Elaeagia auriculata Hemsl.

Elaeagia auriculata Hemsl. Diag. PI. Nov. 32. 1879
Tree, the branches stout, obtuse-quadrangular, puberulent; stipules large; leaves very short-petiolate, the blades ovate-elliptic or subobovate, 12.5-17.5 cm. long or smaller, auriculate at the base, subcoriaceous, puberulent, the lateral veins parallel, conspicuous; flowers white, pedicellate, racemose-paniculate, the panicles large, lax, the branches divaricate; calyx cupular, sublobate; corolla deeply 5-parted, the lobes oblong, recurved, squamulose-barbate within; stamens exserted, the filaments barbate below. (Description compiled.)
Type locality: Costa Rica, at an altitude of 1350 meters. Distribution: Known only from the type locality.