Mathewsiane. N. O. Ilicinez. 
TAB. CXLIX. <% (uceeun / 
ILex CRASSIFOLIA. 
Glaberrima, foliis subrotundo-ellipticis obtusis serratis trans- 
versim venosis subtus pallidis punctatis, pedunculis axillaribus 
solitariis capitato-trifloris, capitulis calycibusque bibracteatis, 
corolla 5-lobo. 
Has. Province of Chacapoyas. Mathews, 1836. 
In many respects this species agrees with the J. rupicola of 
Humboldt and Kunth, an inhabitant of the neighbourhood of 
Loxa in the province of Quito; but that is described as having 
smaller reticulated leaves (12—14 lines long) and 4 instead of 
5 divisions to the floral coverings. Even for a Holly the pre- 
sent has singularly thick foliage, but less rigid and far less glossy 
than in our J. Aquifolium: it would appear as if, when recent, 
the leaves were more fleshy than coriaceous. Beneath they are 
pale and sprinkled with rusty coloured dots. 
Fig. 1. Flower. f. 2. Corolla laid open. f.3.Stamen. f- 4. 
Calyx and pistil :—magnijied. 
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