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flower 2 em. across, the sepals were more oblong and the stipes of the andreecium much 
longer; it was collected at Camp VIa, at 2900 ft. 
BEGONIA ($ DIPLOCLINIUM) FRUTICELLA, Ridl., sp. nov. 
Suffrutex ramosus, altus, ramis gracilibus rufo-barbatis. Folia opposita et sepius 
alterna, oblonga, lanceolata, acuminata, basi valde ingequalia et rotundata, irregu- 
lariter biserrata, superne pilis crispis rufis tecta, 6-9 em. longa. 2-4 cm. lata, 
subtus parce hirta nervis dense rufo-barbatis exceptis, petiolis hirtis 5 mm. longis. 
Stipule oblonge, abrupte caudatze cauda lamine æquilonga, 1 cm. longz, carina. 
pilis longis munita. Racemus brevissimus, terminalis, bracteis lanceolatis abrupte 
cuspidatis hirtis 1 cm. longis pluribus. Flores masculi pauci, pedicellis hirtis 
bracteas equantibus. Sepala 2, oblonga, ovata, ad basin angustata, apice rotundata, 
extus parce hirta, 8-10 mm. longa, 3-8 mm. lata, alba. Andrecium elongatum, 
stipite distincto, antheris circiter 22 parvis ellipticis obtusis haud appendiculatis 
fere ad bases dehiscentibus. Flores fæminei non visi. Capsule 2 e fasciculo 
quoque bractearum ortæ, in pedicellis glabris 2 em. longis nutantes, trialatze, alis 
insqualibus 2 brevioribus oblongis ovatis obtusis 4 mm. longis, una latiore et 
longiore 2 cm. longa et ad basin 1 em. lata versus apicem attenuata hirta. 
Camps I to III, VI?, and VII to VIII, 500 to 4900 ft. 
Remarkable for its shrubby habit, the slender stems and branches being woody. The 
inflorescence is curious in consisting of a sessile tuft of bracts, from which appear two 
female and one or two male flowers. In the specimens from Camp VII the male flowers 
are larger and the fruit is hairy all over. | 
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BEGONIA ALBOBRACTEATA, Ridl., sp. nov. | | 
Herba ultra 17 cm. longa, caule superne hirto. Folia glabra, ovata, acuta, paulisper 
ad basin angustata, integra subtus pallidiora, 8 em. longa, 5 cm. lata, nervis later- 
alibus utrinque 3-4, petiolis 5 mm. longis hirtis, pilis crispatis longiusculis. Stipule 
oblongo-lanceolate, cuspidate, glabre, 1 cm. longe, basi vaginantes. Racemus 
subterminalis vel lateralis, floribus pluribus vel 2-3, pedunculo 1 em. longo, pedicellis 
wquilongis. Bractee oblonge vel lanceolate, cuspidate, glabre, 1 em. longs, 
4 mm. late. Flores masculi primo bracteis 2 ovatis acuminatis albis 2 em. longis | 
l em. latis involuti, bracteis mox deciduis. Sepala 2, orbicularia, glabra, alba, 1 em. 
longa et lata. Andrecium globosum, sessile, antheris oblongis subretusis ad apicem 
breviter dehiscentibus. Flores feminei et capsula non visi. 
Camps 1 to III, 500 to 2500 ft. 
BEGONIA ($ SPHENANTHERA) AXILLIPARA, Ridl., Sp. nov. | 
Herba glabra, 45 cm. vel ultra alta, caule 5 mm. crasso superne ramoso. Folia 
a remota, ovata, acuminata, basi rotundata et inzequalia, parce denticulata 9 cm. 
o longa, 5 em. lata, nervis utrinque 4-5, petiolis gracilibus 7 mm. longis. Stipule | 
d oblongze, caducee. Racemi breves, axillares, bracteis oblongis truncatis vel. 
| Obtusis albis 5 mm. longis tecti. Flores masculi pedicellis gracilibus 1 em. 
