1914] Brandegee : Plantae Mexicanae Purpusianae, VI 63 



Hemichaena fruticosa Benth. This central American plant was 

 collected by Dr. Puri)us on Cerro del Boqneron. No. 6883. Univ. 

 Calif. Herb.. No. 172987. 



AMALOPIIYLLUX gen. nov. Seruphuiariaceariim 



Calyx alte 5-fidu.s. sesrmentis oblongis. acutis. Corollae tubas 

 brevissimiLs, limbiLs patens 5-fidus. Stamina 4 : antherarum loculi 

 subglobosi divergentes prope basim dehiscentes. Stylus apice integer ; 

 ovTila in quoque loculo numerosissima. Capsula conico-ovata in valvas 

 4 dehiseens. Semina nnmerosa. levia. fnsiformia. Herba. foliis fere 

 radicalibus saxa humida habitans. 



Ama.lophyllon rupestre sp. nov. 



Fere glabrum : foliis oblongo-ovatis, margine crenato-dentatis, 3-5 

 cm. longis, ca. 2 cm. latis ; petiolis ca. 1 cm. longis : pedicellis ca. 2.5 cm. 

 longis. ebracteatis: ealyce campanulato. ca. 2 mm. alto; segmentis ca. 

 4 mm. longis : corolla diametro ca. 6 mm. ; lobis oblongo-ovatis. ca. 

 4 mm. longis: capsula quam lobis calycis breviori. chartacea. 



The leaves are of a very thin texture. Each plant beare 1-4 one- 

 flowered pedicels. Collected near Finca Irlanda. No. 7064. Type. 

 Herb. Univ. Calif.. No. 174245. 



Stemodia micrantha. si 



). IIOV. 



Annua, dense hirsuta : caulibu.s plerumque simplicibus. ca. 14 em. 

 alt is : foliis oppositis. late ovatis. margine crenato-.serratis. basi trun- 

 catis. ca. 4mm. longis. 6mm. latis; petiolis ca. 2mm. longis: floribus 

 axillaribus. solitariis vel geminatis; pedunculis foliis longioribus: 

 ealyce 5-partito. segmentis ca. 4 mm. longis, cpiam corolla dilute 

 caerulea, dimidio brevioribus; antheris stipitatis. loculis valde 

 inaequalibus ; cap.sulis acutis. 



Collected on Sierra de Tonala. No. 6806. Type. Herb. Univ. 



Calif., No. 172487. 



Episcia inclinata sp. nov. 



Hrrbacea : caulibus basi radicantihiis. tetragonis. villosis pilis 

 hyalinis. ca. 2dm. longis: foliis oppo.sitis, ovato-acuminatis, margine 

 crenato-serratis. usque ad 10 cm. longis. 5.5 cm. latis. supra cum pilis 

 hyalinis villosis, subtus fere glabris: floribus axilhiribus. fasciculatis ; 

 pedicellis tomentosis. ca. 2cm. longis: calycis lobis ovato-lanceolatis, 

 ca. 1cm. longis, interdum dentatis: corolla ca. 3 cm. longa, recta, 

 cylindracea. superne parum ampliata : lobis rotundatis patentibus ; 

 disci glandula magna ; ovario supero; stylo filiformi, stigmate dilatato- 

 concavo. 



T'dllected at Finca ^lexiquito, growing in wet soil. No. 6851 . Ty]>e, 

 II.tI). T^iiiv. Calif.. No. 172565. 



