Inflorescences crowded near tip of branchlets, straight, 
somewhat loose, 30-80-flowered, 12-20 cm. long, 5-12 
cm. wide, densely pulverulent-tuberculate, primary pe- 
duncle 5-10 cm. long, bracts linear, to 6 mm. long, very 
rarely foliaceous, to 25 mm. long. Flowers ca. 15 mm. 
broad, buds to 6 mm. long, very rarely foliaceous, to 25 
mm. long. Flowers ca. 15 mm. broad, buds to 6 mm. 
in diameter, pedicels 5—-15(—20) mm. long, bracteoles 
triangular, to 2 mm. long; sepals 5, outer 2 oblong- 
obovate, acute, 3.5-4.5 mm. long, 3-3.5 mm. wide, 
densely strigillose (trichomes with barbules), imbricate 
one suborbicular, rounded, 4-5 mm. long, 8.5-4 mm. 
wide, densely strigillose on outer half (trichomes with 
barbules), completely glabrous on inner half, inner 2 
suborbicular to orbicular-oblong, 4-5 mm. long, 8.5—-4.5 
mm. wide, medially densely strigillose (trichomes with 
barbules), laterally completely glabrous, all completely 
glabrous within, marginally subentire, apically irregular- 
ly ciliolate; petals 5, oblong to oblong-obovate, rounded 
to truncate and often incised, 7-9 mm. long, 5-7.5 mm. 
wide; stamens 100-150, filament 2-8 mm. long, anther 
1-2 mm. long; ovary 5-7-locular, globose, 5—7-sulcate, 
glabrous, styles 5-7, obsolete to 4 mm. long, stigmas 
simple to capitate. Berries 5—7-locular, globose, to 5 mm. 
in diameter (immature), 5—7-sulcate. 
Distribution: Bolivia (Departamento Cochabamba), 
forest, alt. 2200-2400 m., flowering in January and 
March. 
Specimens examined. Bolivia, Cochabamba: Chapare, 
Ineachaca, Steinbach 8920 (F, GH-holotype, NY, 5S); 
ibid., Steinbach 9513 (F, G, GH, K, NY, S). 
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