211 

 LECYTHIDAOE.E. 



BARRINGTONIA Foist. 



Barringtonia curranii Merrill sp. nov. ^ Slrovidiuin. 



A tree 4 to G ni. lii.uh. glabrous oxeopt the inflorescence, with hirge or 

 very large oblanceolate leaves, elongated racemes, and 4-merons flowers 

 which are about 7 cm. across when open, the fruits elliptical-obovoid, 

 crowned l)y the calyx lol)es, terete or very obscurely 4:-angled, 7 cm. long, 

 about 4 cm. thick. Branches thickened, light gray, the leaf scars rather 

 large. Leaves alternate, crowded at the apices of the branchlets, sub- 

 coriaceous, rather pale when dry. shining. 20 to GO cm. long, (i to \2 cm. 

 wide, the margins obscurely minutely Init distantly toothed, the apex 

 acuminate, gradually narrowed below to the attenuate base, the petiole 

 stout, less than 1 cm. long: nerves 18 to 24 on each side of the midrib, 

 very prominent, the reticulations evident. Eacemes pendulous (1 m. 

 long according to Bermejos) stout, ferruginous-puberulent. Flowers 

 ])ink or red, sessile. Calyx tube about 8 mm. long, obscurely 4-angled, 

 denselv ferruginous mealy puberulent, the lobes 4, broadly ovate or 

 orbicular-ovate, rounded, less than 1 cm. long, densely ferruginous mealy 

 imberulent, the nuirgins slightly ciliate. Petals 4, ol)ovate, rounded, 

 •AJ) cm. long, about 3 cm. wide. Stamens indefinite, the filaments 4 to 5 

 em. long. Ovary 4-celled ; style about 7 cm. long. Fruit wrinkled when 

 dry, somewhat ferruginous puberulent. with a single large seed. 



Paxawax. near Tiiprto Princesa (3596 Curran) January .30. 1906; (225 

 Bermejos) December 14, 1905. In forests and old clearings 20 m. or more above 

 the sea level. 

 Barringtonia revoluta Merrill sp. nov. % Bulonica. 



A tree about 12 m. high, quite glabrous, with ol)loiig-lanceolate to 

 oblong-oblanceolate entire leaves, the margins strongly revolute, elon- 

 gated, slender, recemose inflorescence and 3-merous flowers, the calyx 

 tube sharply 3-angled, the lobes and ])etals 3, and the ovary S-celled. 

 Branches slightly thickened, strongly rugose when dry, brown or grayish. 

 Leaves alternate, crowded at the ends of the branchlets, subcoriaceous, 

 pale and shining when dry, 15 to 24 cm. long, 3 to G cm. wide, the apex 

 acute or slightly acuminate, gradually narrowed l)elow to the attenuate 

 ])ase, the petiole proper stout, rugose, less than 1 cm. long; nerves alwut 

 14 on each side of the midrib, the reticulations rather lax, distinct. 

 Eacemes 40 to ."^•o cm. long or more, the flowers few, scattered, their 

 pedicels about 1 cm. long. Flowers immature. Calyx tube narrowed 

 below to the pedicel, sharply 3-anglcd, closed in bud, splitting into three 

 l)roadly ovate, rounded lobes, which are sometimes minutely apiculate 

 at the apex. Petals 3, free, elliptical ovate, rounded. Stamens indefi- 

 nite: anthers 0.8 mm. long. Ovary 3-celled. each cell with 3 or 4 

 pendulous ovules from the upper inner angle. Fi'uit and nuiture flowers 

 not seen. 



