quent in Amazonian Brazil, is, however, now definitely 
reported from Colombia. 
Cotomsia: Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio Karaparand, between El 
Encanto and the mouth. Alt. about 150 m.? ‘‘Stems used in basket- 
ry.’’ May 22-28, 1942, Richard Evans Schultes 3851. 
Parascheelia anchistropetala Dugand in Cald- 
asia 1 (1940) 12, t. 4, 5. 
Schultes 5856 is topotypical and represents the second 
collection of this interesting savanna palm. 
CotompiA: Comisaria del Vaupés, Rio Vaupés, savanna at base of 
Cerro Circasia. ““Inflorescence basal. Leaf 6-7 feet long with 72’ 
leaflets.’’ March 7, 1944, Richard Evans Schultes 5856. 
RaAaPATEACEAE 
Rapatea longipes Spruce ev Kérnicke in Linnaea 
87 (1871-72) 472. 
Spruce collected the type of Rapatea longipes at ‘‘Pa- 
nuré’’ on the Rio Uaupés. The collection cited below 
is topotypical. 
Brazit: Estado do Amazonas, Rio Uaupés, Ipanoré. ‘‘Bracts of in- 
florescence red.’’ November 14-15, 1947, Richard Evans Schultes & 
Joao Murga Pires 9079. 
Rapatea modesta Maguire sp. nov. 
Herbae parvae acaulescentes perennantes. Folia 3-6, 
20-50 cm. longa; vaginis valde equitantibus distichisque ; 
in uno plano dispositis, submembranaceis, vel tenuiter 
chartaceis, late rotundatis, nervis distinctis ca. 40 muni- 
tis, 1.8-2.5 cm. e costa ad marginem, (4—) 5—9 em. lon- 
gis; petiolis (7—) 10-80 cm. longis, ca. 2.4 mm. crassis, 
apicem versus anguste alatis; laminis tenuiter chartaceis, 
8-15 cm. longis, 8-5 cm. latis, oblongo-ellipticis, nervis 
primariis 15-20 (—80), apice subconduplicato, abrupte 
caudato-acuminato, obtuso, 15-20 mm. longo, — basi 
abrupte constricta, inaequilaterali. Pedunculus pseudo- 
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