28 TllK tIENUS MAXETTIA 



inter mediocros, limbi angusti lol)is brcvibtis late ovatis obtusis intus 

 ( ventro) glal)ratis. Capsida ])isiforinis glabemina, calyce coroiiata 

 persistente. 



Colombia. La Banca, 10,0U0-11,000 ft. Fl. Januaiy. Fearce ! 

 in berb. Kew. 



An evergreen twiner with pink flowers, alUed to M. Lygistiim 

 itself, but easily distinguished by the whitish hairs on the under side 

 of the leaves, which are markedly acuminate, and by the stipules. 

 Leaves 3-5 em. xl'2-l*8 cm., yviih. petiole not attaining 3 mm.; 

 sbeath of stipules 2 mm. or deeper, the acuminate free portion — - 

 sooner or later deciduous, 2 mm. or longer. Ovary rather more than 

 2 mm. long in the flower ; calyx-\o\)Q?, nearly the same length. 

 Gorolla-iwhQ 1'2 cm. long nearly, lobes 2'8 x 2 mm. The globose 

 capsule is 4 mm. long and wide. 



33. M. thysanophora, sp. nov. 



Prutex volubilis, caule in novitate filiformi sparse hirtello glabres- 

 cente subtereti striato. Folia inter mediocra plana membranacea 

 berbacea, utrinque pra^sertim in juventute sparsiuscule hirta, elliptiea 

 acuminata utrinque acuta, ^^e^'/oZo tenui subelongato ; vence primaria? 

 snbtus prominuliE lateribus (utrinque ca. 8) pro rata crebrse, rete 

 tamen interveniente vix manifesto ; stipt/lce membranaceam in vaginam 

 brevissimam connatse mox reflexam margine irregulariter setis nume- 

 rosis fimbria tam insequalibus. Flores in paniculis dispositi vel um- 

 bellis cymosis alaribus inter minores, hypoerateriforraes, j^edicell/s 

 s:epe longiusculis filiformibus cum ovario campanulato sub anthesin 

 nonnunquam flavo-pulverulentibus tardius glabrescentibus. Calyx ad 

 basin laciniis in 4 late ovatis divisus apice saepe obtusis parvis glaber- 

 rirais. GoroUce tubus pinguis tamen brevis cjdindi'icus extus gla- 

 berrimus, lobi ovati utrincjue glabri obtusissimi suberecti, 

 Peru. Matthews 1501 ! in hbb. Mus. Brit. & Kew. 

 Allied to M. Lygistum, this species is notable for the peculiar 

 stipular structure, and the broad blunt calyx-lobes. Leaves 3"5-5 cm. 

 X l-3-l'9 cm., the petiole as much as 7-8 mm. long ; sheath of 

 stipules barely 2 mm. deep, the setse of the marginal fi-inge as much 

 as 2"5-3 mm. in length. Feduncle 1-2 cm. long ; pedicels 3-8 mm. 

 Ovary scarcely 2 mm. long ; calyx-Xohes rather longer than 1 mm., 

 and of the same breadth, or broader. Coro//«-tube not exceeding 

 5 mm., lobes 2 X 1"7 mm. 



34. M. LiNDENii Sprague, in Bull. Herb. Boiss. it. v. 833. 

 (1905). M. Lyqistum Sw. var. a. typica K. Scbiun., in Mart. Flor. 

 Bras. VI. vi. 180 (1889). 



Colombia. Linden 1439! VejS^eztjela. FuncJc Sf Schlim 788! 



This differs from M. Lygistum especially in its truncate stipules 

 and much smaller corolla. Both species have strongly-marked reticu- 

 lation, especially on the lower surface of the leaves. 



35. M. Lygistum Swartz, Procb-. 37 (1788). Lygistum f exile 

 fruticosum, foliis ovatis oppositis, petiol is pedatis, racemis alaribvs, 

 V. Browne, Hist. Jam. (1750) 142, t. 3. f. 2. L. axillareljum. 111. i. 

 286. Fetesia Lyqisfvm Linn. Syst. ed. x. 894 (1750). See also 

 Grisebacb, Flor. i3rit. AV. Ind. 329 (1801). 



