ROSACER. 365 
Order XLVII. ROSACEA. 
Rosacee, Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. i. p. 600. 
This order consists of about 1000 species, belonging to seventy-five genera; but this. 
estimate does not include the numerous forms of Rubus, Rosa, &c. which have been 
published by various authors as species. It is represented in nearly every region where 
flowering plants exist, including the extreme north. 
Tribe CHRYSOBALANEA. : ~ 
Twelve genera, comprising about 170 species, belong here. ‘They are trees and shrubs, 
and are generally dispersed in tropical regions. | . 
| 1. CHRYSOBALANUS. 
Chrysobalanus, Linn. Gen. Plant. n. 621; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. 1. p. 606. 
About four or five species, natives of Tropical America and Africa. 
1. Chrysobalanus ellipticus, Smeathm. in DC. Prodr. ii. p. 526. 
Chrysobalanus guianensis, KI. . 
Panama, Chagres (Fendler, 107)—TroricaL Sour America; also in Western 
Tropical Arrica. Hb. Kew. 
2. Chrysobalanus icaco, Linn., Sp. Pl. p. 5138; DC. Prodr. ii, p. 525; Jacq. 
Amer. t. 94. 
Chrysobalanus pellocarpus, Mey. 
Sourn Mexico, Acapulco (Hinds), without locality (Schiede) ; NicaRaeva, Graytown 
(Tate, 16), Realejo (Hinds); Panama, Chagres (Fendler, 107).—Widely dispersed in the 
West Inpims and Tropical Sovura America; also in Western Tropical Arrica. Hb. 
Kew. | . 
2. LICANIA. 
Licania, Aubl. Pl. Guian. i. p. 119; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. i. p. 606. 
~ ‘Tyees and shrubs. About thirty-five species, restricted to Tropical America, chiefly 
Brazil; one is found in the West Indies, but that only in Trinidad. 
1. Licania arborea, Seem. Bot. Voy. ‘ Herald,’ p. 118, t. 25. 
Panama, near the town of Cruces and in Veraguas (Seemann, 508). Hb. Kew. 
9, Licania hypoleuca, Benth. Bot. Voy. Sulph. p. 91, t. 32. 
Panama Veraguas (Hinds). Hb. Kew. | 
3. MOQUILEA. 
Mogquilea, Aubl. Pl. Gnian. i. p. 521; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. i. p. 606. 
Trees or shrubs. About eighteen species, restricted to Tropical America. 
