uzpvoswuw. CHLORANTHACE/E (avcron H. A SOLMS). 483 
nica (Sieber n. 342, Belanger n. 591 in h. Boiss.), Portó Rico (Fajardo n. 185 
in h. Boiss.), Jamaica (Wiles in hb. Deless.), St-Vincent (Anderson). — Griseb. 
Fl. of the brit. West Ind. Islands p. 173; Cord. in Adans. 3. p. 304 ex parte. 
H. elegans Cord. in Adans. 3. p. 305. Rami obsolete tetragoni. Folia in pe- 
liolo 1 cm. longo, 9-10 cm. longa, in medio 3-3,5 om. lata, glabra. lucida fere 
laurina, subtus sepius nitore subsericeo praedita, nervis secundariis remotis 
minime prominulis. Spice mascule post anthesin cylindracee 3-3,5 cm. 
ut cymule fructiferze apice divaricatee subglobosc circa 3 mm. longam. 
v. 8. 
13. H. INTEGRUM (Cord. in Adans. 3. p. 302), dioicum, foliis late elongato- 
ovatis modice petiolatis subcoriaceis supra glaberrimis tenere punctulatis, 
adultis ad basin plus minus rotundatis margine revolutis, supra plerumque 
nitentibus sublucidisve, junioribus margine planis subserrulatis ad basin 
Subito in petiolum anguste alatum desinentibus apice in acumen tenue pro- 
ductis sepius glaucescentibus, cymulis femineis ad ramulorum apices laxe 
panieulatis tri-quinquefloris, drupis bracteas circumvolventes superantibus 
parvulis exacte trigonis, spieis masculis ad ramorum apices numerosis in 
ramulis axillaribus vario modo glomerulatis ante anthesin brevibus ovatis 
dein? ) H. glaucum Cord. in Adans. 3 p. 303 ex parte. H. bolivianum Cord. 
l. c. p. 306 ex parte. H. racemosum Cord. l. c. p. 304 ex parte, Tafalla race- 
mosa R. et P. syst. veg. fl. peruv. et chil. p. 27l ex parte. In Peruvia (Pavon 
hb. Delessert, Poeppig n, 1023 et 1426); prope Tarapoto Peruviz orientalis (R. 
Spruce n. 4311), pr. San Juan del Oro (Weddell n. 4677). Rami laves ra- 
mosi. Folia in petiolo 1-1,5 cm. longo, 8-11 Pu longa, in medio 3,5-4 cm. lata. 
Cymule bracteis omnino involute circiter 4 mm. longe; spice mascule 
confertz ovata circ. 1 om. longs, evacuatz ignota. (v. S.) 
14. H. RACEMOsUM (G. Don in Edinb. Rev. 3. p. 432), dioicum? [foliis brevi- 
petiolatis subcoriaceis glabris hic illic supra sublucidis subdistincte punctulatis 
margine serrulatis, quoad formam quam maxime variis vel permagnis fere 
exacte ovalis vel minoribus elongato-ovatis vel ex ovato-lanceolatis sepius 
subobliquis acuminatis, nervis secundariis infra prominulis numerosis, basin 
et apicem versus vel subabruptis vel sensim angustatis, cyraulis femineis ex- 
panso-paniculatis ramulorum apices obsidentibus 2-3-floris, bracteis circum- 
volventibus flores superantibus plerumque longius acuminalis apice sepius 
recurvato, drupis ovoideis obsolete trigonis , spicis masculis ad ramorum api- 
ces expansos paniculatis parvulis primum ovoideis dein cylindraceis. 5 In Bra- 
silia (Pohl, in hb. reg monac.), in Peruvia (Pavon in h. Boissier), in Bolivia 
adeo Larecaja et Yungas (Weddell). Tafalla racemosa R. et P. Syst. veg. 
l peruv. et chil. p. 271. H. bolivianum Cord. in Adansonia 3. p. 306, ex 
parte H. integruni Cord.loc. cit. p. 302 ex parte — Arbor triorgyalis, ra- 
mis obsolete 4-gonis, his et vaginis glabris. Folia in petiolo 4 cm. longo vel 
15 em. longa, 7 cm. lata vel circ. 9 cm. longa, 2,5-4 om. lata. Cymula fe- 
mines, vel ut spicce mascule, circa ramorum apices paniculatz. A conge- 
neribus presertim ab H. integro ceterum simillimo quocum sepius 
commutantur foliorum nervis secundariis multo crebrioribus, bracteisque cy- 
mulas circumvolventibus drupas superantibus acumine recto vel incurvo pre- 
ditis, inflorescentice masculz denique fabrica sat longe abhorret. (v. s. in h. 
reg. monac., Mus. Paris., Boiss.) 
15. H. Senuczr, dioicum, foliis elongatis acuminatis sepius subcuneatis basin 
versus sensim in petiolum modicum attenuatis glabris superne asperulis te- 
nerrime punctulatis margine e basi integra minute denticulatis, cymulis femi- 
neis laxe paniculatis ramulorum apices obsidentibus bi-trifloris, drupis matu- 
ris bracteas circumdantibus duplo fere longioribus, apice liberis minutis 
globosis exacte trigonis, spicis masculis ignotis. )) In Peruvia orientali (Gay 
1n h. Mus. Par ); prope Tarapoto (R. Spruce n. 4436). H. arborescens Cord. 
in Adans. 3. p. 304 ex parte. Rami tenues, tetragoni, vaginis scaberrimis 
obsiti. Folia cic. 14 cm. longa, apieem versus ubi latissima 4-5,5 cm. lata, 
acuminata, vix in apiculum producta, firma, haud coriacea. Cymule fructi- 
fer: circ. 3 mm. longe. Drupe in speciminibus visis constanter ad angulos 
tantum. carnose, subacidulce, ad latera parenchymate carnoso fere destitutee, 
