1914] Braudfijer : Plantar Me.ricaiiar l'urj}usia»ar. VT 55 



Euphorbia (Laurifoliac) elata sj). uov. 



Arbor tjlahra. ca. 7 ni. alta : foliis oblaneeolatis, apiee obtusis vel 

 retusis. basi in potioluni brevem attennatis, ca. 'A (bii. longis, 8 cm. 

 latis, altcniatitihus : eyniis axillarilius. lon^e i)e(liiii('iilatis. .snl)('()ryiii- 

 bosis ; jx'diecllis 5-8 mm. lonjzis : involucris campannlali.s, ca. J) mm. 

 latis; lobis I'otimdatis, laceratis; g:laii(Iulis 5, orl)icularibu.s, magnis. 

 pr(tpe ba.sim bracteis duabns interdum instruetis; l)racteis late ovatis. 

 aciitis, mai'p:iiie erosis. iuvoliici'o ])arum loii^'ioi-i ; iin'olucri bi'actcojis 

 interiorilms latis apice laceratis; ovario calyculo tripartito. glal)r(). 

 cincto; stylis omnino connatis, apice minute lobatis. Friictns deest. 



When the cymuhie are 3-flo\vered the central involucre has no 

 bracts. This plant is related to E. calyculata HBK., which is described 

 as having lanceolate leaves, a 3-parted style, and the limb of the 

 involucre with nmnd entire teeth. Collected at Finca Irlanda. No. 

 7026. Type, Herb. Univ. Calif., No. 173064. 



Phylla.nthus Purpusii sp. nov. 



Arbor 7-8 m. alta. monoica, glabra, foliosa : ramis rnbescentibiis, 

 plus minus anguste alatis : foliis distiehis. ovato-acuminatis. basi 

 euneatis. subtus pallidioribus. 2-3.5 cm. longis. 8-10 mm. latis; ])etiolis 

 brevibus; stipulis lanceolatis, petiolis longioribus : racemis axillaribus, 

 brevibus; pedicellis 4— 6 mm. longis ; floris masculi calycis laciniis 

 inaequalibus. coriaceis, majoribus 3 oblongo-acutis, ca. 5 mm. longis, 

 minoribus 3 dcltoideis, ca. 2mm. longis; staminibus 4mm. longis. fila- 

 mentis monadclphiis. antheris verticaliter birimosis in conum abeunt- 

 ibus; disci glandulis 3; floris feminei calycis laciniis majoribus. ovatis. 

 ca. 5 mm. longis, 4 mm. latis. minoribus oblongo-acutis. disci glandulis 

 urceolatis. stylis basi tantum connatis. breviter bitidis; scininibus 

 minute rugulosis pubescentibusque. 



Collected in open forests on Cerro del Boqueron. No. 6960. Type, 

 TTerb. T^niv. Calif.. No. 173007. 



Pedilanthus tehuacanus sp. nov. 



Tomentoso-puliesccns : foliis ad ramos jnvenes tantum vigentibus, 

 lint'aril)us, apice acutis. basi angustatis. scssilibus. ca. 2.5 cm. longis, 

 6 mm. latis ; eymis terminalibus, corymbosis: involucris sessilibus vel 

 breviter pediccllatis. in bracteis 2. nuignis deinde deciduis clauditis. 

 urceolatis. profunch^ lobatis. ecalcaratis ; appeiulicibus ad involucrorum 

 doi'sum arete applicatis. bipai'titis. hjisi 2-glan(lulosis : filament is 

 glabris; capsulae pediculo pubescenti longe exserto; capsula conica. 

 tomentoso-pubescenti, ca 1.2 cm. longa lataque; seminibus glabris. 



The specimens are not sufficiciil t'oi- ;i iiioi'c fdiiiplctc (Icscriplion. 

 Collected at Tehuaean. Pucbla. Xo. 7065. Type, llei'b. I'niv. Calif.. 

 No. 173431. 



