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branous, the apex acuminate, the base rounded or subtruncate, 
the venation ascending, densely and finely reticulate-veined on 
both sides, the upper surface green and glabrate, the under side 
whitish puberulent, the petioles 6-10 mm. long ; stipules obliquely 
linear-lanceolate, nearly as long as the petioles; inflorescence 
axillary, glabrous; peduncles nearly as long as the petioles; 
fiowers e hatoaeante: pedicels very short; sepals triangular-ovate, 
2.5 mm. long, acute, glandular-dotted; petals orbicular-obovate, 
1.5 mm. long, about 1 .5 mm. broad. 
High Sierra Maestra, Oriente (Léon rro25). Other specimens 
from the Sierra Maestra (Léon 10952), in foliage only, have 
entire leaves, somewhat larger, and may represent another 
species. 
Ouratea xolismaefolia Britton & Wilson, sp. nov. 
A glabrous shrub, with slender terete twigs. Leaves oblong, 
pin or elliptic- obovate, coriaceous, 3 cm. long or less, the 
idvein promin e la 
cuneate, the petioles 1-2 hag pedicels slender, 5-6 m 
long, ane elliptic to oval, . long; petals obovate, 4-4. af 
mm. long, 3 mm. broad, ibied: or a ice at the apex; anthers 
3 mm. long. 
High Sierra Maestra, Oriente (Léon 10911). 
Taonabo monticola Britton & Wilson, sp. nov. 
A glabrous shrub, 1 m. or more tall, with light ‘aie ig pag 
eh elliptic-obovate, rigid-coriaceous, 2-5 cm. long, 1.3-2.5 
cm. broad, rounded at the apex, acute pe base, eiditincty 
veined, the midvein impressed prensa ioles 4 mm. long; 
peduncles 2-3 cm..long; sepals 5, the outer er to suborbicular 
5.5-6 mm. long, 5-5-5 mm. broad, glandular-ciliate, the inne 
4.5-5 mm. broad, rigidly and sharply acute, ee al 
cilia; frit bia ovoid, 9.5 mm. in diam 
Sierra Maestra, Oriente (Léon 10839, type; rs Epps eos. 
Taonabo Leonis Britton & Wilson, sp. nov. 
ae. spent aise with Mh add -gray twigs. Leaves obovate, 
2.5-5 cm. long, a7 © road, rounded or truncate and 
often sfighicly plcbinnattaae at ‘the apex, acute at the base, indis- 
i veined, dark green above, paler beneath, the petioles 2-3 
long; pedun cles. 3-7 mm. long, r eflexed ; sepals 5, the outer 
ast 4-7-5 mm. long, 4 mm. broad, rounded at the apex, glandu- 
ie 71 the inner elliptic, 3-3-5 mm. long, acute, without 
glandular ci 
Vicinity a Pico Turquino, Oriente (Léon 10910). 
