Plantae cubenses Ekman. III 417 
Obs. II. A D. salieifolia (L.) A. DC. foliis obtusis, floribus in axillis 
1 —.parcis ratione longe pedicellatis diversa. 
Bumelia revoluta Urb. (spec. nov.).. Frutex v. arbor parva 
inermis. Rami hornotini teretes pilis dibrachiatis brevissimis adpressis 
obscure ferrugineis posterius pallescentibus obtecti, vetustiores grisei 
non lenticellosi, internodiis 0,2—1 em. longis. Stipulae nullae. Folia 
alterna, petiolis 1,5—2,5 mm. longis subteretibus er. 0,5 mm. crassis 
suffulta, obtriangularia v. obovata v. obovato-oblonga v. oblonga v. ob- 
longo-linearia, basi acuta v. obtusiuscula, a basi fere ad apicem sensim 
dilatata v. subaequilata, apice rotundata v. subtruncata, 1—2,3 cm. longa, 
superne 2—5 mm. lata, nervo medio supra inferne v. ad basin versus 
perpaullum impresso, caeterum non conspicuo, subtus prominente, late- 
ralibus utringue nullis, margine plus minus revoluta ideoque supra 
convexa subtus concava, supra pilis satis pareis pallidis difficile con- 
spicuis obsita v. glabrescentia, subtus indumento ferrugineo-brunescente 
e pilis dibrachiatis conflato brevi dense vestita, rigide et crasse coriacea. 
Flores in axillis solitarii raro bini, 5-meri, pedicellis 2,5—4 mm. longis. 
Sepala quincuncialiter valde imbricata, 2,5 — 2,7 mm. longa, dorso ad- 
presse ferrugineo-pilosa, exteriora ovata obtusiuscula coriacea, interiora 
tenuiora ad marginem versus membranacea breviter ovata v. breviter 
ovalia. Corolla 3 mm. longa glabra; tubus breviter eylindraceus; lobi 
5 tubo aequilongi ovato-orbiculares antice inaequaliter denticulati, cae- 
terum integri. Stamina 5 tubi apici inserta; filamenta 0,6 mm. longa 
filiformia; antherae ovato-triangulares extrorsae versatiles manifeste 
apiculatae; staminodia apice tubi affıxa, lobis similia et aequilonga v. 
paullo breviora, ovata v. oblonga apice subintegra v. lacero-dentata v. 
interdum incisa. Ovarium breviter ovatum apice in stylum superne 
glabrum sensim attenuatum adpresse pilosum, 5-loculare; ovula in quoque 
loculo solitaria angulo interiori supra basin affixa; stigma obsoletum. 
Prov. Oriente in Sierra de Nipe prope Woodfred in fruticetis 
carrascales cr. 500 m., m. Sept. flor.: n. 15261 (typus), prope Baracoa 
ad Maravi in pinetis litoralibus ster.: n. 4034, inter Piedra Gorda et 
Woodfred in formatione serpentina 400—500 m. ster.: Shafer n. 3181. 
Obs. Ob lobos corollinos lateraliter integros exappendiculatos ad sub- 
genus Bumeliopsis pertinet, de cujus valore generico fructus seminaque 
ignota dijudicabunt. 
Chrysophylium argenteum Jacq. var. sphaeroearpum Urb. 
(var. nov.). Arbor. Fructus globosi v. sphaeroidei er. 10 mm. diametro. 
— Macanäbu v. Caimito de Cartagena Cub. 
Prov. Oriente prope Baracoa in collibus, m. Jan. fruct.: n. 4142, 4154. 
Obs. Quoad folia omnino non a typo — fructibus ovalibus 
v. oblongis gaudente diversum. 97 
Urban, Symb. ant. IX 
