Jg Ign. Urban. 



reticulato-venosis, margine angustissime recurvis, alabastris petalorum e 

 basi subglobosa rostrato-productis, pilis eoium subrectis discrepat. 



292. Reynosia truncata Urb. (spec. nov.). — Frutex. Rami angulato- 

 striati, glabri, hinc illinc minutissime pilosi. Stipulae intrapetiolares 

 triangulari-lanceolatae meinbranaceae crassiuscule binerves, apice bre- 

 vissime bi- v. trifidae, margine minutissime ciliolatae, usque 2 mm longae. 

 Folia opposita v. subopposita, raro alterna, petiolis supra basin arti- 

 culatis, infra articulos semibulboso-incrassatis 2 — 4 mm longis, rectangu- 

 laria usque oblongo-lanceolata, basi rotundata v. obtusa, antice fere 

 semper truncata et interdum emarginata, 2 — 4 cm longa, 0,7 — 1,5 cm lata, 

 secus nervum medium supra impressa, nervis lateralibus utrinque pro- 

 minentibus et reticulato-anastomosantibus, coriaeea, supra nitida obscure 

 viridia, subtus opaca sordide flavicantia. Flores inaxillis solitarii; pedicelli 

 basi bracteolati, fructif eri 4 — 6 mm longi. Calyx sub fructu longe persistens ; 

 tubus subsemiglobosus; lobi triangulari-lanceolati longe acuminati, intus 

 carinati, carina paullo supra basin interrupta, carnosi, 3 mm longi. Petala 

 sub sinubus sepalorum inserta, obovata v. orbiculari-obovata, inferne 

 cuneata, 1,2 mm longa. Stamina sub petalis inserta; filamenta subulata 

 1,3 mm longa; antherae ovatae longitrorsum dehiscentes, in y% alt. affixae, 

 0,8 mm longae. Discus calyci adnatus. Stylus in fructu cr. 1 mm longus. 

 Fiuctus (non plane maturus) ovatus v. anguste ovatus acutus, cr. 8 mm 

 longus, 4 — 5 mm crassus. — Hab. in Cuba prov. Oriente prope Preston, 

 m. Nov.: Fkman no. 3454. 



Obs. Affinis R. reticulatae (Griseb.) Urb., quae floribus in fasciculos 

 breviter pedunculatos collectis, sepalis triangularibus non acuminatis, 

 fructibus globosis recedit. JR. oblongi folia Urb. ( Rhamnidium ? oblongi- 

 folium Britt. et Wils.) ex descriptione differt foliis 0,9 — 2 5 cm longis, 

 3 — 6 mm latis, apice rotundatis, infl orescent iis longe pedunculatis, 

 fructibus ovoideis. 



293. Rheedia polyneura Urb. (spec. nov.). — Arbor humilis. Rami 

 trigoni coitice fisso, internodiis 2 — 5 cm longis; ramuli compressi 3 — 5 cm 

 longi superne dense f oliosi. Folia 2 — 4 mm longe petiolata, in ramis ternatim 

 verticillata, anguste ovata acuminata 1,5 — 2,5 cm longa, 0,8 — 1,3 cm 

 lata, in ramulis opposita, elliptico-oblonga, raro obovato-oblonga, basi 

 obtusiuscula v. obtusa, apice acuto v. obtusiusculo spinuloso-pungentia, 

 spinulis 1 — 2 mm longis, 2,5 — 4 cm longa, 0,7 — 1,3 em lata, nervo medio 

 utrinque praesertim subtus per totam longitudinem crasse prominente, 

 lateralibus utroque latere 14 — 17 subborizontalibus i. e. sub angulo fere 

 recto e mediano abeuntibus parallelis, supra crassiuscule, subtus paullo 

 minus prominentibus, non anastomosantibus, ad marginem interdum 

 bifuccatis, margine late recurvo convexiuscula v. convexa crasse coriaeea 

 rigidissima, supra nitida subglaucescentia, subtus flavo-brunescentia, ad 

 ramulos infima saepius multo minora, ovata v. orbiculari-ovata 1 — 1,5 cm 

 longa. Flores fructusque ignoti. — Manaju (c^marron) inc. — Hab. in 

 Cuba prov. Oriente prope Baracoa non procul ab El Yunque ad septentr. 

 versus in pinetis collinis: Ekman no. 3557 (typus), 4212. 



