Plantae cubenses Ekman. II 271 
apicem evanescente, lateralibus utroque latere 6—9 supra leviter et 
latiuscule impressis sed ipsis vix v. non conspicuis, subtus crassiuscule 
prominentibus et tenuiter reticulato-conjunctis, margine minute crenu- 
lata, supra glauca subvesiculosa, subtus in sicco brunea, subcoriacea. 
Peduneculi axillares 6—12 mm. longi 0,3— 0,4 mm. crassi, supra basin 
bracteolas 2 lineari-filiformes 2—3 mm. longas gerentes, apice 1-flori. 
Calyeis tubus turbinatus; lobi anguste lineari-subulati 7— 9 mm. longi, 
supra basin 0,5 mm. lati. Corolla pallide flavo-viridis (ex Exm.), 15 mm. 
longa, bene bilabiata; tubus fere a basi sensim ampliatus, superne in 
statu compresso 6 mm. latus; lobi 2 posteriores breviter ovati antice 
rotundati margine integri 4 nım. longi tubo 3-plo breviores, lobi labii 
anterioris laterales semiorbieulares 3 mm. longi, 5 mm. lati, intermedius 
orbicularis 5 mm. diametro, omnes margine crenati. Stamina basi co- 
rollae imae affixa; filamenta filiformia 16 mm. longa glabra; antherae 
exsertae labio anteriori aequilongae, rectangulares, apice truncatae, 
1,5 mm. longae; staminodium 2,5 mm. longum, apice paullo incrassatum. 
Stylus satis longe exsertus usque 25 mm. longus brevissime pilosulus; 
stigmata accumbentia suborbieularia convexa. Capsulae turbinatae cras- 
siuscule 5-costatae, 5—6 mm. longae, superne 3,5 mm. crassae. Semina 
obscure brunea oblonga, latere altero v. utroque acuminata, 0,5 — 
0,6 mm. longa. 
Prov. Oriente in Sierra Maestra prope Firmeza in fruticetis er. 
750 m. alt., m. Nov. flor. et fruct.: n. 8741 (typus), ibidem prope Dai- 
quirf ad rupes 800—1000 m. m. Oct. flor.: n' 8090, ibidem supra Dai- 
quiri ad La Gran Piedra prope coloniam Florida in montibus cr. 850 m. 
alt., m. Jun. fruct.: n. 1598. 
Öbs. I. Specimen n. 8090 foliis lanceolatis gaudet, sed caeterum non 
recedit. 
Obs. II. Ex affinitate @. eubensis (Dene.) O. Ktze. et @. verrucosae 
(Dene.) O. Ktze., sed ab utraque optime diversa. 
Gesneria Lindmanii Urb. (spec. nov.). Verisimiliter perennans. 
Caules usque 5.cm. longi usque 2 mm. crassi, basibus petiolorum 
persistentibus tubereulati, apice rosulam foliorum gerentes. Folia sub- 
sessilia v. usque 5 mm. longe petiolata, obovata v. obovato-elliptica, 
inferne plus minus angustata, basi obtusa, antice rotundata, 6—9 cm- 
longa, 3—4 cm. lata, margine crenata v. serrata, nervo medio supra 
plus minus impresso, lateralibus utroque latere 6 —7 sub angulo 60— 
65° abeuntibus, utringue subaequaliter prominenti-reticulata, mem- 
branacea, supra in sieco obseure viridia, subtus leviter rubescentia. 
Pedunculi usque 2 em. longi, supra basin bibracteolati, 1-flori. Calycis 
tubus turbinatus; lobi triangulari-lanceolati acuti sub-5-nerves, 9 mm. 
longi, supra basin 3 mm. lati. Corolla 35 mm. longa pulcherrima in- 
