592 I. Urban. 
dum 1, caeteris abortivis, ovato-globulosis, 4—5 mm longis, 3—4 mm 
erassis, elevatim glanduloso-tubereulatis. 
Xanthoxylum coriaceum A. Rich. Ess. Fl. Cub. (1845). p. 526. t. 54! 
(deest in mus. Paris.); Walp. Rep. II. 825, — non Walp. Rep. I. p. 521. 
Tobinia emarginata. Grisb. Pl. Wr. (1860). p. 170. et Cat. p. 48 (excl. 
syn.), — non Desv. 
Xanthoacylum emarginatum Wr. et Sauv. Cub. (1875). p. 19; Gardin. 
et Brace Bah. (1889). p. 571; Sarg. Sylv. I. p. 65 in obs.; Hitche.! Bah. 
p. 68, — non Sw. 
Bayuda v. Bayüa Cub. ex Sauv. et Maza. 
Arbor 6—7 m alta, 0,30 m crassa v. frutex 3 m altus trunco spinoso (ex EGGERS), 
Ramuli inermes v. aculeis parcis subcurvatis v, numerosis obsiti, cinerascentes plicato- 
striati, hornotini teretes glabri v. ad apicem minutissime pulverulento-pilosi. Folia 
2,5—1,5 cm longe petiolata, petiolo superne sicut rhachi supra angusle v. mediocriler 
canaliculatis inermibus v. supra sub foliolorum insertione aculeolis 2—4 mm longis 
brunneis rectis teretibus instructis; foliola opposita, margine plus minus recurva, coria- 
cea, supra nitentia, subtus pallidiora minus nitida v. subopaca, sed non glaucescentia, 
nervo medio supra non v, manifeste impresso, lateralibus utrinque subaequaliter promi- 
nentibus parum v. crebro reticulato-anastomosantibus, subtus in facie non v. in margine 
vix v. manifeste glanduloso-impressa, sed interdum minute et obsolete punctata, inermia 
v. subtus ad nervum medium aculeolis er. 5 mm longis obsita. Inflorescentiae 
3.5—8 cm longae multiflorae glabrae v. superne minute pulverulento-pilosulae; bracteae 
inferiores interdum minute euphylloideae deciduae, superiores usque 0,5 mm decres- 
centes. Flores flavicantes (ex EccEns), masculi (ex specim. Ecc. in alab. et Wnrnr.): 
Sepala inferne v. basi connata, superne libera, in aestivatione aperta triangularia v. 
semiorbicularia v. semilunaria apice rotundata v. obtusissima, subcoriacea, margine 
glabra minute eroso-denticulata v. integra, a basi 0,7 mm longa. Petala in aestivatione 
valde cochleato-imbricata, ovalia v. ovata apice rotundata 2,5—3 mm longa, 4,8—2 mm 
lata chartacea v. crasse chartacea glabra, calyce er. 4-plo longiora, sub anthesi erecto- 
patentia. Filamenta petala paullo superantia; antherae ovatae v. ovales, dorso in 
1/5—!/5 alt. affixae. Ovarium rudimentarium conicum 3-sulcatum, apice 2—3-lobum, 
lobis conniventibus obtusis, v. integrum acuminato-elongatum, stigmate nullo. Flores 
feminei (e specim. Hrrcuc, spinoso): Staminodia nulla. Gynophorum subnullum. 
Ovarium globoso-ovatum subsensim in stylos attenuatum; carpidia supra basin con- 
nata, caeterum libera a dorso ovata; ovula placentae supra medium lateraliter affixa. 
Styli carpidiis subaequilongi, liberi, crassiusculi, ad commissuram linea exarati recti ; 
stigmata in unum connata, convexa, ab apice visa orbicularia, stylis paullo latiora, 
0,7—0,8 mm lata. Cocci abortivi in statu fructifero bene conspicui 4,5—2 mm longi, a 
dorso ovati v. breviter ovati subincurvi brevissime et obtuse apiculati, evoluti sessiles 
horizontaliter divergentes, latere interiore carinati, exteriore breviore sub apice rotun- 
dato manifeste v. vix apiculati, 3—4 mm lati, brunnei, endocarpio soluto. Semina 
lateraliter sub apice affixa globoso-ovata v. ovata 3,2—4^ mm longa, cr. 3 mm crassa 
nitida nigra, dorso superne subcarinata, intus sub apice umbilico ovato impresso notata. 
Habitat in Florida: Cabanis, ad Floridam in insula parva Bay Bis- 
cayne ex Sargent; in ins. Bahamens. Hog Island: Eggers n. 4139, 
4503; Cat Island: Hiteheock; Long Island: Eggers n. 4034; Inagua m. 
Mart. flor.: Hitehcock; Cuba: Wright n. 62 p. p., 2181. 
