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Order XLI. SAPINDACE. 
Sapindacea, Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. i. p. 388. 
This family consists of about 700 species, referred to eighty genera, and is generally 
dispersed, except in the colder regions—though by far most numerous in the 
tropics, especially in America. Shrubs or trees, often of large size, very rarely 
herbaceous. 
Suborder SAPINDEZA. 
| 1. URVILLEA. 
Urvillea, H. B. K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. v. p. 105; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. i. p. 392. 
Climbing shrubs. About ten species, restricted to Tropical and Subtropical America. 
1. Urvillea berteriana, DC. Prodr. i. p. 602? 
Nicaragua, Realejo (Sinclair). The typical plant occurs in Cotomsia and the WEst 
Inpies. Hb. Kew. 
2. Urvillea mexicana, A. Gray, Pl. Wright. i. p. 38, in adnot. 
Trexas.—NortH Mexico, Monterey, Nuevo Leon (Eaton & Edwards, Thurber). Vit- 
toria, Tamaulipas (Berlandier, 2269). Sour Mexico, Cordova (Botteri, 1003), Mirador 
(Linden, 905), Tlacolola, Oaxaca (Andrieux, 486). Hb. Kew. 
3. Urvillea ulmacea, H. B. K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. v. p. 105, t. 440. 
South Mexico, valley of the Cordova (Bourgeau, 1744, 1953).—-CoLomBIA, VENEZUELA. 
Hb. Kew. 
2. SERJANTA. 
Serjania, Plum., Kunth in H. B. K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. v. p. 107; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. i. 
p. 393. 
Climbing shrubs inhabiting Tropical and Subtropical America. Radlkofer (Monogr. 
Serjanie, 1875) enumerates 144 species. 
1. Serjania acuta, Tr. et Pl. Prodr. Fl. N. Gran. i. p. 347. 
Serjania salzmanniana, Seem. Bot. Voy. ‘ Herald,’ p. 92, excl. syn. Schl. 
Panama, Veraguas (Seemann, 1644). Hb. Kew. 
2. Serjania brachystachya, Radlk. Monogr. p. 310. 
South Mexico, San Augustin (Ldebmann). 
3. Serjania brachycarpa, A. Gr. ex Radlk. Monogr. p. 259. 
Trxas.—NortH Mexico, in hedges, Ciudad Vittoria, Tamaulipas (Berlandier, 936, 
2366). Hb. Kew. 
