246 ROBINSON. 
5 mm. longis glabris, tubo proprio 2 mm. longo gradatim in fauces 
3 mm. longas ampliato, dentibus limbi 5 lanceolatis patentibus; 
achaeniis 3.8-5 mm. longis atrobrunneis in costis cum granulis sparsis 
scabratis in faciebus glabris; pappi setis ca. 28 roseis 5.5 mm. longis.— 
Cotomst1a: hillside near Tequendama, alt. 2500-2700 m., Pennell, 
no. 2641 (TypE Gr.) 
E. ($Eximbricata) hammatocladum Britton & Robinson, 
spec. nov., fruticosum 2-3 m. altum; ramis teretibus flexuosis foliosis 
fuseo- vel fulvo-tomentellis post fohorum delapsum cum cicatricibus 
majuscu ; internodiis 1-2 cm. longis; 
foliis epieathis vel ternis vel quaternis petiolatis obovatis obtusis 
supra mediam partem repando-dentatis basi integerrimis rotundatis 
supra laete viridibus minute sparseque punctatis glabriusculis subtus 
paullo pallidioribus densius punctatis in costa venisque plus minusve 
fulvo-tomentellis 46.5 em. longis 3-4.5 cm. latis coriaceis penni- 
veniis; petiolo 1 em. longo; corymbis terminalibus compositis planius- 
culis fulvo-tomentellis; capitulis ca. 7-floris pedicellatis ca. 7 mm. 
altis; involucri campanulati squamis ca. 9, interioribus subaequalibus 
oblongis apice rotundatis ciliolatis 1-3-nerviis, 1-3 extimis brevioribus 
lanceolatis dorso puberulis; corollis albidis 4 mm. longis sparse 
papillosis, tubo proprio 1.5 mm. longo gradatim in fauces 2.5 mm. 
longas paullo ampliato; achaeniis 2.5 mm. longis cum granulis in 
faciebus sparse asperatis; pappi setis ca. 21 lutescenti-albidis firmius- 
culi-capillaribus ca. 4 mm. longis.— Jamaica: Peckham Woods, 
Upper Clarendon, alt. 762 m., 28 December, 1917, William Harris, 
no. 12,795 (rypE Gr., N. Y.) 
An attractive and clear-cut species with bright-green thickish 
repand-dentate leaves in texture, contour, and toothing recalling 
those of Hamamelis 
E. (§ Eximbricata) hylibates, spec. nov., fruticosum 1.2-2.4 m. 
altum; caule robusto tereti medulloso Sidvc-tonienined (pilis crispis 
cum glandulis sessilibus globosis numerosis intermixtis); foliis oppo- 
sitis longe petiolatis oblongo-ovatis acutiusculis vel breviter acuml- 
natis basi rotundatis vel leviter cordatis margine crenato-serratis 
(crenaturis ca. 1 mm. altis et 4 mm. latis) supra viridibus et in costa 
et venis principibus paullo fulvido-puberulis subtus multo palli- 
dioribus et crispe fulvo-pubescentibus penniveniis 1.1-1.8 dm. longis 
7-12 em. latis; petiolo robusto fulvo-tomentello subtereti 5 cm. vel 
ultra longo; corymbo composito trichotomo multicapitulato leviter — 
convexo denso 1.5-2 dm. diametro foliaceo-bracteato; capitulis ¢a- 
7 mm. altis ca. 14-floris; involucri squamis ca. 12 lanceolato-linearibus 

