scattered radiate trichomes) along and between minor 
veins and abundantly pulverulent strigose along major 
veins beneath; petioles ca. 2 cm. long, 2-3 mm. in 
diameter, half-terete, abundantly rusty strigose. Inflo- 
rescences distributed near tip of branchlets, straight, 
6-20-flowered, 13-30 cm. long, 2-7 cm. wide, abundantly 
pulverulent scurvy-strigose, primary peduncle 8-15 cm. 
long, bracts broadly triangular to suborbicular, 10-15 
mm. long, 5-7 mm. wide, glabrous. Flowers 20-25 mm. 
broad, buds to 9 mm. in diameter, pedicels 5-10 mm. 
long, bracteoles broadly triangular, to 10 mm. long: 
sepals 5, outer 2 trullate to oblong-ovate, subacute, 10— 
12 mm. long, 6-7 mm. wide, imbricate one suborbicu- 
lar, rounded, 10-12 mm. long, 8-9 mm. wide, inner 2 
suborbicular to orbicular-oblong, rounded, 10-14 mm. 
wide, all glabrous to medially sparingly strigillose with- 
out, completely glabrous within, marginally entire to 
apically ciliolate; petals 5, white, subquadrangular to 
spatulate, rounded, 15-19 mm. long, 9-11 mm. wide; 
stamens 25-85, filament 4-5 mm. long, anther 2.5-3 
mm. long; ovary 5-7-locular, globose, 5—7-sulcate, gla- 
brous, styles 5-7, to 7.5 mm. long, stigmas capitate. 
Berries 5-7-locular, globose, to 6 mm. in diameter (im- 
mature) 5—7-sulcate. 
Distribution: Colombia (Departmento Caldas), mossy 
forest, alt. 3200-3400 m., flowering in September. 
Specimens examined. Colombia, Caldas: Cordillera 
Occidental, Cerro Tatama, Pennell 10501 (NY). 
3. Saurauia Mexiae® Killip ex Soejarto sp. nov. 
S. pseudostrigillosae Buse. affinis sed floribus grandiori- 
*Killip annotated the collection (Mezxia 8488) as Saurauia Meziae 
Killip spec. noy., but so far as I am aware, the name and description 
of this concept have never been published. 
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