352 Ign. Urban: 



que pari aeqiialibus et aequilonge petiolatis v. inaequimagnis et inaequi- 

 longe petiolatis, oblongo-lanceolatis v. laueeolatis, ad basin sensim an- 

 gustatis V. in petioliim protractis, apice breviter acuminatis, 6 — 9 cm. 

 longis, 2 — 2,5 cm. latis, coriaceis, margine manifeste crenato-serratis 

 V. obsoletius crenulatis, supra glabris, subtus brevissime pilosis v. gia- 

 brescentibus; pedimculis nullis, pedicellis 1 — 3 ad axillas, 22 — 40 mm. 

 longis; sepalis basi ima coalitis, caeterum liberis ovatis v. breviter ovatis, 

 apice rotundatis, e dorso sub apice brevissime v. vix apiculatis, 3 mm. 

 longis; coroUa glabra in Yg alt. siibcurvata, cylindracea, 14 mm. longa, 

 lobis patentibus v. erectis, anticis lateralibus suborbicularibus, tubo ca. 

 4-plo brevioribus, posticis semiorbicularibus. 



Rami inferiie subteretes flavo-brunei, 4 mm. crassi, superne obtuse 

 quadranguli , iuternodiis 5 — 8 cm. longis. Folia aequilatera, nervo medio 

 supra parum v. vix impresso, lateralibus 5 — 7 supra non conspicuis, subtus 

 parum prominentibus , in sicco olivacea, subtus pallidiora. Pedicelli in- 

 ferne 0,5 7nm. crassi, parce pilosi, ad apicem paullo incrassati. Sepala 

 coriacea, dorso parce pilosa v. subglabra, ad marginem tenuiora, brevissime 

 ciliata. Corollae tubus 4 mm. crassus, subaequicrassus, utrinque glaber; 

 lobi antici 8 mm. longi, postici breviores. Stamina 4 mm. longo inter sese 

 coalita et corollae adnata, e basi latiore linearia; antherae in ore corollae 

 sitae, inter sese conglutinatae , reniformi-subdidymae, loculis confluentibus. 

 Staminodium 3 mm. longe corollae adnatum, 5 mm. longum, antheram 

 cassam ovatam gerens. Discus annularis 0,4 mm. altus coriaceus. Ova- 

 rium oblongum glabrum, in stylum 7 mm. longum linearem sensim attenua- 

 tum; Stigma parvura obsolete bilobum. Fructus ovatus 6 mm. longus, 

 4,5 mm. crassus. 



Hab. in Guadeloupe ad Soufriere: Guyon mis. divo Humboldtio; 

 Martinique: Plee n. 770. 



Obs. An varietas praecedentis? 



8. Besleria petiolaris Urb. ramis hornotinis superne pilis brevi- 

 bus adpressis articulatis albescentibus dense vestitis; foliis in quoque pari 

 subaequalibus, 6 — 2,5 cm. longe petiolatis, obovatis v. obovato-ellipticis, 

 subaequilateris, inferne sensim angustatis acutis v. pauUo in petiolum 

 productis, apice breviter acuminatis, 18 — 26 cm. longis, 9 — 11 cm. 

 latis, chartaceis, margine subintegris v. crenulatis, supra pilis articulatis 

 pubescentibus, postremo subglabrescentibus, subtus brevius pilosis; pe- 

 dunculis nullis, pedicellis ad axillas 3 — 6 dense villosis, 4 — 6 mm. 

 longis; sepalis liberis anguste lanceolatis acuminatis, 9 — 12 mm. longis, 

 dorso villosis; corolla glabra subrecta cylindracea, 12 mm. longa, lobis 

 erectis v. recarvis suborbicularibus tubo 4-plo brevioribus. 



Collandra j)etiolaris Griseh.! Flor. (1861) j). 463. 



Rami crassi, liornotini 7 mm. crassi obtusanguli, inferne glabresccntcs, 

 internodiis 2— 3,5cm. longis. Folia nervis supra non v. vix prominulis, 

 lateralibus utrinque 9 — 14 subarcuatis, in sicco supra obscure viridia, subtus 



