Additamenta ad cognitionem florae Indiae occidentalis, III. 567 
truncata, inferne in gynophorum continua, dorso medio manifeste v. non sulcata, brevis- 
sime pilosa v. glabra; ovula placentae superne umbilico longo affixa sessilia subdescen- 
dentia, Styli perbreves in carpidiorum ?/,—3/, alt. intus abeuntes, carpidia vix v. per- 
paullo superantes; stigma magnum cr. 4,5 mm diametro peltatum subplanum v. con- 
caviusculum plus minus manifeste 5-lobum, Cocci abortivi bene conspicui, si omnes 
evoluti paene sese contingentes, intus supra basin v. usque ad medium inter sese con- 
nati, a latere plus quam semiorbiculares, oblique ovati usque fere oblique orbiculares, 
apice obtusi v. breviter v. mediocriter rostrati, rostro dorso sulcato, 3—4 mm lati, 
2—3,5 mm crassi, ad latus ventrale compressi et carinali subrecti, dorso convexi, 
brevissime v. breviter adpresse pilosi v. glabrescentes, brunnei, plicato-rugulosi v. 
obsolete glanduloso-tuberculati, endocarpio ad latus ventrale tantum soluto. Semina 
initio ventre fere toto, dein apice, postremo supra basin tantum affixa, a latere oblique 
ovato-globulosa, 3,5—4 mm longa, cr. 3 mm lata, 2,5—3 mm crassa, nitida nigra, 
dorso supero obsolete carinata, ventre linea impressa (umbilico) ab apice fere usque 
ad basin descendente notata. 
Habitat in Cuba in sylvis petrosis: Poeppig, Wright n. 1132, 14132*; 
Jamaica: Alexander, Forsyth (hb. Cand.), Macfadyen (hb. Kew.), ad Lucea: 
Hitchcock, Blue Mountains, Hall's Delight 330 m alt., Yallahs Valley 600 m 
alt., Berwick Hill, Billy Dunn, near Cinchona: Bot. Dep. Herb. (E. Campbell, 
W. Harris, W. Johnson) n. 5275, 5293, 5360, 5399, 5501, 5599, 5834; Sto. 
Domingo: Mayerhoff, Prenleloup n. 72, hb. Willd. n. 183441, prope Santiago 
locis calcareis, 350 m alt.: Eggers n. 2404; Puerto-Rico in sylvis montanis 
prope Bayamon, in Sierra de Luquillo, prope Aybonito, Adjuntas, Coamo, 
Peüuelas, Utuado, Lares, San German, Mayagiiez, Aguada: Bertero (hb. Cand.), 
Eggers s. n., Krug n. 484, 185, Plée, Sintenis n. 1432, 2872, 3190, 3943, 
4969, 1471, 4758, 5573, 5733, 6170, Stahl n. 453; St. Thomas: Eggers 
ed. Toepff. n. 798, Riedlé; St. Jan: Isert (hb. Haun.); St. Croix: Benzon, 
Eggers, Ravn, Ryan (hb. Haun.); Tortola, High Bush in sylvest. 200 m alt.: 
Eggers n. 3227 (hb. Haun.); Montserrat: Ryan (hb. Haun.); Guade- 
loupe: Bertero, Duchassaing, l'Herminier; Désirade 50—280 m alt.: 
Duss n. 2972; Martinique ex Lam., sed temporibus recentioribus non 
iterum reperta; St. Lucia ex Grisb.; Trinidad: Bot. Gard. Herb. 
n. 3065. — Flor. m. April.—Jun. 
Obs. X. Carolinianum Gaertn. (1788), quod a cls. Triana et PLANCHON |. c, p. 316 
dubie inter synonyma X. Caribaei laudatur, a cl. SARGENT autem (Sylva I. 67) ad X. clava 
Herculis, speciem Americae septentrionali propriam, adductum sine ulla dubitatione 
nostram speciem praebet, non X. Carolinianum Lam. (4786), quod est X, clava Her- 
culis L. 
13. F. bombaeifolia Kr. et Urb. ramis inermibus, pube: brevissima 
simplice; foliis digitatim 3- v. 5-foliolatis, foliolis 4—2 cm longe petiolu- 
latis, elliptico-oblongis, ad basin sensim angustatis, apice longe et obtu- 
siuscule acuminatis, 7—14 em longis, 2—4,5 em latis, 3—3!/5-plo longi- 
oribus quam latioribus margine subintegris v. superne obsolete crenulatis ; 
inflorescentiis axillaribus composito -racemosis; floribus 4—5 mm longe 
pedicellatis; sepalis in aestivatione apertis; petalis 4 mm longis; ovario 
verisimiliter 3-carpidiato. 
