42 Contributions from the Gray Herbarium 



bua 3.7 5.2 cm. longa 1.1-2.2 mm. lata, in petiolis incurvo-puberu- 

 lifi 1.5 2 nun. longis. Racemi ca. 15-flori 6.5-10.5 cm. longi. Flores 

 6 mm. longi. Sepala ovata acuta Bparse incurvo-puberula et cilio- 

 lata 2 2.1 nun. longa. Alan ovalns apice rotundatae basi sparse 

 puberulae ceterum glabrae 5.5 mm. longae 3.5 mm. latae. Carina 

 .").") c> mm. longa. Capsnla late elliptica vcl suborbicularis basi 

 rotundata margine ciliato cxcepto glaberrima 10.5-11.5 mm. longa 

 9.5 10. S mm. lata, vallecula clausa. Semen pilosum 5 mm. long- 

 um. A villus 3 mm. altus, margine scarioso palliiformi appresso 

 Bparse piloso margine inferiore paucilobulato. Chiapas: tem- 

 perate region, 1864-70, Ghiesbreght 879 (type: G). Flowering in 

 August ami September, the flowers " bleues " according to the 

 t icktt , but doubtless purplish. Distributed as P. ovalifolia DC. 

 T. 1. Fig. 27. 



47. P. Galeottii Chod. Stem simple or sparsely branched, 

 slightly hirsute, from a woody base. Leaves lanceolate, attenuate 

 at each end, acute, not cuspidate, ciliate and slightly hirsute-pu- 

 berulent, paler beneath, the nerves whitish, 2.8-4 cm. long, 1-1.4 

 cm. wide. Racemes loosely flowered, elongate, the rachis puberu- 

 lent; pedicels at length spreading, puberulent, 4 mm. long 

 Flowers 6 mm. long. Sepals linear, acute, subequal, ciliate. Wings 

 shorter than corolla, elliptic-obovate, slightly pubescent and ciliate. 

 Upper petals slightly shorter than keel, ligulate, slightly spatulate, 

 rounded at apex. Ovary pilose. Capsule orbicular, emarginate, 

 hirsute-ciliate. Seed thick, clothed with rufous hairs, 4 mm. long. 

 Aril papery, 2 mm. deep, 2.8 mm. long on the dorsal margin, cren- 

 ate or undulate, scarcely lobed. Chod. Monog. ii. 28. t. 14. f. 

 17-20 (1893), as P. Galleoti. Not seen; based by Chodat on 

 Galeotti 875 (hb. Brussels) from Rancho de Haupa, between Jalapa 

 and Cordova, Vera Cruz. 



48. P. rivinaefolia HBK. Stems procumbent or erect, simple 

 or branched above, pubescent. Leaves ovate or oblong-ovate, 

 acuminate, acute at base, reticulate, the nerves prominent beneath, 

 membranaceous, puberulous especially above, ciliate, bright green, 

 scarcely paler beneath, about 5 cm. long, 17-20 mm. wide, on pu- 

 bescent petioles 2.5 mm. long. Racemes terminal and axillary, 

 rather loosely many-flowered, 6.2-7.7 cm. long. Flowers viola- 

 ceous, about 7 mm. long; pedicels pubescent, 5-6.2 mm. long; 

 bracts lance-subulate, deciduous. Sepals lanceolate, acute, pubes- 



