90 BOTANY OF THE VOYAGE OE H.M.S. HEEALD. 
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116. RuYSCHiA bicoiorj Benth. in Bot. Sulph. p. 73. t. 39. — Wlprs. Rep. vol. v. p. 145. Bay of 
Cupica, Darien. 
117. Rttyschia lepidotaj Miq., Wlprs. Rep. vol. ii. p. 811. Isle of Coyba, coast of Southern 
Vcraguas. 
Thi;:^ is a well-defined species, easily distinguislied by its lepidote leaves, and biauriculated — not 
tripartite — ^bracts, from all the otters ; it seems to approacli closest to -B- clusiwfoliaj Jacq. 
118. 'R\j'i%cmA.t subsessilis , Benth. in Bot. Sulph. p. 73. — "Wlprs. Rep. vol. v. p. 146. Col- 
lected previously in Darien ; was not met with by me. 
HIPPOCRATEACE^. 
119. HippocRATEA discolor, Mey., De Cand. Prodr. vol. i. p. 568. Bay of Ardita, Darien. 
This species seems to he closely allied to, if not identical with H. excelsa, H. B. K., a tree which, accord- 
ing to Benthanij is found in Yeraguas. 
120. HippocRATEA integrifoliay A. Rich., Wlprs. Rep. vol. ii. p. 812. Island of Coyba, coast of 
Vcraguas. 
Easily distinguished from the other species of "this genus by its glabrous branches and foHage, thick, 
coriaceous, quite entire leaves, large yellow flowers, and roundish carpels. I have seen specimens from 
Jamaica (M'Eadyen, Wilson), St. Vincent (Guilding), and Berbicc (Schomburgk). 
121. HippocRATEA sp. Parcdcz Islands^ Veraguas. 
Of this species I collected only the carpels, which were strewed on the ground ; the stenis of the trees 
from which they had fallen were nearly 80 feet high, preventing me from procuring any of the leaves. 
123. HippocRATEA sp. Yulgo dicitur " Amanza muger." Darien. 
The carpels of this species are brought by the Indians of Darien to' Panama, where they are sold ; 
it is said that when administered internally to women, they produce a state of excitement, hence the 
vernacular name " Amanza muger," i.e. to make woman" amorous. The carpels are at the margin deeply 
and regularly dentato-sinuated, and about 1^ inch across ; the pkut itself I have not seen. ' * . 
123. Salacia _p/-wi«o^ff, Seem. ; scandens, ramulis verrucosis vel albo-punctatis, pctiolis foliis 
fructibusque pruinosis, foliis ovato-oblongis vcl obovato-oblongis intcgcrrimis brcvitcr acumiuatis 
glabris subtus minutissimc punctatis, cymis axillaribus dichotomis, floribus minutis, calycis laciniis 
fimbriatis, petalis oblongis obtusis fimbriatis, fructu cylindrieo-clavato unispermo, scmine obovato- 
oblongo, testa membranacea. Hacienda dc Tapia^ Provmcc of Panama. 
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Allied to S. Icsvigata.—The leaves are from 5 to C iucliea long, and from Ii to 2 broad ; the fruit I have 
not seen fully developed, the largest on my specimens arc about 2 inches long ; they look somewhat like 
young cucumbers. 
- ERYTHROXYLEiE. 
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124. Erythroxvlon floribundum, Mart., Wlprs. Rep. vol. i. p. 407. Near the village of San 
Lorenzo, Veraguas. 
