
Cordia exarata Urb. ramis junioribus pilis albidis suberectis v. 
erecto-patentibus pubescentibus v. villosulis; foliis 1,5—3 mm. longe 
petiolatis, obovatis, ovalibus v. ovali-elliptieis, basi obtusis, apice rotun- 
datis, 2—1 em. longis, 1— 0,5 em. latis, margine irregulariter crenatis, 
coriaceis, supra pilis albidis dense obsessis, postremo scabridis; inflores- 
centiis terminalibus et lateralibus, capitatis v. postremo breviter spicatis, 
subsessilibus usque 8 mm. longe pedunculatis; calyce in alabastro ovali, 
lobis conniventibus, tubo sub anthesi 2—2,5 mm. longo obovato, bre- 
viter piloso, lobis triangularibus obsolete et obtuse apiculatis, tubo 
2—21/,-plo brevioribus; corollae tubo subeylindraceo, e calyce exserto, 
5 mm. longo, lobis ut videtur ovatis, tubo 3-plo brevioribus; filamentis 
fauci corollae insertis, antheris paullo exsertis; drupa oblique ovata 
3— 3,5 mm. longa. 
Cordia villosa Spreng.! Syst. I (1825) p. 654; DO. Prodr. IX 
p- 500, — non Spreng. Neue Enideck. III (1822) p. 31. i 
‚Rami vetustiores brunei v. nigrescentes teretes, in sicco plicatuli 
scabriusculi Y glabrati, hornotini pallidiores teretes v. subteretes, pilis nodu- 
loso-scabridis, crassitie rami brevioribus. Folia petiolis basi v. supra basin 
deeiduis, nervis lateralibus utringue 4—5 sub angulo ca. 60° abeuntibus 
rectis, sicut medio arcte impressis (quasi exaratis) vix v. parum ramosis, 
pube supra initio molliore, postremo rigidiore breviter pubescentia, margine 
ad crenas plus minus recurva, viridia v. brunea, subtus pallidiora. Capitula 
5—15-flora, 5—7 mm. diametro, postremo usque 12 mm. longa; flores 
.  sessiles. Calyx superne 2,5 mm. crassus, non striatus, sed luce permeante 
' 10-nervis, chartaceus; lobi 0,8 mm. longi. Corolla extrinsecus glabra, 
