Nova genera et speoies II. 361 



dichotomiarura alterum saepius sursum adnato 8 — 1 cm. longo, soleni- 

 niter capitatis ca. 20-floris; calyce in alabastro obovato, lobis basi con- 

 niventibus, superne divaricatis, tubo sub anthesi 3,5 — 4 mm. longo, 

 obovato -cylindraceo, ad basin glabro, caeterum breviter et plus minus 

 adpresse strigoso-piloso, lobis interne ovato-triangularibus, superne linea- 

 ribus subteretibus, tubum subaequantibus rcflexis; corollae tubo cylin- 

 draceo superne sensim ampliato, e calyce paullo exserto 5 mm. longo, 

 apice truncato undulato, lobis nullis; tilamentis tubo coroUino ad medium 

 insertis, antheris ad os sitis; drupa oblique ovato-globosa, 3,5 — 4 mm. 

 longa, abortu uniloculari. 



Cordia asperrima P. DC. Frodr. IX (1845) p. 498. 



Hab. in Jamaica: Bertero n. 2749, ad Farm Pen 66 m. alt, m. 

 Aug. fruct: Campbell n. 5857, inter Stony Hill et Old Road, 330 m. 

 alt, m. Jul. fl. et fruct: Harris n. 5915 (floribus albis, drupis scar- 

 latinis). 



Obs. I. Flores (imperfecte obvii) fortasse heterostyli sunt: stjii bre- 

 viores ramis stigmatosis miilto brevioribus latioribus anguste oblongis, longiores 

 ramis longioribus linearibus apice clavatis gaudent. 



Obs. IL Speoies jamaicensis sine ulk dubitatione praesertim ob inflores- 

 centias corollamque a C. lima diversa. 



Cordia lima Roem. et Schult, ramis setulis brevibus albidis v. 

 cinereis sursum curvatis et pilis brevissimis tenuibus vestitis; foliis 

 5—7 mm. longo petiolatis, ovatis v. anguste ovatis, basi paullo in 

 petiolum protractis, apice obtusis v. acutis, 5 — 2 cm. longis, 3 — 1,5 cm. 

 latis, raargine basi excepta crenatis v. crenulatis, coriaceis, demum rigi- 

 dis, supra setulis brevissimis basi bulbosis scaberrimis, postremo plus 

 minus areolato-buUatis; iuflorescentiis rarissimo hinc illinc terminalibus, 

 plerisque axillaribus sessilibus v. usque 10 mm. longe pedunculatis 

 capitatis 3 — 8-floris; calyce in alabastro breviter ovali, lobis conniven- 

 tibus, tubo sub anthesi 3 — 4 mm. longo obovato-globoso, breviter et 

 subparce setuloso, lobis triangularibus brevissime v. breviter et obtuse 

 lineari-productis; corollae tubo cylindraceo -infundibuliformi, e calyce 

 exserto, 5 — 6 mm. longo, lobis ovatis tubo duplo brevioribus; filamentis 

 sub fauce corollae insertis, antheris ad os sitis; drupa ovato-globosa v. 

 globulosa 2,5 — 3,5 mm. longa, abortu uniloculari. 



Cordia lima Roem. et Schult Syst. IV (1819) p. 465. 



Varronia lima Desv. Journ. I (1808) p. 278 (ex F. DC). 



Cordia radula Spreng! Syst. I (1825) p. 654. 



Lithocardium limum 0. Ktxe. Rev. II (1891) p. 976. 



Varronia .scaherrima Bert.! Msc. ap. Spreng.! l. c. 



Hab. in Sto. Domingo: Bertero (ex herb. Spreng.); Haiti: Poiteau, 

 prope Gonaives in Morue ßellance, 1000 m. alt, m. Jul. tlor.: Buch 



