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17-19-pluri-floriferis divergentibus sive de- 
flexis, pedunculis 11-16 mm. longis nudis, 
bracteis ad 1 mm. longis hirsutulis deinde 
subglabratis, pedicillis 3-8 mm. longis gla- 
bris aggregatis in cyma condensa, axile 8-15 
mm. longa, hypanthiis 3-4 mm. longis ellip- 
soideis tmncatis, dentibus calycomm 0.8-1. 3 
mm. longis deltoideis obtusis crassis foliaceis 
hirsutulis, alabastris 18-20 mm. longis subar- 
cuatis apice in 55° decurvato, corollis in flore 
22-25 mm. longis glabris subcylindricis cur- 
vatis in basi 2-2.5 mm. diametro supra 
majoribus in fauce 3.5-4 mm. diametro, 
gibbo proximo 1 mm. alto asymmetrico- 
conico obtuso reflexo et e basi 10 mm. dis- 
tanto, gibbis lateralibus binis dimidiis et ad 
basem proximioribus, tubo corollae 10 mm. 
longo, labia supera bilobata sino 8-10 mm. 
longo, lobis 1.7-1. 8 mm. latis ligulatis subito 
diminuendibus ad apicem obtusam decurvatis, 
labia infera subaequaliter trilobata sinibus 7-9 
mm. profundis, lobis 1.5-1. 7 mm. latis subiter 
ad apicem subacutam contractis, lobis corollae 
intra sparse papillosis, columna staminalis 
17-21 mm. longis paene decurvatis glabris 
pallidis, antheris superis 8-8.5 mm. longis 
glabris, antheris inferis binis 6-8 mm. longis 
in apice penicillatis pilis hispidosis 1.5-2 mm, 
longis albis, stigmatibus exsertis 1-1.3 mm. 
convexis, ovario 1.5 mm. longo ellipsoideo, 
baccis 6-7 mm. diametro globoso-turbinatis 
apophysatis subviridescentibus, seminibus 
1.4-1. 5 mm. longis 0.7-0. 9 mm. latis 0.2-0. 3 
mm. crassis ellipticis compressis cum jugis 
transversis sinuosis parallelis in parte muri- 
culatis, marginibus e rhaphi prominenti crassi 
straminei, lateribus brunneis. 
Shrub, apparently erect and single stemmed, 
stature unknown; stem 1-2 cm. in diameter 
below the lowest leaf, glabrous, the surface 
covered with the crowded straw-colored leaf 
scars 9-10 mm. wide, 4-5 mm. high, de- 
pressed shield-shaped, the 8-11 bundle scars 
protruding, in a broad ellipse complete ex- 
cept at top; internodes inconspicuous, merely 
pale brown protruding rims between the 
crowded leaf scars; leaves glabrous, numer- 
ous, in a terminal dense plume, the petioles 
mostly diverging; petioles 2-4 cm. long, 
when dried 1-1.5 mm. in diameter; blades 
5. 5-7. 5 cm. long, 3.4-5 cm. wide, chartace- 
ous, broadly ovate, the apex acute, the margin 
crenate, lateral veins 7-9 on a side, arched 
ascending, becoming diffusely branched near 
the tip, the midrib gently recurved, the sides 
of the leaf upturned, so that the blade will 
not lie flat; inflorescences axillary, numerous, 
forming a mass so dense as to obscure the 
petioles; cymes 17-19-more-flowered, diver- 
gent or deflexed; peduncle 11-16 mm. long, 
naked; bracts subtending the pedicels nearly 
1 mm. long, at first hirsutulous, later sub- 
glabrate; pedicels 3-8 mm. long, glabrous, 
crowded on the condensed cyme with the 
axis 8-15 mm. long; hypanthium 3-4 mm. 
long, truncate, ellipsoid, apparently green; 
calyx teeth 0.8-1. 3 mm. long, deltoid, obtuse, 
thick foliaceous, hirsutulous; bud 18-20 mm. 
long, gently arcuate, the apex decurved at 
55° from the axis of the ovary and corolla 
base; corolla in anthesis 22-25 mm. long, 
glabrous, curved subcylindric, at base 2-2.5 
mm. in diameter, gradually slightly enlarging 
upwards to the throat where 3.5-4 mm. in 
diameter; proximal protruding knob 10 mm. 
from the base of the corolla, asymmetric 
conic, obtuse, pointed backwards, 1 mm. 
high, the two lateral knobs about half as 
large and slightly nearer the pale corolla base; 
the dorsal suture in late anthesis parted to the 
knob, so the tube only 10 mm. long; corolla 
2-lipped; upper lip 2-lobed, the lateral su- 
tures split down only 8-10 mm., the lobes 
strap-shaped, 1.7-1. 8 mm. wide, abruptly nar- 
rowed to the obtuse tip, decurved below the 
column which is exserted through the upper 
suture; lower lip subequally 3-lobed, the su- 
tures 7-9 mm. deep, the lobes 1.5-1. 7 mm. 
wide, strap-shaped, abruptly contracted to the 
subacute tip, all corolla lobes sparsely papil- 
lose within; staminal column 17-21 mm. 
long, gently decurved, glabrous, pale; upper 
anthers 8-8.5 mm. long, glabrous; two lower 
anthers 6-8 mm. long, the apex penicillate. 
