l9loJ Brandcgee: riaiitui Mcxicanac I'urpusianai, VLL 187 



The few specimens came from Finca Mexiquito and Irlanda, Chia- 

 pas. Of the one from Finca INIexiqiiito, Dr. Piirpus notes "a tree so 

 large I could not climb it and was unable to get mor(\'" Tlie specimens 

 have only the coriaceous buds and mature fruit, which resembles an 

 acorn in shape. No. 7092. Type, Herb. Univ. Calif. No. 174218. 



Ternstroemia. Purpusii sj). nov. 



Frutex glaber : foiiis alternis elliptieis nitentibus, basi angustatis, 

 apice obtuse acuminatis, margine interclum sinuatis, ca. 9 cm. longis, 

 3.7 cm. latis; petiolis ca. 2 mm. longis: pedunculis 1-tloris fasciculatis. 

 axillaribus lateralibus(|ue, ca. 8 nnu. longis; bracteolis sul) florilms 2. 

 parvis sepalis consimilibus; sepalis 5 crassis valde imbi'ieatis. l)asi in 

 tubum campanulatum coalitis, orbicularibus, margine minute ciliatis; 

 petalis 5 imbricatis orbicularibus quam petalis longioribus, basi sul)- 

 connatis; staminilius 20-40 1-seriatis, filamentis basi connatis fili- 

 formibus; antheris erectis l)asifixis, apice connectivo loculis aequi- 

 longo excurrente setiformi instructis, loculis rima fere ad basim de- 

 hiscentibus; stylis 2 fere a ba.si liberis ca. 4 mm. longis; ovario late 

 sessih\ ovulis nonnullis. Fructus deest. 



The two styles and the setiform appendages of the anthers well 

 distinguish this from other Mexican species. The dried tiowers have 

 a reddish tinge. Collected in Chiapas. No. 7434. Type. Herb. Univ. 

 Calif. No. 178086. 



Cuphea. chiapensis sp. 



iiov. 



Fruticosa ramosa : caulibus fuscis scabriusculis, junioribus 

 viscoso-pubescentibus : foiiis oppositis ovato-acuminatis. basi cuneatis, 

 us(|ue ad 4 cm. longis, 2.4 cm. latis, supra scabrido-hirsutulis, subtus 

 glahris nunc pubescentibus nunc seabris ; petiolis 7-15 nun. longis: 

 calycibus ca. 23 mm. longis, setulosis, basi paulo calcaratis, intus bia- 

 latis vel costatis, appendicibus quam lobis brevioribus setulosis: 

 staminibus 11. glaliris, 9 exsertis: petalis 6, duabus ca. 12 mm. longis. 

 5 mm. latis, sanguineis, 4 inae(jualil)us ca. 3 nun. longis dilute rubris ; 

 stylo exserto; disco brevibus suberecto; seminibus ca. 10. 



Collected on Cerro del iJotpieron, Chiapas. No. 7271. Ty])e, Herb. 

 I'niv. Calif. No. 174879. 



Heterotrichum scopulinum sji. nov. 



Frutex ca. 1 m. altus, eglandulosus: caulibus sulcatis f usco-setosis : 

 foiiis late ovatis basi cordatis apice acumiiuitis. margine d(Miticulatis 

 setosis, 7-ncrviis, sui)ra paulo setosis, subtus ad vcnas hirsutis, us(|U(> 

 ad 18 cm. longis, 15 cm. latis ; petiolis 6-13 cm. longis pubescentil)us : 

 fioribus iu ])aniculas srtosas tcniiiiiales dispositis, 4-5-iiiei-is ; cal\-ce 



