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Schradera neeoides Standi, ex Steyermark, sp. nov. 



Arbor parva (teste Cuatrecasas) ; stipulis aon visis; foliis petiolatis, petiolis 

 6-12 mm longis glabris; laminis membranaceis elliptico-oblongis apice snbiter 

 acuminatis, acumine 9-12 mm longo, basi obtusis vel rotundatis 8.5-11.5 cm longis 

 3-4.7 cm latis utrinque glabris, subtus costa media elevata, nervis lateralibus prin- 

 cipalibus utroque latere 10-12 tenuibus impressis, nervo connectivo obsoleto ; 

 capitulis depresso-hemisphaericis 6-7-floris 15 mm longis (corolla exclusa) 25 

 mm latis; pedunculo solitario terminali 2.5-3.5 cm longo glabro basi 3 mm lato 

 apice 4.5 mm lato ; involnero at videtur brevi 2-4 mm alto glabro ; calyce 

 hypanthioqne tnbulosis 13 mm longis apice 6 mm latis glabris, calyce apice 

 trnneato ; corolla in alabastro apicem versus attenuata longiacuminato-subulata 

 27-30 mm longa, tubo in alabastro 10 mm longo basi 3 mm lato fauce 4.5 mm 

 lata glabro ; lobis 5 linearibus longiacuminatis subulatisque 17-20 mm longis 

 1—1.5 mm latis glabris ; staminibus 5 ad basin tubi insertis, filamentis 2 mm 

 longis glabris ; antheris linearibus 4.5 mm longis ; stylo 4 mm longo glabro ; 

 stigmatibus 2 linearibus 3 mm longis. 



COLOMBIA. Dept. El Valle : Rio Calima (region del Choco), La Trojita ; 

 alt. 5-50 m; arbolito: hoja membranosa, flexible, verde amarillenta muy bri- 

 llante ; bracteas y caliz verde amarillo, exteriormente amarillo verdoso palido ; 

 19 Feb-10 Mar 1944. J. Cuatrecasas 16599 (holotype F). 



This species differs markedly from other species of the genus in the elongate- 

 tipped corolla-lobes, conspicuously so in bud. the completely glabrous corollas, 

 the short, poorly developed involucre, and the insertion of the stamens at the 

 base of the corolla-tube. 



Schradera nilssonii Steyerm. Bol. Soc. Yen. Cien. Xat. 23(101): 83. 1962. 

 emendavit Steyermark. 



An examination of additional material collected since the original description 

 and a re-examination of the holotype. isotype. and paratype require the follow- 

 ing emendation of the original description : 



Stipulae anguste oblongae apice rotundatae 20 mm longae 10 mm latae 

 praesertim inferne et per costam mediam moderatim puberulae superne leviter 

 puberulae ; foliorum laminae 10-15 cm longis 4-6.5 cm latis, subtus costa media 

 plus minusve puberula : pedunculo 3.5-10.5 cm longo. 



Additional specimens examined: VENEZUELA. Estado Bolivar: forested 

 summit of Sierra de Lema, headwaters of Rio Chicanan above high north-facing 

 sandstone bluffs ; epiphyte on tree : leaves coriaceous, dark green above, silvery 

 green below ; peduncle green : calyx greenish-white : corolla white, 5-parted, 

 valvate; 29 Aug 1961, Steyermark ^9<i21 (XY. YEN): montane forest, cumbre 

 of La Escalera, Rio L^iri-yuk, Alto Rio Cuyuni ; alt. 1000 m: infrequent, high- 

 climbing epiphyte to 20 m : peduncle slightly clavate ; 20-21 Aug 1962, Bassctt 

 Maguire, J. A. Steyermark, d' Celia K. Maguire 46902 ( X Y, YEX). 



Schradera polycephala DC. Prodr. 6 : 437. 1830. 



Distribution. Lowland areas in the Guianas and Amazonian Brazil. 

 This species simulates S. suaveolens (Karst.) Steyerm. in shape and width of 

 leaves, size of head, and length of peduncle, but differs strikingly in floral details. 



