310 Franz .Niedenzu. — Malpighiaceae. 



F. II. glabriuseula Niedenzu in Arb. Bot. Inst. Lyc. II. (4 903) 4 et in Verz. Vorles. 

 Ak. Braunsberg W.-S. 4 912 — 4 913 (4 9 4 2) 4. — ? Heteropteris retusa J. D. Smith*) 

 in Bot. Gaz. XVI. (4 89 4) 2. — ? Banisteria retusa Robinson apud Small in N. Amer. 

 Fl. XXV. 2. (4 9 4 0) 4 36. — Folia adulta supra glabrata s. subglabrata et laeviuscula. 



Mexico (Bourgeau n. 4882 p.p.: Cordova, und n. 3442 p.p.: Orizaba; Pal- 

 mer n. 499: Victoria, Tamaulipas, 320 m; Purpus n. 7494: Zacuapan, Staat Vera 

 Cruz). — Guatemala (J. D. Smith n. 4456 [leg. Heyde und Lux] : Rio Pinula, Dep. 

 Sa. Rosa, 4000', und n. 6084: Las Vinas, Dep. Sa. Rosa, 2000'). — Costa Rica 

 (Herb. inst, costar. n. 4 3475 [leg. Tonduz]: Hügelwald bei Nicoya). — Golombia 

 (Triana [Het. loniceraefolia Triana et PI.]: Cagueza, Prov. Bogota, 1700 m). — Ecuador 

 (Eggers n. 44736: Ins. Puna). 



F. III. subleiococca Niedenzu in Arb. Bot. Inst. Lyc. II. (4 903) 5. — Folia adulta 

 supra glabrata laevia; samarae nux lateribus nunc laevis, nunc (in eodem specimine) 

 alula unica brevi minore instructa. 



Mexico (Kerb er n. 320 [»Matapiojo«]: Frijol, Staat Jaliseo). 



Var. ß. guatemalensis Niedenzu in Arb. Bot. Inst. Lyc. II. (4 903) 5. — Varietati 

 «. similis, attamen omnibus partibus multo crassior et ramulis complanatis petiolisque 

 apice saepissime glandulis breviter stipitatis 4 s. etiam 2 diversa, foliis subtus tomentosis 

 late ovatis s. subrotundis usque 9 ( — 4 0) cm longis et ß 1 / 2 cm latis. 



Guatemala (Seier n. 2484: Hain bei Llano grande, Dep. Salama, und n. 3092: 

 Wälder auf Kalkhügeln bei Pueblo viejo Quen Santo, Distr. Nenton, Dep. Huehuetenango, 

 4 300 m). 



Var. y. andina Niedenzu in Arb. Bot. Inst. Lyc. II. (4 903) 55. — Banisteria 

 sanguinea Rusby in Bull. N. York. B. Gard. IV. (4 90 4) 335. — Formae I. tomentosae 

 varietatis a. typicae similis, attamen diversa foliis dz oblongis usque 1 1 / 2 cm longis et 

 3y 2 cm latis, petiolo usque 4 — 1 1 / 4 cm longo infra apicem glandula 4 sessili s. rarissime 

 breviter stipitata instructo. 



Peru (Ruiz a. 4794 [Banisteria glandulosa resp. H. rubiginosa in sched. herb. 

 Berol.]: Palca; Pavon). — Boli via (Bang n. 2492 [Banisteria sanguinea Rusby]: Gori- 

 pati, Yungas). 



2. H. Berteroana Juss. Malp. Syn. (4 840) 278 et in Arch. Mus. III. (4 843) 476; 

 Niedenzu in Arb. Bot. Inst. Lyc. II. (4 903) 56 et in Verz. Vorles. Ak. Brausberg W.-S. 

 4942 — 4943 (4942) 5. — Banisteria Quapara ß. mucronulata De Gandolle Prodr. I. 

 (4 824) 539; G. Don Gen. Hist. I. (4 834) 644. — Spachea sericea O. Kuntze Rev. gen. 

 pl. I. (4 894) 88. — Banisteria Kuntzei Small in N. Amer. Fl. XXV. 2. (4 9 4 0) 4 37. ■ — 

 Ramuli rufo-subsericei, internodiis 4 — 4 cm longis. Folia ovalia (»oblongo-ovata«) apice 

 obtuso s. rotundo vix mucronulata usque 5V2 cm longa et 3 cm lata, margine subplana, 

 novella utrinque rufo-subsericea, adulta supra glabrata, subtus puberula et serie glandu- 

 larum obsoletarum margini zb parallela notata; petiolo puberulo usque 2 /s cm longo. 

 »Paniculae in ramis ramulisque terminales maxima parte umbellis quadrifloris compositae, 

 pedunculi diversorum ordinum ferrugineo-rufescentes, floriferi subnulli, pedicelli semipolli- 

 cares. Calyx ferrugineus 8-glandulosus. « Petalorum limbus e basi sagittata suborbicularis, 

 »nervo extrorsum prominente.« Styli breves apice triangulari-obtusi. Samara... 



*) Heteropteris retusa J. D. Smith in Bot. Gaz. XVI. (4 894) 2. — "Leaves short-obovate 

 (20—24 X 4 5 — 4 8 lines), each end obtuse, apex obtuse and cuspidate, sparsely pilose, veines rufo- 

 pubescent and uni-glandular above base of lowest pair; petiole terete, biglandular at or below 

 the apex: panicles rufo-tomentulose, 2 — 3-fasciculate from" axils of reduced upper leaves and 

 terminal, umbellately Compound, subequalling leaves; pedicels 3 — 5, bracteolate in middle, excee- 

 dingflowers: sepals minute: petals twice longer (2 lines), oblong, base rounded, carinate, shortely 

 unguiculate, crimson; the interior broader with stout claw and denticulate: filaments exceeding 

 calyx, anthers oblong, connective incrassate: styles a little shorter. — Near R. eotinifolia A. Juss., 

 but with different leaves and glands, solitary panicles, smaller flowers, etc. — Erect shrub 

 8—42' high with brachiate lenticellate branches, along streams near Escuintla, Dept. Escuintla, 

 alt. 4 4 00', Guatemala, March 4 890, J. D. S. (Ex PI. cit. 2068)." 



