26 THE GENUS MANETTIA 



27. M. LTaiSTOTDES Griseb., in Mem. Acad. Amer. Sci. & Art. 

 viii. 505 (1860) ; Sprague, in Bull. Herb. Boiss. ii. v. 833 (1905). 

 M. Lyf/istum Svv. var. lygistoides K. Schum. in Mart. Flor. Bras. ti. 

 vi. 180 (1889). 



West Indies. Cuba (eastern): Monte Verde, Wrig}it255\ hb.Kew. 



28. M. PARTULA K. Schum., ex Glaziou, in Bull. Soc. Bot. France, 

 Ivi. Mem. iii. 336 (1909), nomen. 



The following is the first published description : — 



Frutex scandens gracilis foliosus glabratus, caiile tenuiscido minute 

 priBsertim in novitate pubescente, mox cortice dilute flavo-brunneo 

 induto. Folia plana Itevia chartacea subevenia glabra pro genere 

 minima elliptica v. latiuscule lanceolata acuminata acutissima basi 

 acuta, peiiolo gracili brevissimo. Flores inter minimos 1-2 in axillis 

 in pedicellis tenuibus dispositi, hracteolis minutis subulatis basi vix 

 vaginantibus. Calyx dentiformibus in laciniis 4 ad basin divisus 

 brevibus triangulari-laneeolatis acutis. Corollce hypocrateriformis 

 tubus insuper paullo leniterque ampliatus extus sparse minute asperulo- 

 pubescens, lobi 4 ampliusculi ovato-oblongi acutiusculi vix acuminati 

 utrinque qua tubus induti patentes. Capsiila minima subglobosa 

 basi subturbinata. 



Brazil. Rio de Janeiro : Glaziou 17061 ! 18294 ! 



The affinity is undoubtedly with M. Lygistiim. The present 

 species is at once recognizable b}^ the small, flat, herbaceous leaves^ 

 with average size not much more than 2 cm. x 7 mm. The stipules 

 form a rather deep sheath, relativeh^ speaking, with a very short 

 apiculate portion. The calyx, together with the ovary, is barely 

 2 mm. in the flower, the small lobes barely half a millimetre. Corolla- 

 tube 5 mm. long, and about 2 mm. wide at the mouth ; lobes about 

 2*5 mm. long and 1'5 mm. broad. Capsule 3 mm. long, 2 mm. wide. 



29. M. Lobbii, sp, no v. 



Frutex volubilis in novitatibus necnon inflorescentiae maturse in 

 axibus circumque nodis ferrugineo-puberulus aliter glabratus, caule 

 hevi striato subterete. Folia inter minora crassiuscula margine 

 reflexa subevenia elliptica parum acuminata acutissima basi ssepius 

 acuta, peiiolo brevi tamen notabili, supra in siccitate olivaceo-nigra 

 subtus valde discoloria dilute flaviusculo-viridia utrinque glaberrima ; 

 stipulcB truncatte. Flores inter minimos in umbellis paucifloris pedun- 

 culatis dispositi alaribus foliis brevioribus. Calyx ad basin in la- 

 ciniis 4 ovato-lanceolatis divisus acutis qua ovarium anguste inf undibu- 

 iare glaberrimis. Corolla h3'pocrateriformis, tubo validiusculo insuper 

 jjaullo ampliato extus glabro, lobis ovatis subacutis intus qua in ore 

 dense pilosis. 



Colombia. Lohh 97 ! in herb. Kew. 



Allied to M. Lygistum and its circle of affinity by way of 

 M. evenia and M. Triana, this species is distinct in the leaf- 

 characters, the truncate stipules, and the glabrous ovary and calyx. 

 Leaves 3-5 cm. X l'3-2-3 cm., with petiole 3-7 mm. long. Primary 

 peduncle as much as 1*5 cm., or even longer. CV/y^-lobes barely 

 2 mm. Corolla-iwh^ 7 mm. long, 3-5 nmi. wide at the mouth, the 

 limb 6-7 mm. in diameter. 



