1895] Undescribed Plants from Guatemala. 3 



Zanthoxylum Limoncello Planch. et CErst. To this 

 species, which had been overlooked, must be referred the 

 plant described as Z. Costaricense in BOT. Gaz, 13: 190. 

 1888. It is represented in the series of exsiccatce by nos. 



4,755, 5,726. 



Picraninia guaternaria Donnell Smith. — ;Pubescens. 



Foliola 9-15 plerumque dissociata glabra supra nitida elon- 

 gato-Ianceolata in apicem obtusum vel retusum sensim angus- 

 tata praeter terminale ad basim valde inaequilatera, ima im- 

 mutata. Racemi terminales gemini simplices vel parce 

 ramosi, pedicellis gracilibus fasciculatis, floribus 4-meris. 

 Ovarium glaberrimum 2-IocuIare. Bacca nitida ovalis mon- 

 osperma semine obovoideo, interdum bisperma seminibus 

 plano-convexis. " 



Tree 20-30^' high. Leaves 6-8'° long, petioles 1-2^ long 

 and like rachis puberulous; leaflets 2-3'° x 7-1°^ approximated 

 in pairs or chiefly scattered, oblique, base somewhat rounded 

 on upper side with the lower narrowly cuneate; petiolules 

 puberulous, ij' long, the terminal twice longer. Racemes 

 pubescent, equalling leaves, one in the pair usually with 1-3 

 branches; pedicels glabrous, chiefly 4-6-umbeIIate, 2' long. 

 Sepals ovate, aureo-pubescent, a rudimentary fifth one occa- 

 sionally present. Petals lanceolate, l^ long, thrice exceeding 

 sepals, twice exceeding staminodes. Ovary shorter than 

 petals; stigmas recurved, occasionally three. Berry 5-7 x 3-4', 

 equaling pedicelj racemes densely fruited. Staminate flowers 

 not secn. The single other species described with 4-merous 

 flowers, P. tetramera Turcz., imperfectly characterized, ap- 

 pears to be represented by no. 8,492 Tonduz Pl. Costari- 

 censes (fruited specimens with persistent sepals); it differs 

 from the above by indument, less elongated contractedly acu- 

 minated leaflets pubescent beneath, the lower pair ovatc and 

 equilateral, axillary simple racemes, less densely fruited, 

 obovate-ellipsoid pubescent berry,. compressed seed. 



Slopes of Volciln Fuego, Depart. Zacatepequez, Guatemala, 

 alt. 6,ooo^ Mch. 1892, J. D. S., no. 2,562. Jumaytepeque, 

 Depart. Santa Rosa, Guat, alt. 6,000^ Mch. 1892, Heyde & 

 Lux, no. 4,332. Buena Vista, Depart. S. Rosa, alt. 5,500^ 

 Nov. 1892, Heyde & Lux,* no. 4,333- 



Trichilia spondioides Sw., var. gibbosifolla C. DC. 



Foliolis basi leviter inaequilateris latere longiore rotundatis. 

 Santa Rosa, Depart. S. Rosa, Guat., alt. 3,000", Mch. 

 1893, Heyde & Lux, no. 4.453- 



