104a. Calliandra coccinea Renvoize var. trimera Barneby, var. nov., a var. coccinea corolla trimera, radiatim symmetrica vix 7 mm longa, lobis late ovatis; flores ante anthesin pyriformes, obscure umbonulati. — BRAZIL, Bahia, mun. rio de Contas: Serra das Almas a 5 km NW de Vila do rio de Contas, 21 Mar 1980 (fl), S. A. Mori & F. Benton 13532. — Holotypus, CEPEC; isotypi, MO, NY. Fig. 25

Habit, lvs and indumentum of the species; calyx 4-merous ±3 mm, the tube 1.3 mm, the teeth ±2.6 mm; corolla 3-merous, 6.5-7 mm, 3-lobed nearly to middle, the ovate lobes ±3 mm.

In campo rupestre between 1000 and 1200 m, known only from one collection from the foothills of Pico das Almas in interior Bahia. — Fl. Ill—IV.