282 THE JOURXAL OF BOTAXY 



brevissimus coinplaniito-ani^uktus demum glabcrrimus ; sfipulce va- 

 trinam fuscam oblongain forinantes coriaceam perslstentem insuper 

 irregulariter fisso-lobatam. Flores parvi in cjmulis foliis saepius 

 brevioribus dispositi laxiiisculis teriuinalibus necnon in axiUis siiperi- 

 oribus oriundis ; pedunculi raro producti, saepius occlusi, hracfeis 

 p-.irvis lanceolato-setaceis v. linearibiiH;. Calyx infundibularis breviter 

 subacute deltoideo-dentatus ; coroUce extus glabrae v, mlnutissime 

 fVrruglneo-furt'uraceae tubus gracilis insuper sensim ani])liatus, lobi 

 triangulares obtusi. Bacca parva pisiformis apice umbonata late 

 sulcata. 



Colombia : Mt. Quindio, 7S00 ft., Triana 131 (1G6G) ! Yenezuela: 

 Fnnck^' Schlim 12J)G! 



Apparently' a straggling, niucb-brancbed busb, tbe brancbes early 

 clothed in a coarse, furrowed, shining, silverv-yellow bark. The 

 tough leaves are from 4 cm. to 7 cm. long and 2 to 3 cm. wide, with 

 stalk up to 8 mm. long. Sheath of stipules 4-6 mm. long. Cali/x 

 very small. CoroUa-twhe to 14 mm. long, 5 mm. wide at the mouth; 

 lobes 8 mm. long, 2*5 mm. broad at the base. Berry about G mm. 

 in diameter. 



Allied to P. myriifoUa K. Sch. & Kr., differing especially in the 

 characters of the corolla. 



Pdicourea fragilior, sp. nov. Frutex tennis dichotome ramosus 

 octo))cdalis, nisi foliorum subtus in venis hie inde sparsissime pilosus 

 glaberrimus, ramulis gracillimis hevibus creberrime striatis, sub nodos 

 sajpius modo Acanfhacearum niultarum constrictis. Folia tirme 

 ])erganiacea latiuscule saliciformia, lanceolata basi acuta longe acumi- 

 nata apice acuta, petiolata ; stipuJa vaginam brevissimam 4-dentatam 

 formantes inconspicme. Flores sulphurei plures conspicue pedicellati 

 in panicula terminali laxa dispositi sessili, hracfeis linearibus ad 

 setaceis nonnuUis longiusculis. Calyx cum ovario infundibularis gla- 

 bcrrimus. lobis breviter oblongis apice obtusissimis in siccitate viridi- 

 uscule discoloribus. Corollam extus glaberrimam inter minores 

 apertam non vidi. 



Ecuador : in woods, Talancay, along the river Chanchan, August, 

 Spruce GOlO ! 



A graceful plant, the lax panicles of cymes arising from the last 

 node of the slender branchlets, and not much exceeding the leaves. 

 The latter are 6-13 cm. X l'5-4 cm., with ])etiole up to 1 cm. long, 

 rarely much more ; secondary veins about 12-14 pairs ; stipules 

 barely 2 mm. in length. Inflorescence about 7-8 cm. long, and 

 6-7 cm. wide at the base. The long bracts measure over 1 cm. 

 Calyx (with ovary) 2-3 mm., lobes barely 1 mm. long. 



The species is readily recognized by the glabrous, almost shining 

 corollas, and the consjiicuous calyx-lobes, together with its slender 

 habit and narrow, lengthily-acuminate, leaves. 



Palicourea quindiensis, sp. nov. Frutex ramosus, ramulis graci- 

 liusculis divaricatis cum ramis validioribus ferrugineo-tomentosii 

 demum glabrescentibus. Folia breviter petiolata conferta, rigide 

 coriacea, supra glabra subnitentia subtus praesertim in costa media 

 veni;sr^ue secundariis utrincjue 10-12 prominentes puberula, elli})tica v. 



