Additamenta ad cognitionem florae Indiae occidentalis. Ill. 563 
Arbuscula (ex Duss) v. arbor 7—20 m alta (ex Sınr.), ramis horizontalibus (ex 
Duss), trunco aculeatissimo, aculeis 4,5—3 mm longis massae suberosae conicae obtusae 
v. breviter ovatae 6—8 mm longae et supra basin crassae insidentibus, Rami vetustiores 
crassi in sicco irregulariter plicato-striati v. -angulati, cinerei v. brunnescentes et cica- 
tricibus foliorum delapsorum obcordatis notati, aculeis sparsis crebris brevibus 2—4 mm 
longis e strato ovali posterius convexo-intumescente prodeuntibus brunneis rectis snb- 
rectisve, inferne a latere vix compressis armati. Folia 4—7 cm longe petiolata, petiolo 
superne et rhachi subteretibus, ulteriore supra angustissime sulcato, utroque in ramis 
floriferis inermi v. spinis parcissimis obsito v. in ramis junioribus sicut interdum etiam 
ad nervum foliolorum medium aculeis usque 10 mm longis sparsis rectis crebris armato, 
pari- v. impari-pinnata; foliola basi subcordata, rotundata v. in petiolulum protracta, 
margine plana subplanave, membranacea v. chartacea, utrinque nitida, subtus pallidiora, 
nervis lateralibus supra parum v. vix, subtus magis prominulis, vix, obsolete v. mani- 
festius reticulato-conjunctis, punctis pellucidis praeter illa inter crenas semper obvia 
nullis v, parcissimis (ex Portor.) v. creberrimis (ex Carib.). Inflorescentiae terminales 
v. in ramis abbreviatis pseudolaterales v. interdum re vera laterales 4—10, interdum 
usque 20 cm longae; rami et ramuli cortice suberoso sordide albido, flavo v. pallide 
brunnescente glabro rugosis, irregulariter plicato-striatis v. angulato-sulcatis; bracteae 
inferiores deciduae usque 3 mm longae, ovato-lanceolatae, superiores sicut bracteolae 
ovato-triangulares v. triangulares cr. ! mm longae; pedicelli valde incrassati. Flores 
masculi (ex Duss n. 1495): Sepala libera semiorbicularia v. suborbicularia apice 
rotundata, margine tenuiora, obsolete ciliolata v. manifeste fimbriato-lacera, 0,8—4 mm 
longa, 4—1,5 mm lata. Pétala solemniter cochleato-imbricata elliptica apice obtusa 
4,5—5 mm longa, fere 2 mm lata, sub anthesi erecto-patentia, coriacea, margine 
tenuiora, glabra v. dorso minutissime piloso-punctata, calyce 5—6-plo longiora. Fila- 
menta petalis triente breviora; antherae ovatae dorso medio affixae. Ovarium 
rudimentarium convexum 5-sulcatum et magis inferne 5-lobatum, stylis subnullis, apice 
medio stigmate punctiformi v. tuberculiformi notatum v. stylis 5 perbrevibus, stigmate 
nullo. Flores feminei (ex Duss n. 3437, Eggers 7251, Sintenis 3819): Petala elliptica 
v. ovali-elliptica, $—4 mm longa, 0,8—1,8 mm lata, cito delabentia. 5taminodia minuta 
v. minutissima, ad basin inter gynophori sulcos obvia, ratione lata, obsolete biloba v. 
apice truncato tuberculo brunneo (antherae fragmento) notata. Gynaeceum totum 
breviter obconicum v. breviter cylindraceum, apice concaviusculum; gynophorum 
extrinsecus visum specie nullum, re vera carpidia longitudine subaequans, profunde 
5-sulcatum; carpidia apice obtusissima, transversim subtriangularia, inferne in gyno- 
phorum continua; ovula supra loculi basin umbilico longo affixa, subascendentia, Styli 
carpidiis intus fere usque ad basin adnata, superne libera, carpidiis paullo longiora, 
interdum paullo breviora; stigma convexum orbiculare margine crenato revolutum 
4—4,5 mm diametro, interdum minus evolutum, carpidiis subimmersum et facile in 
partes 5 solubile. Cocci abortivi cr. 4—1,5 mm longi sessiles, evoluti reniformes v. 
oblique orbiculares, apice rotundati, latere interiore rectiore v. inflexo subapiceinterdum 
apiculati, 4,5—7 mm longi, 4—6 mm lati, convexi ad suturam ventralem acutati, 
3—4 mm dorso crassi, brunnescentes subplicato-rugosi et plus minus manifeste glandu- 
loso-impressi, endocarpio non v. raro soluto. Semina lateraliler sub apice affixa, 
reniformia, ad ventrem superum umbilico anguste ovato impressa, 4—5 mm longa, 
3,5—4 mm lata, 3—3,5 mm crassa nigra nitida, dorso superne obtuse v. obsolete carinata. 
Habitat in Puerto-Rico in sylvis montanis prope Peñuelas, Sabana 
Grande, Guanica ad La Plata, Cabo-Rojo in Monte grande, Rincon, Agua- 
dilla m. Febr. flor.: Gundlach in Herb. Krug. n. 181, Sintenis n. 681, 3819, 
3908, 5518, Stahl n. 910; Guadeloupe prope Gourbeyre (Morne Gobelin), 
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