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LAURINE^. 
862. Pebsea ffratusima, Gaertn. Nees ab Eseub. System. Laurinar. p. 128. — Nomen vemacul. 
Aguacate." Cultivated extensively, on account of its edible fruit. 
This tree is known in America under tlie various names of Alligator Pear, Avocado Pear, Abogate, 
Aguacate, Abuacate, etc, ; all of -wbich appear to be derived from the Aztec word " Ahuacatl," the appella- 
tion applied to it by the ancient Mexicans. 
863. Persea (§ Eriodaphne) Verarptasensis, Secra. • arborca, ramnliSj pctiolis, foliis panicnlisipie 
rufo-sericeis demum glabrcsccntibus, foliis longe petiolatis eUipticis utrinquc atteuuatis, laciniis pcri- 
anthii ovatis acutis, exterioribus paulo brevioribus, bacca globosa glabra lucida. Volcano of Chiriciui, 
Veraguas. 
A tree, about 60 feet high. Petiole from 1 inch to 1 inch 3 lines long. Leaves from 4 to 4^ inches 
long, and in the middle nearly 2 inches broad. Has the habit of P. Carolinensis, Nees ab Escnb., and P. 
alba, Xees ab Esenb. 
864. Nectandra ^/aire5ceK5, Benth. Bot. Sulph. p. 161. Outskirts of woods; common in the 
neighbourhood of Panama. 
865. Oreodaphne glomerata, Necs ab Escnb., Wlprs. Ann. vol. iii. p. 313. Cape Corrientes, 
Darien. 
Approaches very closely to O. ojjifera, Nees ab Esenb. ; if, indeed, the two are distinct species. The 
leaves, when young, are on both sides covered with silky hair, which, as they get older, disappear. Some of 
the largest leaves of my specimens are more than a foot long ; the perianthium is of a fine rose-colour. 
AEISTOLOCHIE.E. 
866. Abistolochia trihhata, Linn. Syst. Veg. (ed. Persoon), p. 865. Chagrcs (Fendl. no. 
440). 
867. Aristolochia odoratissima, Linn. Syst. Yeg. (ed. Persoon)^ p. 869. Common about Pa- 
nama. 
868. Aristolochia pilosa, Knnth, in Humb. ct Bonpl. Nov. Gen. et Sp. vol. ii. p. 116. t, 113. 
San LorenzOj Province of Veraguas. 
This species was found in Peru (Mathews), and in Kew Granada (Goudot, Purdie). 
869. Aristolochia reticulata, Seem. ; fruticosa, volubilis, ramis pubescentibus, foliis cordate- 
oblougis integcrrimis apice obtusis vel breviter cuspidatis coriaccis tripli- vel quintuplinerviis supra 
Isevibus glabris subtus arete reticulato-venosis pubescentibus, stipulis dcciduis, floribus axillaribus 
solitariisj perigonio unilabiato, labio cordato longe acuminato integerrimo extus \aUoso intus glabro, 
staminibus 6. David, Province of Veraguas; Tarapota, Peru (Mathews). 
Allied to ^. cpianclwides, ISIart. Leaves alternate, 2-5 inches long, and 1-li inch broad; perigo- 
nium 3^ inches long ; capsule \\ inches long. 
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