1895. ] Undescribed Plants from Guatemala, 295 
oe ph calyculata Donnell Smith. ($ EPISTEMON Griseb. 
in Fl. Brasil.)—Omnibus in partibus glaber. Folia tenuiter 
membranacea inter minora subcordata vel subcordato-ovata 
acutissime acuminata et mucrunculata, basi ima cuneata cum 
nervis basalibus 3-5 in petiolum marginatum decurrente. 
Racemi filiformes elongati, pedunculis furcatis, pedicellis soli- 
tariis basi bracteolatis subflore bibracteolatis. Perianthii 
masculini minimi infundibulari-rotati segmenta exteriora or- 
bicularia, interiora oblongo-obovata. 
Herbaceous, twining. Leaves alternate, 13-2} x 14-2", 
the younger ovate-lanceolate with a filiform mucro, petioles 
6-14' long. Racemes 6-10" long, axillary or composing an 
elongated terminal panicle; peduncles 2—3-furcate, 2-3" long; 
pedicels 1' long; basal bracteole filiform, exceeding aii) 
apical bracteoles opposite, ovate (3'), persistent. Tube 
male perianth very short, segments 3' long; stamens 6, a 
perfect, inserted at base of segments; Rlgnents flat, attenuate 
upwards, incurved at apex, exceeding perianth; anthers many 
times shorter than filament, oblong, arcuate, affixed at middle. 
Rudimentary ovary globose, exceeding tube of perianth, styles 
jaar and at apex 3-lobed. Pistillate flowers and fruit not 
See 
on siety Prov. Alajuela, Costa Rica, alt. 2,700°, Nov. 
1887, ‘Anastasio Alfaro, no. 5,959.—Guachipilin, Depart. S. 
Rosa, Guat., alt. 2, 500", Nov. 1893, Heyde & Lux, no. 6,260. 
Battiimore Md. 
