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3. Peecilochroma guttata (n. sp.): suffruticosa, ramulis angu- 
loso-striatis, subverruculosis, omnino glabris: foliis solitariis, 
rarius geminis, obovatis, apice breviter et repente attenuatis, imo 
subcuneatis, crasso-coriaceis, utrinque (etiam junioribus) glaberri- 
mis, et eveniis, supra lucido-viridibus; subtus luteo-pallidis, mar- 
gine revolutis, breviter petiolatis: floribus 8-9 ad apicem ramo- 
rum fasciculato-aggregatis, nutantibus, pedunculis unifloris, apice 
incrassatis, flore paulo longioribus, calyce glabro, corolla speciosa, 
campanulata, limbo sinuato-5-angulato, extus pulverulento-tomen- 
tosa, intus subglabra, punctis purpureis maculata, et imo pubes- 
cente, ovario tomentoso.—Peruvia. v. 8. in herb. meo. (Mathews, 
No. 1151. sub nomine Saracha punctata, R. & P.) 
Judging from the details and figure in the Flora Peruviana, this 
plant is certainly specifically distinct from the first described 
species to which Mathews referred it: The spots in the corolla 
are not distinguishable in the dried state, and they are probably 
more or less common to all the species of this genus: its leaves 
are small, fleshy, with a total absence of all pubescence, and of 
any apparent venation, are more ovate, much smaller, with a 
comparatively longer petiole than in P. punctata; in fact, they 
more resemble those of the genus Lycioplesium : in the specimen 
I possess, they measure one inch and five-eighths in length, and 
seven-eighths of an inch in breadth, with a petiole one inch and a 
quarter long; they are thick, fleshy, polished above, below of a 
pale greenish colour, with a prominent reddish mid-rib, and about 
five pairs of spreading, slightly promiment nerves. The pedun- 
cles are nearly one inch long, and nodding, being much thickened 
towards the apex: the corolla is of the same length, and seven- 
eighths of an inch in diameter across the mouth; it is less cam- 
panulate below, and the lobes of its border more acute, with a 
rounder intervening sinus than in P. punctatus; the margin is 
ciliately tomentose, outside it is covered with short, yellowish 
tomentum, inside it is nearly smooth, except towards the base, 
where it is very pubescent; the calyx is quite glabrous, with 
roundish, unequal, and membranaceous lobes, five longitudinal 
nerves, one in the middle of each lobe, terminating im as many 
