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spicis folia diiplo v. triplo superantibus, cum pedunculo 2 — 3 cm. longo 

 tenuiter pubescente 5 — 12 cm. longis multifloris, rhachi subgiabra v. 

 minute pilosula, bracteis lanceolato-linearibus, fere a basi sensim et 

 acute acuminatis, 6 — 4 mm. longis, supra basin 1,2 — 0,8 mm. latis, 

 Omnibus brevissime v. minute pilosis, inferioribus praeterea pilos longi- 

 usculos gerentibus, bracteolis 2 — 3 mm. longis subulatis setaceo- acu- 

 minatis; calycis laciniis eadem forma, sed er. 4 mm. longis glabris; 

 corolla alba leviter lilacina (ex Christ), tubo 4,5 mm. longo cylindraceo, 

 medio er. 0,7 mm. crasso, lobis anticis 4 mm. longis, intermedio late 

 obovato antice subtruncato, 3,5 mm. lato, lateralibus obovatis apice 

 non V. vix emargiuatis fere 3 mm. latis, posticis paullo altius connatis 

 duplo minoribus obovatis 2,5 mm. longis, 1,8 mm. latis; filamentis 

 fauci insertis 0,7 mm. longis, antheris inclusis apice recurvis fere 

 1 mm. longis; stylo fere 4 mm. longo, ad apicem incrassato; capsulis 

 sessilibus, oblongis, obtusiuscule acuminatis, dorso supero brevissime 

 patenti-pilosulis, 4 — 5 mm. longis, 1,5 mm. latis, 4-spermis, jacu- 

 latoribus hamatis, 0,7 mm. longis; seminibus latere inferiore oblique 

 desecto semiovalibus verruculosis, fere 2 mm. longis, 1,5 mm. latis, 

 bruneis. 



Hab. in Haiti prope Corail ad occidentem versus in Plaine des 

 Gommiers locis satis humidis umbrosis 80 m. alt, m. Aug. flor. et fruct: 

 Christ n. 2217. 



Obs. Ex affinitate St. droseroidis Neos (e Cuba), quod infloresceutiis 

 paucifloris, forma bractearum et praesertim capsulis apice obtnsis discrepat. 



Psilaiithele minor Lindau (n. sp.). Arbor teuuis circiter 

 6-metralis (ex Harris). Eami novelli lineis 2 oppositis puberuli, mox 

 glabrati, epidermide avellaneo-grisea sese solvente. Folia petiolis 



3 mm. longis, ovata, basi ex ro tun dato angustata vel plus minusve 

 sensim angustata, apice emarginata, 2 — 3 cm. longa, 1,5 — 2 cm. lata, 

 margine integra, glaberrima, utrinque cystolithis numerosissimis, siib 

 lente manifestis alutacea. Flores fasciculatim 2 — 4 in axillis foliorum 

 aggregati, in ramulis abbreviatis verrucosiformibus inserti; pedicelli 

 tenues, usque 1 cm. longi, glabri, basi bracteis minimis, pilosis, mox 

 evanidis instructi. Bracteolae desunt. Caljx 4 — 5 mm. longus, lobis 5, 

 acutis, 3 — 4 mm. longis, 1 mm. latis. Corolla pallide coerulea (ex 

 Harris), glabra, tubo cylindraceo, er. 9 mm. longo, basi 2,5, medio 1,5, 

 apice 2,5 mm. lato; labio supero bilobo, lobis obtusis, 8 mm. longis, 



4 mm. latis, labio infero lobis 3, obtusis, 7 mm. longis, 4 mm. latis, 

 medio lobo er. 8 mm. longo. Filamenta 2 mm. longa, parum exserta, 

 ad faucem inserta, glabra; antherarum loculi obtusi, 2 mm. longi. 

 Staminodia 2, minima. Pollinis granula pro Gmptojjkylleis typica, 

 subglobosa, 35 — 43 f.i. diametro. Discus Y2 ^^^^'^- altus. Ovarium 2 mm. 



