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4'3 cm. longus, glaber, apice leviter dilatatus, breviter bifid us. 

 Fructus oblongo-obovatus, maequilateralis, lenticulari-compres- 

 sus, 2 cm. altus, 1 cm. latus, minute sed dense pubescens. 



Guatemala. Dept. Alta Verapaz: Cubilquitz: 350 m. //. von 



Tuerckheim 7939. 



Colombia. Dept. Cauca : Armada (between Barbacoas and 

 Tuquerres), .1040 m., fl. May, Ed. Andre 34G8; Dept. Antio- 

 quia; Frontino, 1200-1800 m., fl. and fr. Sept., Lehmann 7238; 

 llanos of San Martin, 400 m., ./. Triana 4030; llanos of San 

 Martin, near Villa vicencio, Dawe 229. 



Bolivia. Dept. Cochabamba : Yungas, A. Miguel Bang 532: 



Dept. La Paz; Tipuaiii-Guanai, fl. Dec, A. Miguel Bang 1707: 



Mapiri, 1520 m., fl. May, H. H. Rushy 2405; near Inglis- 

 Inglis, fr. Aug., R. S. Williams 1494; Moro, 1520-1824 m. 9 ± 

 Jan. 2?. 2 J earce. 



9. Mendoncia Hoftmannseggiana, Nccs in DC. Prod. xi. 

 p. 50 (1847). 



Suffrutex volubilis, caulibus subquadrangularibus tort is ad- 

 presse pubescentibus, internodiis usque ad 15 cm. longis, nodis 

 tumidis. Folia elliptica vel argutissime elliptico-obovata, 

 acuminata vel argutissime cuspidata, basi acuta, usque ad 13 cm. 

 longa et 6 cm. lata, costa nervis lateralibusque pagina superiore 

 subprominentibus, inferiore prominentibus, nervis lateralibus ut- 

 rinque 5-6 marginem versus sursum curvatis, teriariis subparalle- 

 lis, supra pilis asperis e basi stellata orientibus obecta, infra dense 

 adpresse hirsuta vel glabrescentia ; petioli 1*5-3 cm. longi, plus 

 minusve adpresse birsuti. Pedicelli 1-2 nis in foliorum axil lis, 

 4-7 cm. longi, dense adpresse strigoso-birsuti ; bracteolae lineari- 

 oblongae, subfalcatae, breviter mucronulatae, 3-3*8 cm. longae, 

 1 cm. latae, extra dense adpresse strigoso-birsutae, intus glabrae. 

 Calyx annularis, vix 1 mm. longus. Corolla tubulosa, 4*5-5 cm. 

 longa, glabra, limbo brevi. Stamina 4; antherae posticae praeei- 

 pue dorso glandulosae, thecis basi breviter barbatis; posticae 

 1*1 cm. longae, tLecis basi valde inaequalibus; anticae 1-4 cm. 

 longae, thecis basi inaequalibus; poliinis granula circiter 40 fi 

 diametro; filamenta 2 mm. longa. Ovarium oblique obovatum, 

 lenticulari-compressum, 3 mm. altum, 2*5 mm. diametro, pube- 

 rulum; stilus gracilis, apice [breviter bifidus, 4 cm. longus, 

 interne patente puberulus, superne glaber. Fructus oblique 

 obovatus, leiiticulari-compressus, 1*7 cm. longus, 0*8 cm. diame- 

 tro, pubescens. Mendozia H affmannse g giana , Xees in Mart, Fl. • 

 Bras. ix. p. 9 (1847). Mendoncia Sch&mhurgkiana , Xees in DC. 

 Prodr. xi. p. 50 (1847). Mendozia pubescent, Hofifmaunsegg ex 



Neesl.c. p. 50 (1847). 



Britisei Guiana. Pother; Massaroonie, Appun 275; Schom- 



burgk 783 (1431); Demerara, /?. Jen man 6541. 



French Ghana. Poiteau: Karon any, P. Sagot 21; Acarouanv, 

 P. Sagot 21. 



Venezuela. Lower Orinoco: Manoa, H. H. Rushy and /?. TF. 

 Squires, 146. 



Brazil. Amazonas : Manaos, lie 5221 : Trinidad (introduced), 



Crueger 254. 





