Ug Ign. Urban. 



316. Casearia crassinervis Urb. (spec. nov.). — Frutex 2 — 6 m 



altus, glaber. — Rami teretes, ad apicem subangulato-striati. Stipulae 



triangulares er. 1 mm longae. Folia 1 — 2 mm longe petiolata, ovato-ob- 



longa v. oblonga, basi truncata in petiolum contracta, apice triangulari 



pungent ia. 2 — 5,5 em longa, cuixi dentibus 1 — 2,5 cm lata, nervo medio 



supra solemniter prominente, lateralibus utroque latere 5 — 8 utrinque 



crassiuscule prominentibus et elevatim (praesertini supra) reticulato- 



conjunctis, margine dentibus 5 — 10 grossis spinescentibus alternatim 



sursum et deorsum versis ornata rigide et crasse coriaeea, non pellucido- 



punctata, supra nitida. Inflorescentiae axillares usque 1 on longe pedun- 



culatae, cymose multiflorae; pedicelli 7 — 10 mm longi. Sepala 5 libera 



obovata v. oblonga, apice rotundata 5 mm longa, margine glabra v. minute 



ciliolata ehartacea. Petala nulla. Stamina 8 v. 10; filamenta 2,5 mm longa, 



cum staminodiis totidem, sed 3-plo minoribus vix supra medium coalita; 



antherae dorso in 2 / 5 alt. affixae, ovatae, antice vix apiculatae, glabrae, 



intus dehiscentes. Stylus 0,6 mm longus: stigma eapitatum integrum. 



Fructus globulosus 8 mm diametro. — Hab. in Cuba: Wright no. 12a 



(typus), in prov. Oriente ad Rio Nara"nja circa aquas cadentcs ad mar- 



ginem pinetorum 450 — 550 m alt., m. Febr. flor. : Shafer no. 3859, in 



Sierra de Nipe prope Woodfred in pinetis 500 — 650 m alt. locis apertis 



graminosis, m. Dec. flor.: Shafer no. 2971. 



Obs. A praecedente forma foliorum, eorum nervatura, numero et 

 directione spinarum, inflorescentia bene pedunculata elongata thyrsoideo- 

 multiflora, filamentis in 1 ;, alt. coalitis, staminodiis minimis abunde 

 di versa. 



317. Hacnianthns variit'olius Urb, (spec. nov.). — Arbor humilis. 

 Rami hornotini lepidoti. Folia 5 — 8 mm longe petiolata, forma in eodem 

 ramo varia, obovata, oblonga v. lanceolata, inferne sensim in petiolum 

 angustata, antice rotundata v. angustiora obtusa v. breviter et obtusiuscule 

 acuminata, 5 — 10 cm longa, 1,5 — 4 cm lata, nervo medio supra solemniter 

 impresso, lateralibus utroque latere 4 — 5 plus minus impressis, subtus 

 prominulis non anastomosantibus ante marginem bifurcatis et conjunctis, 

 subtus multo pallidiora, lepidibus minutis bruneis v. nigrescentibus plus 

 minus adspersa, crasse et rigide coriaeea, margine anguste recurva v. 

 revoluta. Inflorescentiae terminales et ex axillis foliorum summorum 

 laterales, panniculatae, rami's ultimis cymose trifloris, 4 — 7 cm longae, 

 1.5 — 4 cm longe pedunculatae; bracteae infimae lanceolato-lineares 2 — 6 mm 

 longae, caeterae triangulares 0,7 — 1 mm longae: pedicelli 2,5 — 3 mm longi- 

 Flores juniores et deflprati tantum obvii. Calyx vix 1 mm longus, late 

 et breviter 4-lobus. Petala valde juvenilia basi coalita, lobis in hoc statu 

 triangular ib us plani^. Stamina 2. Stylus crassus 0,7 mm longus, apice 

 plerumque bidentatus. Ovarium globulosum. Fructus oblique globulosi, 

 breviter apiculati. 10 — 12 mm longi. — Hab. in Cuba prov. Oriente 

 in Minas de Iberia ad Taco bay 800 m, m. Dec. flor. et fruct.: Ekman 

 no. 3805. 



