ellipsoidal, very irregular and with a blunt, rounded apex 
which is not strongly constricted as in Herrania albiflora 
and as, indeed, in most species of the genus. Basally, it 
is obtusely rounded and not indented, and is attached by 
a strong, woody peduncle 15 mm. long and 4 mm. in 
diameter. The ribs are subequal and are thickly carnose 
and bluntly rounded; both the primary and secondary 
ribs are armed along the sides with strong stinging hairs. 
Between the ribs, the fleshy-coriaceous pericarp is some- 
what striate-fibrose. The capsule measured (in the fresh 
state) 12 cm. in length and 4 cm. in diameter at its widest 
part. It had twenty-two seeds, whereas the fruit of the 
type had forty-two. 
The fortunate chance that Taylor was able to find one 
mature flower on the same tree from which the fruit was 
taken makes it possible to complete the description of 
Herrania umbratica and to establish its relationship with 
those species possessing a patelliform calyx, and more 
especially with HZ. albiflora. 
Herraniae umbraticae inflorescentiae fasciculatae, mul- 
tiflorae. Flores caulinares ex trunco inferiore in racemis 
contractis prorumpentes, breviter pedicellati; reserati 
globosi, 18-22 mm. in diametro. Pedicelli usque ad 5 
mm. longi, dense fulvo-tomentosi, articulati basi brevi 
cum bractea lineari minuta subtenti. Alabaster globo- 
sus plerumque 10-12 mm. in diametro. Calyx patelli- 
formis, in partes duo obscure divisus. Sepala crassissima, 
duo, pro longitudine maxima connata, subaequalia, 
rotundato-ovata, integra, apice rotundata, plusminusve 
22 mm. longa, 22 mm. lata, intus glabra, subpurpurea, 
extus fulva, densissime minutissime stellato-pilosa atque 
sparse grossiuscule stellato-pilosa. Petala quinque, ses- 
silia, crassa, sanguinea, concava, obovata, plerumque 9 
mm. longa, 8 mm. lata, apice valde cucullata, intus 
quinque cum nervis crasso-callosis purpureis muricato- 
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