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14. Rhus schiedeana, Schl. in Linnea, xvi. p. 480. 
South Muxico, Barranca de Santa Maria, between San José del Oro and Izmiquilpan 
(Schiede), Regla (Ehrenberg). 
15. Rhus schmidelioides, Schl. in Linnea, xvi. p. 482. 
Rhus aromatica, var., Hook. et Arn. Bot. Beech. Voy. p. 284. 
SoutH Mexico (Beechey), in calcareous mountains near Atotonilco el Grande (Lhren- 
berg), between Zimapan and Encarnacion (Schiede). Hb. Kew. 
16. Rhus subcordata, Turcz. in Bull. Soc. Nat. Mose. 1858, i. p. 470. 
Sout Mexico (Galeotti, 3515). 
17. Rhus terebinthifolia, Schl. (char. amplif.). 
Fruticosa vel arborea, plus minusve villoso-hirsuta, ramis elongatis lenticellatis, foliis imparipinnatis 
petiolatis szpe deflexis, foliolis 5-11 breviter petiolulatis vix coriaceis discoloribus ovato- 
lanceolatis oblongis ellipticisve basi seepe obliquis apice cuspidulato-mucronatis margine 
recurvis, rhachi tereti, floribus minimis spicato-paniculatis, paniculis amplis laxis axillaribus 
terminalibusve, sepalis 5 subscariosis glabris ciliolatis ovato-orbicularibus, petalis 5 late ovato- 
oblongis ciliolatis, ovario hirsuto, stylis brevissimis, stigmatibus obtusis, drupa immatura 
villosa. 
Frutex (Galeotti), arbor (Salvin), plus minusve villoso-hirsuta, ramis rectis, teretibus, elongatis, 
graciliusculis. Folia imparipinnata, petiolata, 3—5-pollicaria, szepe deflexa ; foliola 5-11, sepis- 
sime 9, breviter petiolulata, vix coriacea, discoloria, infra pallidiora, ovato-lanceolata, oblonga 
- vel elliptica, 1-2-pollicaria, basi squalia vel seepe obliqua, apice cuspidulato-mucronata, mar- 
gine recurva, spe undulata, supra glabrescentia, subtus pubescentia, costa venisque lateralibus 
elevatis, rhachi tereti graciliuscula. Flores minimi, albi vel pallide rosei, subsessiles, basi 
unibracteati et bibracteolati, spicato-paniculati, paniculis amplis laxis, quam folia longioribus, 
terminalibus et preesertim in axillis foliorum superiorum ; bractee bracteoleque ovate, con- 
cave, diu persistentes, floribus breviores; sepala 5, subscariosa, ovato-orbicularia, glabra, 
ciliolata; petala 5, late ovato-oblonga, sepalis duplo longiora, ciliolata; stamina 5; ovarium 
hirsutum, stylis brevissimis, stigmatibus obtusis. Drupa immatura villosa, fusiformis.—Schi. 
in Linnea, v. p. 600. 
South Mexico, Papantla (Schiede, 715), Mirador (Liebmann, 31, 39), Vera Cruz to 
Orizaba (Miiller, 1281), Cordillera of Vera Cruz at 3000 feet (Galeotti, 3513), Orizaba 
(Botteri, 1000), Mirador (Linden, 731); GUATEMALA, Barranca Honda, Volcan de 
Fuego, 3800 feet (Salvin). Hb. Kew. 
Var.? barclayi. 
Fere omnino glaberrima, ramis petiolis rhachibusque gracilioribus quam in planta typica, foliis 
semipedalibus, foliolis 5-7 distantibus longiuscule petiolulatis ovato-oblongis, 2-3-pollicaribus. 
—R. terebinthifolia, Benth. Bot. Voy. Sulph. p. 79, vix Schlecht. 
Sours Mexico, Acapulco (Barclay). Hb. Kew. 
This may prove to be a distinct species. 
18. Rhus toxicodendron, Linn. Sp. Pl. p. 381. 
Widely dispersed in the Eastern United States; MassacHusErts southward—to Nort 
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