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G. Limlaii. 







1 V2 m ra longi. Filamenta subulata, basi dilatala, circa I mm longa, anthcris exser- 

 tis (?). Ovarium oblongum, obtuso-trigonum , circa \ 1/2 mm longum; stvli 3, \ mm 

 longi, stigmatibus lobalis. Fr actus ovoideus, bast rolumlalus, apicc acumine lobis pe- 

 rianthii laxe dharicatis forma to, circa 2 mm longo coronatus, omnino 10 mm longus, 

 6 mm diamctro, pericarpio carnoso (Fig. 21). Semen profundo 3-partilum, parlibusuni- 

 sulcatis, acuminatum, tesla cornea, dilute fusca, nitida. Cotyledones suborbieularcs, 

 basi levilcr, apice magis emarginatis, 3 mm longae, 4 mm latae, arete adprcssao, mar- 

 gine revoluto ; redicula 1 J / 2 mm longa. 



Hab. in Trinidad ad litus maris: Chiiegkr n. 2694, 2696; in Puerto- 

 Rica in sil vis monlis Jimenes in Sierra do Luquillo et prope Ad juntas ad 

 La Lucia in monte Cienega: Sintenis n. 1527, 1585. 



Floret Junio. (v. s. in herb. Kjuj<;. et Urb.) 



Wl. Coccoloba ascendens Duss. 





Hamuli glabri. Ochreae usque ah basin fissao, sublaxae. Folia ovalia 

 vol subobovata, apicc iacriler acuminata, basi rotunda ta vol cordala, ner- 

 vis primariis ulrinquc promincnlibus, nervulis j*rosse prominulis Jaxe re- 

 ticulato-venosa. Inflorescentia nodulis 1 — 2-floris, rbachi sub lentc pulve- 

 raceo-pubcrula. Fruclus ovoideus, aruminatus, basi in slipilem brovissi- 

 mum contractus, apicc lobis pcrianthii arctissimc adprcssis vix conspicuis. 



Coccoloba ascendcus Duss mss, in herb, Krug. ct Ukb. 

 Liane torrJue Martinicensibus (ex Pkke Duss!). 



Frutcx ascendens, circa 10-metralis (ex Pkke Diss!, minis angulatis cineras- 

 centibus, vel cinereo-fuscis, ramulis in sicco sulcatis, glabris. Ochreae usque ad basin 

 fissae, longeacuminatae, 17 — 20 mm longae, glabrae vel sub lenlc pulveraceo-pubcrulae, 

 sublaxae. Folia petiolis supra ranalirulatis , 1 — 5 cm longis, glabris, ad basin ochreae 



insertis, o\alia vel subobox ata, apice ± acritcr acuminata, basi rotundata et in pctiolu.ni 

 subdecurrentia vel rarius eonlata, ± 7 — 19 cm longa, ± 5" — 1 4 cm lata vel in ram is steri- 

 libus circa 35 cm longa, 25 cm lata, glabra, margine recurvo, coriaeea, nervis latcralibus 

 angulo 60 — 70° abcunlibus , subdecurrentibus, plane arena lis, primariis utrinque pro 

 minentibus, nervulis grosse prominulis laxe reticulalo-venosa. Inf I o re seen tia termi- 

 nalis, racemosa, laxillora, foliis longior, nodulis 1 — 2-floris, pedunculo l^/g — S cm Iongo 

 rhachiqucsublentepulveraceo-puberulis, angulalis, fr. \alde incrassatis; bracteaeovatae, 

 aecurronles, 1 '/ 2 mm longae, herbaeeae, pulveraceo-puberulac; ochreolac circa 2 mm 

 longae, pulvcraceo-puberulae; pedicelli fl. circa 1 mm Inngi, tenucs, fr. valde incrassati 

 3 — 8 mm longi, pulvernceo-puberuli. Pcrianthii tubus ca m pa nulatus, circa 172mm 

 longus; lobiovati, 2 mm longi, sub antbesi rellexi. Filamenta filiformia, lobosaequan- 

 tia, anthcris exsertis. Ovarium ovoideum, 1 mm longum, stv I is 3, ovario brevioribus 

 Fruclus immaturus ovoideus, apice acuminatus, lobis pcrianthii arctissimc adprcssis 

 vix conspicuis, basi in stipitem brcvissimum subito contractus, circa 16 mm longus, 

 \\ mm diamctro, pericarpio carnoso, nigro-fusco, in sicco verruculoso (Fig. 22). Testa 

 laevis, trigona, dilute fusca. 



Hab. in Guadeloupe: Diciiassaing; in Martin icjuc: IIaiix n. 1005; 

 PfciiEDuss n. 36; in Brasiliac prov. Para ot Goyaz: Hi uciikll n. 8034, 

 9315; Gardner n. 3906 (herb. Kew.). 



(v. s. in herb. Berol., Bojss.-Bakr., Brux., Candoll., Kew., Krug. ct Ukb.) 



