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dense serrulatis, brunneis et supra dense lepidotis; laminis anguste triangulari- 

 bus sed apice ipse obtusis incrassatisque, 28 mm latis, supra lepidibus pallidis 

 filamentoso-partitis dense lanatis, subtus glabris, basi spinis latis brunneis 

 rectis vel hamatis 1 mm longis subdense serratis; scapo erecto, quam foliis sub- 

 duplo longiore, ex sicco 8 mm diametro, glabro; scapi bracteis subfoliaceis sed 

 integerrimis, erectis, supremis exceptis internodia superantibus sed angustis et 

 scapum nullo modo obtegentibus; inflorescentia ample subtripinnatim paniculata, 

 pyramidata, 4 dm longa, 2 dm diametro, glabro; axi fere recto; bracteis primariis 

 eis scapi similibus sed gradatim minoribus, quam basibus sterilibus nudis 

 ramorum duplo vel triplo brevioribus; ramis simplicibus vel paulo divisis, sub- 

 dense quaquaverseque florigeris; bracteis florigeris late ovatis, pedicellos 

 robustos 2-3 mm longos subaequantibus; floribus patentibus; sepalis late ovatis, 

 3.5 mm longis, integris, paucinervatis; petalis staminibusque ignotis; stylo 

 gracili; ovario minutissime infero, placentis interno loculorum angulo lineatim 

 affixis; seminibus caudatis. 



TYPE: marsh-bog on rocky elevations in savanna near cumbre camp, 1800 m 

 alt., Cerro Guaiquinima, Rio Paragua, Bolivar, Venezuela, January 9, 1952, B. 

 Maguire 33034. 



4. Lindmania cylindrostachya L. B. Smith, sp. nov. Fig. 15. 



Florigera 1 m alta; foliis 7 dm longis, vaginis late ellipticis, 6 cm longis, 

 integris, impresso-punctatis, ex sicco stramineis, glabris, laminis angustissime 

 triangularibus, 4 cm latis, coriaceis, supra glabris, subtus dense albo-flocculosis, 

 ad basin versus laxe serrulatis; scapo recto, 15 mm diametro, albo-flocculoso; 

 scapi bracteis subfoliaceis, erectis, dense imbricatis, integris; inflorescentia 

 laxe bipinnatim paniculata pallide brunneo-flocculosa; axi recto; bracteis prima- 

 riis anguste triangularibus, quam ramorum basibus sterilibus nudis applanatis ad 

 8 cm longis subduplo brevioribus; ramis patentibus, leviter sursum curvatis, 21 

 cm longis, dense florigeris; bracteis florigeris triangularibus, quam pedicellis 

 graciliter obconicis 5 mm longis subduplo brevioribus; floribus patentibus, nullo 

 modo secundis; sepalis late ellipticis, retusis, 5 mm longis, verruculosis, 

 integris; petalis obtusis, 12 mm longis, stamina superantibus, pallide roseis; 

 seminibus longe caudatis. 



TYPE: terrestrial, frequent in thickets on rocky summit at 1600 m alt., main 

 branch of Cano Yutaje, Serranla Yutaje, Rio Manapiare, Amazonas, Venezuela, 

 February 17-19, 1953, B. & C. K. Maguire 35280. 



The combination of serrate leaves with flocculose under surface, laxly 

 bipinnate inflorescence, straight axis, dense racemes, and non-secund flowers 

 distinguishes Lindmania cylindrostachya within the genus. However, its coarse 

 habit and roseate petals reduce some of the previous distinctions between 

 Lindmania and Connellia, making the position of the latter precarious. 



6. Lindmania phelpsiae L. B. Smith, sp. nov. Fig. 16. 



Verisimiliter acaulis, florifera metralis; foliis 6 dm longis, vaginis ellipticis, 

 4 cm longis, albo-cretaceis, laminis angustissime triangularibus, longe acumina- 

 tis, 2 cm latis, glabris, basi extrema laxe minuteque serrata excepta integris; 

 scapo erecto, quam foliis breviore; scapi bracteis subfoliaceis sed omninc 

 integris, erectis, magnis, internodia multo superantibus; inflorescentia laxe 

 ampleque bipinnatim paniculata, 6 dm longa, lepidibus minutissimis glanduli 

 formibus ferrugineis subdense obtecta; axi leviter flexuoso; bracteis primarii: 

 angustissime triangularibus, quam ramis multo brevioribus; ramis patentibus, a< 



