sus internodiis abbreviatis. Folia coriacea, petiolis stric- 
tis, crassis teretibusque, sulcatis, basi latiuscule dilatatis, 
usque ad 2 cm. longis, 1.5—2 mm. in diametro; lamina 
pallide viridis, glabra, lineari-lanceolata, apice longissime 
acuminata, basi longe cuneata et decurrens, margine levi- 
ter revoluta, subtus minute tessellato-squamulosa, 18-26 
em. longa, 1.2—-1.4 cm. lata, nervis crassis, utrinque pro- 
inentibus, secundariis duobus nervo centrali parallelis. 
Inflorescentia brevis, gracilis, pedunculo usque ad 6 cm. 
longo, leviter complanato. Spatha firme membranacea, 
lineari-lanceolata, apice acuta, usque ad 3 cm. longa, 2 
mm. lata, vivo reflexa, ut videtur rubens vel purpurea. 
Spadix sessilis, cylindricus, apicem versus non attenua- 
tus, 6-7 cm. longus, plusminusve 8 mm. in diametro, 
probabiliter flavus. 
Anthurium fontoides is very closely related to A. gra- 
cule (Rudge) Engl., a widespread tropical American spe- 
cies of which several varieties have been recognized. Later 
studies and collections may indicate that the concept here 
described as a species is deserving only of varietal rank. 
Anthurium fontoides can be separated from A. gracile on 
first sight by its narrower leaves which are basally de- 
current, by the more closely packed basal bracts, by its 
much shorter petioles, and by its smaller spathe. Per- 
haps the greatest difference is to be found in its having 
an inflorescence which, instead of being subequal to the 
leaves, is less than half as long. 
The specific epithet was suggested by the graceful 
habit of the leaves. 
Cotomsia: Comisaria del Amazonas, trapecio amaz6énico, Loreto- 
yacu River. Alt. about 100m. ““Epiphytic.’’ September 1946, Richard 
Evans Schultes & George A. Black 8399 (Tyrer in Herb. Gray). 
Anthurium nemoricola Schultes & Maguire sp. 
nov. 
Herba terrestris, humillima, in silva non densa arenosa 
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