242 BOTANICAL GAZETTE [ APRIL 
nerved ; saccate sepal gl. long and broad, spur 4 1. long. Anterior 
3 iene oblong ; the lateral oblong-elliptical, emarginate at apex, oval - 
lobes 21. long. Filaments 31. long, anthers 1 1. long and broad. Capsule not 
seen.— Related by inflorescence and floral structure to the two New World 
species, but distinct from both by opposite leaves and large purple flowers. 
Crossing of the river Birris on the road ascending Volcan Turrialba, Prov. 
Cartago, Costa Rica, alt. 7200 ft., May 1889, Pitter, no. 885 herb. nat.C. R. 
—Volcdn Turrialba, alt. 7o0o ft., Mch. 1894, F. Nutter-Cox, no. 4758 PI. 
Guat., etc., qu. ed. Donn. Sm. sub. /. fae/va Nutt. 
Esenbeckia litoralis Donnell Smith. (§ HymENoprraLar Engl. 
in Mart. Fl. Bras.)—Ramuli dichotomi, novelli sicut petioli 
paniculaeque pubescentes. Foliola 3 membranacea supra fere 
glabra subtus praesertim ad nervos pubescentia obovata, apice 
rotundo aut breviter obtuseque cuspidato, basi cuneata, margine 
obsolete crenato, intermedium quam petiolus subteres multoties 
longius. Paniculae terminales trinae foliis breviores, ramis alter- 
nis brevissimis. Sepala et petala sicut bracteolae in dorso ciliata 
Ovarii tubercula parce minuteque verrucosa. 
Branchlets spotted with lenticels, leafy towards their summit, the tip cano- 
sericeous. Petioles 5~g 1. long, semiterete towards their base. Leaflets ses- 
sile, minutely pellucid-punctate; the terminal one about 6 times longer than 
the petiole, 24-44 & 13-24% in.; the lateral } to + smaller, base unequal. 
Panicles furnished each one at base with a linear bract 1 1. long, racemiform, 
14-2 in. long, branches 2-3 1. long; bracteoles ovate, 1 1. long; flowers 
5-merous, subglomerate. Sepals imbricate, semiorbicular, 4% l.high. Petals 
imbricate, oblong, 1% 1. long, obtuse, sparingly and minutely pellucid-punc- 
tate. Stamens equaling the petals, filaments dilated below, anthers cordate 
and lobed to the middle. Disk 41. high, % 1. broad, to-crenate. Ovary 
immersed ; tubercles 5, minute, furnished with 3-5 yellow gland-like warts ; 
_ cells biovulate; style subulate, 4% 1. long. Capsule not seen.—EZ. Acapulcensis 
Rose is the most nearly related species ; it differs by glabrous and long-peti- 
olate leaves, ample panicles void of hairs ee and closely panctate — 
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Dry prairies along the coast of the Bay of Salinas, Comarca de Punt- 
arenas, Costa Rica, July 1890, Pittier, “no. 3317 herb, nat. C. R. 
Donnell Smith. (Colubrina spinosa 
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Donn. Sas. in Bot. ‘Gan 23 : 4. 1897. .) — Folia glabra subtus retic- 
: ulata ovalia altero tanto Gros tint quam. latiora sapiodunae seine tt 
