Nova genera et species V. 325 



convexiusculis medio paiülo siilcatis er. 2,5 mm. latis, nervo medio subtiis 

 crasse prominente, lateralibus utroque latere 10 — 12 sub angulo 70 — 75° 

 abeuntibus, siipra non, subtus tenuiter reticulato-anastomosantibus, crassiiis- 

 cule coriacea, margine albido incrassato plana v. vix recurva, supra nitida, 

 iitrinque subaequicoloria. Pedicelli 0,8 mm. crassi. Sepala valde imbri- 

 cata, exteriora crasse coriacea suborbicularia, 4 mm. longa, interiora late 

 ovata 3 mm. longa margine attenuata. CoroUa (sub anthesi non visa) 

 iuferne gamopetala; lobi antice obsolete crenulati; appendices semiovatae 

 subintegrae. Antherae ovatae, apice obtnsae. Staminodia breviter ovata 

 margine denticulata. Ovarium ovatum in stylum subaeqiiilongum er. 1 mm. 

 longum attenuatum. Stigma obsolete 5-lobum. 



Hab. in Jamaica ultra Clarendon in sylvis Peckham dictis, ra. 

 Jui. flor.: Harris n. 10986. 



Obs. Inter omnes hiijus generis species sepalis 8 et foliis junioribus 

 more Chrysophylli dense ferrugineo-tomentosis insignis, nulli alii aretius 

 affinis. 



Dipholis subgen. nov. Pseudodipholis Urb. Lobi corollae integri 

 exappendiculati. 



Dipholis aiiomala Urb. (n. sp.) ramis hornotinis pulvenilento- 

 pilosulis, mox glabrescentibus; foliis fere omnibus oppositis, raro non- 

 niiUis binc illine suboppositis v. alteruis, 5 — 8 mm. longa petiolatis 

 obovatis v. angaste obovatis, basi acutis et plus minus in petiolum 

 angustatis, apice obtusissimis v. plerumque rotundatis, 3 — 5 cm. longis, 

 1,7 — 2,6 cm. latis, nervo medio supra carinato- prominente, ad apicem 

 evanesceute, lateralibus supra plus minus obsoletis, subtus prominulis; 

 floribus ad axillas foliorum capituliformi-aggregatis, pedicellis 1 — 2 mm. 

 longis, brevissime pilosulis; sepalis 5, raro 6, subaequilongis, vix 

 2 mm. longis v. uno exteriora braviore, dorso supero subglabris; 

 coroUa caljce duplo longiora, 3 mm. longa in Vs alt. coalita; ovario 

 pilis brevibus erectis sericeo, 4-loculari. 



Ar bor. Kami vetustiores teretes cinerascentes v. nigro-cinerascentes, 

 lenticellosi, hornotini subcompressi et plicato-striati. Fol i a ner vis lateralibus 

 utroque latere 5 — G sub angulo 45 — 50*^ abeuntibus, sulitiis non v. vix 

 anastomosantibus, ante mai'ginem tenuiter v. obsolete conjunetis, crasse 

 coi'iacea, margine plana v. anguste recurva, supra nitida, subtus parum 

 pallidiora, in juventute subtus pube pulverulenta ferruginea obteeta, posterius 

 glabrescentia. Flor es in glomerulis 5 — 25; pedicelli 0,5 mm. crassi. 

 Sepala quincuncialiter valde imbiicata, orbicularia v. late orbicularia, ex- 

 terioi'a coriacea, interiora ad marginem attenuata. Corolla alba (ex Fuertes); 

 tnbus inferne 1 mm. crassus, superne sensim anipliatus; lobi in aestivatione 

 imbricati, ovati, apice leviter emarginati v. truncati, margine supero obsolete 

 crenulati; appendices nulJae. Filamenta supra basin loborum corollae 

 adnata, 2,3 mm. longa; antherae coroUam vix superantes, dorso supra Y3 

 alt. affixae, extrorsae, anguste ovatae, non v. vix apiculatae, 1 mm. longae. 

 Staminodia inter lobos corollinos inserta, ovata, iis dimidio breviora, superne 



