3 cm. long, 4 mm. in diameter), everywhere densely and 
very minutely velvety-pilose, soft to the touch and with- 
out stinging hairs, very deeply ten-costate, the five pri- 
mary ribs thick and bluntly rounded, 8 mm. high, the 
five secondary ribs similar but smaller, 4-5 mm. high, 
transversely lightly fibrous-rugose, the pericarp rather 
thick, almost woody, reported to ripen yellow. Seeds 
about sixty, embedded in a white pulp. 
Cotomsia: Intendencia del Meta, Cordillera La Macarena, trocha 
entre el Rio Giejar y el Cafio Guapayita. Alt. ca. 500-600 m. ‘‘Small 
tree, 12 feet tall. Fruit with soft velvety indumentum, ribs bluntly 
rounded, unequal.’’ January 22, 1951. Jesus M. Idrobo and Richard 
Evans Schultes 1192 (Vyere in Herb. Gray; Dupticate type in Herb. 
Nac. Colomb.).—Intendencia del Meta, Sabanas de San Juan de 
Arama, margen izquierda del Rio Giiejar, alrededores del aterrizaje 
““Los Micos.’” Alt. ca. 500m. “‘Small tree. All parts of flowers deep 
searlet.’’ March 15, 1951, Richard Evans Schultes 11821 (Fiona. type 
in Herb. Gray ).—Intendencia del Meta, Villavicencio. Alt. 300 m. 
*“Cacaoito de monte.’’ 1851-1857, J. Triana s.n.—Intendencia del 
Meta, Villavicencio. January 24, 1899, 7. A. Sprague 135.—No pre- 
cise locality. ‘‘Colombia.’* February 1899, Rocha s.n.—Intendencia 
del Meta, forest near Villavicencio. February 1943, M. Bates s.n.— 
Intendencia del Meta, Sierra de La Macarena. Playa Bonita. Alt. 
400 m. ‘‘Dense, humid forest. Erect shrub.’’ November 14, 1947, 
W. R. Philipson, J. M. Idrobo & A. Fernandez 1420.—Intendencia del 
Meta, Sierra de La Macarena, Cafio Entrada. Alt. 550 m. ‘‘Dense, 
humid forest. Unbranched slender tree, 8 m. high; fruits green. ”*’ 
January 22, 1950, W. R. Philipson, J. M. Idrobo & R. Jaramillo 2199. 
—Intendencia del Meta, Sabanas de San Juan de Arama, margen iz- 
quierda del Rio Giiejar, alrededores del aterrizaje ““Los Micos.’’ Alt. 
ca. 500 m. ““Small tree, 12 feet tall.’ December 9, 1950, Jesis M. 
Idrobo & Richard Evans Schultes 612.—Same locality. ‘‘Arbolito de 2 
m. Frutos caulinares.*’ December 18, 1950, Jess M. Idrobo & Richard 
Evans Schultes 721.—Intendencia del Meta, Cordillera La Macarena, 
trocha entre el Rio Giiejar y el Cafio Guapayita. Alt. ca. 500-600 m. 
‘*Foliolos muy largos, pubescentes. Pequefio arbolito de 3.5 m.”’ 
December 24, 1950, Jesis M. Idrobo & Richard Evans Schultes 787.— 
Intendencia del Meta, Cordillera La Macarena, trocha entre el Rio 
Giiejar y el Cafio Guapayita, Cafio Yerly. “‘Fruit dull green.’’ March 
9, 1951, Richard Evans Schultes 11629. 
Herrania tomentella resembles, in its foliage, H. pul- 
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