Lepidagathis — Dicliptera. 577 



Frutex valde variabilis, 0,5 — 4 m. altus, interduni voiubilis. Flores 

 rubri v. pallide violacei v. violaceo-rosei v. violacei. Fl. II — IV, IX, 

 fr. IV. 



Prope Bayamon in rupibiis et collibus calcareis, prope Cangrejos 

 locis siccis, prope Humacao in fruticetis litoralibus ad Pimta Cande- 

 lero, prope Utuado in saxosis moutanis ad Los Angeles, prope Quebra- 

 dillas, prope Camuy, inter Caniuy et Arecibo, prope Manati in rupibiis 

 calcareis ad Coto: Gundlacli n. 861, 862, 1491, Heller n. 4688, Siutenis 

 n. 1063, 5202, 5913, 6747, Stahl n. 1004, 1005. - Bahania, Cuba, 

 Jamaica, Hispaniola, St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Jan (ex Lind.), Antigua 

 (ex Gr.), Martinique (ex Nees, anne e Portorico?). 



IX. Drejerella Lindau. 



11. D. luiraWloides (Lam.) Lindau in Urb. Symb. II (1900) p.222. 

 — Justicia mirabiloides Lam. Tabl. enc. I (1791) p. 39. — Belopetone 

 pm-toricensis N"ees in DC. Prodr. XI (1847) p. 414; Belle Ap. I p. 301 

 n. 608; Krug Ic. t. 184; Stahl! Est. VI p. 252. 



Flores sordide et pallide purpurei, I — IV; fr. I, IV. 



Prope Bayamon in uemoribus, prope Cabo rojo in montibus cal- 

 careis, prope Lares locis humidis ad margines sylvae primaevae ad 

 Guajataca, prope Cano grande, prope Aguadilla in declivibus: Gund- 

 lach n. 874, Heller n. 358, Krebs (ex Lind.), Sintenis u. 746, 1056, 

 6117, Stahl n. 267, 267'. — Cuba, Hispaniola, St. Thomas (ex Lind.), 

 St. Croix (it.), Martinique (it.). 



X. Dicliptera Juss. 



12. D. Krugii Ürb. (n. sp.) herbacea 60 cm. v. ultra alta erecta 

 ramosa, ramis (e vivo) obtusissime quadrangularibus, ab interstitiis 

 foliorum deorsum leviter sulcatis, ad apicem tenuiter et parce pilosis, 

 posterius praeter nodos glabrescentibus, cystolithigeris ; foliis 3 — 1 cm. 

 longe petiolatis, ovatis v. ovato-oblougis, basi rotundatis v. subtrun- 

 catis, antice longe et plerumque sensim acuminatis, acumine ipso ob- 

 tusiusculo V. obtuso, usque 5,5 cm. longis et 3 cm. latis, margiue 

 integris v. undulato-crenulatis, utrinque parce v. crebrius pilosis et 

 cystolithigeris; inflorescentiis panniculatis e cymis axillaribus pauci- 

 floris in vivo subsecundis inferioribus pedunculatis supremis subses- 

 silibus compositis, prophyllis primariis bene petiolatis ellipticis v. ob- 

 longis, secnndariis posterioribus ovato-orbicularibus, acutis v. obtusis 

 et brevissime apiculatis, usque 1,5 cm. longis, brevissime pilosis, ante- 

 rioribus multo minoribus et angustioribus; calyce 4 mm. longo, laciniis 

 lineari-lauceolatis, margine papilloso- pilosis, inferue in er. Ya ^l^t. coa- 

 litis liyalinis: corolla rosea violaceo-nfflata, 23 — 27 mm. hmga, I)re- 



Uiljaii, Symb. aiit. IV. ^7 



