Blake — Revision of Polygala 63 
cordate-emarginate with narrow sinus, 6 mm. long, 6.5 mm. wide. 
Seed shortly ellipsoid, tomentose, umbonate at base. Aril about 
half as long as seed. — Chod. Bot. Jahrb. lii. Beibl. 115. 75 (1914), 
as P. honduranum. — Based by Chodat on Rothschuh 616, from 
Cuesta del Monte grande, Dept. Matagalpa, Nicaragua, and 
Niederlein sine num., 455-610 m., between Meambar and Puente 
de los Altos de Santa Cruz, Honduras. — Not seen; description ' 
compiled. 
79. P. tonsa, sp. nov. Fruticosa ramosa basi invisa. Caulis 
viridis tenuis ut inflorescentia subsparse minutissime incurvo-pu- 
berulus. Folia ovata vel ovato-lanceolata acuminata mucronulata 
basi cuneata chartacea non reticulata (venis lateralibus ca. 7-jugis) 
supra viridia juventate sparse minute appresso-puberula aetate 
glabra subtus ad costam sparsissime strigillosa demum glabrata 
margine paullulum revoluto ciliolato albido-punctata 7-10 cm. 
longa 2.1-3.5 cm. lata, in petiolis sparse incurvo-puberulis 3-4 mm. 
longis. Racemi extra-axillares 2 em. longi, pedicellis 5-6 mm. 
longis. Sepala ovalia sparse glandulari-ciliolata dorso subglabra 
sed glanduloso-adspersa 2.5-3.5 mm. longa. Alae orbiculares 
viridescentes apice rotundatae basi breviter unguiculatae glabrae 
eciliolatae 7.5 mm. longae 7.5 mm. latae. Carina viridescens 6.5 
mm. longa. Petala superiora obovata 4.5 mm. longa. Capsula 
quadrato-elliptica basi breviter stipata glabra eciliolata alata emar- 
ginata 6.5 mm. longa 5.8 mm. lata. Semen (arillo excluso) ellip- 
soideum pilosum 3 mm. diametro paullulum complanatum. Arillus 
2 mm. altus coriaceo-carnosus in lateribus plus minusve pilosus. 
GuatTemaLa: La Vega, Dept. Santa Rosa, 1525 m., Sept. 1893, 
Heyde & Lux 3067 (rypE coutu.: GK). Distributed as P. monninoi- 
des HBK. — T. 2. Fic. 40. 
Sect. 2. Adenotricha, sect. nov. Sepala saepissime plus 
minusve glandulari-ciliata; flores mediocres vel parvi alis 2-5.3 
mm. latis; herbae annuae vel perennes foliis parvis vel mediocribus 
linearibus vel oblongis vel ellipticis sessilibus vel brevipetiolatis. 
paerany typica P. grandiflora Walt. 
* o Bian without pedicellate a b. 
t aero or nearly so el 
linear or fisantTanneolats: wings not reticula a 
c. Leaves obovate-oblong or elliptic-oblong; wings viata 
Krugit. 
b. Plant pubescent......... BS CL oe 83. P. Wrightii. 
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