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notati, internodiis 4—6 cm. longis superne plus minus compressis in- 
ferne teretibus. Folia petiolis 3—5 cm. longis supra subplanis v. leviter 
canaliculatis 1,3—1,7 mm. latis in sicco bruneis crebro et minute lepi- 
dotis suffulta; foliola solitaria, ovata, basi plus minus cordata, antice 
brevissime et obtuse acuminata, 5,5—10 em. longa, 4—7,5 cm. lata, 
5— 7-plinervia, nervo medio supra in sulco prominente, lateralibus 
utroque latere 4—6, inferioribus 2—3 e basi folii, caeteris sub angulo’ 
35—50° e medio abeuntibus, omnibus supra plus minus impressis, 
subtus bene prominentibus, bruneo-purpureis et reticulato-anastomo- 
santibus, margine integra v. raro inferne lobulo solitario triangulari 
instructa, supra minute v. obsolete reticulata et lepidoto-punctata oli- 
vacea vix nitidula, subtus ad nervos subparce, in facie lepidibus nume- 
rosissimis *arctissimis obsita griseo-albescentia, ad basin parce impresso- 
punctata, coriacea. Flores fructusque ignoti. 
Prov. Oriente prope Baracoa ad sinum Baracoa in rupibus cal- 
careis: n. 3574 (typus). 
Obs. I. Species foliis miro modo variabilis videtur. Sine dubio huc 
pertinent specimina, quae in eodem ramo partim folia supra descripta 3- v. 
5-plinervia integra v. uniloba v. basi praeterea foliolum subsessile gerentia 
v. folia trifoliolata, foliolis lateralibus subsessilibus, terminali 4 mm. longe 
petiolulato, omnibus basi rotundatis penninervibus, praebent. — Prope Baracoa 
in rupibus calcareis sterilis: n. 4173. 
Alterum specimen adest, quod in eodem ramo folia tria simplicia, 
unicum foliolo basali solitario auctum, caetera omnia 3-foliolata, foliolo ter- 
minali 6—12 mm. petiolulato, lateralibus basi valde inaequali sessilibus, 
omnibus pinnatinervibus offerunt. — Prope Baracoa ad sinum Baracoa in 
rupibus calcareis sterilis: n. 3574. 
Speciminum binorum alterum folia 3-foliolata, foliolo terminali 9 mm., 
lateralibus basi truncata subobligqua 2 mm. longe petiolulatis, omnibus penni- 
nervibus, alterum folia 5-foliolata foliolis 7”—20 mm. longe petiolulatis, 
superioribus elliptieis usque 14 em. longis et 6 cm. latis er. 10-nervibus, 
infimis 2 ovatis 4,5—6,5 cm. longis, 2,5 —4 cm. latis er. 7-nervibus, omnibus 
basi rotundatis v. subtruncatis pinnatinervibus, inflorescentiam paucifloram, 
calycem cylindraceum nigrum dense lepidotum 11 mm. longum habent. — 
Prope Baracoa ad Finca Playuela in litoralibus: n. 4469. ie 
Obs. II. An ex affinitate T. pinetorum Britton? L 
Tabebuia litoralis Urb. (spec. nov.). Frutex. Rami juniores parce 
lepidoti, caeterum glabri, vetustiores in sicco plicato-striati grisei lenti- 
cellis ovali-orbieularibus obsiti, internodiis 1,5—3 cm. longis. Folia 
petiolis 7—18 mm. longis subteretibus supra sulcatis 1,2—1,5 mm. crassis 
sicut petioluli bruneo-nigrescentibus suffulta; foliola semper 3, petio- 
lulo intermedio 6— 12 mm., lateralibus 2—3 mm. longis, oblonga, ob- 
longo-lanceolata, raro obovato-oblonga, aequilata v. inferne v. superne 
latiora, intermedium basi rotundata v. subtruncata in petiolum con- 
