Enunioratio Gesneriacearum. 351 



minier; Dominica in montibus ad Laudat, ad Lake Roseau: Duss 

 n. 326, Eggers s. n., Imray n. 293 (miis. Gotting.), Nicbolls n. 66, ?98. 

 Obs. Specimina guadeloupensia foliis manifeste serratis, dominicensia 

 foliis obsoletius crenulatis gaudent. 



6. Besleria lanceolata Urb. (n. sp.) ramis hornotinis pilis paten- 

 tibus articulatis rufis v. pallescentibus breviter et parce v. crebro hir- 

 sutis; foliis in quoque pari subaequalibus, 3 — 1 cm. longe petiolatis, 

 lanceolatis v. oblongo-lanceolatis, utrinque acqualiter v. ad basin paullo 

 magis angustatis, basi aciitis, apice breviter acuminatis, 10 — 18 cm, 

 longis, 3 — 5,5 cm. latis, chartaceis v. coriaceis, margine crenato- serratis 

 V. crenulatis, supra glabris, subtus ad nervös breviter birsutis, in facie 

 brevissime pilosis, pallidioribiis; pedimculis nnllis, pedicellis ad axillas 

 1 — 4 inaequilongis, 20 — 35 mm. longis; sepalis basi ima vix coalitis, 

 caeterum liberis, ovatis v. anguste ovatis obtusis, brevissime apiculatis 

 vix 5 mm. longis; corolla glabra, basi obliqua, caeterum recta cylin- 

 dracea, 17 — 18 mm. longa, lobis erectis, sub- v. semiorbicularibus tubo 

 ca. 6-plo brevioribus. 



? Besleria lutea ß. Linn. Spec. I ed. II (1753) p. 619. 



? Besleria virgae aureae foliis, flore luteo, major Flum. Gen. (1703) 

 p. 29 et ed. Burm. p. 37 tah. 49 fig. 2! 



Ortie grand bois Mart. ex Duss. 



Suffrutex 1,8 — 1,6 m. altus, interdum plus minus debilis v. sarmen- 

 tosus (ex Duss). Rami crassiusculi, liornotiui 6 — 7 mm. crassi, obtusan- 

 guli, inferne glabrescentes , internodiis 6 — 1 cm. longis. Folia subaequi- 

 latera, nervis supra non impressis nee prominentibus, lateralibus utrinque 

 9 — 11 parum arcuatis, in sicco olivacea. Pedicelli 0,7 — 1 mm. crassi, 

 praesertim inferne breviter hirsuti. Flore s in fasciciüo inaequaliter evoluti. 

 Sepala subcoriaeea, dorso parce pilosa, margine tenuiore breviter ciliata, 

 apiculo 0,3 — 0,8 mm. longo. Corolla flava basi subcurvata, caeterum recta 

 aequicrassa, ca. 6 mm. crassa, utrinque glabra; lobi postici inter sese paullo 

 altius connati semiorbiculares , antici laterales paullo latiores orbiculares v. 

 breviter ovati 3 mm. longi, intermedius lere duplo angustior plicatus. S ta- 

 rn in a 3 mm. inter sese antice connata et tubo corollae adnata, e basi latiore 

 linearia, tota 10 — 12 mm. longa; antherae inter sese conglutinatae, reni- 

 formes, loculis coufluentibus. Staminodium 4 mm. longum, inferne tubo 

 adnatum, antlieram subtriangularem cassam gerens. Discus annularis bre- 

 vis coriaceus. Ovarium oblongum glabrum in stylum vix 7 mm. longum 

 sensim attenuatum; stigma breviter bilobum. 



Hab. in Martinique in sylvis humidis Fonds St. Denis, Deux 

 Choux, Chemin de la Trace, Champflore, Calebasse, Morne rouge: Be- 

 langer n. 193 (Herb. Deless., nunc Genev.), Duss n. 1875, Hahn n. 10, 1420. 



7. Besleria coriaeea Urb. (n. sp.) ramis hornotinis ad apicem 

 pilis brevibus erectis rufidulis posterius patulis pallidioribus articulatis 

 obsessis, mox glabrescentibus ; foliis 2 — 0,7 cm. longe petiolatis, in quo- 



