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sum brevissime connatis. Ovarium pilosum. Stylus stamina 
paullo superants basi pilosus. Fructus immaturus tubum calyeis 
implens. — British Honpuras: a tree with hard red wood, in 
forest, Sittee River, 15 April 1907, M. E. Peck 858 (TYPE in Gray 
Herb.) 
I have followed Fritsch in including Moquilea, to which belong 
the two new species here described, in Licania, as the differences 
between them seem too weak and inconstant to be of generic value. — 
Prunus apodantha, sp. noy. Frutex 6 dm. altus ut videtur 
procumbens ramis sursum curvatis. Caulis griseo-brunneus sub- 
glabratus, ramis angulatis subdense retrorso-hispidulis pilis paucis 
longioribus subpatentibus intermixtis. Folia alterna internodia 
superantia ovalia vel ovali-subovata obtusa vel rotundata mu- 
cronulata basi cuneata crenato-serrata (dentibus ca. 12-jugis ro- 
tundatis glandulari-mucronulatis nigrescentibus) supra obseure 
viridia sparsissime hispidula vel glabrata subtus pallidiora ad 
costam et venas dense inter venas sparse pilosa pilis laxe patenti- 
bus vel subincurvis, venis 5—6-jugis prominulis anastomosantibus, 
1.6-2.8 cm. longa 0.9~1.5 em. lata, in petiolis nudis vel anguste 
marginatis puberulis 2-3 mm. longis insidentia; stipulae subulatae 
erectae sursum recurvatae puberulae persistentes 2-3 mm. longae. 
Flores in axillis solitarii vel bini sessiles ad 6 mm. lati; bracteae — 
siecae rubescentes ovales rotundatae ciliatae ad apicem glan- 
dulari-puberulae ceterum glabrae ad 1 mm. longae. Calyx 
--10-nervis (nervis supra parum anastomosantibus) 3 mm. altus 
mm. diametro, lobis 5 deltoideis apice subtruncatis vel retusis 
obtusis in lateribus dentibus 2-3 glanduliferis praeditis reflexis 
vel subpatentibus ad 1.2 mm. longis. Petala 5 albida obovata apice 
rotundata basi cuneata non unguiculata glabra decidua 3.3 mm- 
longa 1.8mm. lata. Stamina 15: 10 (antisepala et antipetala) in 
tubi calyeini apice inserta, 5 (antisepala) ea. 0.7 mm. infra apicem 
tubi inserta; filamenta ad 2mm. longa glabra. Ovarium (im- 
maturissimum) glaberrimum. — Stare or Mexico: hillsides, Rie 
Hondo, 3 Nov. 1895, Pringle 7055 (rye in Gray Herb.).— 
characteristic , differing from P. microphylla (HBK.) Hemsl. 
ite nearest, ally, i in its Arita ovary, larger and broader leaves; 

