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denticulatum, 0,5 mm. longum. Flores subsessiles 4-meri. Calyeis tabus 
anguste cylindricus, inferne parum attenuatus purpurascens; lobi. late 
v. oblongo-lineares, apice obtusi, 2 mm. longi, 0,6 mm. lati. Corolla 
2,5 mm. longa, in ®/, long. coalita; lobi anguste ovati obtusi. Stamina 
corollae supra basin affixa eamque paullo superantia; filamenta 2,8 mm. 
longa; antherae dorso in '/, alt. affixae ovales 0,8 mm. longae. Stylus 
non visus. 
Prov. Oriente prope Baracoa ad Rio Yoa in charrascales valde 
communis, m. Nov. flor.: n. 3680. 
Obs. Habitu P. myrtilloidi Griseb. (quoad speeimen cubense: Wright 
n. 2724) similis, qui foliis basi plus minus obtusis, rigide coriaceis, nervo 
medio inferne in sulco prominente discrepat. 
Phialanthus oblongatus Urb. (spec. nov.). Arbor parva. Rami 
Juniores quadranguli, sub resina brevissime patenti-pilosi, internodiis 
ad ramos 1—1,5 cm., ad eorum apices et ad ramulos 2—3 mm. longis. 
Stipularum vagina er. 1 mm. longa, antice truncata. Folia er. 1 mm. 
longe petiolata, oblonga v. elliptico-oblonga, ad v. sub medio latissima, 
ad basin versus in petiolum angustata eumque marginantia, apice rotun- 
data, S—15 mm. longa, 3—6 mm. lata, nervo medio supra ad basin 
versus prominulo, caeterum in sulco levi vix conspicuo, lateralibus 
utrinque nullis, margine revoluta, supra vix nitentia, subtus pallidiora, 
rigide coriacea. Inflorescentiae axillares subsessiles 3-florae; involucrum 
2 mm. longum, inferne cupuliforme semiglobosum, superne in lobulos 2 
laterales anguste ovales cupula paullo longiores productum, dentibus 
nonnullis perbrevibus interjectis. Flores sessiles 4-meri. Calycis tubus 
anguste cylindraceus, inferne paullo attenuatus purpurascens; lobi sub 
anthesi latiuscule v. spathulato-lineares, apice obtusi, 1,5 mm. longi, 
0,6 mm. lati. Corolla 3,5 mm. longa, in ?/, long. coalita; tubus turbi- 
natus; lobi ovati obtusi. Stamina corollae supra basin affıxa, satis longe 
exserta; filamenta 4,8 mm. longa; antherae dorso in !/, alt. affixae ovales 
l mm. longae. Stylus 5 mm. longus, apice paullo incrassatus, in parte 
?/; superiore 2-striatus. — Lirio santana hembra Cub. 
Prov. Oriente prope Holguin ad EI Paraiso solo eruptivo in charras- 
cales, m. Aug. flor.: n. 7621. 
Obs. Habitu praecedenti affınis, sed foliis infra medium latissimis, 
apice latiore rotundatis, involucro pluries majore bilobato, staminibus fere 
duplo longioribus diversus. 
Phialanthus elliptieus Urb. (spec. nov.). Rami juniores quadran- 
guli, sub resina minute papilloso-pilosi, internodiis ramulorum 3—5 mm. 
longis. Stipularum vagina 1— 1,5 mm. longa, intra petiolos perpaullo ob- 
tusissime protracta. Folia 1—2 mm. longe petiolata, elliptica v. elliptico - 
oblonga, medio latissima, basi in petiolum angustata, apice obtusa, 
Urban, Symb, ant. IX 11 
