Plantae eenadorenses. H. 11 
229. S, arbutifolius Kunth in Humb. et Bonpl. Nov. gen. et spec. IV. 
p. 143 (182). 
Frutex 1—2 m altus, 
Crescit in montibus Corazón, Guamani et Latillo (S. n. 59,5). 
230. S. ipsia Benth. Plant. Hartw. p. 908. n. 1155. 
Frutex 4—3 metr 
Crescit in tota Xm andina, alt. s. m. 3000 m (S. n. 59/6). 
231. S. sotarensis Hieron. in Engler's botan. Jahrb. XXI. p. 360. 
Herba perennis, 41 —11/5 m alta. 
Crescit in declivibus montis Pichincha prope Nono et Frutillos (S. 
n. 59/9). 
232. S. Iloénsis Hieron. n. sp. 
Frutex erectus, 3—4 m altus; caulibus crassis, valde medullosis, su- 
perne ramosis; ramis teretibus, villosis; foliis alternis, supremis interdum 
subsessilibus, ceteris petiolatis (petiolis in specimine usque ad 6 cm longis, 
6. 5 mm crassis, supra canaliculatis, subtus carinatis, ubique dense sub- 
ferrugineo-tomentosis); laminis e basi truncata vel subeordata ellipticis vel 
oblongis, apice acuminatis, margine crebre mucronato-denticulatis (dentibus 
vel mucronibus c. 1 —11/; mm altis, 3—5 mm inter se distantibus), sub- 
chartaceis, pinninerviis (nervis lateralibus erassioribus in utraque dimidia 
parte c. 30—50, subtus prominentibus subferrugineo-tomentosis, supra vix 
prominulis), inter nervos laterales reticulato-venosis venulosisque (venis 
venulisque subtus prominulis, supra inconspicuis), supra scabriusculis ob- 
scure luteo-viridibus, subtus laxe subarachnoideo-tomentosis pallidis glauco- 
viridibus (?); lamina maxima in specimine e. 50 cm longa, 15 cm lata; 
altera minore 42 cm longa, 48 cm lata; inflorescentüs paniculatis, usque 
ad 50—60 em longis, ramosis; partialibus lateralibus pyramidali-corymbosis, 
ramulis 3—9-cephalis; capitulis heterogamis, longe pedunculatis (pedunculis 
1—3 cm longis, viscoso-villosis, bracteolatis bracteolis linearibus, usque ad 
1, em longis, c. 4 mm latis, dorso viscoso-villosis), ealyculatis (bracteolis 
pedunculi e. 42—14 infra involucrum acervalis); involucri late campanulati 
squamis 13, aequilongis, c. 9—10 mm longis, herbaceis, dorso viscoso-villosis 
et viridibus, plus minusve marginatis (margine scarioso glabro lutescenti- 
subhyalino superne minute dentieulato-eiliato usque ad 4 mm lato), 21/— 
mm latis margine incluso, apice papilloso-penicillatis; receptaculo c. 3 mm 
$ diam, ; ; floribus radii femineis ligulatis c. 414—143; corollis c. 23 mm longis, 
glaberrimis, tubulo basi parum inerassato e. 7 mm longo, ligula c. 16 mm 
longa 2!/,—93/, mm lata, apice truncato tridenticulata, parte inferiore c. 
!0-nervia, superiore 5-nervia (nervis 5 alteris ultra medium, 5 alteris usque 
Ad apicem percurrentibus); floribus disci hermaphroditis tubulosis; corollis 
Blaberrimis, c. 40'/, mm longis, tubulo basi vix incrassato c. 5 mm longo, 
> 51/3 mm longo laciniis 4!/; mm longis inc!usis; achaeniis valde immaturis 
is, c. 2! mm longis; pappi setis albidis c. 80—90, 8 mm longis. 
