112 Mr. J. Miers on Villaresia. 
hine obtusis, rotundatis aut subcordatis, apice breviter et 
- acute mucronatis, margine cartilagineo seepius obsolete den- 
tato-spinosis, rigidulis, supra nitentibus et pallide viridibus, 
subtus opacis et flavescentibus, costa mediana superne paulo, 
- subtus valde prominente, hine in axillis nervoram poroso- 
glandulosis; petiolo brevi, lato, superne profunde canaliculato, 
in junioribus puberulo; racemis terminalibus, seepe duplis, 
folio brevioribus, floribus dense agglomeratis, ramis brevis- 
simis, puberulis, imo bracteatis, apice 2-floris; floribus sessili- 
bus, ebracteatis,—v. v. ad Limache; v. s. in herb. Mus. Par., 
Rancagua, in herb. Hook., Valparaiso (Cuming, 556), Colcha- 
gua (Bridges).—An species distincta ? 
This variety is very distinct, in its constantly broader, larger, 
and more rounded leaves, the margin being often obsoletely 
spinose ; the inflorescence is much shorter, and the flowers are 
more aggregated ; the leaves are 2-24 inches long, 14-14 inch 
broad, on a petiole 1-2 lines long; the inflorescence is usually 
# inch, seldom 2 inches long; the alternate branchlets, being 
less than a line in Jength, bear one or two flowers*. 
2. Villaresia pungens, n. sp.;—ramulis teretibus, pallide glaucis, 
subpuberulis; foliis glaberrimis, obovatis, basi rotundis et 
subcordatis, apice acutis et aciculato-mucronatis, margine 
cartilagineo undulato-crispatis et crebre aciculato-spinosis, 
supra nitentibus lete viridibus, subtus pallidioribus, utrinque 
 reticulatis, subtus nervis arcuatis costaque prominentibus, 
glandulis porosis nullis, aut raris in axillis nervorum; petiolo 
brevissimo, supra complanato, subtus convexo, et transversim 
ruguloso.—Concepcion, v. s. in herb. Hook. et Mus. Brit. 
(Cuming), sine flore. 
This plant differs from the typical species in its larger leaves, 
which are nearly sessile, very broad and subcordate at base, less 
coriaceous, very shining, the margin being very crispately undu- 
lated, and armed at the distance of 1 or 2 lines with very sharp 
patent spines 1 line long; the poriferous glands are generally 
wanting, or, if present, are much smaller, and seldom in the 
axils of the nervures. The leaves are 24-34 inches long, 14-24. 
broad, on a petiole 1 line long and 1 line broady. 
3. Villaresia Congonha, nob. ;—Villaresia mucronata, Reiss. (non 
R.& P.) in Mart. Flor. Bras. fase. xxviii. p.75, tab.22 et tab. 14. 
fig. 18 ;—Ilex Gongonha, Mart. Reiss. (edit. Angl. ii. 100) ; 
Lambert. Pin. ii. Append. tab.6; G. Don. Dict. ii. 18 ;—Cas- 
* This variety, with analytical details, will be represented in the ‘ Con- 
tributions,’ vol. ii. Plate 67 3b. 
t A representation of this plant will be given in the same work, Pl. 68. 
