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MiCONIA RUSBYANA, Cogn. sp. nov. (Sect. Cremanutm) ; ramis 

 obscure tetragonis, glabris ; foliis breviter petiolatis, lanceola- 

 tis, subacute breviterque acuminatis, inferne longe attenuato- 

 cuneatis, integerrimis, triplinerviis, supra ad nervum media- 

 num brevissime hirtellis caeteris glabris et scabriusculis, sub- 

 tus glaberrimis ; paniculis mediocribus, late pyramidatis, 

 multifloris, densiuscule breviterque hirtellis; floribus 5-meris 

 sessilibus, ebracteolatis, subfasciculatis ; calyce glabro, sub- 

 hemisphaerico, brevissime 5-denticulato ; antheris late obo- 

 voideis, apice truncatis et latissime biporosis. 

 Rami graciles. Petiolus gracilis, 1-2 cm. longus. Folia 



membranacea, i-i^ dm. longa, 3-4 cm. lata, nervis nervulisque 



subtus satis prominentibus. Paniculae 8-10 cm. longse, ramis 



patulis, elongatis. Calyx i mm. longus. Petala obovato-angu- 



lata, Y^ mm. longa. Staminum filamenta capillaria, \-\yi mm. 



longa ; antherae ^ mm. longae, connective tenuissimo, basi longe 



producto. Stylus ignotus. Yungas, 6,000 ft. (2259). 



MiCONIA FLAVESCENS, Cogn. sp, nov. (Sect. CJicenopleura) ; 

 ramis teretiusculis, junioribus petiolis paniculis foliisque subtus 

 ad nervos brevissime denseque furfuraceo-papillosis et ferru- 

 gineis ; foliis breviuscule ]ietiolatis, ovato-oblongis, acutis, 

 basi rotundatis, margine remote minuteque spinuloso-dentic- 

 ulatis, trinerviis, supra glabris, subtus primum leviter, punc- 

 tato-furfuraceis demum glabratis, paniculis parvis, paucifloris; 

 floribus 5-nervis, breviter pedicellatis, ebracteolatis; calyce 

 glabro, subhemisphaerico, minute remoteque 5-denticulato. 

 Rami graciles, breves, ramulosi. Petiolus 1-2 cm. longus. 



Folia rigidiuscula, utrinque flavescentia, 5-7 cm. longa, 2-3 cm. 



lata, nervis subtus satis prominentibus, nervuHs paulo distinctis. 



Paniculae 2-4 cm. longae, • paulo ramosae, pedicelli graciles, 1-3 



mm. longi. Calyx siccitate nigricans, 2 mm. longus, 3 mm. latus. 



Afif. M. aitdiiia, Naud. Unduavi, 10,000 ft. (2288). 



Miconia andina, Naud. 1. c. 236. Unduavi, 8,000 ft. (2286). 



Miconia Mandoni, Cogn. in Herb. Kew. Unduavi, 8,000 ft. 

 (2287). The same as Mandon's No. 646. 



Miconia nervosa, (Smith), Tri. 1. c. 1 1 1. Yungas, 6,000 ft. (2280). 

 Junction of the rivers Beni and Madre de Dios (2291). 



Miconia eriodonta, DC. 1. c. 185. Yungas. 4.000 ft. (2726). 



Miconia rubiginosa, (Bonpl.), DC. 1. c. 183. Yungas 6,000 ft. 

 (2300) ; Mapiri 5,000 ft. (2298) ; the latter a form with long 

 acuminate leaves. 



