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95. Clidemia Biolleyaoa Cogn. (sp. nov.), (sect. 



Sag:raea). Ramis teretibus, junioribus petiolis 

 pedunculfs calycibusque densiuscule furfuraceo- 

 puberulis; foliis raajusculis, breviter petiolatis, 

 disparibus, late ovatis vel suborbicularibus, brevis- 

 sime obtuseque acuminatis, basi rotundatis vel 

 subcordalis, integerrimis, 7-9-nerviis, supra gla- 

 berrimis, subtus ad nervos nervulosque leviter 

 furfuraceis caeterisglabris; paniculis majusculis, 

 late pyramidatis, submultifloris; floribus minutis, 

 pedieellatis; calyee oblongo-urceolato, 8-eostato, 

 breviter aeuteque4-dentato; petalis angusteovatis, 

 apice subrotundatis. — Species praeeedentis 

 proxima. — Bois humides près de Carrillo, 

 vers, atlantiq. (Pilt. n. 2537). 



96. Bellacia Costaricensis Cogn. (sp. nov.), (sect. 



âzinanthera). — Rarnis acutiuseule tetragonis, 

 apice vix furfuraceo-puberulis caeieris glabris; 

 foliis amplis, ovato-ellipticis, 5-plinerviis, basi 

 acutis, apice breviter acuminatis, supra primum 

 puberulis demum glaberrimis, subtus brevissime 

 subsparseque pilosis; floribus 5-meris rarius 

 6-meris, in fasciculos 2-4-floros dispositis. 



Rami robusti, cinereo-fusci. Petiolus robustis- 

 simus, striatus, 2-3 cm. longus, Folia submem- 

 branacea, supra intense viridia, subtus cinerea, 

 2-3 dm. longa, 12-18 cm. lata, nervis nervulisque 

 subtus valde prominentibus. Pedicelli 1 1/2 cm. 

 longi. Calyx 2-2 1/2 cm. latus, lobis late triangu- 

 laribus, acutis, tubo paulo brevioribus. Petala 

 13-lS mm. longa. Stylus 1 1/2 cm. longus, 

 stigmate valde dilatato, profunde multisulcato, 



