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486. SoMMEUA arborescens, Sclilcclit., Wlprs. Hep. vol. vi. p. 77. A^olcauo of Cliiriqui, 
Veraguas. 
The genus Sommera, having a beny, has to be classed amongst the Gardcnica. 
487. AiiAioUA Gtdanemis, Aubl., Dc Cand. Prodr. vol. iv. p. 3G£). — Xomcn vernacul. " Ma- 
drono torcido." Forests of Veraguas. 
The stem is deeply furrowed ; the wood is much esteemed by carpenters for building puriioses. 1 liave 
also reason to believe that the wood sold in Panama under the name of " Madrono de montana" is the pro- 
duce of tliis tree. 
488. Raxdia mmiantha, Bentli., Wlprs. Rep. vol. ii. p. 518. — Nomcn vernacul. ''Flor de espiuo 
bianco." Capira, Province of Panama. 
489. CoccocYPSELUM canescens, Willd., De Cand. Prodr. vol. iv: p. 397. AA^oods near Panama. 
490. HiGGiNsiA psychotri(efoUa, Bentli. in Ocrst. Centr. Rubiac. p. 28. "Woods of Daricn. 
491. BiJEXA macrocarpa, Pcntli., Bot. Sulph, p. 104. t. 38. Cj^pc Corricutes, Dai-icn. 
492. Lasionema ylahrescais , Bcnth.^ Bot. Sulpb. p. 105. Banks of the river Chagres. 
A tree from 30 to 40 feet high, with flowers a most beautiful rose-colourj closely allied to L. rosea. 
493. Manettia cusjjidata, Bert.^ De Cand. Prodr. vol. iv. p. 3G3. Common about Panama. 
This creeper has boon collected at Suntamarta (Pardie), Teapa (Linden), and iu the Islands of Trini- 
dad (Lockhart), and St. Vincent (G-uiidiug). 
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494. Calycophyllum coccineum, De Cand. Prodr. vol. iv. p. 367. — Warszeioiczia pvlchernma, 
Klotzsch in iMonatsbcriclit dcr K. Ahademie der AVisscnsch. in Berlin pro August, 1853! — Cape 
Corricntcs^ Daricn; Canton of Alanje^ Veraguas (AA'ai'szcwicz) . 
The leaves of tins beautiful plant arc sometimes 2a feet long, and 14 inches across. 
495. Calycophyllum tuhulosum^ Dc Cand. Prodr. voL iv. p. 367, Banks of the river Chagres, 
growing in company of Lasionema glabrescens^ Bth, 
This splendid species^ "which was collected in Peru (Slaclcan), and Venezuela (Funke), is a tree about 
30 feet high ; its hractrlike sepal is of a bright scarlet, and its corolla of a fine purple colour; altogether 
this is one of the most ornamental plants of the Isthmus 
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49G. CoxDAMiNEA corymhosUy De Cand. Prodr. vol, iv. p, 402. !^^outaiia de Chorclia and 
Volcano of Chiriqui^ Veraguas. 
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497. Macrocxemum Jamaicense, Linn., De Cand. Prodr. vol. iv. p. 403. Cape Corrientes, 
Darieu. 
My plant is intormcdiato between the form, generally accepted as M. Jamaicense, and that described 
by Orsted as M. exscvtum ; the anthers are linear, and exscrted. 
498. KoNDELETiA verslcoJor, Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 4579. Volcano of Cliiriciuij Veraguas. 
A shrub from 12 to 15 feet liigh ; bark extremely bitter, and may perhaps be used as a febrifuge ; leaves 
from 4 to 5 inches long, and from 2 to 3 inches broad ; flowers of a fine rosc-coloiu', much darker than those 
fit>ured in the ' Botanical Magazine,' from plants -which were gi*own in a hothouse, where they had become 
pale, and in some instances almost white. 
