1895. ] Undescribed Ploxts from Guatemala. 5 
ical, slightly exceeding the adnate ovary; teeth ovate, obtu- 
sish, denticulate, purplish, 2—-24' long, about equaling the tube: 
corolla in a dried state deep purple, 21" long, cleft more than 
a third of the way to the base, usually granular-pubescent 
both upon the outer and inner surface: stamineal column 
about equaling the corolla, covered especially down one side 
with short blunt white hairs; the two smaller anthers densely 
tufted at the apex and with smaller spreading tufts at the 
base; the other anther cells sparingly hispid at the apex: fruit 
not seen.—Pansamald forest, Depart. Alta Verapaz, Guat., 
alt. 3,800", June 1885, von Tiirckheim, no. 728. 
Cavendishia callista Donnell Smith.—Omnibus in partibus 
praeter corollam glaberrima. Folia oblongo-ovata vel ovato- 
lanceolata acutissime acuminata ad basim leviter cordata 5—7- 
plinervia subtus sparsim nigripunctula. Racemi subtermin- 
ales elongati, pedicellis gracilibus. Calyx corolle dimidium 
fere aequans, limbo campanulato ovarium altero tanto super- 
ante usque ad medium fisso. Stamina valde dimorpha. 
Branchlets reddish, terete, estriate, somewhat flexuous. 
Leaves thick-coriaceous, 4-8 X 2-34"; nerves prominent be- 
neath, the interior pair ascending from near base to apex; 
petioles 4~5'long. Racemes geminate at apex of branchlets 
and single in uppermost axil, 4-5" long, exceeding subtend- 
ing leaves; basal bracts orbicular, the interior g—11' in diam.; 
tachis angulate, densely flowered; pedicels 5—6' long, basal 
bracts obovate, 9-12 x 4-6', half covering flowers; bractlets at 
middle of pedicel 2, lanceolate, 1' long; bracts and bractlets 
roseate, in anthesis persistent. Calyx 4-4}' long; tube angu- 
late, intruded at base; segments ovate, 1}! long, acute tips 
coloured. Corolla cylindrical 10 x 3', puberulous, white, ovate 
lobes 1! long. Stamens connate at base, reaching to throat 
of corolla; larger anthers a half longer than the others with 
cells half as long as tubes and twice longer than filament, 
cells of smaller anthers nearly equaling tubes and half as long 
as filament. Berry (immature) glabrous.—Distributed as C. 
pubescens Hemsl. ? That species (nos. 290, 1,383 Bang Pi. 
Boliv. /; and nos. 3,184, 4,532 of this series) may be distin- 
guished by indument, narrower leaves, short racemes, calyx- 
tube exceeding limb, nearly similar stamens, cano-hirsute 
berry. Forests between Coban and Samac, Depart. Alta 
Verapaz, Guat., alt. 4,500", May 1886, von Tiirckheim, no. 
941.—PLaTE II. 
