











140 



G; Lindau. 





longae; ochreolacbilobae, acuminatae, membranaceae, bracteis vix longiores; pedicelli fl. 

 subnullij patenti-erecti, fr. x j» mm longi. Florcs non vidi, Fructus ovoideus, obtuso- 

 trigonus, apice aeuminatus , lobis perianthii arete adpressis, conspicuis, circa 6 mm 

 longus, 5 mm diametro, pericarpio carnoso, nigro (ex Eggers!), subcoslato [Fig, 14). 

 Semen 6-sulcatum, acuminatum. Co t y ledones orbiculares, utrinque emarginatae, 

 circa 2 mm diametro; radieula cylindrica, circa \ mm longa. 



llab, in Pucrlo-Rico in silvis monlis Cahana ct in Punla do pesca- 



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(lores prope Guanica: Sixtenis n. 3497, 377G; in Bahama ins. in For- 

 tune Island etAcklins Island in silveslribus: K<;<;eks n. 3801, 3960. 



Fruct. Februario, (v. s. in herb. Krug et Urb.) 



24. Coccoloba microstacliya Willd. 



Hamuli evanesconter breviter puberuli. Ochreae arete adpressae. Folia 

 ovalia vel ovala vel orbicularis vel lanceolala, basi rolundala vel cordata 

 vel subangustata, nervis primariis utrinque prominentibus, nervulis pro- 

 minulis laxiuscule reticulalo-venosa. Inflorescentia nodulis 1-floris, rhachi 

 puberula. Pedicelli subnulli. Fructus ovoideus, basi rotundatus, subito in 

 stipitem brevissimum contractus, apice rotundatus, lobis perianthii adpres- 

 sis conspicuis. 



Coccoloba microslaelujuWiUA). Spec. PI. II, 459; Lam. Encycl. VI, 64 ; Si»reng. Sysl. 

 II, 252; Dietr. Syn. PI. II, 1327; Schlecht. in: Linnaea VI, 760; Meissn. in: DC. Prodr. 

 XIV, 162; Gkiseb. Carib. n. 328; Hello, Ap. Puert. Ric. ri. 660. 



Coccoloba punctata (iriseb. (mm L.) pr. p. Fl. Br. W. I. Isl. |). 163. 



I'rillo Portorieensibus (ex Sintenis!). 



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var. a. ovali fol ia Me i [in. 



Coccoloba microstachya Willd. a oralifolia Meissn. in: DC. Prodr. XIV, 162. 

 Coccoloba punctata Gbiseb. (non L.) y microstachya in: Fl. Br. W. I. Isl. p. 163; 

 Eggers, Fl. St. Cr. et Verg. n. 714, - 



Coccoloba parrifolia Pom. in : Lam. Encycl. VI, G4 ; Meissn. in : DC. Prodr. XIV, 162. 



Coccoloba of/tusifolia Jacq. Ilisl. stirp. Am. p. 114, lab. 74 et Pier. lab. Ml: A.m. 

 Cow. tab. 180; West, Bidrag p. 281; Lam. Encycl. VI, 64; Spreng. Syst. II, 252; Dietk. 

 Syn. PL II, 1327; Meissn. in: DC. Prodr. XIV, 161; Eggers, St. Croix p. 142 et St. Cr. el 

 Verg. n. 713. 



Frutex vel arbuscula vel arbor 2 — 8-metralis (ex Eggers, Sintenis !) ramis 

 canescentibus, glabris, substriatis; ramulis sulcatis, evanesconter breviter puberulis, ad 

 nodos tumidis. Ochreae circa 5 mm longae, membranaceae, arete adpressae, statim 

 evanidae. Folia petiolis supra canaliculars, circa 4 mm longis, breviter puberulis, sub 

 ochrea insertis, ovalia vel ovata, apice obtusa, basi cordata, 5 — 9 cm longa, 2 , /2 — $ cm 

 lata, coriacea, marginc recurvo vel piano, in sicco saepe subnigrescentia, glabra, ad 

 basin costae mediae sul)tus puberula, nervis lateralibus angulo 40 — 60° abeuntibus, 

 subrectis, primariis utrinque prominentibus, nervulis prominulis laxiuscule reticulato- 

 venosa. Inflorescentia terminalis, racemosa, laxiflora, folia aequans vel superans, 



nutans (ex Willd.!), nodulis 1-iloris, pedunculo ± 5 mm longo rhachique puberulis; 

 bracteae triangulares, acutae, puberulae, circa V2 mm longae; ocbreolae membranaceae, 

 bracteam aequantes, in fructus maturitate ad rhacbin retlexae ; pedicelli subnulli. Flo- 

 res albi (ex Eggers, Sintenis!). Perianthii tubus conicus, circa 3 / 4 mm longus; IoIji 

 ovali, tubum 2-plo superantes, in anthesi reflexi. Filamenta subulata, circa! mm 



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