386 Ign. Uhban: 



usque acuminatac, bruneae, raedio dorso saepius carinatae. Folia vernatione 

 alteriim paullo recurvuni, alterum pailo concavuui, nervo medio supra plana 

 V. svibimpresso , lateralibus utroque latere 5 7, sub angiilo 65 75 '^ ab- 

 euntibus, supra subimpressis v. vix conspiciiis, subtus prominulis, vix ifrt^ 

 pressis v. obsolotis, noii anastomosantibiis, margiiie plerunit^ue recurva, supra 

 glaucescenti-viridia nitidula, subtus in sicco olivacea opaca non doniatiata, 

 Inflorescentiae 1 3 cm. longae glaberrimae; pedunculus 1,5 4 cm. 

 longus compressus, raro nullus; bracteae triangulres acuminatae v. subulato- 

 acuminatae, longe persistentes; rami primarii iterum trichotomi, dein v. ab 

 initio cymosi. Flores verisimiliter heterostyli. Calyx supra ovariuni 

 1 1,5 mm. longe cupuliformi-prod actus subcaruosus; dentes 4 i'aro sub -5^ 

 limbo 2 4-plo breviores. Corolla alba (ex Btjch); tubus cylindraceus v. 

 superne infundibuliformis, extrinsecus glaber, intus inferne v. supra basin 

 glaber, caeterum brevissime pubescens; lobi crasse coriacei v. carnosuli, apice 

 inflexo cucullati. Filamenta in flor. braciiyst. ca. 1,5 mm. sub ore corollae 

 affixa, antlieris aequilonga v. duplo breviora, in sicco nigrescentia; antherae 

 ex ore exsertae v. subexsertae, lineares apice obsolete apiciatae, dorso in 

 Y4 alt. affixa?, 2 mm. longae. Discus crasse carnosus subsemiglobosus. 

 varium minutissime et obsolete scabriusculum. Stylus inclusus 6,5 9 mm. 

 longus, glaber, in ^3 superiore bilobus, Stigmata linearia v. oblonge -linearia. 

 Baccae breviter ovales v. ovali-globosae, calycis cupula coroaatae, 4 5 mm. 

 longae, 3 3,5 mm. crassae. Semina ventre leviter bisulcata. 



Hab. in Haiti prope Labrande in declivibus siccis calcareis 350 m. 

 alt., m. April, flor.: Buch n. 595, in Morne Beilance in fruticetis, 800 m. 

 alt., m. Jul. fl. et fr.: Buch n. 684, prope Marmelade in montibus siccis 

 calcareis, 500 m. alt,, m. Jul. fl. et fr.: Buch n. 416 (forma angustifolia 

 foliis lanceolatis v. anguste lanceolatis), prope Cadets 1200 m.. alt., m. 

 Jan. fl. et fr.: Picarda n. 1088, 1095. 



Obs. Habitu simillima Ps. revolutae DC, coronatae Griseb. et affinibus, 

 sed toto coelo diversa stipulis perbrevibus ab initio bipartitis, floribus Omni- 

 bus sessilibus 4-meris ratione longis, fructibus non costato-sulcatis, semi- 

 nibus dorso 1 3 - (nee 5 -) sulcatis. 



Psychotria l)reyistipiila Urb. (n. sp.) rarais hornotinis minutis- 

 sime patenti-pilosulis; stipulis intra petiolos alte vaginauti-conjunctis,. 

 superne ab initio liberis, ultra vaginam parum usque semiorbiculari- 

 productis, totis 1,5 mm. longis, deoiduis; foliis 4 2 mm. longe petio- 

 latis, ellipticis usque oblongo-lanceolatis, inferne sensim in petiolum 

 angustatis, apice obtusis v. obtusissimis, medio v. paullo supra medium 

 latissimis, 3,5 2 cm. longis, 1,5 0,8 cm. latis, nervo medio per totam 

 longitudinem supra anguste impresso, subcoriaceis v. coriaceis, utrinque 

 glabris; inflorescentiis terminalibus, breviter pedunculatis, minute pilo- 

 sulis, semel bis' trichotomis, dein cymosis; flore in cyma terminali sub- 

 sessili, lateralibus usque 1 mm. longe pedicellatis, 5-meris; calyce supra 

 ovarium brevissime cupuliformi-producto, lobis minutis late triangulari- 

 bus; corolla 5 mm. longa, lobis tubo vix duplo brevioribus, ovato- 



