S4:0 THE JOUKXAL OF BOTAXr 



hirtella glabra, subtus priesertim in veins plus minus conspicue 

 necnon ctensiuscule pubescentia brunneo in siccitate discolora ; ventE 

 supra impressa tanien manifesta^, subtus prominentes utrinque 

 latei-ales prIneiiDales 12-15; stipules late ovata? ampbe longe per- 

 sistentes coriaceie apice in partibus 2 lanceolatis acutis divergentibus 

 vix ad dimidium Hssie. Flores in thyrso laxiuscnlo nudtitloro elongate 

 dispositi terniinali subcvlindrico folia longe excedente, plerumque 

 pedicellati, rachide plus minus glabrescente alte suleato, brachiis 

 lateralibus \iYQ rata gracilibus neenon breviusculis ; bracteis cum 

 braeteolis jmrvis subsetaceis inconspicuis. Calyx glabrescens sparsius- 

 cule liirto-pubescens, tubo oblongo insuper parum am])liato, limbo 

 infundibulari extra medium in lobos oblongo-lanceolatos obtusissimos 

 diviso. Corolla tubularis insuper pauUo ampliata extus glaberrima, 

 lobis parvis reflexo-patentibus ovatis obtusis. Antlierarum apices 

 vix exserti. 



Colombia (without further localit}^) : Triana 130 ! Linden 1081 ! 



Very distinct in its broad leaves, pubescent beneath, 9-17 cm. x 

 5-8 cm., and the conspicuous stipules enclosing swollen nodes, 1-3 cm. 

 long and the same in breadth; petiole, 1 cm. or longer. Infiovescence 

 20 cm. or more in length, and not more than 7 cm. in the widest part. 

 Pedicel, 5 mm., or longer. Calyx, 5 mm. long m all, of which the 

 lobes occupy over 2 mm, OoroZ/f/'-tube, 12 mm., 3—4 mm. wide at 

 mouth ; lobes 2 mm. X 1 mm. 



The affinity is with P. Ascliersoniana, from which our species is 

 readily distinguished by the different indumentum, the stipules, and 

 the absence of leafy bracts. 



Palicourea caprifoliacea, sp. nov. Frutex subglaber, ramulis alte 

 sulcatis tardius subteretibus, novitate glabratis gracilibus virgato- 

 rectis, mox validiusculis. Folia lirme chartacea plerumque elliptica 

 nonnunquam oblanceolata, utrinque acuminata apice acuta basi in petio- 

 lum brevem angustata, supra glabra subnitentia venis impressis, 

 subtus dilute discoloria venosissima venis prominentibus approximatis, 

 lateralibus principalibus utrinque ca. 15, nisi in venis sparse pubes- 

 centia glabra ; stipulcB membranacea? ampke persistentes, basi caulem 

 vaginantes insuper ad dimidium bifidae. Flores parvi in thyrsis 

 ani])lis laxiusculis lloribundis dispositi folia parum excedentibus, 

 I'achide necnon brachiis gracilibus subafqualibus; bracteis minutis 

 V. minusculis paucis setaceis inconspicuis, pedicellis brevissimis vel 

 obsoletis. Calyx minimus brevis late obtuse lobatus, ccrollce basin 

 tumidum arete anq)lectens, brevis insuper ampliatse infundibularis, 

 extus glaberrimfe, lobis parvis reflexis ovatis obtusis. Stamina 5, 

 antheris erectis linearibus apicibus modo exsertis. 



Colombia : Linden 1080 ! Santa Kosa, 5500 feet. Triana 127 

 ( = 1005)! 



Distinct in the consj)icuously-veined leaves, aiid the very numerous 

 small flowers in the spreading and abundant panicles. Leaves 8- 

 13 cm. x2'5-5 cm., with stalk 5-15 mm. long ; stipules±l cm. x 

 5 mm. InJIorescence, about 12 cm. long and cm. in the widest 

 part. Calyx barely exceeding 1 mm. in all ; corolla-iwhaAi mm. long, 

 tlie lobe? barelv 1 mm., and 2 mm. wide at the mouth. 



