1917] Brandegee: Plantae Mexicanae Purpusianae 369 



This species has no stellate pubescence. Collected in Canon San 

 Bernado, Cape Region of Baja California, and at San Jose del Cabo 

 by T. S. Brandegee. Type, Herb. Univ. Calif. No. 108705. 



Ayenia reflexa sp. nov. 



Multicaulis e radice valida lignosa : caiilibus erectis plerumqne 

 glabris ca. 2 cm. altis, -basi frutescentibus : foliis lanceolatis reflexis, 

 ca. 3.5 cm. longis, 1-2 mm. latis, serratis utrinque glabris; petiolis 

 ca. 2 cm. longis : pedicellis 2-3 axillaribns ca. 4 mm. longis : sepalis 

 ovato-lauceolatis ca. 3 mm. longis; petalorum lamina oblonga, basi 

 cuneata, utroqiie latere dentata, dorso glandnla parva atra filiformi 

 aucta : capsnla muricata pedicello calycem aequanti ; seminibns trans- 

 verse rugosis. 



One stem is very slightly pubescent and there are two or three 

 broadly ovate leaves. The downwardly reflexed leaves give this 

 species a very distinct appearance. Collected by T. S. Brandegee near 

 Culiacan, Sinaloa. Type, Herb. Univ. Calif. No. 185715. 



Ayenia cuneata sp. nov. 



Frutescens : caulibus erectis ramosis pubescentibus, plus quam 4 

 dm. altis : foliis lanceolatis utrinque fere glabris, serratis basi cuneatis, 

 ca. 4.5 cm. longis, 4-8 mm. latis: floribus 2-3 axillaribus, pedicellis 

 2-5 mm. longis; sepalis ovato-lanceolatis ca. 1.5 mm. longis, pubescen- 

 tibus; petalorum lamina oblonga atro-purpurea, margine crenata, basi 

 longe cuneata, dorso glandula clavaeformi aucta ; ovario dense pubes- 

 centi; capsula muricata hirsuta, pedicello calycem paululo superanti ; 

 seminibus transverse rugosis. 



This somewhat resembles A. reflexa. The leaves are broader and 

 erect, the plant is more bush-like, the blade of the petals is darker 

 colored and has a different shape and the base is long-cuneate into the 

 claw. The other differences are shown by the description. Collected 

 by T. S. Brandegee on Cerro Colorado, Sinaloa. Tj^pe, Herb. T'niv. 

 Calif. No. 108700. 



Laetia glabra sp. nov. 



Fruticulus: ramis verrucosis badiis: foliis oblongo-ovatis longe 

 acuminatis pellueido-punetatis, margine crenato-serratis, us(|ue ad 14 

 cm. longis, 5 cm. latis ; petiolis ca. 2 cm. longis : petalis ; sepalis 5, 

 late ovatis ca. 5 mm. longis; staminibus ca. 20, antheris versatilibus ; 

 ovario ovato stylo capitato aeciuilongo: fructu solitario globoso dia- 

 metro ca. 15 mm., uniloculari placentis 4 parietalibus, seminibus 

 arillatis. 



The leaves arc lliin in texture. The flowers of the specimens are 

 very young or old. The sepals of the mature flowers are chartaceous 



