128 len. UrBan 
tatae, brevissime et obtusiuscule acuminatae, dorso non sulcatae, glabrae 
10— 11 mm. longae, 1,3’ mm. latae, apertae non visae. Semina in loculis 
2 superposita orbicularia v. ovato-orbicularia, saepius apiculata, 1,7 mm. 
diametro, adpresse albido-pilosa, aquae immersa circumeirca patenti- 
villosula. 
Prov. Oriente prope Bayate ad marginem Sabana Miranda in fruti- 
cetis densis rara, m. Febr. et Mart. fl. et fr.: n. 8566 (typus), 4549. 
Obs. Inter antillanas forma labiorum corollae, antheris basi mucro- 
natis, fructibus dorso non sulcatis, 4-spermis et inter omnes capsulis stipi- 
tatis insignis. 
Ruellia Shaferiana Urb. (spec. nov.). Caules supra basin ad nodos 
radicantes, pedales; rami superne obtusanguli glabri minute cystolithigeri. 
Folia 7—15 mm. longe petiolata, ovalia v. elliptica, basi in petiolum 
producta, apice acutata v. acuta, 2,5— 3,5 cm. longa, 1,2— 1,7 cm. lata, 
nervo medio supra prominente, lateralibus utroque latere 6-—-8 subtus 
inter sese anastomosantibus, margine breviter ciliata, caeterum glabra 
subglabrave, plus minus manifeste cystolithigera, chartacea. Flores in 
axillis foliorum plerumque solitarii 2—4 mm. longe pedunculati; pro- 
phylla euphylloidea, sed parva er. 8S—10 mm. longa. Sepala basi ima 
connata, caeterum libera, lineari-subulata, pilis articulatis obsessa, 
S—9 mm. longa. Corolla caerulescens (ex Shafer), extrinsecus minute 
patenti-pilosula, in alabastro tantum visa; tubus inferne anguste cylin- 
draceus, deinde subcurvatus et ampliatus. Antherae rectangulari-ovales, 
dorso in /, alt. affixae, loculis parallelis non appendiculatis; pollinis 
granula globosa elevatim reticulata. Capsula cylindracea breviter acu- 
minata, supra basin non contracta, glabra, 9 mm. longa. 
Prov. Camaguey prope Tiffin in graminosis humidis, m. Nov. flor.: 
Shafer n. 2880. 
Obs. Verisimiliter e sectione Buruellia. 
Ruellia parvifolia Urb. (spec. noy.). Fruticulus pedalis basi valde 
ramosus. Rami teretes, pilis brevibus 3— 5-cellularibus patentibus saepe 
subarcuatis dense vestiti. Folia 3—4 mm. longe petiolata, ovato-lan- 
ceolata, basi acuta, superne sensim angustata, apice ipso obtusiuscula 
v. acuta, 1,5—2 cm. longa, 0,5— 0,8 cm. lata, nervo medio supra pro- 
minente, lateralibus utroque latere 4—5 utrinque prominulis, sed subtus 
obsoletioribus, supra brevissime, subtus ad nervos et ad marginem paullo _ 
longius pubescentia, utrinque, subtus manifestius lepidibus orbicularibus 
medio concavis obsita, margine integra v. leviter undulata, chartacea. 
Flores in axillis foliorum solitarii, vix 1 mm. longe pedicellati. Calyx 
cr. 6 mm. longus; lobi basi vix connati lineari-filiformes breviter pilosi. 
Corolla et stamina non visa. Capsula (junior) elliptica brevissime patenti- 
pilosa, apice obtusiuscula, quae adest fere 5 mm. longa, 2,3 mm. lata. 
