238 BOTANICAL GAZETTE | APRIL 
ferrugineis vestiti. Folia brevissime petiolata oblongo-elliptica 
acuminata ad basin angustam inaequalem 3-nerviam rotunda 
utringue pilosa pellucida leviter lateque dentata. Flores pedun- 
culati in axillis supremis solitarii albi. Bracteolae involucrantes 
11-12 lineares teretes ciliatae calycem 4-plo superantes petala 
aequantes tubo stamineo bis longiores. Carpella bimucronata. 
Fruticose, a foot and a half high. Leaves 34-44% X 1-1 in., the 
midrib and 6-8 lateral nerves ferruginous beneath, petioles 1-2 1. long and 
equaling the subulate stipules. Peduncle 6-7 1. long, recurved. Bracteoles 
of involucre distinct, half an inch long, beset everywhere with patent ferru- 
ginous hairs a line long. Calyx campanulate, 1% |. high, velutinous outside, 
5-nerved, veinless; teeth deltoid, % 1. long, ciliate. Petals obliquely obovate» 
twice longer than broad, on each side pubescent, apex retuse. Staminal 
tube dentate, above the middle bearing subsessile anthers. Ovary Fone 
globose, style exceeding by 1 line the staminal tube. Capsule not present in 
the specimens collected.— Apparently nearest to P. Bahiensis Guercke. 
Borders of the river Verde, Hacienda de La Emilia, Llanos de S. Clara, 
Costa Rica, alt. 750 feet., May 1896, Donn. Sm., no. 6449 Pl. Guat., etc., qu. ed. 
Donn. Sm. 
Malvaviscus Palmanus Pittier et Donn. Sm.— Folia longe 
petiolata obovato-elliptica bis longiora quam latiora abrupte 
acuminata ad basin 3-nerviam acuta integra ad apicem versus 
denticulata supra pube adspersa subtus praeter nervos glabres- 
centia. Pedunculi ex axillis foliorum terminalium prodeuntes 
brevissimi. Bracteolae involucrantes g subulato-lineares calycem 
paene aequantes petalis 3-plo breviores. 
Fruticose ; branches, petioles and peduncles velvety ; pubescence stellate. 
Leaves 6-7 in. long, pellucid-punctate, basal nerves stout and ascending to 
the upper third of the leaf; petioles 1 4-2 % in. long; = triangular- 
linear, 5—6 1. long. Peduncles 3-4 at tips of stem and branches, half an inch 
long, bracteating leaves crowded and reduced i in size. Bracteoles of involucre 
pubescent, 6 1. long, subterete. Cal ide, pellucid-punctate, 
7 1. high, to-nerved, triangular teeth 2 1. long. Petals scarlet, obovate-spat- 
ulate, = x 6-7 L, puberulous outside, = retuse, basal auricle ferruginous- 
- Staminal tube ‘casa yet exsert in the sp seen, bearing at its 
" ents I g and twice long ‘hon the elliptical anthers, 
teeth | long. O y 3 > j gio b a ; the style ex x 
ing staminal tube b branches 1 long. Berry unknown.—Differ 
i Ing fom al congener by the eaves. “The loa, Berke Se 
