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iculatis 7-8 mm. longis insidentia. Paniculae 13-25-florae axil- 
lares subpyramidales foliis breviores 2-6.5 em. diam.2—4cm. longae, 
in pedunculis 3.5-6 em. longis subdense puberulis pilis laxe cur- 
vatis subpatentibus; pedicelli ultimi dense subsordideque puberuli 
ca. 4mm. longi. Flores perfecti ca. 7.5 mm. lati fragrantes: peri- 
anthium extus subcanescenti-puberulum, tubo campanulato 15 
mm. alto, segmentis 6 ovalibus obtusis intus dense glandulosis 4 
mm. longis 2-2.5 mm. latis. Stamina 9: ea I.ser. papilloso-puberula 
1.5 longa brevissime sed distincte stipitata, antheris ellipticis apice 
rotundatis, loculis per paria superpositis; ea II. ser. consimilia, 
stipite longiore papilloso-pilosa; ea III. ser. extrorsa sessilia ob- 
longa papilloso-puberula basi biglandulosa, glandulis sessilibus. 
Pistillum obovoideum 2mm. longum glabrum; ovarium stylo 
subduplo longius. — Nicaracua: occasional in high forests, Vol-_ 
can Mombacho, 20 Feb. 1903, C. F. Baker 2493 (type in Gray 
Herb.). — Mr. Baker’s label bears the following notes: “ Small 
tree, 20-30 ft. high, with rather thick top. New foliage light-green, . 
old dark green, much contrasted. Flowers with strong and pleas- 
ant odor. Used by natives as tonic medicine.” 

ROSACEAE 
LicantA licaniaeflora (Sagot), comb. nov. — Moquilea licaniae- 
flora Sagot, Ann. Sci. Nat. VI. xv. 308 (1883). Licania bracteosa 
_ Fritsch, Ann. Naturh. Hofmus. Wien iv. 54 (1889). — This com- 
bination, avoided by Dr. Fritsch, is required by the International 
Licanta (Moquilea) retifolia, sp. nov. Arbor 5-8 m. alta. Rami 
vetustiores cortice griseo-brunneo tecti, hornotini subteretes sub- 
recti purpureo-brunnei glabri. Folia alterna lanceolata vel ob0- 
vata (in specimine saepius inaequilateralia) apice acuta obtusa 
truncata vel rotundata basi saepius oblique cuneata obscure Te 
panda coriacea glaberrima supra lucenter viridia subtus plus 
minusve rufescentia lucentia utrinque conspicuiter prominulo- 
reticulata (venis ca. 10-jugis, venulis eleganter reticulatis) 4.3-10 
em. longa 1.7-2.5 em. lata, in petiolis supra parum complanatis 
glabris nudis 5-7 mm. longis insidentia; stipulae scariosae intra 
petiolares. Flores numerosi ad apices ramorum hornotinorum 
subdense paniculati in panicula sessili pyramidales 3-3.5 cm. long 
