THE GENUS MAXETTIA 4S 



Brazil. San Paulo : Rio Itariri, We/?' 290 ! In herb. Mus. 

 Brit., ex herb. Miers. 



Nearly allied to the preceding, but readily distinguished by the 

 «hape and texture of the very shortly-stalked leaves. These are 

 2"o-3 cm. X l-l'o cm., and the primary lateral veins, in number 6 

 pairs, are manifest upon the lower surface. Peduncle 2 em. or 

 longer. Calyx-\ohQ?, 9 mm. long, less than 1 mm. wide. Corolla 

 {j^oung, scarcely opened)-tube barel}^ 1 cm., lobes 3-4 mm. long. 



Species dubt.?; v. plus mixus igxot.e. 



78. M. MARGiXATA K. Schum., in Mart. Flor. Bras. Ti. vi. 178 

 ■(1889). 



The description is too imperfect for systematic purposes. The 

 leathery leaves are said to be marginate, non-reticulate ; the hypo- 

 crateriform corolla is but 5 mm. in length, and lobed to one-quarter 

 of its length. The habitat is given as the lliver Orinoco. 



79. M. lutescens K. Schum., loc. cif. 186. Guar/nehina 

 lutescens Veil. Flor. Flum. 45, t. 116. f. 1 (182.3). 



The most important character, according to A^ellozo's deseri])tion, 

 confirmed b}^ his figure, is the swollen base of the coro//«-tube. 

 Comparison with the other figures leads me to conclude that this, 

 like M. luteo-ruhra (q. v.), is meant for one of the Heterochlora- 

 group. Thus it is not unlikely that the species before us is M. inflata 

 Sprague ; the locality, Kio de Janeiro, is not opposed to this con- 

 clusion. 



80. M. Utopia, sp. nov. 



Fruticulus scandens nisi inflorescentia hirtella glaberrimus, caule 

 valde complanato-sulcato. Folia coriacea utrinqvie glaberrima mar- 

 gine revoluta rugosula in siccitate subtus valde discoloria dilute flava, 

 supra viridia, elliptica breviter subcaudato-acuminata basi rotundata 

 V. obtusa, petiolo gracili nee longo. Flares in umbellis cymosis 

 alaribus dispositi foliis brevioribus pedicellati, pedunculo valde com- 

 planato, hracteis exiguis. Calycis lobi 4 carnei deltoidei acuti. 

 Capsula parva glaberrima. 



Colombia. Triana s. n. I In lierb. Mus. Brit. 



ICasily distinguished l)y the texture and colour of the leaves, 

 which measure about 5 cm. x2'5 cm., with petiole up to 1 cm. ; and 

 by the compact injlorescence, isolated from the leaves, with definite 

 'peduncle, as much as 2 cm. long. 'I'lic pedicels are 5 mm. or longer. 

 Crt///.r-lol)es I'o mm. long. Capsule about 5 mm. x3 mm. 



This is ])robably allied to M. microcarpa K. Schum., and possibly 

 also to M. marijinala K. Schum. 



81. M. (?) JJIFFL-SA Britton, in Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, xviii. 107 

 (1891). 



B(H>TViA. (}uanai, 2000 ft., BushnlWi. 



I have not seen an examj)le of this species. It is described as 

 resembling JSL. paniculaia in habit, having small leaves obtuse or 



