134 BOTANY OE THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. HEUiVLD. 
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— Bcnth. Bot. Sulph. p. 105. t. 39.— AYlprs. Rep. vol. vi. p. Gl.— Seem, in Hook. Jouni.. aud Kew 
Gard. Misc. vol..i. p. 187.— Seem. MS. in Wlprs. Ann. Bot. vol. ii. p. 798. 
Bcutliam, in establishing Fentogonia, having merely specimens mth very young fruit, and thinking that 
the latter was a capsule, placed it among liondeleticecs ; hut as this genus has a herry, the inside of which 
is edible, it belongs to Gardeniece (§ Eugardeniece) , a tribe, many members of which {Genipa, Posofiiieria, 
etc.) have an edible fruit. Fentagonia is one of the most interesting of the whole Order to which it belongs, 
being the only Eubiaceons genus with pinnatlfid leaves as yet known, and forming on that account the best 
transition that has hitherto been traced to LonicerecE, in which pinnatifid leaves and a baccate fruit are com- 
mon features : it is composed of three species, one with entire leaves (discovered by Barclay), and two with 
pinnatifid ones (discovered by myself) : all three species are well distinguished from each other, and tliey 
are equally distributed over the Isthmus. P. macropliylla, Benth., grows in the province of Panama, 
generally as underwood in Palm-forests; P. Tinajita, Seem., in that of Veraguas ; while P. pinnaUJida, 
Seem., is found in the territory of Darien. 
481. Pentagoxia macroplnjTlaj Benth.; pcntameraj foliis ovalibus vel ovali-oblongis apice 
obtuse angustatis margine integerrimis, petiolis nudisj calyce turbinate, corolla infundibiiliformi. — 
Benth. Bot. Sulph. p. 105. t. 39! Forests between Panama and Cruces, province of Panama. 
A small tree about 10 feet high ; leaves acute or rounded, almost cordate at the base, aud either gla- 
brous or pubescent on their imder surface, 1 to 2 feet long ; calyx red ; corolla greenish. , 
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482. Pextagonia Tinajita, Seem. (Tab. XXVIII.) ; pentamcra, foliis pinnatifidis in pctio- 
Inra alatum decurrentibus utrinque glabris, calyce turbinato, corolla infundibuliformi, bacca eduli. 
— Seem, in Hook. Joum. et Kcw Misc. vol. i. p. 187. — Seem. Volksnam. der Amer. Pfl, p. 46. — 
Nomen vemacul. " Tinajita." Western parts of Veraguas. 
A small tree about 10 feet liigh ; leaves from 2 to 3 feet loug, and from to 12 inches broad ;. calyx 
green ; corolla red ; fruit ovate, resembling in shape the water-jars {tinajas) commonly used in Veraguas, 
hence the vernacular name ; the berry, which is eaten by the inhabitants, has an insipid flavour. 
Plate XXVIII. Tig. 1, a whole flower, after the stamens have fallen off; 2, the same cut open; 3, 
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ovary; 4, the same cut open; 5, fruit; G, 7, seeds : — nos. 3, 4, 6, and 7 sUglitly magnified. 
483. VwsTAGo:!;i\ pinnatifula, Seem.; pcntamera vcl hcxamcra^ foliis pinnatifidis pnbcsccntibus 
Tel demum glabratisj petiolis basi auriculatis, calyce tubulosOj corolla tubulosa. — Seem, in Hook. 
Lond. Joum. Bot. vol. vii. p. 566. t. 17, 18. On the banks of the river Cnpica, Darien. 
A small tree about 10 feet high ; leaves, when fully developed, about 3 feet long, aud 18 inches across ; 
calyx green ; corolla red. 
484. PosoQUERiA latifolia, Roem. et Sell., De Cand. Prodr. vol. iv. p. 375. — P. Panamemis, 
Wlprs. Ann. vol. ii. p. 797 ! — Stannia Panamcnsis, Wlprs. et Duchass. in Linneea, vol. xxiii. p. 755 ! 
— ^Nomen vemacul. " Boca vieja." Woods between Panama and Cruccs ; Bay of Utria in Darien ; 
Davidj Veraguas. 
The fruit is eaten by the inhabitants, but has a very poor flavour. 
485. Genipa Caruto, II. B. et K., De Cand. Prodr. vol. iv. p. 378. — Nomen vemacul. " Jagua." 
In the savanas of Panama and A'eraguas. 
The fruit has an acid flavour, and is eaten ; it contains a violet juice, which is used for dyeing. (Com- 
pare Orsted's ' Centralamerikas llubiaceer,' p. 32.) 
