Nova genera et species III. 



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Obs. n. Semina supra basin in latere carpidii interiore umbilico longo 

 lanceolato affixa sunt, radicula brevi intra cotyledones semiglobosas retracta 

 et ad styli basin spectante, endospermio nnllo — eodem modo quem species 

 orbis veteris indicant cf. Engl, in Nat. Pflanzenfam. III. 4 p 221 Fig. 128 G 

 (Fig. 129 G est minus correcta). 



Alyaradoa haitiensis Urb. (n. sp.) ramis ad apicera pulverulento- 

 pilosis; foliis 15 — 33-foliolatis, foliolis ellipticis, apice rotundatis, supra 

 glabris nitidis, nervo medio toto solemuiter impresso, subtus opacis 

 plus minus pubescentibus; fructibus 6 — 8 mm. longo pedicellatis, ellip- 

 ticis V. obüvato- ellipticis, iuferne plerumque paullo magis attenuatis, 

 apice levissime emarginatis, 10 — 11 mm. longis, 4,5 — 5 mm. latis, facie 

 brevissime et adpresse pilosis, margine toto dense barbatis. 



1, 2. Älvaradoa amorphoides Liebm., 1. e Bahama (Curtiss n. 105), 2. e Cuba 



(Wright n. 2189), 3. A. haitiensis Urb., 4. Ä. arborescens C. Wright (Wright 



n. 2190), 5. A. jamaicensis Benth. (Harris n. 8982). 



Frutex v. arbor 3,3 — 6,6 m. alta. Rami glabrescentes , cortice brunes- 

 cente v. cinerascente in sicco plus minus striato - plicato. Folia 1 — 3 cm. 

 longe petiolata, rhachi breviter v. brevissime patenti-pilosa subterete; foliola 

 1 — 1,5 mm. longe petiolulata, leviter inaequilatera, basi obtusa v. obtusius- 

 cula, 0,8 — 2,2 cm. longa, 0,4 — 1 cm. lata, coriacea, margine plus miniis 

 recurva, nervis lateralibus supra non conspicuis, subtus tenuibus v. obsoletis, 

 discolora, supra in sicco obscure brunescentia, subtus flavo-viridia v. flavo- 

 brunea. Inflorescentiae 4 — 7 cm. longae, brevissime et dense pilosae; 

 bracteae 0,8 — 0,5 mm. longae. Flores albidi, raasculi er. 1mm. longe 

 pediceUati. Calyx 1,5 mm. longus, extrinsecus brevissime pilosus, usque 

 ad V. ultra medium 5-fissus; lobi in aestivatione valvati, ovato- trianguläres 

 obtusi. Petala nuUa. Stamina cum sepalis alterna, sub disco inseita; 

 filamenta 3 mm. longa, inferne laxe pubescentia; antherae subquadratae, 

 connectivo incrassato, loculis discretis non confluentibus longitrorsum dehis- 

 centibus. Discus e squamis er. 7 obovatis v. breviter obovatis angulatis 

 apice pubescentibus subliberis compositus. Ovarium rudimentarium minutum. 

 Fructus pedicellis patenti- pilosis suifulti, apice stylis 2 er. 1 mm. longis 

 patenti-recurvis obsiti, applanati, latere altero longitrorsum carinati, sub- 

 membranacei. 



