1895.1 



Undescribed Plants fi 



295 



m i^l^BrasiI.)— Omnibus ,n partibus glaber. Folia tenuiter M 

 membranacea mter minora subcordata veTsubcordato-ovata 



nerv rh.' 'rr'"'" '• """™™"''ta. basi ima cuneata cum 

 nervis basahbus 3-5 ,n petiolum marginatum decurrcnte 

 Racenr, fihformes elongati, pedunculis fuVcatis, pcdicellis solil 

 terns basi bracteolatis subflore bibracteolatis. Perianthii 

 masculm, _m,n,m, .ntundibulari-rotati segmenta exteriora o" 

 Diculana, mtenora oblongo-obovata. 

 _Herbaceous, twining. Leaves alterhate, .^-.. ^ ,- ^- 



the younger ovate-lanceolate with a filiform mucro, petioles 

 0-i4Mong. Racemes 6 --'" ■ - ^ 





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.^^LTf. '^^''T^' .^7^°"' ^^^S, axillary or composing an 

 elongated termmal panicle; peduncles 2-3-furcate, 2-3'" lon^- 

 pedicels iMong; basal bracteole filiform, exceeding pedicel' 

 apical bracteoles opposite. ovate ^^ persistent. Tube of 

 male penanth very short, segments §' long; stamens 6, all 

 pertect, inserted at base of segments; filaments flat, attenuate 

 upwards, mcurved at apex. exceedingperianth; anthers many 

 tmies shorter than filament, oblong, arcuate, aflRxed at middle 

 Kudimentary ovary globose, exceeding tube of perianth, styles 

 united and at apex 3-Iobed. Pistillate flowers and fruit not 



seen. 



Alajuela, Prov. Alajuela, Costa Rica, alt. 2,700^ Nov 

 i«87, Anastasio Alfaro, no. 5.959-— Guachipilin, Depart S, 

 Kosa Guat, alt 2,500^ Nov. 1893, Heyde & Lux, no. 6.260, 



Baltimore, Md. 



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