Distribution: Colombia (Departamento Cauca), alt. 
2000 m., fruiting in August. 
Vernacular names: Lulumoco (Cauca—Idrobo & Fer- 
nindez). 
Specimens examined. Colombia, Cauca: Cordillera 
Occidental, vertiente oriental, EK] Tambo, Corregimiento 
de Chapa, Ciruelas, Idrobo & Fernandez 54 (US). 
». Saurauia Schultesiana’ Soejarto sp. nov. 
Species ceteribus differt foliis et inflorescentiis ramuli 
apice confertis, laminis supra distante et sparse setulosis 
subtus sparse setosis, inflorescentiis paucifloris (minus 
quam vigintifloribus), bracteis glabris, pedicellis longis 
(usque ad 10 mm.), floribus magnis (20-25 mm. latis), 
sepalis parte mediana parse pubescentibus sed lateralibus 
glabris, intus omnino glabris, staminibus viginti-quinque 
ad trigintiquinque.—Holotypus: Pennell 10501 (NY). 
Trees: copiously to sparingly pubescent. Branchlets te- 
rete, abundantly pulverulent, rusty strigose to appressed- 
setose (young leaves and shoot deep brown). Leaves 
crowded near tip of branchlets; blades elliptic to oblong- 
obovate, acuminate at apex with acumen to 15 mm. long, 
cuneate at base, serrulate along margins, 14-18 cm. long, 
7-8 cm. wide, subcoriaceous, in dry state dark dirty 
brown above, greyish olive-brown beneath, scarcely 
scabrous above and beneath, secondary veins 15-18 pairs, 
tertiary veins elevated, more prominent than lesser vena- 
tion, sparingly setulose along and between minor veins 
and abundantly appressed-setose to strigose along major 
veins above, sparingly setose to setulose (mixed with 
°T have named this species in honor of Dr. Richard Evans Schultes, 
Executive Director of the Botanical Museum of Harvard University 
and my former academic adviser, who has inspired in me a deep in- 
terest in the tropical American flora. 
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