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41. T. insequalis, Cav. Glabrous; leaves ovate or elliptical, pointed, coriaceous: 

 stipules interpetiolar, deciduous ; umbels 4-flowered, paniculate : pedicels articulated at or 

 below the middle ; samara exappendiculate between the dorsal crest and the wings : superior 

 wings twice as long as the inferior ones. — Cav. Diss. 9. t. 260. — T. citrifolia, Sw. — A high, 

 trailing climber. — Hab. Jamaica!, Pd., Wils.; [Costarica!, equatorial Brazil I]. 



42. T. discolor, DC. Leaves elliptical or elliptical-oblong, bluntish or pointleted, 

 coriaceous, glabrous : stipules interpetiolar, deciduous ; umbels 4-flowered, paniculate : pedicels 

 hoary pubescent, articulated at the middle ; samara furnished with several lamellar appen- 

 dages between the dorsal crest and the wings : superior wing 3-4 times as long as the in- 

 ferior ones. — Triopteris, Mey. Esseq. ! Tetrapteris trinitensis, Juss. I — A climber. — Hab, 

 Trinidad !, Pd., Cr. ,- [Guiana !]. 



10. MASCAGNIA, Bert. 



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

 Samara either encircled by a solitary lateral wing, or with two wings, one on each side. — 

 Flowers usually racemose, or corymbose ; pedicels articulated above the base. 



Sect. 1. Eumascagnia. — Pericarp encircled by a solitary lateral wing. 



43. M. ovatifolia, Gr. Leaves chartaceous, ovate or elliptical, apiculate, glabrous, 

 glandular at the base beneath : petiole eglandular ; corymbs paniculate : pedicels pubescent, 

 slender, articulated near the base : bracteoles setaceous, distant a little from the knee ; pe- 

 tals ... j samara-icing orbicular, emarginate at the top, glabrous : dorsal crest minute. — 

 Hiraea, Kth., Juss. ! — A climber ; leaves 4"-3" long ; samara-wing 1" diameter, bearing 

 the carpid a little above the middle. — Hab. Trinidad !, Lockh., Cr. ; [Venezuela]. 



Sect. 2. Pleueoptebis. — Lateral samara-wings distinct : dorsal crest much smaller, 



or none. 



44. M. Simsiana, Gr. Leaves chartaceous, elliptical-oblong or ovate-lanceolate, gla- 

 brous : petiole 2-glandular above the middle ; corymbs paniculate : pedicels articulated and 

 2-bracteolate towards the middle ; petals yellow, pubescent ; samara-wings 2, obversely del- 

 toid, exceeding 3-4 times the dorsal crest. — Bot. Mag. t. 809 : not sufficient. — Byrsonima 

 volubilis, DC. Hirsea Simsiana, Juss. ! — A climber ; leaves about 5 "-6" long ; samara- 

 wings 6"'-7'" long.— Hab. Jamaica!, Wright, Dist., Pd. ; S. Vincent!, Guild.; [Guiana]. 



XI. HIILEA, Jaeq. 



Stamens all fertile. Styles 3 : stigmas compressed-truncate. Samara with lateral wings, 

 one on each side. Embryo : one of the cotyledons abortive. — Leaves penninerved 1 primary 

 veins impressed above, prominent beneath : petiole 2-glandular, and furnished above the 

 base with 2 persistent, cylindrical-acuminate stipules ; umbels usually ^flowered, lateral : 

 pedicels articulated at the base. 



45. XX. Ridley ana, Juss. Leaves obovate-oblong or oblong, quite entire, glabrous, 

 with the midrib whitiih-pubescent beneath : primary veins numerous, 12-14 on each side : 

 petiole puberulous, stipulate and 2-glandular below the top; calyx 8 -glandular; samara: 

 puberulous: wings dilated, sinuate-repand. -Leaves 6"-4" long, 2\"-\\" broad: stipules 

 inserted i"' below the top of the petiole. — Hab.. Trinidad !, Cr. ; [Guiana]. 



46. XX. reclinata, Jacq. Leaves obovate-oblong, blunt at the base, furnished with 

 distant sessile glands on the margin above the middle, glabrate, with a whitish down per- 

 sistent on the midrib beneath : primary veins 8-1 on each side : petiole pubescent, stipulate 

 below and 2-glandular above the middle ; calyx 8-10-glandular, or eglandular; samara: . . .: 

 " wings roundish." — Jacq. Amer. Pict. t. 260./. 37 : a leaf. — H. Hookeriana, Juss. ! '.- the 

 form with the glanduliferous calyx. — A shrub, about 15' high : branches trailing, pubescent ; 

 leaves 4"-3" long, 2"-l" broad, puberulous and at length glabrous : stipules inserted 2'" 

 above the base, 3"'' below the top of the petiole.— Hab. Trinidad !, Sch., Lockh., Cr. ; [Ve- 

 nezuela]. 



47. XX. Swartsiana, Juss. Leaves elliptical-oblong, pointleted with a mucronate top, 



