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merica. 
: Micromeria Bucheri P. Wilson.’ . shrub of the Mint 
Family on the slope of the first 
. Pilea. Collected without pee on Aiet peak at about 
6700 ft. 
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tree of the Myrsine Family. Summit of the main peak. 
15. Palicourea tiie Ga bas DC. Ashrub of the Madder Family, 
inhabiting mountains of the eae Antilles. 
: Dewbiobinors bua (Lam.) Eichl..A Cuban mountain 
Mistletoe. Summit of the main peak. 
. Ditta myricoides Griseb. A low shrub of the Spurge ae 
inhabiting mountains of Cuba, Hispaniola and Porto Rico. 
Summit of the main peak. 
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tree of Melastoma Family. Summit of the peak, in 
young fru 
19. Myrica. ca untain Bayberry; small tree, with small 
obovate oe densely resinous and _ strigose fees 
Summit of main peak. 
20. Hedyos mmit of main peak; foliage onl 
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ai. ual A small epiphytic orchid, in wet woods near the 
22, Blophsinss Young specimen of an epiphytic fern in 
wet woods to main pea 
3 Micromeria Bucheri P. Wilso 
Perennial, the sender ‘branches, “woody, densely pubescent. Leaf-blades 
ovate, ovate- seni oy 1o mm. long, 3.5-9.5 mm. broad, obtuse 
or rounded at the a t the base. dark green and stellate pubescent 
above, hoary stellate-pubescent se neath, the slender petioles 1-3 mm. long; 
calyx fluted, about 5.5 m ma tones stellate-pubescent, its lobes feangdlar: 
ovate; corolla yellow, pete ‘5m m. long, pilose, the tube narrowly funnel- 
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‘ico eee about 2000 m. altitude (George Conrad Bucher, 11). 
In leaf-form and pubescence this species of Micromeria resembles M. 
viminea ae ) Urban, which is native to Cuba, ra a and Jamaica. ere 
is, how e corollas, those of M. ee 
Measuring up t 8.5 mm. long, while those vr M. viminea are only 5 or 
mm. tong. (nce WILson.] 
