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cloud forest on top, alt. 1500-2000 m., Nov. 8, 1939, Julian A. Steyermark 31484 (F, US), 
shrub 20 ft. tall, fruit wine red. JaLAPA: between Miramundo and summit of Montafia Mira- 
mundo, between Jalapa and Mataquescuintla, 6 miles south of Miramundo, cloud forest at 
Soledad, alt. 2000-2500 m., Dec. 5, 1939, Julian A. Steyermark 32651 (F), shrub 15 ft. tall, 
“mora pava.”’ JuTIAPA: Volcan Suchitan, northwest of Asuncion Mita, cloud forest, alt. 600- 
2050 m., Nov. 18, 1939, Julian A. Steyermark 31961 (F), shrub 8-10 ft. tall, berries red. Za- 
caPA: forested slopes, near summit of Sierra de las Minas, near Finca Alejandria, alt. 2000 m., 
Oct. 12, 1939, Julian A. Steyermark 29800 (F), shrub, fruits salmon. 
HONDURAS.—Comayagua: 6 km. north of Siguatepeque, top of hill. alt. 1300 m., Aug. 4, 
1936, T. G. Yuncker, R. F. Dawson & H.R. Youse 6314 (F, G, GH, MICH, MO, §, US), small 
tree, 12-15 ft. tall, 2-3 in. diam.; Cordillera Montecillos, bosque pino-liquidambar, alt. 1500 
m., May 25, 1956, Antonio Molina R. 7228 (F), fls. rosadas, arbusto 4 m. Ex Paratso: Giiinope, 
alt. 1430 m., Dec. 1943, Juvenal Valerio Rodriguez 1789 (F). Inresuca: region entre las Pilas 
y camino Yamaranguila, bosque pino-roble, alt. 1800 m., Apr. 6, 1956, Antonio Molina R. 
6268 (F), fls. rosadas, arbusto 1-2 m.; Quebrada del Pelon de Guise, alt. 1600 m., Apr. 9, 1956, 
Antonio Molina R. 6395 (F), fis. rosadas, arbol 3-5 m.; bosque denso de Montafia Opalaca, 8 
kms. de La Esperanza, alt. 2000 m., Apr. 7, 1957, Antonio Molina R. 7880 (F), fils. rosadas, 
arbol 4-5 m., frecuente. Morazan: Mt. Uyuca, alt. 1238 m., Sept. 9, 1943, Juvenal Valerio 
Rodriguez 774 (F); Mt. Uyuea, cloud forest, alt. 1700-2000 m., 1946-1947, Louis O. Williams 
& Antonio Molina R. 10012 (F), 10377 (F), 10384 (F, GH, US), 11084 (A, F, MICH, MO), 
11085 (F), 12086 (F, GH), 12144 (MICH, MO), 12618 (F, GH, MO, UC, US); Mt. Uyuca, 
drainage of the Rio Yeguare, about Long. 87° W, Lat. 14° N, cloud forest, alt. 6300 ft., June 
16, 1948, S. F. Glassman 1616 (F, type; NY, isotype), small tree, flowers pink; San Juancito, 
cloud forest area in mountains southwest, alt. 2000 m., May 21, 1947, Louis O. Williams & 
Antonio Molina R. 12748 (BM, F, GH), 12776 (F, GH), shrub 3-4 m., fls. pinkish; FE. D. 
Merrill, Louis O. Williams & Antonio Molina R. 15649 (F); Mt. Uyuca, Antonio Molina R. 
202 (F, GH, US), Paul C. Standley, Lowis O. Williams & Antonio Molina R. 8016 (F); San 
Juancito, cloud forest, alt. 6000 ft., June 19, 1948 S. F. Glassman 1686 (F), small tree, fis. 
pink; Cerro de Uyuca, La Labranza and vicinity, along trail to summit, 1600-1800 m., July 2, 
1949, Paul C. Standley 20697 (F), 28273 (F); Cordillera de Misoco o Volcan de Guiamaca, 
cloud forest, alt. 2500 m., June 15, 1950, Antonio Molina R. 3160 (BM, F, GH, US), tree 6 m., 
common; Montana La Tigra, San Juancito mountains, about 15 km. ne. of Tegucigalpa, 
cloud forest, alt. 2000-2200 m., Dec. 30, 1962, Louis O. Williams, Antonio Molina R. & Terua 
P. Williams 23275 (F, G, LL), tree 6-7 m., diam. 15 cm., fruits red. SanTA BARBARA: forested 
ridge south side of Montafia Santa Barbara, alt. 2350 m., Apr. 7, 1951, Paul H. Allen, Robert 
Armour & Alphonse Chable 6122 (F), shrub 6 ft., fls. pale pink. 
NICARAGUA.—Maraaa tra: cloud forest area near “Jinotega Rock Quarry,” 5 km. north 
of Sta. Maria de Ostuma, Cordillera Central de Nicaragua between Matagalpa and Jinotega, 
alt. 1500 m., Jan. 8-15, 1963, Louis O. Williams, Antonio Molina R. & Terua P. Williams 
23377 (F, G, LL), tree 10 m. tall. 
P. vulgata is a common species with no outstanding characteristics. 
56. PARATHESIS MACRANTHA Lundell, Contr. Univ. Mich. Herb. 7: 42. 1942. 
Fig. 54. 
Shrub, branchlets rather stout, at first minutely tomentulose with scarcely 
discernible closely appressed mostly stellate indument, the terminal leaf buds 
minutely appressed tomentose; leaves with petioles up to 1.7 em. long; leaf 
blades elliptic or oblanceolate-elliptic, 6-12 em. long, 2.6—5 em. wide, apex 
subabruptly acuminate, base acute or acuminate, decurrent, subentire, costa 
and veins slightly impressed above, slender but conspicuous beneath, at first 
minutely and sparsely stellate-lepidote on lower surface, glabrescent; inflores- 
cences axillary, paniculate, the panicles 1- or 2-branched, up to 12 cm. long, 
