calioni cited only the type collection. His manner of cita- 
tion (with erroneous spelling of locality names ), however, 
is very misleading and might suggest that he had seen 
several collections: ‘‘... Cerro della Raya, a Cujacue- 
malco, a Chinaulta e a Curicateca...’’. The correct data 
for this collection, as ascertained from herbarium labels 
as well as from Professor Conzatti personally, is: ‘*‘H. 
and C. Conzatti, June 24, 1909, Cerro La Raya, Cuya- 
mecalco, Chinantla-cuicateca, District of Cuicatlan, alt. 
2800 m.’’. Because this locality is not marked on stand- 
ard maps, it may be helpful to add to this data the lon- 
gitude and latitude of Cerro La Raya, which is long. 
96°48’, lat. 17°57’. 
Although apparently an extremely rare shrub, Sau- 
raua Conzattu fruits very abundantly, and, in conse- 
quence, the Chinantec and Cuicatec Indians, who value 
its fruit as food, visit the localities where it grows during 
its fruiting season. These Indians report that the fruit is 
very sweet and mucilaginous. No medicinal use is made 
of this species. "The Chinantecs know the shrub as ma- 
do-chay. The local Spanish names are: mameyito and 
pipichito. 
Saurauia speluncicola R.H.Schultes sp. nov. 
Frutex magnus, saepissime pendulus. Rami setoso- 
pilosi. Foliorum lamina coriacea, obovata, breviter acu- 
minata, basi cuneata, maxima pro parte integra sed apice 
leviter inaequaliterque undulata, margine setis ornata; 
lamina supra atroviridis, scabra, setis fuscis sparse ob- 
sessa; lamina infra cana, velutina, densissime stellato- 
pilosa albis cum pilis, et sparsissime cum setis fuscis 
obsessa. Inflorescentia saepissime foliis multo brevior; 
pedunculus setoso-pilosus; bracteae setoso-pilosae, lin- 
eares. Flores aliquid numerosi. Sepala quinque; sepala 
interiora tres, lutea, orbicularia, inflexis cum marginibus 
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