530 Ion. URBAN 
angustata acuta, apice obtusiuscula v. obtusa, 4—7 cm. longa, 1,5—3 em. 
lata, nervo medio supra impresso, lateralibus utroque latere 8—11 sub 
angulo 60— 70° abeuntibus, supra parum impressis, subtus tenuiter 
prominentibus et tenuissime anastomosanti-conjunctis, margine angustis- 
sime recurva, glabra, domatiis subtus in angulis nervorum serobiculato- 
concaviusculis vix v. brevissime parceque pilosulis ornata, supra oli- 
vaceo-nigrescentia, subtus brunescentia, utrinque praesertim subtus 
nitentia, chartacea v. subpergamentacea. Inflorescentiae ad apicem ramo- 
rum ex axillis foliorum abeuntes, pedunculo 1—3 cm. longo compresso, 
superne dilatato sub apice 1—1,2 mm. lato, semper semel bifidae, 
ramis postremo 1—2 cm. longis usque 10-floris. Calyx 2 mm. longus, 
parce brevissimeque pilosus; tubus eylindraceus; limbus 0,6 mm. longus 
crenatus. Corolla flavida (evoluta non visa) dense albido-strigosa, veri- 
similiter non supra 7 mm. longa et medio 0,8 mm. crassa. Fructus 
juniores subeylindracei superne parum v. vix crassiores, basi truncata 
sessiles, 2-loculares. 
Prov. Oriente in Sierra del Cristal in manacales ad Rio Lebisa 
600 — 700 m. alt., m. Dec. flor.: n. 15880. 
Obs. Foliis longe petiolatis, subtus scrobiculato-domatiatis, inflores- 
centiis semper semel dichotomis, corollis strigoso-pilosis insignis. 
Machaonia subinermis Urb. (spec. nov.).. Frutex. Rami teretes, 
vetustiores grisei, laterales crebri plus minus elongati divaricati raro 
apice subspinescentes, novelli ad lineam sub foliorum interstitiis minu- 
tissime patenti-pilosuli. Stipulae minutae annuliformes antice truncatae 
er. 0,2 mm. longae. Folia 0,3—1 mm. longe petiolata, biformia, ramealia 
ovato-orbicularia v. subtriangularia basi rotundata v. vix in petiolum 
protracta, apice acuta v. breviter acuminata, 5—8 mm. longa, 4—7 mm. 
lata, nervo medio supra subimpresso, lateralibus utroque latere plerum- 
que 2 supra vix v. non conspicuis, subtus prominulis, axillaria conferta 
obovato-oblonga v. usque lineari-oblonga, inferne sensim angustata 
apice obtusa v. rotundata, 3—5 mm. longa, 1—3 mm. lata, chartacea. 
Inflorescentiae in apice ramulorum terminales laxiuscule capitatae usque 
8 mm. diametro; pedicelli nulli v. usque 0,5 mm. longi. Calycis tubus 
obovato-orbicularis minute pilosulus; lobi 4, tubo aequilongi anguste 
ovati apice obtusi 1,3 mm. longi. Corolla alba 3 mm. longa extrinsecus 
brevissime pilosula; tubus superne ampliatus intus pubescens; lobi tubo 
aequilongi ovati obtusi. Stamina ad angulos loborum corollae inserta, 
corolla breviora; antherae ovali-rectangulares. Stylus 1,4 mm. longus, 
in !/, superiore bifidus. Fructus obovatus v. breviter obovatus, basi 
rotundatus, areis lateralibus obscurioribus subimpressis minutissime 
patenti-pilosis, 3—3,5 mm. longus, 2,5 mm. superne latus. 
