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Nearest to Naiadothrix reflexa (Benth.) Pennell, comb. nov. 

 [Herpestis reflexa Benth. in DC. Prod. 10:399. 1846] of Brazil, 

 which differs in being puberulent, and in having shorter pedicels 

 and longer calyx. Naiadothrix myriophylloides (Benth.) Pen- 

 nell, comb. nov. [Herpestis myriophylloides Benth. /. c, 398. 

 1846], of Brazil, is the only other known species of the genus. 



ENCOPELLA Pennell, nom. nov. 



Encopa Griseb. Cat. PI. Cub. 184. 1866. Not Encopea, Presl, 



Bot. Bemerk. 83. 1844. 



Type species : Encopa tenuifolia Griseb. 



Encopella tenuifolia (Griseb.) Pennell, comb. nov. 



Encopa tenuifolia Griseb. Cat. PI. Cub. 184. 1866. 



Sandy shores of lagoons, Santa Clara, Pinar del Rio and Isle 

 of Pines. Endemic. 



ANISANTHERINA Pennell, gen. nov. 



Stem erect, 1-4 dm. tall, branching, hirsute-pubescent with 

 reflexed-spreading dark-jointed hairs. Leaves opposite, sessile, 

 linear, sparingly minutely lobed, scabro-pubescent above, 4-6.5 

 cm. long. Pedicels 25-35 (-45) mm. long, bibracteolate about 

 the middle. Calyx of 5 united sepals, the lobes shorter than the 

 tube. Corolla 12-14 mm. long, pinkish (not seen fresh), the lobes 

 much shorter than the tube, the two posterior united only at base ; 

 within glabrous proximally, but pubescent over the bases of the 

 posterior lobes. Filaments 4, lanate distally, the posterior pair 

 shorter; anther-sacs unequal, the outer one smaller, glabrous. 

 Style glabrous. Stigma linear, consisting of two lines, one down 

 each side of style-apex. Capsule 7-8 mm. long, globose with a 

 mucro, glabrous, loculicidal and septicidal. Seeds O.6-O.8 mm. 

 long, oblong-linear, reticulate, dark-brown, wingless. [Name 

 from aviao<;, unequal, and avOrjpa, anther.] 



This monotypic genus resembles" Agalinis, which however has 

 both anther-sacs alike, pedicels not bracteolate, and seeds wider. 



Anisantherina hispidula (Mart.) Pennell, comb. nov. 



Gerardia hispidula Mart. Nov. Gen. et Sp. 3: 13. 1829. 



Moist savannas and borders of lagoons in pineland, Santa 

 Clara, Pinar del Rio, Isle of Pines ; Panama ; Brazil. 



