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SAFFORD—CLASSIFICATION OF ANNONA, 23 
an orange to 15 cm. in diameter, with fleshy prickles shorter and straighter 
than those of the fruit of A. muricata protruding from the inconspicuous 
hexagonal, or U-shaped areoles; pulp 
white at first, turning yellowish when 
ripe; seeds yellow, light brown, or tan- 
colored, smooth and hard, enveloped 
when fresh in a white pellicle, ovate 
compressed, larger and lighter colored 
than those of A. muricata, about 
20 mm. long, 13 mm. broad, and 7 mm. 
thick when mature and containing a 
hard white ruminate endosperm. 
(PLATES 6, 7.) 
Type LocALITy: Orchard, Port Royal 
Mountains, Jamaica. 
DISTRIBUTION : West Indies and per- 
haps Central America and northern 
South America, usually growing along 
streams in the mountains but some- 
times occurring near sea level. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED: 
Cugpa: Without definite locality, 
Wright 1847; near Camaguey, 
on banks of streams (seeds) 
Luaces 32248; Santa Clara, 
Trinidad Mountains, Britton, 
Earle & Wilson 4761. 
HaytTi: Bayeux, near Port 
Margot, Nash 85 (1908). 
Santo DomiInco: Woods near 
Iguama River, a tree 40 feet 
high, Taylor 318 (1909). 
Porto Rico: Coamo_ Springs, 
Underwood & Griggs 510, 
Guy N. Collins, photographs 
no. 2878, 2879, U. 8S. Dept. 
Agr., Bur. Plant Ind.; Coamo, 
Rio Fuerte Valley, Sintenis 
3129, 6294; Pefiuelas, on river 
bank, Sintenis 4840; near 
Mayagtiez, flowers in  for- 
malin, U. 8S. Dept. Agr. 
Economic Coll. 3479. 
GUADELOUPE: Without definite lo- 
ity, along streams, “ corossol 
batard,” Pére Duss 3984. 
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Fic. 34.—Annona globiflora. Leaves, 
flowers, and fruit. Scale 4. 
Fic. 35.—Fruit of Annona globi- 
flora. Natural size. 
MARTINIQUE: Lezard, banks of stream, Pére Duss 1764a; without definite 
locality, Hahn 188, 1018 (distributed as A. palustris). 
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