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Geophila reniformis, />. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nep. 136. 

 Colombia. Caqueta District: Mocoa, Sprague 404. 

 Distfih. Generally throughout the tropics. 



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Cephaelis sp* 



Colombia, Caqueta District: Mocoa, fr. May, Sprague 378. 

 Tree 5 m. high, 12'5 cm. in diameter. Probably a Cephaelis; 

 cannot be described in the absence of flowers. 



Psychotria acuminata, Benth. Bot. Sulph. 107 (1844). 



CojLOMBiA. Caqueta District: Mocoa, Sprague 405. 

 Distrib. Colombia. A broad-leaved variety has been found in 

 Nicaragua. 



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Psychotria Spraguei, Wemham; similis P. trichocephalae, 



Poepp. et Endl., a qua calycis segmentis elongatis et indumento 

 foliorum differt; ab affini P. horridula, Muell. Arg., inflorescentia 

 multiflora distinguitur. 



Frutex; foliis lanceolatis vel anguste oblongis circiter 12-15 cm. 

 X 3'5-4"5 cm. utrinque angustatis subacutis acuminatis utrinque 

 praesertim subtus in venis densiuscule hispidis olivaceo-viridibus, 

 petiolo circiter 1"5 cm. hispidissimo ; stipulis ovatis insuper bifidis 

 subulato-caudatis rigidis ad 2"5 cm, longis ; inilorescentia subcapi- 

 tata multiflora ; hracteis bracteolisque extra pilis articulatis hispi- 

 dissimis indutis lanceolatis ad linearibus apicibus setaceis exterio- 

 ribus nonnunquam ovatis subtrilobatis ; calycis limbo fere ad basin 

 in lacinias 5 lineares diviso flore 2-3 mm. fructu ad 4'5 mm, 

 accrescentibus; corollae tubo gracili 5 mm. extra subglabro^ lobis 

 triangularibus subacutis 1-1"5 mm. extra dense barbatis; hacca 



ellipsoidea hispida calycis limbo persistente coronata, 



Colombia. Tolima : San Augustin, fl. and fr. March, Sprague 

 304. Also collected by Triana 1708; Ocaiia, Purdie; Kalhreyer 



1055. 



This species bears a superficial resemblance to P. trichocephala, 

 Poepp. et EndL, but there is a fundamental difference in the elon- 

 gated calyx-segments of the present species, and the leaf-indumen- 

 tum is quite distinct. The nearest aflSnity seems to be with the 

 Brazilian P. horridula, Muell. Arg., which has a 2-3-flowered in- 

 florescence, and differently-shaped leaves and stipules. 



Psychotria bertieroides, Wemham; aflfmis P. flexnosae, 



K. Schum., a qua corolla distinguitur. 



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in vagina ad circiter 2'5 mm. alta connatis supra in aristis duabus 

 rigidescentibus 3 mm. longis 3"5 mm. distantibus productis; 

 inflorescentia thyrsoidea laxa circiter 11 cm. x 6 cm,, pedunculo 

 6-7 cm. longo, cymulis dichotomis subunilateralibus, floribus 



4-meri8 



minutissime sparsim 



puberulo minute 



bulari lobis oblongis patentibus obtusis vix 1 mm. longis; hacca 

 pisiformi costata glabra. 



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