NEW SPECIES, NEW RECORDS, AND NEOTYPIFICATION OF SOME MESOAMERICAN ERICACEAE

Cavendishia davidsei Luteyn, Cavendishia gomezii Luteyn, and Cavendish ia limonensis Luteyn are described as new and their relationships are discussed; C. davidsei and C. limonensis are illustrated. Cavendishia chiriquiensis var. chiriquiensis and var. bullata, Sphyrospermum ellip ticum, Themistoclesia horquetensis, and the genus Anthopterus (A. revo lutus) are newly reported from Costa Pica; Orthaea brachysiphon is new ly reported from Mexico, Belize, and Honduras; Pernettya prostrata is reported here from Honduras; and Themistoclesia costaricensis is verif ied from Panama. Cavendishia glutinosa (= C. endresii) and Empedoclesi a brachysiphon (= Orthaea brachysiphon) are neotypified.