on some of the flat, dry sandstone expanses on the sum- 
mit of Mount Chiribiquete in dense stands which, at first 
sight, seem fanciful and unreal to the observer because 
of the oddity of the shrub. A description of the unusual 
habitat of Vellozia phantasmagoria has been published 
in Caldasia 12 (1944) 124-1380. 
Vellozia phantasmagoria has its flowering period in 
December. When the type was collected on January 
18, only a few flowers were found, although several thou- 
sand plants were seen. 
Cotomsia: Vaupés, Upper Apaporis Basin, Macaya River, Mount 
Chiribiquete, sandstone, xerophytic conditions, savannah, alt. 400- 
1200 ft. above the forest floor or 1300-2100 ft. above sea-level, Jan- 
uary 18, 1944, R. E. Schultes 5741 (Type in Herb. Gray; Dupticate 
rypr in Herb. Nac. Colomb.). 
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