Neobracea ekmanii Urb.

Neobracea ekmanii Urban, Symb. Ant. 9: 242. 1924
Shrub or small tree; leaves coriaceous, elliptic to elliptic-oblong, 1-2 cm. long, 4-8 mm. broad, acute to obsoletely acuminate, or occasionally obtusish, cuneate at the base, glabrous and more or less lustrous above, opaque and minutely pilosulous beneath, the petioles 3-5 mm. long; inflorescence terminal, 1-flowered; peduncle 3-4 mm. long, essentially glabrous; pedicels 2-3 mm. long, minutely pilosulous; calyx-lobes linear-triangular, obtusish, about 2.5 mm. long, minutely pilosulous externally, the squamellae obsolete; corolla unknown; follicles terete, relatively stout, 5-7 cm. long, essentially glabrous.
Type locality: Near Maravi, Oriente, Cuba. Distribution: Known only from the type locality.