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cially referred here by the monographist. Steudel, in the Flora, 
1844, p. 756, refers Hostmann’s n. 1043, to Byrsonima densa, 
but all the specimens I have seen belong, certainly, to the Spachea. 
Hostmann describes it as a tree with pink flowers. 
22. Bunchosia (Malacmæa) mollis, sp. n., foliis ovatis breviter 
acuminatis subtus ramulisque molliter villosis, calyce 8-glanduloso, 
ovario 3-loculari glabro, stylis distinctis.—Pirarara, British Guiana, 
Schomb. Lst Col. n. 742. 
Frutex 12-18-pedalis, ramis subscandentibus. Ramuli novelli 
dense villosi, adulti plus minus glabrati. Stipulæ minute intra villos 
petiolorum absconditæ. Petioli raro linea longiores, dense villosi. 
Folia 3-5 poll. longa, 14-8 poll. lata v. suprema minora, ex ovato 
rhomboidea, pleraque breviter acuminata, infra medium angustata, 
ima basi sæpius obtusa, molliter herbacea, novella utrinque dense 
villosa, adulta supra fere glabrata. Pili partium juniorum aurati. 
Racemi ad apices ramulorum axillarium diphyllorum solitarii, 
2—4-pollicares, flavo-villosi.  Bractez breves, villosee. . Pedunculi 
infra articulationem vix lineam longi, bibracteolati, bracteola una 
v. sæpius utraque glandulifera. Pedicelli circa 4 lin. longi. Flores 
magnitudine B. nitide v. paullo majores. Calycis glandulæ majus- 
cule, omnes distincte ; laciniæ membranaceæ, extus pilosulæ. 
Stamina, receptaculum et ovarium glaberrima. Styli a basi dis- = 
tincti, apice truncati et subcapitato-stigmatiferi. Fructus non — 
vidi, sed ovarium jam post anthesin auctum subglobosum est car- _ 
nosum et læve. oe e 
23. B. nitida, Rich.—A. Juss, Malp. p. 82.— Cayenne, 
Martin. S adim 
24. Lophopterys splendens, A. Juss. Malp. p. 100. — British 
Guiana, Rick. Schomb. n. 1536 (Guiana, Herb. Delessert). = 
Specimina florentia ad speciem a cl. Juss. adumbratam et in 
iconibus Lessertianis depictam pertinere videntur. Folia (pedalia), d 
inflorescentia, calyces 4-glandulosi, et ovarium optime conveniunt. 
Petala fere 6 lin. longa, longiuscule unguiculata, oblique orbicu- 
lari-ovata, margine leviter denticulata. Filamenta crassa, glabra, - 
apice attenuata. Anthere glabræ, inappendiculatæ, connectivo ; 
