locality. ‘‘On rocks, with roots imbedded in moss; very full, in clumps ; 
in sunny spots.’’ January 20, 1951, Jesus M. Idrobo & Richard Evans 
Schultes 1061. 
Cuphea sucumbiensis Lourteig sp. nov. 
Suffrutex (alt. ignota), omnino cano-malpighiaceo- 
pubescens, basi sublignosus, ramificatus. Rami tenues, 
setis ferrugineis, basi incrassatis, adscendentibus copiose 
obtecti. Internodia quam folia minora, 8 mm. longa. 
Folia decussata, conferta, sessilia vel subsessilia. Petioli 
lati, rubicundull, setosi, ramis similes. Lamina linealis vel 
lineali-lanceolata, 5-14 0.6—2 mm., discolor, obtusa vel 
acuta, intus pubescentior, glabrescens, nervo centrali 
subtus prominenter elevato, fusca, setosa, margine re- 
flexa. Flores decussati, alterni, apice ramorum inter folia 
positi. Pedunculi infrapetiolares, 2.5 mm. longi, pubes- 
centes, ramis similes, partem centralem superiorem ver- 
sus bibracteolati. Bracteolae crassae, ovatae, 0.5 mm. 
longae, obtusae. Calyx gracilis, 4-5 mm. longus, fauce 
dilatatus, caleare conspicue producto, lobulis acutis, ap- 
pendicibus incrassatis, lobulis aequalibus vel paulo longi- 
oribus, adpresse cano-malpighiaceo-pubescentibus et in- 
ferne cum setis brevibus fuscis commixtis; intus in nervis 
dorsalibus pubescens et in ceteris plusminusve minute pu- 
berulentus, sub staminibus lanosus. Petala sex, lilacina, 
obovata vel oblonga, duo dorsalia aliquid majora, 2.5—2.75 
x<1-2 mm. Stamina 11, in parte mediana superiore caly- 
cis inserta, inclusa, duo dorsalia brevissima, alia majora, 
horum tria ventralia glabra, cetera plusminusve grosse 
pilosa. Ovarium asymmetrico-ovoideum, glabrum vel 
pilis brevibus sparse ornatum. Stylus tenuis, inclusus, 
plusminusve pubescens. Stigma subeapitatum. Ovula 
10-12. Discus magnus, 0.5-0.6 mm., triangulari-cordi- 
formis, complanatus, abrupte deflexus. Semina (immaz- 
tura) parva, suborbicularia, complanata, paulo margi- 
nata, minute foveolata. 
