810 



HeliocarpustomentosuiS Turcz. !!iil|. Soc. Xat. Mos. . xxxi. ]»f. 1. 225 (1858^. A smiill 

 tiec, 15 1.i> ;;;) i;>(^t; hin-li, ;i to .' iiirlies in (ii;iin<><or. with ;i \-.ry ];u',i>c ln]> ;iii(l ;i 

 },'rejlt abiindiiiK^c dl' fruit. \ Ciy commnii ;ill f>\('i' tlir iiMnnil.-iins M;iii/;uiil1(>. 

 Itocciikltor 1 to ,-51, 1S:)0. Xn.ilSti. 



'J'lir pliint \v;iH ((lUcrtcil in (Viiit (Uiiy. and is Ictitatix cly roli-ircd Ihtc. It isiiot 

 Ticaiiy sii jtu'ocscfiit as our lu'rhjiriuui specimens nor a-) tlm orijrinal di'sciiotioii 

 r('(]uires, and fuller inaferial may sliow it to !)« a new speeies. 

 Coi-cliorus acutanguhia Lam. Eiieyc. ii. 104(1786). Only a siiij-l,. specimen ioinid 



near tlio base of the m itaiiis. .llan/.anillo, Heceiiiber 1 to :>1. ISilO. Xo. <l||. 



I liavii thus niiened my ]>lant, althou;;]! 1 have seen no ^peei ns of tiio 



species otherwise nor liave 1 any knowledge of its ha\ !»■>■ been reported IVoni 

 Mexico before. Wi.^Iif rt liyuro (Icon. t. 739) shows numerous stamens, while tlie 

 sinjjlo Howcr on my plant liad but 10 stannous. 

 Corchorus siliqucsuB I.. Sp. I'l, 1.529(17:1'!). Only a low ]>] ants found near ;i water- 

 ditch. Colinia, .lauuiiry [) to February (>, 1801. Xo. 12:>l. 

 Corchorus pilolobus Link, i:nnm. Hurt. IJerol. ii. 72 (1822). Only a sinijle i)lant 

 found near the base of the juounlaiiis, Manzanillo, Deeemher 1 to;;!, 18!)0. Xo. 

 022. Also found in a creek l)()ttojn at A,!.;iahampo, October :> to 15. 18!)0, Xo. 7(5;?. 



MALPIGHIACE^. 



Malpighia ovata Kose, s]>.nov. .shrub, :\ to 15 feet ]ii<rh, jilabrous throughout, or a 

 little hairy in the iutloieseence : leaves op])osite, broadly o\ate, acuminate, 

 sli.tfhtly taiierin*;- at base to truncate or even a. liitle cordate, ])aje bcuieath, 

 somewhat reticulated, 2 to 2i inch<s loii,n-, bj to 2 inches liroad, on vi-ryslunt bat 

 distinct ]»etioles: llowers m small axillary und)(ds or corymbs; |)e<ltnicleH short ; 

 ])edice]s 3 to 5 lilies lonji, Jointed and 2-bractcate near the middle, the upper 

 half thickt'iied in age: calyx 10-<;hindular : iiotals 5, cuueate at base into a 

 slemb^r claw: stamens 10, slightly united at ))ase, glabrous: antUers obtuse: 

 styles 3, obtuse: drupe 3-pyrenous, t lines in diameter: i>yrcii<^ carinale, with 5 

 horiz(Uital crests. —ManzuiHllo, December 1 to 31, 1890. Xo. OOII. 



For illustration sec PI. xwiii, 

 Malpighia nmbellata' Ro>e, sji. nov. .\ larg<' shrub 8 feet high, intricately much 

 branched: leavea glabrous or wIiimi young puliescent \\ itli ajiprcssed hairs, 

 <d»ovate to oblong, obtuse to re<us', mostly tapering toward the base, !0 to 18 

 lines long, 4 to 8 lines wide: fruit in small uinl)el-like clusters, either sessile (H- 

 oil very short peduncles: j.edicels to 12 lines long, jointed considerably \h-Io\v 

 tiie middle: llowers not seen : calyx 5-to 8-glaudular; «tni])e r<(l, ovate to oval. 

 2 to 3 lin<'s in diameter. — .\giabampo, October 3 to 15, 1800. X\). 700. 



For illustration sec 1^1. x\[\. 



T!ie fruit is edil)le and is called .Mulberry (u- " .Mora ib; ('aiu])o."' 

 Buuchosia s]). A small tree, 10 to It feet high. 3 t-. 4 inches in diam<'t<'r, with large 

 «yiimietrica] to]): leaves glabrous (sometimes with a few hairs beneath), 3 to 5 



* 



'\ery near the above species is Malpighi=i watsoni ( Hinirl.oxia jnwri flora Watson. 

 Proc. Amer. .\cad,xxiv. 12), l)ntthe],itterciilersinthe Co] lowing points. !t is a small 

 shrub 3 to I feet high, leaves acut<^ with roandcd base, tli- calyx with more glands, 

 the fruit much larger and tiie i)yiene more sharjily ribbed, etc. This s])ecies seems 

 clearly to bebmg t.> Maliiif/lnu rather than to /i,iii<Iio-iia. from which it ditters in its 

 t'istiuct styles, cristate i)yrene. and (iiiik fbiwers. 



This species may properly bear Dr. Sereiio Watson's name as }[. iwrnjiova has 

 already been used by .lussicn; 



] would iilso refer as MaFDighia guadalajarens^s I'almcr's Xo 100. fVom Jalisco 

 c(dlcctcd in !88l!, the t\ pe ol' flniirhnsiit <iii(i<l<iliii(irfit--ii.s Watson, i'roc. .Vmer. Acad. 

 xxii.tOl. 



