nerves; nether surface similarly spinose and densely 
stellate-pubescent. Inflorescence a terminal or soon lat- 
eral raceme, few-flowered (axis strongly spinose). Flow- 
ers numerous, pale bluish, white or sometimes pale violet, 
about 2 cm. in diameter. Calyx lobes externally very 
densely spinose and sparsely stellate-pubescent, subgla- 
brescent within, persistent in fruit, lobes narrowly tri- 
angular, apically acute, up to 8-10 mm. long, lengthen- 
ing to 20 mm. with ripening of fruit. Corolla membrana- 
ceous, up to about 20 mm. long, externally golden- 
stellate, internally glabrous. Anthers yellow, erect, 
linear, about 14 mm. long with flattened filaments 4 mm. 
long. Ovary globose. Fruit globose, red or red-brown, 
up to 2.5 em. in diameter. 
CotomBia: Departamento de Antioquia, Abejorral, altitude 2150 m. 
**Nombres vulgares: tapaculo; uchuba colorado; mancadera.’* February 
1852. J. Triana 3855/5,—Departamento de Boyaca, Valle de la Can- 
delaria, Municipio de Radquira, altitude 2619 m. ‘““Nombre vulgar: 
pomas de perro.”* March 1941. 4. Ranghel Galindo 98.— Departamento 
del Cauca, between Popayan and Puracé, crossing Rio Anambio, alti- 
tude 2500 m. July 10, 1939. EF. Péres-Arbeldez & J. Cuatrecasas 5860. 
—Tres Cruces, vicinity of Popayan. November 6, 1948. S. Yepes 
Agredo, J. Araque Molina & F. A. Barklay 18Ca015.—Cordillera Occi- 
dental, eastern slopes, Chiquio, 21 km. NW of El Tambo, altitude 
1700-1900 m. September 30, 1954. A. Fernandez Pérez 2702.—De- 
partamento de Cundinamarca, La Cabrera, Pandi. July 1930. FE. Péres- 
Arbeldez 615,—Fusagasuga, below town on road passing Hotel Saba- 
neta near Rio Chocho. June 5, 1942. G. Gutiérrez V. & R. Jaramillo 
M. 320.— Departamento de Magdalena, Pozos de Agriacoca.”’ Herba 
de 0.7 m. Corola blanco-lila, Frutos verdes. May 16, 1951. R. Romero- 
Castateda 8919.—Departamento de El Valle, Cali. May 8, 1935. H. 
Garcia-Barriga 4369.—Vicinity of Cali, altitude 1000 m. ‘‘Nombre 
vulgar: uva de perro.”’ July 1938. J. M. Duque-Jaramillo 4104.— 
Monte Frio, Yanaconas, altitude 17-1850 m. February 27—March 1, 
1939, EF. P. Killip & H. Garcia- Barriga 33732. 
This species is native to tropical America at higher 
elevations, but it is naturalized in waste ground in the 
West Indies and southeastern United States. 
In Colombia, where it has a large number of vernacular 
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