Villadia albiflora (Hemsl.) Rose

Villadia ramosissima Rose, Bull. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 3 : 5. 1903
Shrubby and much branched at base, the branches reddish, glabrous, at fi.rst erect, but in age spreading over other plants, Leaves rigid, set nearly at right angles to the stems, turgid and nearly terete, in section ovate to oblong, glabrous ; sterile branches short and closely covered with pale-gray or purplish leaves ; inflorescence a loose leafy spike, each
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flower borne in the axil of a leaf and with a smaller leaf on each side ; sepals green, distinct, ovate, acute, 2 mm. long ; corolla campanulate, white or with a pinkish tinge (in cultivated specimens), its tube short, but very distinct, the lobes acute, 4 mm. long; stamens 10, borne on the corolla-tube, much shorter than the petals ; anthers purplish ; appendages conspicuous and yellow, 1 mm. broad; carpels erect (at least when young), distinct.
Type locality: lyimestone hills near Tehuacan, Puebla, Mexico. Distribution : Puebla ; Oaxaca.

Villadia albifiora (Hemsl.) Rose
Cotyledon albifiora Hemsl. Diag. PI. Nov. 1 : 9. 1878.
Herbaceous, caulescent, glabrous. Stem-leaves small, ovate-oblong, obtuse, thickish "^ inflorescence spicate-paniculate ; flowers small, sessile or nearly so ; sepals distinct, equal, obtuse, 2-3 mm. long; corolla white, 5-6 mm. long, its lobes unequal. The above description is compiled, as this species is only known from the type specimen, which we have not seen.
Type locality: Mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico. Distribution : Known only from the type locality.