SUR L.ES SIMAROUBKE8. 581 



longis, basi obliquis, seepius falcatis, minutissime v. grosse 

 crenatis, margine revoluto minute glanduliferis, impunc- 

 tatis; paniculae terminalis, vastee, pyramidalis, ramis ex- 

 tremis subcymosis ; floribus non magnis, pallide v. vivide 

 rubentibus, breviter pedicellatis ; bracteis, minutissimis, 

 lineari-subulatis. 



Sp. 1. Spatbelia simplex, L. sp. pi. ed. 2, vol. 1, p. 886 ; 

 Ker, in bot. reg. tab. 670. 



Sp. foliolis magnis, lineari-oblongis, falcatis, crenatis, subtus 

 petioloque communi obtuso trigono puberulis ; filamentis 

 stamirram appendiculatis. 



In montibus Jamaica, Purdie, in herb. Hook. 



2. Spathelia glabrescens, nov. sp. 



Glabrescens, foliolis magnis, lineari-oblongis, falcatis, basi 

 obtusis, minutissime crenulatis, petiolo communi angulato, 

 v. tereti filamentis staminum exappendiculatis ! 



Folia 2-3 ped. longa ; foliola seepius alterna, 2-3 poll, longa, 

 8-10 lin. lata, breviter petiolata, basi obtusa, apice in mu- 

 cronem latum glandulosum producta, margine tenui, vix 

 non revoluto, minute crenulato, glandulis resinosis, con- 

 spicue pellucidis, crenaturae singulae interjectis ; nervi late- 

 rales venecque utrinque tenues ,* pubes supra frondescentiam 

 vix nulla, versus ramos paniculee extremos et pedicellos, 

 rara, cinerascenti, pulverulenta. 



In montibus Jamaica, Dr. Distan, in herb. Hook. 



3. Spathelia vernicosa, nov. sp. 



Glaberrima, vernicoso-lucida ; foliolis parvis, oblongo-el- 

 lipticis, utrinque obtusis, crenato-serratis, petiolo com- 

 muni angustissime alato ; staminum filamentis appendicu- 

 latis. 



Species pulchra, distinctissima ; folia 1-1 i ped. longa, petiolo 

 non crasso, supra sulcato et inter foliola angustissime mar- 

 ginato; foliola 15-18 lin. longa, 4-5 lin. lata, supra nitida, 

 avenia, subtus pallidiora ; panicula vasta, subresinoso-ver- 

 nicosa ; flores laetissime rubri ; laciniae calycinee valvatee. 



In insula Cuba, Linden, coll. ann. 1843-1844, n. 1943. 



