ato-venosa, superne in ligulam extensa, 9 mm. longa, 7 
mm. lata. Petalorum ligulae filiformes, pendulae, mem- 
branaceae, omnino glabrae sed basi minute granulosae, 
plusminusve 1 mm. latae, 80-100 mm. longae, basi valde 
dilatatae. 'Tubus stamineus quinquedivisus, staminibus 
invicem duo- et quattuor-antheriferis, filamentis valde 
complanatis, brevibus liberisque. Staminodia conspicue 
petaloidea, lanceolato-elliptica, apice acuta, basi attenu- 
ata, utrinque grosse muricato-papillosa, margine integra 
22 mm. longa, 6 mm. lata. Ovarium sessile, elongato- 
ovoideum, distincte decemcostatum atque quinquelocu- 
lare, ochraceum, densissime stellato-pilosum, 2.5-8 mm. 
in diametro. Pistillum complanatum, 3 mm. longum, 
glabrum, simplex. Fructus ignotus sed luteus in maturi- 
tate dicitur. 
Herrania kofanorum differs from its very close ally H/. 
balaénsis Preuss in being smaller, in having leaflets only 
half as large, and in having the sepals very conspicuously 
unequal instead of nearly alike. Herrania kofanorum has 
two inner sepals which are elliptic, 206 mm. and an 
outer one which is rotund-ovate, 15-16 X 15 mm., whereas 
Hi. balaénsis has three lanceolate-elliptic sepals which 
measure 14X6 mm. Furthermore, the outer sepal of 
Herrania kofanorum is so constructed that it is often 
conspicuously slit to a depth of 2 mm., and this slit is 
prolonged as a furrow to the base of the interior of the 
sepal (when the split is not present, there is a markedly 
thin furrow); nothing similar is seen in H. balaénsis. 
Both these species are related to Herrania Dugandu. 
Ecvapor: Rio San Miguel o Sucumbios, entre el Rio Putumayo y 
la Quebrada Teteyé, alt. 260 m. Nombre Kofan: ko-kee-ot-chu. ‘“Small 
tree, 15 ft. Flowers large, deep red-purple in all parts. Fascicles 
many-flowered. Cacao silvestre.’’ March 29, 1942, R. E. Schultes 3478. 
(Type in Econ. Herb. Oakes Ames; Dupiicatr Types in Herb. Nac. 
Colomb., Herb. Gray, U. S. Nat. Herb.). 
Cotompt1A: Comisaria del Putumayo, Rio Putumayo, trocha entre 
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