with stalked stellate hairs. Petioles tomentose, canalic- 
ulate, up to 7 mm. long. Leaf blades essentially entire, 
membranous or subchartaceous, oblanceolate, 7.5 to 13 
em. long, 2 to 3.5 cm. wide, apex attenuate and sub- 
acuminate, the acumen long and obtuse, base attenuate 
and acute, pilose above, stellate-pubescent beneath with 
ferruginous stalked hairs, the pubescence densest along 
costa and veins, costa and primary veins slightly impressed 
above, rather conspicuous beneath. Inflorescence panicu- 
late, strictly axillary, few-flowered, less than half as long 
as the leaves, the rachis and branches very slender, weak, 
ferruginous-tomentose. Fruiting pedicels slender, pubes- 
cent, 7 to 12 mm. long. Persistent sepals short, connate 
at base, lanceolate-subulate, about 2 mm. long, hirtellous 
outside. Fruits drying red, ovoid-globose, up to 8 mm. 
in diameter, persistently pubescent over the entire sur- 
face; style hairy at base. 
Mexico: Oaxaca, District of Choapam, Cerro Caracél, near San Juan 
Lalana, a tall shrub in forest, long. 95°45’, lat. 17°25’, alt. 1100 m., 
May 11, 1939, Richard Evans Schultes & Blas Pablo Reko 862 (Type in 
Herb. Univ. Michigan). 
Dr. Lundell writes: ‘‘The species is well marked and 
appears to be nearest P. Rekot Standl., also of Oaxaca. 
P. Rekoi, according to description, has considerably wider 
leaves, a glabrous ovary, and much larger many-flowered 
inflorescences. The fruits of P. Schultesi are persistently 
hairy; hence the ovary probably is pubescent. ”’ 
Parathesis tenuis Standley in Contrib. U.S. Nat. 
Herb. 23 (1924) LIL. 
Mexico: Oaxaca, District of Choapam, Cerro Caracél, between San 
Juan Lalana and Santo Domingo Latani, long. 95°45’, lat. 17°26’, 
alt. 1400-1650 m., May 11, 1939, Schultes § Reko 865 (Econ. Herb. 
Oakes Ames No. 6217; Herb. Gray). 
Standley described this species of Parathesis on the 
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