1915] Brandegce: Flantae Mexkanae Furpusianae, VII 189 



siiperanti ; pedicellis brevibus ; calycis tiibo lobis triangiilis lineato- 

 pictis aeqnanti ; corollae lobis reflexis lanceolatis, ca. 4 mm. longis ; 

 antheris obtiisis dorso area atra instriictis; ovario glabro. Fructiis 

 deest. 



Collected in damp barrancas near Finca Irlanda, Chiapas. No. 

 7371. Type. Herb. Univ. Calif. No. 174817. 



Parathesis reflexa sp. nov. 



Frntex : eanlibns ferrugineo-tomentellis : foliis anguste ellipticis, 

 apice acuminatis. basi in petiolum attenuatis, margine integris, supra 

 glabris subtns venosis, ferrugineo-tomentellis demum glabris, usque 

 ad 17 cm. longis. 5 cm. latis; petiolis ca. 2 cm. longis: infloreseentia 

 terminali foliis aequanti 2-3-paniculata, umbellulis ca. 6-tloris; pedi- 

 cellis ca. 5 mm. longis reflexis : calyce fere usque ad basim lobato, lobis 

 brevibus triangulis ; corollae tubo subnullo, lobis ovato-laneeolatis 

 puberulis reflexis. ca. 5 mm. longis ; filamentis antheras aequantilms 

 liberis; stylo corollae lobis aequilongo. 



Collected near Finca Irlanda. Chiapas. No. 7334. Type, Herb. 

 Univ. Calif. No. 175050. 



Ardisia Purpusii sp. nov. 



Undique glabra : foliis pallidis ellipticis crassis, apice acuminatis, 

 basi in petiolum breve marginatum angustatis, margine integris, usque 

 ad 25 cm. longis. 10 cm. latis : infloreseentia terminali tripinnatim 

 paniculata foliis multo breviori ; pedicellis ca. 11 mm. longis; sepalis 

 fere liberis ovatis ; petalis oblongo-acutis deinde reflexis, basi breviter 

 connatis ; staminibus quam petalis paululum brevioribus : antheris fila- 

 mentis quadruplo longioribus. 



Dots and lines usually found in the genus are not conspicuous in 

 the specimens, perhaps owing to their poor condition. Collected in 

 damp barrancas near Finca Irlanda, Chiapas. No. 7119. Type, Herb. 

 Univ. Calif. No. 174412. 



Polystemma scopulorum sp. nov. 



Caulibus apice volubilis, hirsutis pilis patentibus, uscjue ad 5 dm. 

 longis: foliis ovato-acuminatis basi cordatis sinu lato, utrinque paido 

 hirsutis. laminis ca. 8 cm. longis, 4.5 cm. latis, petiolis 3-5 cm. longis ; 

 cymis paucifloris, pedunculis ca. 2.5 cm. longis; calycibus alte 5-lobis, 

 lobis lanceolatis ca. 5 miii. longis; corolla rotata, lobis ca. 8 mm. longis 

 intus reticulatis; coronae s(|naiHt'llis 5 anguste ol)l(mgis apice trideii- 

 tatis stigma superautibus cum lobis 20 inaecpialibus basi squameUae 

 affixis; gynostegio brevissimo; .stigmate piano; antlieris membrana 

 hyalina magna inflexa Icniiiiiatis. Fruetus deest. 



Collected on rocky slopes near San Geronimo, Oaxaca. No. 7275. 

 Few specimens were found. Type, Herb. Tniv. Calif. No. 174875. 



