— P. elliptica Nutt. Leaves rather thin, d 
tical and obtuse at both ends or oval and rounded Pe Ore 
rotund, 5-4 om. long, 2-5 cm. wide, borne on petioles 1-3 am. long pe 
memgime very obscurely crenulate; flowers whitish, each subtended by a 
lanceolate bract 2.5-3 mm. long; Suymumim racemes 5-6 cm. long, the peduncl 
15-20 om. long, slender, bearing a bract near the middle; calyx lobes trikes: 
gular, scarcely 2 mm. long; the petals veined, oval, 5-6 mm. long, sube ae 
anthers 2.5 mme long, the filaments 3 mm. long; style deflexed 6 i np ‘ig 
pedicels slender, 4-5 mm. long in flower; fruit not seen. ‘ Bias 
Seen only in rocks and swempy ground near head of U 
Epling 7158. ae ane es 
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