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Corolla tubulosa insuper paruin ami^liata, fauce glabra ; limbi lobi 5, 

 lineari-oblongi obtiisiiisculi, imbricati. Stamina 5 corollse in basi 

 inserta, tilamentis longiiisculis; aiitberse dorso-basifixse inclusye lineari- 

 oblongie, primo syngenesise. Discus majusculus, carnosus breviter 

 cylindricus glaberrimus. Ovarium biloculare ; stylus longus filamen- 

 tosus, stigmate breviter bilobato ; ovula in loculis perplurima, plaeentis 

 septo insuper affixis inserta. Bacca parva pisiformis, caWcis dentibus 

 minutis coronata, bilocularis polysperma. Semina inter minima, 

 globosa, testa alveola ta. Frutices v. arbores, /b/Z/s oppositis breviter 

 petiolatis membranaceis, sfijmlis integris interpetiolaribus, plus minus 

 persistentibus. Flores parvi in cynias paniculatas terminales laxius- 

 culas dispositi, pedicellati, bracteis paucis minutis. 



Raritebe palicoureoides, sp. unieum. Frutex glabratus ramulis 

 gracilibus bevibus in novitate minute prjesertim prope nodos liirtellis, 

 complanato-sulcatis ; rami mox eortice striato-rugosulo cinereo induti, 

 nodis plus minus tumidis. Folia ampla, glabra, papyracea elliptica 

 utrlnque graciliter acuminata, basi in petiolum brevem leniter angus- 

 tata, apice acutissima ; vena? sujDra vix conspicua? impressae, subtus 

 prominuke reticulatione manifesta, secundariae utrinque ca. 15 ; 

 sfijjuhe parvse lanceolatse acuminatse aeutte. Cyma subcorymbosa, 

 laxiuscula floribunda, minute pulverulento-hirtella, pedunculo elongato 

 gracili, tloribus plerumque longe necnon tenuiter pedicellatis, bracteis 

 nisi principalibus + 3 in inflorescentise basi minimis setaceis minutis. 

 Califx glaberrimus dentibus minutis. Corollw tubus cylindricus 

 utrinque glabrae insuper nee ampliatus, lobos anguste oblongos obtusos 

 duplo excedens. Bacca parva glabra globosa. 



Hah. Colombia, Susumino, at 1300 ft., and Villavicenia, at 

 3000 ft. Triana.1^20 ! 



A shrub, with leaves 12 to 17 cm. long and 4 to 6 cm. wide ; 

 petiole usually less than 1 cm. in length. Stipules barely 5 mm. 

 long. Peduncle 4-5 cm. ; pedicels 4-5 mm. long. Calyx (with 

 ovary) 3-4 mm. long, 1-5 mm. wide at the mouth. Corolla-tuhe 

 5-6 mm., lobes 3 mm. long and '75 mm. broad. Anthers 19 mm. 

 mm. long ; style 22 mm. long. Berry 3-4 mm. in diameter. Seeds 

 minute, deeply and coarsel}^ pitted. 



This genus and Neohertiera ( Journ. Bot. Iv. 169) are members of 

 the tribe Hameliese which have come to light since the publication of 

 my Key to the genera of Tropical American liubiacefe (Journ. Bot. 

 liv. 331). The comjDlete clavis of this tribe should now^ stand revised 

 thus : — - 



Hamelie.^. 

 Calyx-lobes equal. 

 Ovary 4-5-locular. 



Corolla contorted in aestivation. 



Flowers 4-merous Neohertiera. 



Flowers 5-merous Bertiera. 



Corolla imbricate. 



Corolla markedly tu])ular, usually 5-angled . Ilamelia. 

 Corolla shortly funnel-shaped Both riospora. 



