Additamenta ad cognitionem florae Indiae occidentalis. III. 539 
Frutex 5 m v. arbor 7—13m alta, Rami vetustiores teretes, hornotini supra folii 
insertionem late et levitersulcati. F olia nervis lateralibus 10—42, margine plana v. sub- 
plana, subtus dense glanduloso- v. granulato-punctata et tenuissime adpresseque v. ob- 
solete pilosula, supra laevia v. tenuiter granulato-punctata. Pedunculigemmam juxta v. 
inter sese gerentes cernui, plus minus compressi; prophylla anteanthesin decidua, linearia 
(ex Macr). Sepala apice rotundata plus minus emarginata et brevissime apiculata, 
margine plus minus manifeste ciliata, viridia, rubro-marginata (ex Bot. Mag.) Petala basi 
ima vix v. parum connata, breviter obovata v. obtriangulari-obovata apice subtruncato non 
v. paullo emarginata, exter. 7—9 mm lata, membranacea v. chartacea, margine supero 
plus minus manifeste eroso-denticulata. Filamenta 4-seriata, 25—30, petalis basi 
ima adnata 3—5mm longa, antheris 3—4-plo longiora; antherae ovales v. ovali-ellipticae 
vix 4 mm longae, connectivo producto apiculatae v. acuminatae, rima longitudinali la- 
terali fere ad basin dehiscentes; pollinis granula aquae immersa globosa laevia 12— 
13 p. diametro. Stylus 2—2,5 mm longus, ovario subaequilongus v. paullo longior, 
ab 1/,—3/, alt. in ramos tres divisus; stigmata convexa ramis styli parum crassiora, 
Ovarium conicum v. ovato-conicum in stylum attenuatum. Fructus purpureus 
succosus (ex Macr). Semina in quoque loculo 6—7 breviter ovata pentagona v. tri- 
angularia, convexa sed mutua pressione plus minus angulata, 3 mm diametro; testa 
rubro-brunnea nitida crustacea, obsolete et tenuissime reticulata; endospermium medio- 
cre. Embryo linearis hippocrepiformi-curvatus; cotyledones semiteretes radicula 
dimidio breviores. 
Habitat in Cuba prope St. Yago in montibus Sierra Maestra: Linden 
n. 2027; Jamaica in monte Catherine m. Jun., Jul. flor.: Swartz (hb. Holm. 
et hb. Willd. n. 40165), ad St. Georges 800 m. alt., m. Febr. flor.: Bot. Dep. 
Herb. (Harris n. 5536, Hart n. 654), — praeterea Mexico usque Panama. 
Obs. 1. Antherae fere usque ad basin dehiscunt nec biporosae sunt, ut cl. GRISE- 
Baca voluit, sed margines superne tantum discedunt, Idem auctor ovarii loculos imme- 
rito 2—4-ovulatos indicat. 
Obs. II. Specimen cl. Swanrzi originarium nec ramulos omnino glabros, nec folia 
utrinque glabra, nec pedunculos petiolis parum longiores , nec sepala ovata, nec anthe- 
ras subrotundas, nec germen pubescens, (nec— ex Macr. et e specim. Hart — baccam 
exsuccam praebet, sed characteres quos indicavimus. 
Obs. III. Specimen Lindenianum Cubense certe hermaphroditum est nec masculum, 
ut cl. TULAsNE descripsit: antherae glaberrimae omnino aeque bene evolulae ac in spe- 
cimine Jamaicensi. 
Obs. IV. Descriptio nostra secundum exemplaria Jamaicensia. Species caeterum 
satis variabilis: specimen Cubense differt pedunculis solitariis basi nudis, floribus 
minoribus, sepalis subaequilongis 2,5—3 mm longis, petalis 6—7 mm longis virescenti- 
bus, antheris glaberrimis, stylo apice tantum (a 4/5 alt.) 3-fido; Mexicana (Schiede n. 
1304 et Pavon in herb. Boiss.-Barb. — Cleyera serrulata Choisy !) floribus brevius (0,7— 
4 cm longe) pedunculatis, prophyllis breviter triangulari-ovatis, peduncu!is et sepalis 
dorso minute sericeis, ovario superne pilosulo ; Mexicanum (leg. EunENsEnG) ramis apice 
glabris, floribus solitariis, prophyllis ovatis, sepalis dorso subglabris, stylo usque infra 
medium 3-partito; e Costarica et Guatemala (WanszEwicz) foliis membranaceis v. mem- 
branaceo-chartaceis, nervo medio supra subplano v. parum impresso (sepalis dorso gla- 
bris. Valde affines sunt et vix specifice discernendae Cleyera integrifolia Planch. (Fre- 
ziera integrifolia Benth., Eurya integrifolia Blum.', quae foliis integerrimis, sepalis dorso 
sericeis differt, cujus forma sepalis dorso glabris est Cl. syphilitica Choisy! (Eurya syphi- 
litica Szysz.) et Cl. Mexicana Planch. (Tristylidium Mexicanum Turcz., Mexico leg. Jur- 
gensen n. 604), quae foliis subintegris, dorso ad nervum medium breviter villosulis, 
floribus ad nodos 3—5, stylis fere ad basin divisis discrepat. 
