Among the collections of South American Saurauia 
kindly loaned to me for study by the United States 
National Museum, the Gray Herbarium of Harvard 
University and the New York Botanical Garden, there 
were specimens which I could not identify with any of 
the species that [ accepted from South America nor with 
any of those of Mexico and Central America accepted 
by Hunter. After careful studies of these specimens, I am 
inclined to believe that these species are new to science. 
1. Saurauia multinervis Soejarto sp. nov. 
Species foliis magnis elongatis glabris, nervis laterali- 
bus numerosis, inflorescentiis omnino glabris multifloris, 
sepalis glabris notabilibus.—Ho.orypus: Idrobo & Fer- 
nindez 54 (US). 
Shrubs to 2 m., many-branched, glabrous. Leaf blades 
elongate-obovate, cuspidate at apex, broadly cuneate to 
obtuse at base, dentate-serrate with minute and sharp- 
pointed serrations along margins, 80-42 cm. long, 12-14 
ecm. wide, coriaceous, dirty dark olive-brown above in 
dry state, brownish olive beneath, laevigate and smooth 
above, secondary veins 35-87 pairs, tertiary veins ele- 
vated, more prominent than lesser venation, both surfaces 
glabrous; petioles 1-2 ecm. long, 3-5 mm. in diameter, 
glabrous. Inflorescences straight, ca. 150-flowered, 23 
cm. long, 15 em. wide, glabrous, primary peduncle 1.5 
em. long, bracts linear, to 5 mm. long. Flowers un- 
known. Fruits laxly distributed, berries 5-locular, glo- 
bose, to 6 mm. in diameter, 5-sulcate, glabrous; pedicels 
4-8 mm. long, bracteoles linear, to 3 mm. long; persis- 
tent sepals 5, oblong-elliptic to ovate, obtuse, 5-6.5 mm. 
long, 8-4.5 mm. wide, all glabrous within and without, 
marginally entire to irregularly ciliolate ; persistent styles 
5, 4.5-5 mm. long, stigmas capitate. 
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