LUNDELL: THE GENUS PARATHESIS 17 
36. Anthers 1.5-1.8 mm. long, orange or 
black-punctate dorsally; ovary 
glabrous or sparsely hairy apically, 
style sparsely hairy at base (Chi- 
oe) Sees 34. P. lanceolata. 
33. Flowers 4-6.5 mm. long at anthesis; stamens 
2.5-4.5 mm. long. 
37. Filaments subequaling anthers, 2 mm. long; 
flowers in mostly 1- to 5-flowered umbels; 
ovules 8 or 9 (Venesuela).... 0... 
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37. Filaments much shorter than anthers; flowers 
corymbose or  subracemose-corymbose; 
ovules 4-8. 
38. Anthers 3-3.7 mm. long; stamens 3.5-4.5 
mm. long. 
39. Leaves subcoriaceous, rugulose above, 
costal zone loosely stellate-pubes- 
cent; sepals 1.2-1.8 mm. long; 
pedicels 4-7 mm. long (Honduras, 
Nicaragua) .36. P. hondurensis. 
39. Leaves thin, veins plane above, 
pubescence of costal zone closely 
appressed; sepals 1.6-2 mm. long; 
pedicels 5-9 mm. long (Jalisco, 
Nayarit). ..37. P. ferruginea. 
38. Anthers 1.5-2.4 mm. long; stamens 2.5— 
3.5 mm. long. 
40. Petals up to 7 mm. long; sepals 
1.5-2 mm. long; dorsal punctate 
area of anthers very small; leaves 
oblong-elliptic (Jalisco)........... 
a ee 38. P. rosea. 
40. Petals 4—5.5 mm. long; sepals 0.8-1.6 
mm. long; dorsal punctate area of 
anthers large, conspicuous; leaves 
usually widest above the middle. 
41. Sepals minute, 0.8-1 mm. long 
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GB a 39. P. reticulata. 
41. Sepals 1—1.6 mm. long. 
42. Leaves pellucid-punctate. 
43. Leaf blades broadly obo- 
vate or oblong-elliptic, 
up to 8 cm. wide, 
abruptly acuminate, 
sinuate (Colombia)... 
..40. P. reticulata var. 
stnuata. 
