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Obs. Ah afl'inibus R. elliptic? Ch. Wr., R. aristata Giiseb., li. Bakeriana 

 I'rb. foliis ratione angustis et praesertim eorum neivatura statini 

 dignoseenda. 



294. Cinnainodendron cubcnse Urb. (spec, nov.). A bor glabra. 

 Rami in sicco plicato-striati. Folia petiolis supra concavis 3 — 6 ram 

 longis suffulta, forma varia, obovata v. subihomboidea, basi acuta, apice 

 obtusa, saepius valde inaequilatera, latere altero quam alteram usque 

 duplo latiore et margine supero arcuato, 4 — 7 cm longa, 2 — 3 cm lata, 

 nervo medio supra inferne plus minus impresso, lateralibus supra tenuiter 

 reticulato-anastomosantibus,*subtus tenuissimis v. obsoletis, supra nitida, 

 subtus pallidiora opaca, subcoriacea integra, juniora in vernatione in- 

 voluta, minutissime pellucido-punctata. F 'lores axillares solitarii; brac- 

 teolae subnullae; pedicelli cr. 3 mm longi. Sepala 2 leviter imbricata, 

 basi coalita, semiorbicularia, 1,5 mm longa, crasse et rigide coriacea. 

 Petala verisimiliter 8, exteriora alabastrum globoso-ovatum formantia, 

 coriacea, 4,5 mm longa, interiora oblonga obtusa minute pellucido-punctata, 

 tenuiora, 3,5 mm longa, 1,5 mm lata. Staminum tubus 4 mm longus: 

 antherae 8 lineares. Ovarium oblongum; stylus crassus, ovario aequilongus 

 eoque paullo tenuior; stigmata 4. — Cuxbana inc. — Hab. in Cuba 

 prov. Oriente in Sierra Maestra ad Papayo in Lonia Mandinga in eacumine 

 montis cr. 850 m alt., m. Aug. f lor. : Ekman no. 9457 (typus), ibidem 

 700 m alt., tin. Jun. flor. : Ekman no. 9299, prope Bayate in Monte Oscuro, 

 m. Sept.: Ekman no. 7679 (ex ipso). 



Obs. Altera species antillana, C. corticosum Miers (e Jamaica), foliis 

 oblongis v. elliptico-oblongis 9 — 14 cm longis, inflorescentiis paucifloris, 

 sepalis 3, petalis et antheris 8 vel 10 diversa est. 



295. Lunania pachyphylla Urb. (spec. nov.). — Frutex v. arbor parva. 

 Rami glabri, internodiis 2 — 3,5 cm longis. Folia 10 — 15 mm longe petiolata, 

 ovata v. ovato-elliptica, basi rotundata v. obtusissima, antice mediocriter 

 acuminata, 10- — 14 cm longa, 4,5 — 7 cm lata, nervo medio supra inferne 

 plus minus impresso, superne applanato v. paullo prominente, lateralibus 

 2 e basi v. supra basin ipsam prodeuntibus, usque supra medium productis, 

 a margine 2 — 5 mm distantibus et cum lateralibus 2 — 3 principalibus 

 arcuato-conjunctis, caeteris pluribus subhorizontalibus supra prominulis 

 subtus prominentibus, utrinque crebro anastomosantibus, coriacea, margine 

 integra, praesertim subtus nitentia. tnfl orescent iae ad apicem ramorum 

 solitariae v. axillares; pedunculus usque 12 cm longus, 1,3 mm crassus, 

 squamulis nonnullis lanceolatis 0,7 — 1,3 mm longis sterilibus obsitus; 

 rhachis cr. 10 cm longa, 1,5 mm crassa, simplex; bracteae lanceolato- 

 subulatae acutae cr. 0,5 mm longae: pedicelli (ante anthesin) cr. 1.5 mm 

 longi, post delapsum in rhachi bases suas brevissimas gibberiformes 

 relinquentes. Alabastra (tantum visa) sphaeroidea, antice truncata, 

 fere 3 mm diametro. Stamina 5 — 7; filamenta margini disci undulati 

 inserta: antherae anguste ovatae, superne attenuatae, brevissime api- 

 culatae. Ovarium ovatum. — Palo negro Cub. — Hab. in Cuba prov. 

 Oriente prope Baracoa in collibus, in. Jan. in alab. : Ekman no. 4215. 



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