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staminodia slightly longer than tlie anthers, ligulate, fimbriate at the 

 apex; seed 1.2 mm. long, dark reddish brown, lustrous. 



Type collected along the seashore of Little Tobago Island, July 26, 

 1914, by Mr. W. E. Broadway, No. 4902 (U. S. Nat. Herb. no. 694,628). 



The proposed species is a member of that group separated by Martins 

 as the genus Mogiphanes, characterized by the sulcate pedicels of the 

 flowers. In most of the species of Achyranth.es the flowers are nearly or 

 quite sessile. All the other members of the subgenus Mogiphanes have 

 larger flowers, usually 5 mm. long. The leaves of Achyranthes ingrarniana 

 are characteristic, because of their small size and great breadth. They 

 appear to have been decidedly succulent when growing, but when dry 

 they are very soft and perfectly translucent. 



