64 MR. H. N. EIDLET ON PLANTS 



for species of Lecythis by Martius ; as it is neither spelt nor pronounced in the same way 

 as 'Qoex\tx,^&'?> Escliiceileria, I see no reason why this latter now well-known generic name 

 should he suppressed. 



V" SCHEFFLERA MONTICOLA, Pddl., sp. nOV. 



Caulis pallidus. Foliorum petioli 3'5 cm. longi; petioluli 1 cm. longi, breviores ; 

 foliola 4-5 insequaliter ohovata, rotundata, basi angustata apice lata cum 

 cuspidibus brevibus obtusis 4 cm. longa, adulta glabra, juvenilia dense hirta 

 2"5 cm. lata, coriacea, lateralibus minoribas nervis 5 paribus intra margines 

 anastomosantibus. Stipulce lanceolatoe, acuminatte, obtusoe, basi hirtfe, 5 mm. 

 longge. Tanicnla erecta, simplex, 8-17 cm. alta, rachi pedicellisque pilis stellatis 

 tectis. Pedunculua 2 cm. longus. TJmhellce 16-flone, pedicellis ].-2 cm. longis, 

 fioribus 4-5 mm. longis pilis furfuraceis tectis. Bractece lanceolatae, acuminatse, 

 hirtse. Calycis tubus obconicus, margine obscure 5-lobus. Petala 4, 2 mm. longa, 

 ohlonga, apicibus inflexis. Stamina 4, filamentis elongatis, antheris ellipticis 

 latiusculis. Stylus elongatus, dimidio filamenti sequilongus, crassiusculus. Stigma 

 capitatum, pubescens. Bacca obovoidea, quinquangulata, versus basin angustata, 

 5-locularis. 



Camps X to XI, 6700 to 8300 ft. 



Var. LANCEOLATA, Ridl., var. nov. 



Toliola 4, oblanceolata, ohlonga, versus basin angustata et obtusa, apice paullo 

 angustata, 4-8 cm. longa, 1"5 cm. lata, sicca fusca, nervis crassioribus et cum 

 reticulationibus elevatis, petiolis 2 cm. longis, petiolulis 1 cm. longis vel 

 brevioribus. 

 Camps XI to XIII, 8300 to 10,500 ft. 



There are but two specimens of this species, which differ very much in the form of 

 the leaf, but otherwise are identical. 



The species seems most nearly allied to ^S*. triste (King). 



SCHEFFLERA PORPHTEANTHEEA, E.idl., sp. nOV. 



Folia majuscula, 6-7-foliolata, glabra ; foliola teniiitor coriacea, elliptica, breviter 

 obtuse cuspidata, basi rotundata in petiolulis canaliculatis decurrentia, 12 cm. 

 longa, 5 cm. lata, in margine incrassata, nervis primariis tenuibus 5-7 paribus, 

 secundariis paucis fere seque crassis ; petioli 20 cm. longi; petioluli 4 cm. longi. 

 Sti][nd(B triangulares, lanceolatae, obtusae, ad basin pilis pallidis paucis obsitse, basi 

 1 cm. latse. Panicults multiflorae, elougatae, 45 cm. longse, rachi 2 mm. crassa, 

 pedunculis umbellae 5 mm. longis. Vmhella 24-flora, pedicellis 4 mm. longis. 

 Ovarium quinquangulatum, obconicum, 5-loculare. Calyx vix elevatus. Petala 5, 

 ohlonga, obtusa, apice acuto infiexo, 1-5 mm. longa. Stamina 5. Antherce ellipticse, 

 violaceae ; filamenta flavescentia, petala superantia. Liscus jilauus, marginibus 

 undulatis. Stylus brevissimus, stigmatibus parvis obscuris. 



Exact locality not recorded. 



Allied to S. Junghuhiiii, Miq. 



