350 Ig-"^- Urban: 



vix promimis v. medio snbimpresso, lateralibus 8 12 subarcuatis, supra 

 in sicco brimescentia , subtus olivacea. Pedicelli ad axillas 1 pauci, 

 inferne 0,5 mm. crassi, parce pilosuli, apice obconico-incrassati. Sepala 

 dorso brevissime et parce pilosula, chartacea, medio cra.ssiora. Ovarium 

 jnuius ovatum glabrum. 



Hab. in Trinidad: Sieber n. 193 (p. p.). 



Obs. A B. Sieberiana habitu simili, quacum confusa est, sepalis liberis 

 margine ciliatis facile distinguenda. 



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5. Beslcria filipes Urb. (n. sp.) ramis hornotinis pilis brevibus 



patulis V. appressis parcissimis v. crebris simplicibus v. subarticulatis 



obsitis; foliis 5 -1 cm. longe petiolatis, in quoque pari subaequalibiis, 



obovato-ellipticis usqiie oblongis, ad basin sensim angustatis obtusis v. 



acutis et interdum in petiolum paiiUo decurrentibus, apice breviter v. 



longiuscule acuminatis, 10 25 cm. longis, 3 9 cm. latis, membrana- 



ceis V. chartaceis, margine obsolete crenulatis v. manifeste serratis, supra 



glabris v. breviter et subparce pilosis, subtus praesertim ad nervs parce 



V. crebrius et brevissime setulosis; pedunculis nullis v. usque 8 mm. 



longis 2 4-floris, pedicellis tenuibus 25 45 mm. longis; sepalis 



basi brevissime inter sese coalitis, ovatis v. anguste ovatis, obtusis v. 



obtusiusculis, 5 mm. longis; coroUa glabra, sub medio subcurvata cylin- 



dracea, 18 mm. longa, lobis erectis v. patentibus, anticis orbiculari- 



bus V. breviter ovatis, tubo fere 3-plo brevioribus, posticis semiorbi- 



cularibus. 



Besleria lutea Griseb.f Flor. (1S61) p.463 (p.p.); Dussf Flor. Ant 

 frang. p. 431 (p. p.) , non Linn. 



Annua v. suffrutescens , 0,3 1 m. alta, erecta. Caulis basi saepe radi- 

 cans, inferne teres, superne plus minus manifeste obtusangulus, 3 4 mm. 

 crassus, pube ad apicem initio subferruginea, dein pallescente v. albescente, 

 posterius evanescente, internodiis 2 5 cm. longis. Folia aequilatera recta 

 v, inaequilatei'a subfalcata, nervis supra vix v. non prominentibus , laterali- 

 bus utrinque 7 10 subarcuatis, in sicco supra obscure viridia, subtus pallide 

 olivacea v. griseo- viridia. Pedicelli inferne 0,5 0,6 mm. crassi, ad apicem 

 incrassati, subglabri v. imrce et breviter pilosi. Sepala subcoriacea, mar- 

 gine tenuiore breviter ciliata, dorso parce pilosa v. subglabra. Coro IIa flava, 

 medio ca. 6 mm. crassa, ad faucem parum ampliata, intus ad faucem in- 

 feriorem subpulverulenta, caeterum utrinque glabra; lobi antici 5 mm, longi, 

 intermedius paullo angustior, postici paullo altius inter sese connati. S ta- 

 rn i na 4,5 mm. inter sese coalita et corollae adnata, e basi latiore linearia; 

 antherae inter sese conglutinatae, subdidymae, loculis confluentibus. Sta- 

 minodium 3 mm. longe corollae adnatum, 5 mm. longum, antheram cassam 

 ovatam gerens. iscus annularis, 0,4 mm. altus coriaceus. Ovarium 

 ovato-oblongum glabrum, sensim in stylum 5 mm. longum crassum atte- 

 nuatiun; stigma bilobum. Bacca junior ovata v. elliptica. 



Hab. in Guadeloupe in sylvis humidis Trois-Rivieres et Haut- 

 Matouba, alt. 680 900 m., fl. Mart. Majo: Duss n. 2376, 3385, l'Her- 



