MALPIGHIACE.E. lift 



margin obtuse-angled, superior curved a little at the top, and with a somewhat pointed basilar 

 appendage. — Cav. Diss. 9. I. 249. — Banisteria, Cav. {non DC). B. splendens, Mac/. ! {ex- 

 clus. synon. plur). — Only the Jamaica specimens of the collections represent the species 

 figured by Cavanilles, which A. Jussieu, in several herbaria named by him, has confouuded 

 with the following. — Hab. Jamaica !, all coll., common in thickets. 



30. St. diversifolium, Juss. I Leaves leathery, shining above, pubescent or tomentose 

 beneath, ovate or oblong- linear, rounded or subcordate at the base : petiolar glands close to 

 the leaf , sessile ; pedicels articulated at the base ; stigmas compressed-truncate; "samara 

 like that of the following species" {Juss.). — Banisteria, Kth. B. emarginata, DC, et PI. 

 Carib. {non Cav.). — Hab. Jamaica!, Dist.; Dominica!, Imr.; Trinidad!, Sieb., Lockh ; 

 [Cuba!, Portorico !, Guadeloupe !]. 



31. St. periplocifolium, Juss.! Leaves leathery, glabrous, reticulated above, glau- 

 cescent beneath, ovate-oblong or linear, subcordate at the base : petiolar glands close to the 

 leaves, sessile ; pedicels articulated wa.dhibr&cteo\ate below the middle; stigmas compressed- 

 truncate ; pericarp costate : wing oblong, blunt : inferior margin straightish, superior curved 

 above, and with a somewhat pointed basilar appendage. — SI. t. 162./. 2. — Banisteria, Desf. 

 — Articulation of the pedicels 2"'-3'" above the base. — Hab. Jamaica !, Pd. ; Antigua !, 

 Nichols. ; [Cuba ! to Guiana ; Guayaquil !]. 



32. St. Sagrsenum, Juss.! Leaves rigid, glabrous, coarsely reticulated beneath, and 

 in a lesser degree above, oval-oblong, oblong, or linear, rounded at the base : petiolar glands 

 distant a little from the lamina, stipitate ; pedicels articulated at the base ; two stigmas 

 compressed-truncate, the third uncinate ; pericarp costate : wing oblong, blunt, both margins 

 straightish, the superior with a somewhat pointed basilar appendage. — Rich. Cub. t. 28. — 

 St. reticulatum, Juss. .- a form with the upper surface of leaves shining, and devoid of promi- 

 nent veins. — Hab. Bahamas!, Swains.; [Cuba!]. 



7. HETEROPTERIS, Kth. 



Calyx usually 8-glandular. Stamens all fertile. Styles 3 •. stigmas compressed-truncate. 

 Samara with the wing thickened on the inferior margin. — Inflorescence usually paniculate ; 

 petals small, often keeled. 



Sect. 1. Ptycheteropteris. — Pericarp foveolate on the ventral side, and with an interior 

 projection into the cell. — Leaves usually membranaceous. 



33. H. purpurea, Kth. Leaves oval, membranaceous, glabrous, glaucesccnt beneath : 

 petiole long, 2-glandular at the middle; flowers corymbose or racemose : pedicels slender, 

 articulated below the middle : bracteoles subulate-setaceous ; petals purple ; pericarp smooth : 

 wings obliquely semiobovate, rounded at the top : process of the endocarp minute, conical. 

 — Cav. Diss. 9. t. 246./. 1. — Banisteria, L. — A low climber among shrubs ; leaves l"-li'. 

 long ; samara; 1" long. — Hab. Antigua !, Nichols. ; S. Vincent !, Guild. ; [S. Thomas ! to 

 Venezuela!]. 



34. H. parviflora, DC. Leaves membranaceous, glabrate above, pubescent beneath : 

 petiole long, 2-glandular at the top ; flowers corymbose • pedicels slender, articulated below 

 the middle: bracteoles subulate-setaceous ; petals yellowish ; " pericarp smooth : wing semi- 

 ovate, with the inferior margin straight." — Vent. CAoix, t. 51.— Banisteria, Vent. — Hab. 

 Jamaica!, Oerst., near Kingston; [S. Thomas]. 



Sect. 2. Euheteroptekis.— Pericarp smooth on the ventral side. — Leaves coriaceous. 



35. H. platyptera, DC. Leaves large, oblong or elliptical-oblong, glabrous, shining 

 above, eglaudular ; racemes paniculate, rusty-tomentose : pedicels thickish, articulated at 

 the middle: bracteoles ovate, somewhat pointed; petals yellow; pericarp smooth: wing 

 large, oblong : superior margin produced above the cell. — Banisteria lonjrifolia, Sto. B. ma- 

 crocarpa, Pers. B. maguolisefolia, Desv.—A high climber; leaves 8"-12"long; samara 

 li"-3" long, variable in being straight or curved.— Hab. Dominica !, Imr., S. Lucia {Su>.), 

 in mountain woods : [Guadeloupe !; Panama !, Guiana !, equatorial Brazil!]. 



36. H. laurifolia,/«*r..' Leaves oblong, elliptical, or elliptical-lanceolate, glabrous, 

 eglandular-. veins reticulated on both sides; racemes paniculate, rusty-pubescent: pedicel* 



