456 Ign. Ueban: 



limaribiis apiculatis v. acuminatis, er. 0,5 mm. loiigis, pedicellis fructi- 

 feris 0,5 — 1 mm. longis; limbo calycis 0,4 — 0,8 mm. longo, 5-denti- 

 culato; baccis globulosis, 5 — 6 mm. diametro, dorso applanato- v. 

 obsolete costatis, satis carnosis; endospermio dorso 3 — 5-sulcato, ventre 

 2- V. sub-4-sulcato. 



Hab. in Cuba prov. Pinar del Rio prope Candelaria, m. Sept. 

 friict.: Earle et Wilson n. 1590 (typus), in eadem prov. prope Herra- 

 dura, ra. Aug., Sept. fruct: Yan Hermann n. 759, 862. 



Obs. Species praecedenti arcte affinis. 



Psychotria pulveruleiita Urb. (n. sp.) ramis hornotinis miniite 

 pulverulento-pilosis; stipulis interpetiolaribus ovato-triangularibus v. 

 ovatis, apice bidentatis v. breviter bifidis, intra petiolos snpra basin 

 connatis, extrinsecus pulverulentis, 4 — 7 mm. longis, badiis v. nigres- 

 centibus, membranaceis margine crassioribus, deciduis; foliis 4 — 10 mm. 

 longe petiolatis, lanceolatis v. elliptico-lanceolatis, inferne in petiolum 

 angustatis, superne longe v. satis longe acuminatis, acumine acuto, 

 7 — 15 cm. longis, 1,5 — 5 cm. latis, nervo medio supra longitrorsum 

 sulcato, lateralibus supra applanatis, subtus prominentibus et tenuissime 

 anastomosantibus, subtus minute pilosulis, supra glabris, membrana- 

 ceis nsque crassiuscule chartaceis; inflorescentiis in bifurcatione 

 ramorum cito excrescentiura alaribus, sessilibus v. usque 5 mm. longe 

 peduuculatis, 2 — 5 cm. longis, minute patenti-pilosulis, bracteis ti'ian- 

 gularibus, 1 — 0,3 mm. longis, ramis trifurcatis, pedicellis 0,5 — 1 mm. 

 V. fructiferis usque '2 mm. longis; calycis limbo 0,3 — 0,5 mm. longo 

 undulato v. depresse denticulato; corolla extrinsecus glabra, ad lobos 

 pilosula, intus fauce villosula, 3 mm. longa, lobis triangularibus v. 

 triangulari- lanceolatis, tubo paullo v. vix dimidio brevioribus; baccis 

 breviter ovalibus v. breviter obovatis, 3,5 — 4 mm. longis, 2,3 — 3 mm. 

 crassis. 



Psychotria tenuifolia Griseh. Cat. cub. (1866) p. 185 (quoad Wr. 

 71. 2745) ; A. Oray Syn. Flora I j^art II 2^. 31; Small Flor. S. E. 

 Un. Stat. p. 1113, — non Sic. 



Psychotria lanceolata Sauv. Cub. (1869) n.l082p. 70, — nonNutt 



ßami annotini teretes laeves tenuissime in sicco striati obscure oli- 

 vacei, internodiis 4 — 12 cm. longis, hornotini plus minus comi:)ressi, in sicco 

 nigrescentes. Folia nervis lateralibus utroque latere 9 — 12 sub angulo 

 60 — 65*^ abeuntibus, prope marginem conjunctis, supra in sicco nigrescentia, 

 subtus pallidiora, non domatiata. Inflorescentiae densiflorae. Flores 

 veris. homoeostyli. Calycis tubus obconicus in limbum expansus; dentes 

 limbo integre breviores. Corollae tubus latiuscule cylindraceus, er. 1,5 mm. 

 latus; lobi apice uncato-incurvi. Filamenta fauci inserta, 0,3 mm. longa; 

 antlierae dorso supra basin affixae, elliptico-rectangulares, 0,5 mm. longae, 

 e tubo apice paullo exsertae. Discus crasse carnosus. Stylus 2 mm. 



