Plantae cubenses Ekman, III 411 
plus minus manifeste denticulata v. subundulata, utrinqgue punctis orbi- 
cularibus prominulis non pellucidis notata, supra glabra nitidula in 
sicco nigrescentia, subtus flavo-brunescentia minute bruneo-pilosa, tenuiter 
chartacea. Inflorescentiae terminales, cum pedunculo 5—8 cm. longo 
usque 20 cm. longae, minute pilosulae panniculatae v. apice corym- 
bosae; bracteae membranaceae lanceolatae v. sublineares, inferiores 
bruneo-punctatae, 6—1 mm. longae; pedicelli 6—10 mm. longi. Flores 
5-meri. Sepala ovata acuminata 1,7 mm. longa bruneo-punctata. Corolla 
3 mm. longa, basi ima coalita; lobi ovati apice acuti bruneo-punctati 
chartacei. Stamina petalis dimidio breviora; filamenta basi corollae 
adnata 1 mm. longa; antherae dorso in !/, alt. affixae, ovatae, apice 
obtusae vix apiculatae 1,2 mm. longae, non punctatae, longitrorsum 
usque ad basin dehiscentes. Stylus 1,5 mm. longus, superne attenuatus; 
stigma punctiforme. Ovarium in stylam contractum ovato-globulosum 
glabrum; ovula cr. 8. 
Prov. Oriente in Sierra Maestra in jugo montis inter Rio Oro et 
Rio Yao cr. 800 m. alt., m. Majo flor.: n. 7069, ibidem inter Rio Yara 
et Rio Palmamocha er. 1300 m. alt., m. Jul. flor.: n. 14458. 
Obs. Affinis A. multiflorae Griseb. (ex eadem insula), quae ramis 
glabris, foliis subsessilibus oblongis, apice obtusissimis v. rotundatis, mar- 
gine integerrimis subcoriaceis, nervis lateralibus non v. vix conspicuis, 
sepalis triangularibus cr. 0,7 mm. longis optime diversa est. A. angustata 
Urb. (ex Hispaniola) praeter alias notas sepalis antice obtusissimis v. rotun- 
datis facile discernenda est. 
Ardisia mogotensis Urb. (spec. nov.). Frutex. Rami hornotini 
plicato-striati v. angulati, pilis minutissimis patentibus obsiti v. glabri, 
vetustiores eicatricibus petiolorum delapsorum semiorbicularibus notati, 
‚Internodiis 3—8 mm. longis. Fulia 3—10 mm. longe petiolata, obovato- 
elliptica v. obovato-oblonga, raroovalia, in '/,—®/, longitudinis latis- 
sima, inferne sensim angustata et petiolum anguste marginantia, apice 
obtusa v. rarius rotundata, nervo medio supra vix prominulo et anguste 
sulcato, ad apicem evanescente, subtus inferne crassiuscule prominente 
superne sensim attenuato, lateralibus utrinque nullis v. tenuiter promi- 
nulis, margine integra, punctis non pellueidis plus minus prominulis 
notata, subtus parum pallidiora, pergamacea v. coriacea. Inflorescentiae 
terminales vix pedunculatae panniculatae v. subcorymbosae multiflorae 
5—6 cm. longae glabrae; bracteae primariae ovato-oblongae er. 5 mm. 
longae valde deciduae, superiores ovatae obtusae 3—1 mm. longae, flores 
Juveniles semiobtegentes; pedicelli usque 1 mm. longi v. subnulli. Flores 
5-meri viridi-brunei. Sepala basi connata, in aestivatione margine 
parum imbricata, ovata obtusa dorso bruneo-punctata, margine breviter 
et dense ciliata paullo inaequimagna 1,7—2 mm. longa. Corolla 7 mm, 
