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22-30 mm. long (as previously described), 4-7 mm. in diameter; filaments alter- 

 nately 3.5-5 mm. and 6-8.5 mm. long, the anthers alternately 18-19 mm. and 

 15-17 mm. long, with thecae 5-7 mm. long. 



The following three specimens should also be considered as representing C. 

 capitata, although they are not strictly typical: 



Santiago-Zamora: Eastern slope of the Cordillera, valley of the Rfos Negro 

 and Chupianza (on the trail from Sevilla de Oro to Mendez), between Hda. Chontal 

 and Sta. Elena, 3,400-4,600 ft. elev., Camp E-804 (NY only) (arching shrub, often 

 seen epiphytic; bracts red; corolla pale pink, distally white). Cordillera Cutucu, 

 ridge just south and west of Rio Itzintza, 5,900 ft. elev., Camp E- 1347 (NY only) 

 (on soil in moss; fruit black at maturity, insipid). Eastern slope and crest of main 

 Cordillera Cutucu, 5,500 ft. elev., Jorgensen CuJ-43 (shrub 3 m.; corolla red). 



These specimens have the inflorescence precisely as in typical C. capitata, 

 except that the pedicellary bracteoles are inclined to be slightly smaller (2.5-3.5 

 mm. long). The leaf-blades are comparatively narrow and lanceolate-oblong, 8-13 

 cm. long and 3-4 cm. broad, being sometimes only 5-nerved. These differences 

 are so inconsequential that a reasonable species-concept for C. capitata may 

 include all six specimens cited above. 



Cavendishia campii A. C. Smith, sp. nov. 



Frutex ad 4 m. altus, ramulis fuscis subteretibus apicem versus pilis albidis 

 0.2-0.5 mm. longis indutis demum glabratis; petiolis rugulosis 7-11 mm. longis ut 

 ramulis pilosis; laminis coriaceis in sicco fusco-olivaceis oblongo-ellipticis, 

 8-17 cm. longis, 2.5-6 cm. latis, basi anguste rotundatis vel obtusis, in acuminem 

 gracilem subacutum 1-2 cm. longum angustatis, margine recurvatis, supra glabris 

 vel basim versus obscure pilosis, subtus pilis castaneis circiter 0.2 mm. longis e 

 basi incrassato adpressis copiose strigillosis ac etiam secus nervos albido- 

 hispidulis, 5(vel obscure 7-)-nerviis, nervis secundariis basi (raro ad 1 cm. con- 

 currentibus) orientibus ut costa supra impressis subtus prominentibus, rete venularum 

 supra piano subtus obscuro; inflorescentia axillari compacta plerumque 8-12-flora 

 bracteis numerosis papyraceis glabris oblongis ad 2.5 cm. longis basi circumdata, 

 bracteis extimis (minimis) dorso parce pilosis, rhachi crassa 0.5-2 cm. longa mox 

 glabra; pedicellis rugulosis sub anthesi 4-9 mm. longis parce pilosis glabrescen- 

 tibus, basim versus bibracteolatis, bracteolis lanceolato-oblongis subacutis cir- 

 citer 4 mm. longis glabris vel obscure glanduloso-marginatis; calyce sub anthesi 

 6-9 mm. longo et apice 5-6 mm. diametro extus albido-piloso et interdum minute 

 glanduloso, tubo oblongo obtuse angulato 4-5 mm. longo, limbo erecto 2-5 mm. 

 longo 5-lobaro, lobis deltoideis 1.5-3 x 2-3 mm. subacutis interdum glanduloso- 

 marginatis, sinibus acutis vel obtusis; corolla tenuiter carnosa cylindrica sub 

 anthesi 15-21 mm. longa et 4-5.5 mm. diametro praeter basim et apicem pilis 

 0.3-0.4 mm. longis patentibus ornata, lobis oblongis obtusis circiter 1 mm. longis; 

 staminibus alternatim 13-14 mm. et 15-16 mm. longis, filamentis liberis gracilibus 

 alternatim 2.5-3 mm. et 5-5.5 mm. longis superne pilosis, antheris alternatim 

 circiter 12 mm. et 11 mm, longis, thecis 3-5 mm. longis; stylo corollam subaequante. 



Santiago-Zamora: Eastern slope of the cordillera, valley of the Rios Negro and 

 Chupianza (on the trail from Sevilla de Oro to Mendez), between Hda. Chontal and 

 Sta. Elena, 3,400-4,600 ft. elev., Nov. 1, 1944, Camp E-803 (TYPE US 1,989,003; 

 dupl. NY) (shrub 3 m»; bracts deep pink; corolla red), Camp E-785 (NY only) 

 (arching shrub 4 m.; bracts deep pink). Azuay: The eastern Cordillera, 1-8 km. 

 north of the village of Sevilla de Oro, 8,000-9,000 ft. elev., Camp E-4350 (coarse 

 shrub, with branches to 4 m.; leaves deep green and nitid above, paler beneath; 

 bracts pink; base of corolla pale pink, central portion deep pink to pale rose, 



