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branous, the apex acuminate, the base rounded or subtruncate, 

 the venation ascending, densely and finely reticulate-veined on 

 both sides, the upper surface green and glabrate, the under side 

 whitish puberulent, the petioles 6-IO mm. long; stipules obliquely 

 linear-lanceolate, nearly as long as the petioles; inflorescence 

 axillary, glabrous; peduncles nearly as long as the petioles; 

 flowers subglomerate; pedicels very short; sepals triangular-ovate, 

 2.5 mm. long, acute; glandular-dotted; petals orbicular-obovate, 

 1.5 mm. long, about 1.5 mm. broad. 



High Sierra Maestra, Oriente {Leon 11025). Other specimens 

 from the Sierra Maestra {Leon 10052), in foliage only, have 

 entire leaves, somewhat larger, and may represent another 

 species. 



Ouratea xolismaefolia Britton & Wilson, sp. nov. 

 A glabrous shrub, with slender terete twigs. Leaves oblong, 

 elliptic, or elliptic-obovate, coriaceous, 3 cm. long or less, the 

 midvein prominent, the lateral venation delicate and nearly 

 obscure, the apex rounded or emarginate, the base narrowed or 

 cuneate, the petioles 1-2 mm. long; pedicels slender, 5-6 mm. 

 long, sepals elliptic to oval, 3 mm. long; petals obovate, 4-4.5 

 mm. long, 3 mm. broad, rounded or truncate at the apex; anthers 

 3 mm. long. 



High Sierra Maestra, Oriente {Leon iogn). 



Taonabo monticola Britton & Wilson, sp. nov. 

 A glabrous shrub, 1 m. or more tall, with light brown twigs. 

 Leaves elliptic-obovate, rigid-coriaceous, 2-5 cm. long, 1.3-2.5 

 cm. broad, rounded at the apex, acute at the base, indistinctly 

 veined, the midvein impressed above; petioles 4 mm. long; 

 peduncles 2-3 cm. long; sepals 5, the outer oval to suborbicular, 

 5.5-6 mm. long, 5-5.5 mm. broad, glandular-ciliate, the inner 

 4.5-5 mm. broad, rigidly and sharply acute, without marginal 

 cilia; fruit (immature?) ovoid, 9.5 mm. in diameter. 



Sierra Maestra, Oriente {Leon 10839, type; 10837; *i*93)- 



Taonabo Leonis Britton & Wilson, sp. nov. 



A glabrous shrub, with light-gray twigs. Leaves obovate, 

 2.5-5 cm. long, 1.4-2.7 cm. broad, rounded or truncate and 

 often slightly emarginate at the apex, acute at the base, indis- 

 tinctly veined, dark green above, paler beneath, the petioles 2-3 

 mm. long; peduncles 3-7 mm. long, reflexed; sepals 5, the outer 

 oval, 4.7-5 mm. long, 4 mm. broad, rounded at the apex, glandu- 

 lar-ciliate, the inner elliptic, 3-3.5 mm. long, acute, without 

 glandular cilia. 



Vicinity of Pico Turquino, Oriente {Leon 10910). 



