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Stevia reclinata sp. nov. 
Branches ere very slender, ascending or abruptly re- 
clining, red, and sparsely pilose with short white hairs. 
Petioles 5 or . a long; cuare 4-6 cm. long, oa cm. broad, 
ovate, abruptly contracted at the base into a short, broad acumi- 
at the base 
scales green, narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, scabrous, carinate, 
finely nerved. Flowers about 4, 5 or 6 mm. long, the corolla-tube 
pilose, narrowly infu cen the lobes ovate. ene a little 
more than half the length of the corolla, very slender, sharply 
angled, black at maturity. Pappus-bristles 3, exceeding the 
corolla, scabrous, several very small scales at the base. 
Species near S. Boliviensis. 
“Three ft. high, with white flowers. Near Apolo, 5800 ft. alt., 
July 25, 1902” (Wo. 1468). 
Mikania sinuata sp. nov. 
Stems slender, aed costate, purple, sparsely ferruginous- 
tomentose e€ a ab the n ae Nee they are abundantly so; 
es 
corolla-tube rather shorter than the lower, campanulate, lobe 
more than half-way; style-branches thick, little exceeding the 
anthers; pappus equalling the corolla. 
“San Juan, 3200 ft., March 20, 1902” (Wo. 207). 
The same as Rusby’s No. 164 
Mikania Poca sp. nov. 
; branchlets ale ea oe widely 
spreading, es striate, very leafy; petioles 5-8 mm. ong, 
slender, narrowly margined; blades 2.5-5 cm. long, 12-25 mm. 
