Plantae eubenses Ekman. IV 515 
plus minus impresso, superne prominulo, lateralibus utroque latere 
4—5 sub angulo 60— 70° abeuntibus, utrinque prominentibus, supra 
manifeste et prominenter, subtus obsoletius v. parum reticulatis 
1,5—3 mm. ante marginem arcuato-conjunctis, supra olivacea nitida 
glabra, subtus brunescentia et ad nervos interdum brevissime ad- 
presseque pilosa, margine plana, coriacea. Inflorescentiae axillares 
1-florae; pedunculi 10—15 mm. longi vix 0,4 mm. cerassi minute pilo- 
suli, ad medium bracteolas binas lineares 0,5—2 mm. longas, inter- 
dum sub calyce par secundum gerentes. Calyx brevissime et adpresse 
pilosulus, pilis elongatis patentibus glanduliferis pareis interdum ad- 
jeetis; tubus globulosus; lobi 4—6, spathulato-lineares, apice obtusi, 
cr. 2 mm. longi, superne 0,4—1 mm. lati. Corolla non plane evoluta, 
in hoc statu 11 mm. longa; tubus a basi ad apicem ampliatus, superne 
2 mm. latus, breviter et dense pilosus, pilis sursum versis, superioribus 
multo minoribus. Capsulae globulosae 5 mm. diametro, loculicide de- 
hiscentes. Semina rhomboidea v. oblonga et subcurvata non alata, 
utringue plus minus apiculato-producta brunea reticulato-striata 1— 
1,5 mm. longa. 
Prov. Santa Clara in Lomas del Banao in montibus inter El Pu- 
rial et Los Guineos locis saxosis er. 850 m. alt., m. Jan. flor. et fruct.: 
n. 16240. 
Obs. Affinis R. pachyphyllae Krug et Urb., quae foliis brevius petio- 
latis ovalibus v. ellipticis, margine recurvatis v. revolutis, cerasse et rigide 
coriaceis, corollae tubo glabro et aliis notis omnino diversa est, et R. vaceinii 
foliae Britton, quae ex descriptione ramis hornotinis dense adpresseque 
pubescentibus, foliis oblongis 6—12 mm. longis, basi acutis, capsulis pubes- 
centibus discrepat. 
Rondeletia lythroides Urb. (spec. nov.). Verisimiliter fruticosa. 
Rami ramulique striete erecti, juniores pilis patulis villosuli, teretes in 
sicco plicato-striati. Stipulae triangulares obtusiusculae er. 3 mm. longae. 
Folia subsessilia v. usque 1 mm. longe petiolata, lanceolata v. oblongo- 
lanceolata, basi obtusa, apice acuta v. obtusiuscula, 2—4 cm. longa, 
0,6—1 cm. lata v. ad ramulos minora, nervo medio leviter impresso v. 
superne prominulo, lateralibus utroque latere 4—6 utrinque prominulis, 
supra ad marginem versus evanescentibus, subtus arcuato-conjunctis 
et anastomosantibus, margine angustissime recurva et saepius specie 
undulato-crenulata, supra glabra obscure viridia, subtus laete viridia 
ad nervos plus minus pilosa, chartacea.. Flores in apice ramorum 
atque ramulorum 1—3 cymosi v. cineinnosi, prophylla sub flor. later. 
sublinearia v. oblongo-linearia 2—3 mm. longa; pedicelli ultra pro- 
phylla er. 5 mm. longi. Calyeis tubus obovato-globulosus breviter 
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