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Contributions from the Gray Herbarium 



Oct. 1865, Bernoulli L20 (K); Capestillo, Volcan del Fuego, 1100 

 m.. An-. L873, SdUrin (K); Volcan Acatenango, Dept. Zaca- 

 tepequez, 2135 tn., Aug. L892, 11'. C. Shannon 3689 (K); Coban, 

 L300m., Nov. L902, Tuerckheim 8379 (GK) ; Coban, L350m., Nov. 



1906, '/' ./;//(//// [1.650(B); Coban, L310m., Nov. L886, Tmrrl:- 

 luim 298 distr. J. D. Smith: GK); San Geronimo, 1861, Sahrin & 

 Godman K ; CerroGordo, Dept. Santa Rosa, L065 m., Sept. 1892, 

 //,,</, A Lux 3941 p.p. (G). Costa Rica: thickets along the 

 Torres River, a1 San .lose, 11(H) m., Aug. L896, Tonduz20o2 (GK); 

 San Francisco de Guadalupe, 1170 m., Nov. 1893, Tonduz 1553 

 G . T. 2. Fig. 30. 



64. P. biformipilis, sp. nov. E basi fruticulosa caules plures 

 ramosi erecti 3.5 6 dm. alti dense molliter pubescentes pilis aliis 

 brevioribus incurvis aliis crebris longis rectislate patentibus. Folia 

 ovata vel oblongo-ovata acuminata cuspidulata basi rotundata 

 venosa (nervis lateralibus 6-8-jugis) supra saturate viridia subtus 

 paullulo pallidiora utrinque sicut caules pubescentia (pilis paginae 

 inferioris numerosis) 3-4.9 cm. longa 1.1-2 cm. lata, in petiolis 1.2-2 

 nun. longis; ea inferiora minora ovalia plus minusve obtusa. Ra- 

 cemi densiflori 3.5-7 cm. longi. Flores purpurascentes 8-9 mm. 

 Longi, in pedicellis 2-2.5 mm. longis; bracteis subulatis subpersis- 

 i cntibus. Sepala ovata vel oblongo-ovata acuminata incurvo-pu- 

 bescentia et ciliata sparse pilosa ad 3.7 mm. longa. Alae oblongo- 

 ovales apice rotundatae basi non unguiculatae infra sparse incurvo- 

 puberulae apice sparse ciliolatae et puberulae ceterum glabrae 8.7 

 mm. longae 4.7 mm. latae. Carina 7 mm. longa. Petala superiora 

 oblonga apice retusa glabra. Tubus staminalis apice et filamenta 

 libera infra pubescentia. Capsula (immatura) elliptica emarginata 

 basi rotundata ciliata et dense incurvo-patenti-pilosula 8 mm. longa 

 6.5 mm. lata. Semen (submaturum) breviter pilosum 4.1 mm. 

 longum. Arillus (submaturus) 2.5 mm. altus, umbone parvo dense 

 piloso, margine scarioso lobulato sparsissime piloso, margine dorsali 

 subhorizontali anteriore recte verticali. Vera Cruz : open woods 

 and fields, Zacuapan, Nov. 1906, Purpus 2364 (type coll.: BG); 

 temperate and subtropical region, Sept. 1828, Schiede & Deppe 

 (B); Mirador, Sept. 1838, Linden 174 (K); fields and woods, 915 

 m., 1840, Galeotti 879 (K). T. 2. Fig. 37. 



65. P. panamensis Chod. Suffruticulose at base, erectish, 

 several-stemmed, 2-3 dm. high. Stems stoutish, branched, densely 



