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flowers, not closely related to any other Mexican or Central American 

 species, though clearly of the genus. 



WissADULA spiCATA (HBK.) Presl, Rel. Haenk. ii. 117 (1830). 

 AbutiIo7i spicatum HBK. Nov. Gen. et Spec. v. 271 (1821). To the 

 synonymy of this species may be added Wissadula dongata Brandegee, 

 Zoe, A-. 210 (1905), from Cofradia in the vicinity of Culiacan, Sinaloa. 



Linociera oblanceolata, spec, nov., fruticosa vcl arborea; ramis 

 gracilibus teretiusculis cortice griseo tectis; ramulis fulvido-puberulis; 

 foliis vix coriaceis oblanceolatis utrinque glabris 11-13 cm. longis 

 3.5-4.2 cm. latis apice caudato-acuminatis basi sensim angustatis, 

 petiolo proprio teretiusculo puberulo 3-4 mm. solum longo; paniculis 

 laxis 6-8 cm. longis gracillimis ex axillis superioribus foliorum \'erorum 

 oriuntibus flavido-puberulis; floribus graciliter 3-5 mm. longe pedi- 

 cellatis; calycis lobis ovatis acuminatis patentibus 1.2 mm. longis 

 flavido-puberulis; petalis margine valde involutis caudiformibus 

 7-10 mm. longis; antheris 1 mm. longis obtusis, filamentis l)revis- 

 simis, connectivo apice non productis; fructu crassiuscule clavato 

 1.9 cm. longo 8 mm. diametro in specimine sicco nigrescente. — Forest, 

 upper Moho River, British Honduras, 16 March, 1907, Prof. Morton 

 E. Peck, no 719 (type, in Gray Herb.). This species differs from L. 

 caribacn (Jacq.) Knobl. by its unappendaged anthers. From L. 

 Baker i Urb. of Cuba it may be distinguished by its larger oblanceolate 

 acuminate and even more shortly petioled leaves. 



Strychnos (§ Longiflorae) Peckii, spec, nov., fruticosa cirrhifera; 

 ramis subteretibus a cortice griseo lae\'i tectis; ramulis gracilibus 

 rectis patentissimis plus minusve sulcatis fulvo-puberulis apicem 

 versus saepissime bifoliatis; cirrhis spiraliter aduncis 2-3 cm. longis 

 usque ad 4 mm. crassis lignescentibus ; foliis ovato-ellipticis acute 

 acuminatis 7-11 cm. longis 3.4-5 cm. latis firme membranaceis glabris 

 supra \iridil)us laevibus subtus distincte pallidioriljus obscure puncti- 

 culatis 5-nervatis, nerviis saltim basim versus minutissime strigillosis; 

 inflorescentiis axillaribus brevibus multifloris subglobosis glomeruli- 

 formibus; bracteis lineari-lanceolatis 3-4 mm. longis, bracteolis 

 minutis obscurisque; pedicellis brevibus fulvo-pul)erulis; calyce rotato 

 5-lobo, lobis ovatis acuminatis patentibus ciliolatis; corolla 1cm. 

 longa, tubo cylindrato 7 mm. longo extus patente fulvo-tomentello, 

 lobis patentibus acutatis supra ut faucibus dense flavo-barbatis ; 

 antheris anguste oblongis vix exsertis; stylo nunc modice nunc vix 

 exserto. — Forest, Sittee River, British Honduras, 15 April, 1907, 

 Prof. Morton E. Peck, no. 856 (type, in Gray Herb.). This species 

 appears to approach S. Erichsonii Rich. Schoml). of British Guiana, 



