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pressis, iiervis secundi ordinis sub angulo 75 — 80° currentibus, 

 supra vix v, non conspicuis, subtus tenuibus et tenuiter 

 '•ubimpresso-reticulatis, margine Integra v. superne obsolete 

 denticulata, corlacea glabra. Inflorescentiae ex axillis folio- 

 rum abeuntes iisque breviores, 2 — 3 cm longae, racemosae; 

 .jracteae subulatae, 2 — 1 mm longae; pedicelli 3 — 4 mm longi, 

 Flores 4-meri. Calyx anguste obovatus 4 mm longus; lobi 

 initio alabastro fere clauso perbreves, sub anthesi secedentes 

 breviter triangulares obtusi subinaequales. tubo cr, 3-plo bre- 

 viores, coriacei. Petala rubra subovata, antice obliqua et 

 leviter emarginata, 3 mm longa, apice nuda. Stamina 8; 

 antherae anguste ovales, apice obtusissimae, connectivo basi 

 perpaullum ad articulationem producto, 1 mm longae, apice 

 porosae. Stylus 4 mm longus; stigma stylo summo aequi- 

 crassum, punctiforme. Ovarium tubum calycinum usque supra 

 medium implens. — Morne de la Hotte in declivibus sept.- 

 orient, in sylvis montanis 800 m alt., m. Jun. flor.: n. 150. 

 Obs.- Inflorescentiis solemniter racemosis et lobis caly- 

 einis coriaceis insigne. 



Mecranium plicatum Urb. (spec. nov.). Frutex. Rami 

 juniores obtusanguli sicut petioli plus minus pulverulent! 

 brunei, internodiis 1 — 1,5 cm longis. Folia 6 — 12 mm longe 

 petiolata, ovata, basi rotundata, antice acuminata, 4 — 6 cm 

 longa, 2 — 3 cm lata, 5-nervia, nervis 2 exterioribus e basi 

 prodeuntibus margini approximatis tenuibus, 2 intermediis 

 1 — 2 mm supra basin e medio abeuntibus 4—5 mm a margine 

 distantibus, medio supra prominente, caeteris supra subim- 

 pressis, nervis secundi ordinis sub angulo cr. 80° currentibus, 

 supra vix conspicuis v. obsolete impressis, subtus tenuiter 

 reticulato-conjunctis, margine basi excepta denticulata, denli- 

 culis obtusis muticis, coriacea glabra, a latere plicata. In- 

 florescentiae e nodis defoliatis abeuntes iisque breviores, 

 usque 3 cm longae, paniculatae; bracteae deciduae, summae 

 triangulares; pedicelli fructiferi 1 — 1,5 mm longi. Calyx supra 

 fructum breviter productus, intus ad faucem circumcirca 

 setuloso-fimbriatus, lobis verisim. deciduis. Baccae globu- 

 losae, perpaullo longiores quam crassi, vix 4 mm diametro. 

 Semina ovata v. breviter ovata brunea 0,5 mm longa. — 

 Depart, du Sud prope Belle Endroit in declivibus graminosis 

 siccis, m. Aug. fruct.: n. 658. 



