Nova genera et species II. 361 



dichotomiarimi alterum sacpius siirsum adnato 8 1 cm. longo, solem- 

 iiiter capitatis ca. 20-floris; calyce in alabastro obovato, lobis basi con- 

 niventibus, superne divaricatis, tubo sub anthesi 8,5 4 mm. longo, 

 obovato -cylindraceo, ad basin glabro, caeterum breviter et plus minus 

 adpresse strigoso-piloso, lobis inferne ovato-triangularibus, superne linea- 

 ribus subteretibus, tubum subaequantibus reflexis; corollae tubo cylin- 

 draceo superne sensira arapliato, e calyce paullo exserto 5 mm. longo, 

 apice truncato undulato, lobis nullis; filamentis tubo corollino ad medium 

 insertis, antheris ad os sitis; drupa oblique ovato-giobosa, 3,5 4 mm. 

 longa, abortu iiniloculari. 



Cordia asperrima P. DC. Prodr. IX (1845) p. 498. 



Hab. in Jamaica: Bertero n. 2749, ad Farm Pen 66 m. alt, m. 

 Aug. fruct: Campbell n. 5857, inter Stony Hill et Old Koad, 330 m. 

 alt., m. Jul. fl. et fruct.: Harris n. 5915 (floribus albis, drupis scar- 

 latinis). 



Obs. I. Flores (imperfecte obvii) fortasse heterostyli sunt: styli bre- 

 viores rarais stigmatosis multo brevioribus latioribus anguste oblongis, longiores 

 ramis longioribus linearibus apice clavatis gaudent. 



Obs. IL Species jamaicensis sine ulla dubitatione praesertim ob inflores- 

 centias corollamque a C. lima diversa. 



Cordia liina Koem. et Schult, ramis setulis brevibus albidis v. 

 cinereis sursum curvatis et pilis brevissimis tenuibus vestitis; foliis 

 57 mm. longe petiolatis, ovatis v. anguste ovatis, basi paullo in 

 petiolum protractis, apice obtusis v. acutis, 5 2 cm. longis, 3 1,5 cm. 

 latis, margine basi excepta crenatis v. crenulatis, coriaceis, demum rigi- 

 dis, supra setulis brevissimis basi bulbosis scaberrimis, postremo plus 

 minus areolato-bullatis; inflorescentiis rarissime hinc illinc terminalibus, 

 plerisque axillaribus sessilibus v. usque 10 mm. longe pedunculatis 

 capitatis 3 8-tloris; calyce in alabastro breviter ovali, lobis conniven- 

 tibus, tubo sub anthesi 3 4 mm. longo obovato-globoso, breviter et 

 subparce setuloso, lobis triangularibus brevissime v. breviter et obtuse 

 lineari-productis; corollae tubo cylindraceo -infundibuliformi, e calyce 

 exserto, 5 6 mm. longo, lobis ovatis tubo duplo brevioribus; filamentis 

 sub fauce corollae insertis, antheris ad os sitis; drupa ovato-globosa v. 

 globulosa 2,5 3,5 mm. longa, abortu uniloculari. 



Cordia lima Rocin. et Schult. Syst. IV (1819) p. 463. 



Varronia lima Desv. Journ. I (1808) p. 278 (ex P. DC). 



Cordia radula Spreng.! Syst. I (1825) p. 654. 



Lithocardium limum 0. luxe. Rev. II (1891) p. 976. 



Varronia scaberrima Bert.! Msc. ap. Spreng.! l. c. 



Hab. in Sto. Domingo: Bertero (ex herb. Spreng.); Haiti: Poiteau, 

 prope Gonaives in Morne Bellancc, 1000 m. alt., m. Jul. flor.: Buch 



