7576 Ditaxis ^ 
7577 
This Di taxis is close to D. cyanophylla W. & 3* of which I have 
found no authentic specimen at Pomona. Field Museum or the Missouri 
Botanical Garden. L'r. Stanley stated that this is not D.cyanophylla. 
Very little fruit developed this year (7577). The Grayanae set is 
No. 7576. Unless you find some evidence to the contrary I propose 
to publish this as a new species. 
Aside from the geographical separation the following differences 
with the description of D. cyanophylla may he noted. 
7576 
Not over 20 cm. high at 
anthesis. Not over 30 
cm. at maturity. 
Leaves dull 
Poes not turn water red on soaking. 
Axilary clusters 2-4 flowered 
Sepals 4 l/2-5 1/2 mm. long, in 
staminate flowers lance lineate 
acute* In pistillate flowers 
lanceolate acuminate 
Petals of staminate flowers, 
white rather than fight yellow. 
Red diffused throughout pepals. 
Pistillate petals white with 
dark blue or bluish-green veins. 
Ditaxis cyanophylla 
30-40 cm. high. 
Leaves shining 
Drying bluish in some plants. 
Stained water- red on soaking. 
Axilary clusters 4-6 flowered. 
Sepals 6-7 mm. long. In both 
kinds of flowers lanceolate 
acuminate. 
Petals of staminate flowers light 
yellow with red veins. Petals of 
pistillate not given. 
Seeds rough, 3x2 mm. not quite mature, 
drying brown. Seeds spheroidal, smooth, blotched 
with blue and red. 
