Bernardia. 25 



discus annularis, minute denticulatus ; ovarium tomentosum, tricoccum ; styli bipartiti, 

 lobi profunde laciniati. Capsula profunde tricocca, 1 2 mm lata, 7 mm longa, tomen- 

 tella. Semina 3 mm longa et lata. 



Tropisches Zentralamerika: Mexiko, Acapulco (Palmer n. 493!). 



Nota. Ab affini B. mexicana satis diversa est, etsi flores $ ignoti. 



4. B. tenuifolia Urb. Symb. Antill. VII. (1912) 260. — Frutex; ramuli pilis 

 brevibus, antrorsum spectantibus, simplicibus et paucioribus 2-radiatis vestiti. Petiolus 

 5 — 12 mm longus; limbus 2 — 6 cm longus, 1 — 2 cm latus, oblongus vel lanceolatus, 

 acutus vel obtusiusculus, ba6i acutus, raro obtusus, crenatus, penninervius, chartaceus, 

 eglandulosus, subtus reticulatus, supra glaber, subtus ad nervös breviter et subparce 

 pilosus; stipulae lineari-subulatae, circ. 1mm longae. Flores monoici. Spicae q? axillares, 

 rb pedunculatae, ad 1 1 / 2 cm attingentes, dense pubescentes, 3 — 8-bracteatae ; bracteae 

 late trianguläres, 1 '/2 mm longae, 2 — 4-florae; spicae Q terminales, ad 2 cm longae, 

 laxae, pauciflorae. Sepala q? 4, ovato-elliptica, acuta, 2 mm longa; stamina 17 — 22; 

 disci glandulae squamiformes, minutae. Sepala Q 4 — 5, prophyllis 2, ovato-acumi- 

 natis aucta, dorso strigoso-pilosa; discus cupuliformis, lobulatus; ovarium dense vesti- 

 tum; styli supra basi in lacinias 4 — 8, filiformes, breves dissecti. Capsula obtuse 

 trigona, depressa, 4 mm longa, 7 — 8 mm lata, breviter pilosa. Semina 4 mm longa, 

 dorso supero carinata. 



Westindische Provinz: Haiti, Barahona, Rincon, 1600 m (Fuertes n. 4 340 !). 

 Nota. Cum specie descripta affine videtur specimen a Wright sub n. 1425 (partim) 

 lectum. 



5. B. myricifolia (Scheele) Watson, Bot. Californ. II. (1880) 70; Hemsl. in Biol. 

 centr. amer. III. (1883) 122; Small, Fl. Southeast. U. St. (1903) 700. — Tyria myrici- 

 folia Scheele in Linnaea XXV. (1852) 581. — Ricinella myricifolia Müll. Arg. in Lin- 

 naea XXXIV. (1865) 154; in DC. Prodr. XV. 2. (1866) 729. — Frutex 1 — 3 m altus, 

 irregulariter ramosus; rami cum ramulis squarrosi; ramuli brevissime tomentosi. Petiolus 

 1^2 — 4 mm longus, tomentosus; limbus 1 — 3Y2 cm longus, 5 — 23 mm latus, oblongo- 

 ellipticus vel obovatus, utrinque obtusus vel subobtusus, dense repando-crenatus, denti- 

 bus rotundato-obtusis, coriaceus, supra demum glabratus, subtus pilis fasciculatis cano- 

 tomentosus et hinc inde glandulis onustus vel eglandulosus, basi breviter trinervius; 

 stipulae trianguläres, breves. Flores dioici. Spicae tf axillares; rhachis 3 mm longa, 

 dense tomentosa, 3 — 4-bracteata; bracteae minutae, trianguläres, acutae, ± 5-florae; 

 pedicelli 2V2 mm longi, hirsuti; flores Q terminales, solitarii, pedicello 1 mm longo 

 suffulti. Sepala q 1 3, late ovata, acuta, hirta; stamina 12 — 15; disci glandulae parvae. 

 Sepala Q 5, cum prophyllis valde inaequalia, triangulari-ovata, concava, intima linearia, 

 omnia fere 2 mm longa, coriacea, acuminata; discus in glandulas inaequales partitus; 

 ovarium tomentosum; styli laciniato-laceri. Capsula 6 mm longa, 8 — 10 mm lata, 

 depressa, tomentosa. Semina 5 mm longa, 4 mm lata, dorso leviter, sed acute cari- 

 nata. — Fig. 3 C, D. 



Mittelamerikanisches Xerophytengebiet: Auf trockenen, steinigen Hügeln 

 und in Gebüschen von Südkalifornien bis Westtexas und Nordmexiko. 



Kalifornien: San Diego Co., Whitewater (Parish n. 752!), Mohave (Parry u. 

 Lemmon), San Felipe (Parry). Arizona: Santa Catalina Mts., 1300 m (Pringle!), 

 Sierra Tucson (Pringle!). Nordmexiko (Wright n. 1807), Coahuila (Palmer 

 n. 1232). Texas: San Antonio (Bush n. 805!), Canyon of Sabinal (Reverchon 

 n. 1596!), Comanche Spring, New Braunfels (Lindheimer n. 506!, 523!, 524!, H28!, 

 H29!, Trecul n. 1286). 



Nota. Cl. Millspaugh descripsit speciem novam, a nobis non visam, quam e diagnosi 

 autoris a B. myricifolia vix specifice discernere possumus: B. viridis Millsp. in Proceed. Calif. 

 Acad. 2. ser. II. (1889) 223. Flores $ sessiles describuntur et Capsula 12 mm longa, semina 

 7 mm longa, 5 mm lata. Ceterum nullam vidimus differentiam. Planta in California meridionali 

 prope San Pablo crescit. 



