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exterior lobes one-fifth as long, ovate, entire, hirsute; interior 

 branches 10-12, filiform, 2-antheriferous, anthers long and an- 

 fractuose: ovary free, imperfectly 5-celled, ovules pyriform. 

 A tree with the gigantic trunk and flat widespreading head of 

 Bombax Cciba L., and with digitate leaves. The incomplete 

 character is drawn from the only parts within reach of the 

 collector — freshly fallen flowers. The stamina] column par- 

 tite to annulus into doubled number of branches is exceptional 

 for the genus. — Shores of Lake Amatitlan, Dept. Amatitlan, 

 alt. 3,900 feet, Feb., 1890, J. D. S. (Ex PL cit. 1924.) 



Myrodia Guatciualteca. — Leaves elliptical or obovate- 

 elliptical (8-10x3-4 in.), abruptly acuminate, obtuse base 

 3-nerved, veins pubescent, axils barbate: flowers solitary or 

 geminate, axillary and extra-axillary, approximated: calyx 

 twice longer than deflexed minutely 3-bracteolate pedicel, 

 sericeous within, 5-6 unequal lobes ovate (2-3 lines): petals 

 tomentulose, elliptic-oblong (1 in.), shortly unguiculate, half- 

 exsert: stamina! column shorter, its 5 lobes regularly 4-an- 

 theriferous: cells of ovary 2, 2-ovulate, style pentagonal, 

 stigma bilobed: immature fruit ovoid (5 lines). — M. finnbris 

 Benth., ex descr. nearly related, differs by lanceolate leaves, 

 subsessile solitary flowers, erose calyx equalling claws of 

 petals and twice exceeded by 25-30-antheriferous staminal 

 column. — Pansamala forest, Dept. Alta Verapaz, alt. 4,000 

 feet, Jan., 1889, v. Tiirckheim (Ex PL cit. 1410): April, 

 1889, }. D. S. (Ex PL cit. 1634.) 



Heteropteris retusa Leaves short-obovate (20-24x15- 



18 lines), each end obtuse, apex retuse and cuspidate, sparsely 

 pilose, veins rufo-pubescent and uni-glandular above base of 

 lowest pair; petiole terete, bi-glandular at or below apex: 

 panicles rufo-tomentulose, 2-3-fasciculate from axils of 

 reduced upper leaves and terminal, umbellately compound, 

 sub-equalling leaves; pedicels 3-5, bracteolate in middle, ex- 

 ceeding flowers: sepals minute: petals twice longer (2 lines), 

 oblong, base rounded, carinate, shortly unguiculate, crimson; 

 the interior broader with stout claw and denticulate: filaments 

 exceeding calyx, anthers oblong, connective incrassate: styles 

 a little shorter. — Near H. co tint folia Ad. Juss.,but with dif- 

 ferent leaves and glands, solitary panicles, smaller flowers, 

 etc. — Erect shrub 8-12 feet high with brachiate lenticellate 

 branches, along streams near Escuintla, Dept. Escuintla, alt. 

 1,100 feet, March, 189<», J. D. S. (Ex PI. cit. 2008.) 



