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latis. Stamina 3,2—3,5 mm longa, filamentis triangulato-linearibus ad 1,5 mm 

 longis, basi setis nonnullis instructis, antheris ad 1,8 mm. Stylus 4 mm longus, 

 sub apice incrassatus et parce pilosus. 



Area of distribution: Endemic in Masatierra. 



112. W. fernandeziana (A. DC. ex p.) Skottsb. — Johow, Estud. 75.— 

 Plate 20, fig. 9; text fig. 26 i— 1. 



Masatierra: Mrs. Graham! Bertero no. 1443 ex p.! Gay! Skotts- 

 BERG 1908 no. 417! — On the higher ridges in the centre of the island, or in 

 open stations below the forest. North face of Co Damajuana, 530 m; Co Pira- 

 mide, near Portezuelo, abundant in one place; V. Colonial, C. Central, 570 m, 



Fig. 26. a— e Wahlenbergia Larraini: a leaves (no. 51), lower and upper surface; b same of 

 no. 127, upper and lower surface; c flower, d stamen, e pistil; a — c nat. size, d — e X 5- 

 f — 1 W. fernandeziana: f leaf of no. 267 (upper surface), g no. 325 (lower surface), h 305 (do.), 

 i flower, k stamen, 1 pistil; f — i nat. size, k — 1 X 5- m— q W. Grahamae: m — n leaves, upper 

 and lower surface, o flower, p stamen, q pistil; m — o nat. size, p— q X 5- 



with the following (beg. fl. 18 /i 17, no. 305); Pta San Carlos, near the sea, rare 

 (fl. 9 /i 17, no. 267); Pto Ingles, central ridge (fl. 19 /i 17, no. 325); ridge between 

 Co Yunque and Villagra, c. 200 m (fl. 7 /i 17, no. 264). A f. elata with long, 

 thin, less densely foliate branches and very lax inflorescence was collected near 

 Portezuelo (fl. 19 /3 17, no. 1223). 



SufFrutex erectus subglaber, ramis curvato-erectis dense foliosis, caule ple- 

 rumque glabro. Folia subcoriacea, lanceolata vel lanceolato-ovata, sessilia, basi 

 et apice sensim angustata, dense et argute serrata, reticulatim nervosa, glabra 

 vel supra secus medianum puberula, 15 — 30 mm longa et 5—9 mm lata. In- 

 florescentia ± laxe paniculata, floribus longe pedicellatis, pedicellis glaberrimis, 

 bracteis foliosis ovato-triangularibus. Calyx glaber apice violaceus lobis triangu- 

 latis 5 — 6 mm longis basi 2-2,5 mm latis, margine parce glanduloso-denticu- 

 latis. Corolla ampla campanulata, extus puberula, 15 — 16 mm longa, aperta 

 12 — 20^00. The Nat. Hist, of Juan Fernandez and Easter Isl. Vol. II. 



