not measure more than 2 mm. at maturity, a character 
used in Koehne’s key to the Subsections. 
The appearance of the seeds, as well as the general 
characters of the plants and their malpighiaceous type of 
pubescence, agrees with those for Section Hyssopocuphea. 
As no species of this group has previously been re- 
corded from Colombia, it would seem to be of interest to 
give a key for these five species. 
Stems and branches only malpighiaceous-pubescent. 
Calyx only malpighiaceous-pubescent. Ovules 2-4. 
Seeds usually 3... ....... 2.2... . kubeorum 
Calyx malpighiaceous and setaceous-pubescent. 
Ovules 5-6... . .. . . stygialis 
Stems and branches with another type of pubescence in- 
termixed with the malpighiaceous. 
Calyx-appendage long-setaceous. Ovules 12-15  . philombria 
Calyx-appendage short-ciliate or glabrous. 
Ovary glabrous with sparse short hairs. 
Disk deflected, narrowly triangular. 
Ovules 10-12... .......0.~24.~24~S« «Osucumbiensis 
Ovary densely pubescent. Disk reflexed, ovoid- 
complanate. Ovules 4-6 . . . . . . . .. .. beneradicata 
Cuphea kubeorum Lourteig sp. nov. 
Suffrutex usque ad 14 pedes altus, carnoso-malpighi- 
aceo-pubescens (pilorum brachiis in angulo acuto, hirsu- 
tis), plusminusve glabrescens. Rhizoma cylindricum, 
quam 20 cm. longius, cum ramulis fibrosis. Caulis basis 
sublignosa, crassa, brevis, e superficie terrae in caules 
secundarios numerosos divisa. Caules tenues, decumben- 
tes, usque ad 20 cm. longi. Internodia variabilia, 8 mm. 
usque ad 2cm. longa. Folia vulgo conferta, decussata, dis- 
coloria, parva, linealia, usque ad 8X1 mm., obtusa, supra 
pubescentia, subtus glabra, subsessilia cum petiolis bre- 
vissimis et angustissimis, margine reflexa, nervo centrali 
lato supra impresso sed subtus conspicue elevato. Flores 
alterni vel decussati. Pedunculi plerumque infrapetio- 
lares, plusminusve 2 mm. longi, bibracteolati. Bracteolae 
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