﻿New Species of Sapindaceae from South America. 



By Prof. Dr. L. Radlkofer. 



Allophylus cinnamomeus. 



Inter Allophyli species Americanus ; foliis 3-foliolatis et in- 

 florescentiis pluriramosis praeditas molliter pubescentes excelKt, 

 pube ramorum petiolorumque brevi cinnamomeo, foliolis breviter 

 petiolatis, serrulatis, inflorescentiis fere a basi ramosis, floribus ma- 

 joribus. (Fructus desunt.) 



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Matayba Boliviana. 



Arbor 15-pedalis; rami teretes, novelli pube adpressa gilvo- 

 cinerea induti ; folia abrupte pinnata, 3-4-juga (ad 18 cm. longa); 

 foliola subopposita, oblonga (circ. 8 cm. longa, 2.5 cm. lata), ob- 

 tusa, integerrima, basi inaequaliter in petiolulos breves attenuata, 

 subcoriacea, laevigata, nervis lateralibus numerosis oblique patulis 

 venisque supra vix, subtus paullulum tantum prominulis, utrinque 

 livescentia, subglabrata, sparsim pellucide punctata et lineolata, 

 ad paginem superiorem hypodermate instructa ; paniculae axillares, 

 folia subaequantes, pubescentes ; flores albi, disco glabra 



Affinis Mataybae sylvaticae (Casar) Radlk. in Sitzungsber. K. 

 bayer. Ac. 9 : 631, 1879, a qua differt forma et colore foliolorum, 

 indumento pailido et praesertim foliolis hypodermate instructis. 



In Bolivia, legit M. Bang, n. 2 171. 



" Grows as a shade tree on the banks of streams, in rich forest 

 mold. But one tree seen." Bang. coll. notes. 



Serjania grandiceps. 



Scandens, fruticosa, subglabra ; rami acute 3-angulares, 3-lateri, 

 latenbus inter angulos et costam medianam utrinque canaliculato- 

 sulcatis, necnon angulis ipsis sulco angustiore exaratis, vix extimo 

 apice laxepuberuli ; corpus lignosum compositum e centrali niajore 

 et periphericis, parvis 6-triangulariter dispositis et per paria angulis 

 sulcatis subjectis ; folia biternata (circ. 14 cm. longa, 10 cm. lata); 

 foliola ovalia (terminalia 8 cm. longa, 4 cm. lata, reliqua decre- 

 scentim minora), acuta, subpetiolata, supera medium remota ser- 

 rato-dentata glabra, punctis pellucidus sparsis lineolisque reticulata 

 notata ; petioli nudi ; thyrsi elongati ; flores magni ; pedicellis ( I 

 cm.) longis suffulti ; sepala flavescenti-tomentelli (6 mm. longa): 

 petala ex obovato in unguem longiorem attenuata (8 mm. longa, 

 4 mm. lata) ; stamina hirsuta ; germen pyriforme, dense flaves- 



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