1915] Brandegee: Flantac Mexicanae I'urpusianac, Vll 193 



lobis 5. ovato-acutis extiis stellato-piibescentibus intus adpresse villosis. 

 ea. 1.8 cm. longis; corolla calycem paulo superanti. lobis oblougo- 

 ovatis extus stellato-pubescentibiis intiis glabris venosis; filamentis 

 l)revibus complanatis; antheris superne attenuatis apice 2-porosis; 

 stylo recto sepalis staminibusque aequilongo ; ovario setifero ; bacca 

 diametro ca. 2.5 cm. clensissime setifera, setis ea. 4 mm. longis. 



This species is near S. flavescens Dnnn. but seems to differ 

 materially. It is a coarse plant of a tawny color: the stems and upper 

 side of the leaves are armed with straight spines: the upper side of the 

 leaf is greener than the lower side. The fruit is densely covered with 

 tawny stout bristles. Collected near Huitla. Chiapas. No. 7313. Type. 

 Herb. Univ. Calif. No. 173380. 



v/ Solanum dasyanthum sp. nov. 



Fruticulus ramosus, parce ad ramulos atque foliorum costas acu- 

 leatus; aculeis plerumcjue rectis. basi dilatatis: ramis vetustis glabris 

 einereis. junioribus dense flavo-stellato-pubescentibus : foliis singulis 

 vel geminis ovatis, basi inaequalibus ; laminis usque ad 4 cm. longis. 

 3 cm. latis. utrinque dense stellato-tomentosis, subtus pallidioribus, 

 margine integris; petiolis ca. 5 mm. longis. stellato-pubescentibus; 

 tioribus singulis suboppositifoliis; pedicellis ca. 2 cm. longis, pilis 

 apice stellatis instructis ; calyce stellato-pubescentibus usque ad medium 

 5-lobato ; corolla alte 5-lobata. laciniis calycem aequantibus oblougis 

 angustis intus venosis extus stellato-pubescentilius ; staminibus 5 

 aequalibus; antheris oblougis apice primum in rimam brevem delude 

 usque ad basim dehiscentibus; filamentis brevibus dilatatis: bacca atro- 

 {)nfi)urea glabra. 



A small bush having the appearance of some shrubby Crotons. 

 Collected near San Geronimo, Oaxaca. No. 7178. Type, Herb. Univ. 

 Calif. No. 175012. 



Diastema rupestre Brandg-. 



Ihiiv. Calif. Fiihl. Bot. \\, 65 



KoJderia saxicola Brandg. 

 Appear to be only forms of the same variable species, which is 

 D'uisicma rather than KoJderia. 



Besleria chiapensis Brandg. 



Univ. Calif. Piibl. Bot. vi, 64 

 The glands of the disk are very vai-iable. Some tit>\vers have no 

 glands; some have 2-4 long glands and with some the gland is nearly 

 completely annular. The mature fruit is globular and mucronate by 

 the indurated style. The pericarp becomes membranaceous. The 

 seeds are bright scarlet. 



