BRITTON: STUDIES OF WEsT INDIAN PLANTS 29 
Vicinity of Pueblo Romano, Cayo Romano, Camaguey 
(Shafer 2444). 
29. Rondeletia savannarum sp. nov. 
A shrub, about 2 m. high, the twigs densely appressed-pubes- 
cent. Stipules triangular, acute, finely pubescent, 1-1.5 mm. long; 
leaves oblong to oblong-elliptic, 2 cm. long or less, 6-10 mm. wide, 
coriaceous, obtuse at the apex, narrowed at the base, glabrous, 
dark green and obscurely veined above, silvery-puberulent beneath 
with the few veins rather prominent, the petioles about 1.5 mm. 
long; flowers solitary in the axils; peduncles stout, 2-3 mm. 
long; calyx-teeth linear with the base broadened, 3 mm. long, 
about as long as the calyx-tube; corolla-bud densely pubescent; 
capsule globose, densely puberulent, 4 mm. in diameter. 
Barren savannas, southeast of Holguin, Oriente (Shafer 1230, 
type; 2933). 
30. RONDELETIA VENOSA Griseb. Cat. Pl. Cub. 128. 1866 
TYPE LocaLity: Near San Marcos, Bahia Honda [Pinar del 
Rio]. 
DISTRIBUTION: Known only from the type locality. 
31. RONDELETIA HYPOLEUCA Griseb. Cat. Pl. Cub. 128. 1866 
TYPE LOCALITY: Eastern Cuba, near Baracoa. 
DISTRIBUTION: Rocky situations, Oriente. Endemic. 
A plant with orbicular leaves 5-7 mm. long, collected in a 
rocky thicket between Camp La Barga and Camp San Benito at 
about 1,000 m. alt. (Shafer 4121), is referred to this species 
with hesitation. 
32. Rondeletia vacciniifolia sp. nov. 
A much-branched shrub 0.3-1.3 m. high, the young twigs 
densely appressed-pubescent. Stipules triangular, acute, con- 
nate, pubescent, 1.5-2 mm. long; leaves oblong, coriaceous, 
6-12 mm. long, acute at both ends, or the apex obtuse and mucro- 
nate, glabrous on both sides or sparingly pubescent on the midvein 
neath, the lateral venation obscure, the stout, pubescent 
petioles 1.5~3 mm. long; flowers solitary in the upper axils, the 
stout, pubescent peduncles about as long as the petioles; bractlets 
triangular-ovate, acute; calyx-teeth linear, 2-3 mm. long; capsule 
globose, pubescent, 5 mm. in diameter, reddish. 
