‘124 | MALVACEA. 
1. Pachira aquatica, Aubl. Guian. ii. p. 725, tt. 291, 292. 
_ Nicaragua, vicinity of Granada (Lévy); Panama, Chagres (Fendler, 311).—Northern 
parts of Sours America; and in St. Lucta and Guapatourz. Hb. Kew. 
2. Pachira barrigon, Seem. Bot. Voy. ‘ Herald,’ p. 83. 
Panama, Veraguas (Seemann), Chagres (Fendler, 312). Hb. Kew. 
8. Pachira insignis, Savign. in Enc. Bot. iv. p. 690. 
Carolinea? fastuosa, DC. Prodr. i. p. 478; Calques des Dess. Fl. Mex. 97. 
Mexico (Sessé).—West INDIEs. | 
4. Pachira macrocarpa, Sch. et Ch. in Linnea, vi. p. 423 (sub Carolinea) ; 
Bot. Mag. t. 4549. | 
Sourn Mexico, Yucatan and Tabasco (Johnson, 141), on the banks of rivers and 
rivulets of Papantla and Tecoluta (Schiede & Deppe). Hb. Kew. 
5. Pachira minor, Sims, Bot. Mag. t. 1412 (sub Carolinea). 
Mexico (Sessé). 
6. Pachira sessilis, Benth. Bot. Voy. ‘Sulph. p. 70. 
Panama, Island of Taboga (Hinds, Seemann, 1631), 1 in woods near the Rio Grande 
railway-station (S. Hayes). Hb. Kew. 
25. BOMBAX. 
Bombax, Linn. Gen. Plant. n. 835 ; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. i. p. 210. 
Trees, usually of large size. About ten species—two native of Tropical Asia, one of 
these extending to North Australia, one of Tropical Africa, and the rest of Tropical and 
Subtropical America. 
1. Bombax ellipticum, H. B. K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. v. p. 299. | 
Sour Mexico, temperate regions near Chilpancingo (Humboldt. & Bonpland), *PIg 
(Lay), Papantla, Misantla &c. (Schiede & Deppe). 7 
2. Bombax (Pachira fendleri, Seem. Bot. Voy. ‘ Herald,’ Pp 83). Cf. Bombas 
—retusum, Mart. 
Panama, Chagres (Fendler, 310). Hb. Kew. 
3. Bombax mexicanum, Hemsley, Diag. Pl. Nov. i. p. 4. 
Ramis glabris crassis, foliis digitatis 5-foliolatis, foliolis petiolulatis obovato-ellipticis vel interdum 
fere rotundatis, floribus pedunculatis, calyce hemisphzerico truncato, staminibus numerosissimis, 
filamentis basi in tubum brevem connatis, capsulis intus albido-lanatis, seminibus reniformi- 
globosis. — 
Arbor glabra, ramis crassis, mollibus. Folia longe petiolata, 5-foliolata, petiolo tereti pubescenti-gla- 
brescente, ad 6 pollices longo, foliolis valde imzqualibus, petiolulatis vix coriaceis, obovato- 
ellipticis vel fere rotundatis, 3-6 pollices longis, 23—4 latis, integerrimis, supra glabris, nervis 
lateralibus parallelis conspicuis, venulis reticulatis, subtus petiolulisque pubescentibus, petiolulis 
