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Th^ cactaceaH. 



no other material of this species has been collected since Humboldt's time except that 



'^;5l". n^.'^7^'T "'"'" '^"' ^^ ^^^ ^''^'^^^ the Maranon, at Humboldt'riocahty 

 and had collected a single specimen, which had been sent to the Botanical Museum aS^^^ 



17. Pereskia cubensis Britten and Rose, Torreya 12: 13. 1912, 



these broader than high; young^mfcLs slender^ s^^^^^^ wlf^ ,^\f f ('■^P^l^^^ting the old areoles), 

 areoles 2 or 3, needle-like broS 2 to frmlnn^?' 1^ ^^ghV^'""^" ^^'^'' ^P^"^^ ^^om young 

 and much longer (5 c^ir Ze lonj) letvS'seve^^^^ old areoles very numerous (25 or more)! 



sides, oblanceolate to oblorigTobovfte i to . oTln f ^''°^'' '^''^^^' ^"^^^ green on both 



obtuse at the apex, fleshy, t^emfdveinbroa^^ '° • ° '' mm wide, acute at both ends or 



jointednearthe bai,bearing I to3 1^^^^^^^^^^^ T^ obscure; peduncle very short, 



5, obtuse or rounded, ovate-oWong^o orSar un^^^^^ ^T^t 1"^ ^^'1 ^f^^^'^' ^°^^t^^>^: ^^P^^-^ 

 purple margins; petals 8, about 15 mm. ^^Tl^lT^^^^ *^f. ^^'^^' ^^^^ ^^^h broad 



many, about 6 mm. long; anthers^ yeh^wl^^ytf^^^^^^^^^^^ 



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Fig. 18.— Pereskia cubensis. 



Fig. 19 —Pereskia cubensis. 



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between 



Mora 



amo and Caimanera 



specimens were collected- ,> oio^ • r^"*."'-'*"'^mo and Caimanera, Orier 

 western Oriente. 21^'.'!?"!^^^^^^ ^^^^tal thickets at Ensenada 



:fi?i^i!^^^^^??^yp-aioi:s^ 



the other two. 



observed on La Vigia Hill 



smaller 



brought to the 



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En enXde Mora 'l^^ "' ^ P'^"' <^«"-'<=d "y N- l! 

 otanical Gatder;h;r?"/t™ ?.^-'t- Cuba, in .,L, and 



early as 1821. 



^/o/^a of the Prodromus 



Journ. N. Y 



May 



lum which represents the Pereskia 

 la cubensis. It was collected as 



from a photograph taken by Dr " M A H. 

 ear Guant^namn r„K ^ ,• . ^- Howe 



Ttv,? 1 ^''^^; '^"^^^^ by Dr. N. I.. 



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