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Furcraea samalana n. sp. 



Acaulescent 6r caulescent with the trunk as much as 

 2 m. high. Leaves green or very slightly grayish, lan- 

 ceolate, acute, nearly smooth, channeled with broad flat 

 or outcurved margins, 10-15x150-200 cm.: spine 

 scarcely 1x2 mm., acute, commonly abortive: teeth red- 

 brown, usually absent or greatly reduced on the very 

 long-acute upper part, 10-25 or 30 or even 60 mm. apart, 

 slender, some 4 mm. long, mostly upcurved, decurrent 

 on fleshy elevations between which the margin is con- 

 cave when they are close together. Inflorescence 5 m. 

 high, the upper three-fourths loosely oblong-paniculate. 

 Flowers said to be greenish yellow. Capsules and 

 seeds (?). Bulbils abundant, conical-ovoid, leafy- tufted, 

 with dull gray-green scales. 



Specimens examined : Guatemala. Samala valley, be- 

 tween Sta. Maria and Zunil, etc. (Trelease, 20, April, 

 1915 — the type in the herbarium of the University of 

 Illinois; 21, 22, 29). 



Furcraea guatemalensis n. sp. 



Subacaulescent. Leaves rather dull green above and 

 grayish beneath, lanceolate to typically almost sword- 

 shaped, acute, smooth or very slightly roughened, mod- 

 erately concave with somewhat outcurved margins, 

 10-15x200-225 cm.: spine scarcely 1x2 mm., awl- 

 shaped: teeth red-brown, at first pale at base, later ap- 

 proaching chestnut, 10-25 or 30 mm. apart, some 3 mm. 

 long, upcurved, decurrent on moderate fleshy elevations 

 between which the margin is nearly straight. Inflores- 

 cence 5 m. high, loosely paniculate where exserted, glab- 

 rate. Flowers said to be greenish white. Capsules 

 round-cuboid, stipitate and beaked, 50x50 mm.: seeds 

 12x20 mm. Bulbils abundant, round-ovoid, not leafy- 

 tufted, the dark green scales very glossy. 



Specimens examined: Guatemala. Guarda Viejo [Tre- 

 lease, 23, April, 1915 — the type in the herbarium of the 



