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blades coriaceous, obovate, rhombic-obovate or somewhat cuneate, 

 3-7 cm. long, rounded at the apex, smooth, glabrous, and shining 

 above, closely tawny-pubescent beneath when young with the 

 hairs fading or deciduous in age, acuminate at the base, short- 

 petioled: flowers not seen: fruit large, apparently about 1.5 in 

 diameter. 



Between Cape San Antonio and Morro de Piedras, Pinar del 

 Rio, Cuba, April 13, 1924, (Roig 3256, type, and 3257.) 



The specimens indicate, by the leaves, a relationship between 

 this species and Bumelia loranthifolia; the fruit of B. Roigii, 

 however, is much larger than any heretofore found in the former 

 species. 



Maba Leonis Britton & Wilson, sp. no v. 



A shrub with grayish brown strigose-pubescent twigs. Leaves 

 elliptic to oval, occasionally somewhat ovate, 1.5-3.5 cm - l n g> 

 0.8-2.2 cm. broad, spinulose-apiculate at the apex, rounded or 

 obtuse at the base, finely reticulate veined on both surfaces, 

 pubescent beneath with appressed hairs or glabrous; petioles 

 2-2.5 rnm. long; young fruiting calyx lobes suborbicular, 6-7 

 mm. broad, densely strigose pubescent on the back; ovary stri- 

 gose-pubescent. 



Thickets near Cojimar, Havana, Cuba (Brother Leon 6269, 

 type; 5609). Related to Maba Grisebachii Hiern, of Cuba, from 

 which it differs in its elliptic or oval leaves which are finely 

 reticulate-veined. 



Necbracea angustifolia Britton, sp. nov. 



A shrub or small tree, with slender branches, the leafy twigs 

 densely short-pilose. Leaves linear-oblong, subchartaceous, 

 4-7 cm. long, 8-10 mm. wide, densely tomentose, the venation 

 rather prominent beneath, the apex obtuse, the base narrowed, 

 the petioles 2-3 mm. long; inflorescence few-flowered, peduncled, 

 shorter than the leaves, pilose; calyx-segments lanceolate, acu- 

 minate, pilose, about 3 mm. long; corolla purplish, about 1 cm. 

 long. 



Rocky soil between Santa Cruz and Los Coyuelos, Pinar del 

 Rio, Cuba (Roig 3227). In general appearance this plant is 

 similar to Neobracea bahamensis Britton, of Cuba and the 

 Bahamas, but differs in its much smaller corolla and narrower 

 leaves. 



Tournefortia Roigii Britton, sp. nov. 



Shrubby, the twigs and inflorescence sparingly pubescent 

 with short white appressed hairs. Leaves oblong to oblong- 



