Species novac, praesertim portoricenses. 441 



Frutex elegantissimus erectus 1 — 2 m. altiis (ex Duss), glaber. Ranii 

 juniores apice resinam secernentes. Folia aciimine obtusiusculo, nervo medio 

 supra prominente, lateralibus tenuilms utrinque parum v, supra vix pronü- 

 nulis, chartaceo-coriacea, margine angustissime recurva v. revoluta. In- 

 florescentiae fructiferae 6 — 7 cm. longae; pedicelli 15 — 10 mm. longi 

 nudi V. infimi ad medium bracteolam gereutes. Calycis lobi semiorbiculares 

 V. semiovales. Corollae lobi ovato-lanceolati (ex Griseb.). Fructus globu- 

 losus V. ovali-globulosus profunde 5- (6-) sulcatus, 4 — 4,5 mm. longus, 

 pyrenis dorso facile secedentibus. Semen obovatum compressum tenuissime 

 pimctatum; endospermium mediocre. Embryo semine dimidio brevior; cotyle- 

 dones ovatae radicula compressa 3-plo breviores. 



Hab. in Martinique, solumraodo inMontagne-PeleeOOO — 1000 ra. 

 alt., sed ibidem satis frequens: Duss n. 206, 937, 1724; St. Yincent: 

 Guilding. 



Obs. E. angustifolia DC. differt praeter patriam (Cuba) inilorescentiis 

 panrdculatis, baccis 5 — 9-sulcatis, an etiam floribus? 



Erithalis quadraiigularis Kr. et Urb. ramis hornotinis quadran- 

 gulis; stipulis in tubum brevissimuui integrum margine supero trun- 

 catum connatis; foliis 20 — 10 mm. longe petiolatis, ovatis, ovalibus v. 

 superioribus ovato-ellipticis, basi paullo in petiolum protractis, apice 

 obtusissimis v. obtusis, 8 — 12 cm. longis, 3,5 — 8 cm. latis, dimidio us- 

 que duplo longioribus quam latioribus; inflorescentiis terminalibus et ex 

 axiliis foliorum superiorum lateralibus corymbosis; floribus 6-, rare 

 5-meris; petalis 13 mm. longis; ovario 16 — 20-locellato. 



Erithalis quadraiigularis Kr. et Urb. in Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. X V 

 (1897) p. 270 (nomen) t. IX f. 29 et in NotixU. Berl bot. Gart. I 

 n. 10 (1897) p. 320. 



Arbor 7 ra. alta. Rami glabri paullo supra axillas foliorum e ramo 

 materno abeuutes. Folia nervo medio supra canaliculato , lateralibus utrinque 

 praesertim subtus prominulis non anastomosantibus , glabra subcoriacea, mar- 

 gine anguste revoluta. Inflorescentiae inferne glabrae, superne brevis- 

 sime et plus minus pulverulento-pilosae, pilis articulatis; bracteae inferiores 

 lineares v. ovato-acuminatae, mediae et superiores trianguläres ca. 1 mm. 

 longae; pedicelli 8 — 12 mm. longi, terminales nudi, laterales supra basin 

 V. sub medio prophylla 1 — 2 suborbiculata minuta gereutes. Calyx sub- 

 campanulatus 4 mm. longus, medio 2,5 mm. crassus, extrinsecus pulveru- 

 lento-pilosus, supra ovarium dimidio cupuliforrai-productus, apice minute 

 denticulatus. Alabastra subclaviformi-cylindracea, plus minus pulverulento - 

 pilosa. Petala in aestivatione anguste imbricata, supra basin ca. in ^/g alt. 

 in tubum intus supra basin pubescentem coalita, quoad libera linearia, ob- 

 tusa vix 1 mm. lata coriacea, sub anthesi recurvata. Filamenta tubo co- 

 rollae basi ima adnata et hoc loco paullulum inter sese connata, supra basiu 

 pilosula; antlierae filamentis aequilongae 5 mm. longae, lineares obtusae, 

 dorso supra basin in Y^ alt. affixae. Stylus superne paullo dilatatus 10 mm. 

 longus. Discus carnosus concavus vertici ovarii immersus. Ovarium 2-locu- 

 lare, sed loculo quovis septis transversis 8 — lO-locellato, locellis 1-ovu- 



