594 Rubiaceae. 



p. 336 (cum var.); Bello! Ap. I p. 282 n. 406; Krug Ic. t. 22; Stahl! 

 Est. V p. 62. — Bejuco de berac. 



Frutex 1-5 m., saepe volubilis. Folia obtusa usque longe acu- 

 minata Flores flavido-albi bmnescentes v. sulfurei, extrinsecus saepe 

 rubro-bruneo afflati v. flavido-brunei, magnitudine variabiles. Fructus 

 albi. Fl. I, IV, VI, VIII, IX, XII, fr. I-IV, IX-XII. 



Prope Bayamon in fruticetis, prope Fajardo in sylvis montanis, 

 prope Jimcos in monte Florida, prope Yabucoa in sylva montis Canto 

 de gallo, prope Cayey in sylvis ad rivulum superiorem et in montibus 

 Llano etTorito 857 m, prope Aibonito inter Algarrobo et Can -bianco 

 ad ripam fluminis et ad La Lima, prope Coamo ad rivulum Moreno 

 et in sylva ad montem Calabaza, prope Utuado in fruticetis ad Sabana 

 partida^ prope Maricao in sylvis montanis inter frutices, prope Guamca 

 in sylva montiivm Cobano et El Maniel et ad Cafio gordo et in fruti- 

 cetis litoralibus, prope Cabo rojo in montibus calcareis et in sylvis 

 montanis ad Guanajibo versus, prope Mayagiiez in monte Mesa, prope 

 Aguada in declivibus umbrosis ad Rio grande, prope Lares in fruti- 

 cetis ad Callejones et in sylvis ad Barrio Piletas, prope Hatillo in 

 sylva primaeva ad Guayanes, prope Manati in fruticetis ad margmes 

 lagunae Tortuguero et ad Abra de los muertos, prope Ve &*- ba J* : 

 Gundlach n. 580, Krug n. 579, Schwanecke, Sintenis n. 1, l b , 278, 

 774, 1128, 1948, 2257, 2368, 2393, 2483, 2928, 3182, 3230, 34J , 

 3712, 3778, 3779, 4967, 5802, 6038, 6044, 6199, 6429, 6550, 67ob, 

 Stahl n. 226. - Bermuda, Florida, Key ins. (ex Small), Bahama, Cuba, 

 Jamaica, Cayman (ex Hitchc), Hispaniola, St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Jan 

 (ex Egg.), St. Martin (hb.Holm.), Saba, StEustache, Barbuda, Antigua, 

 Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Vincent, Bequia, Barbados, 

 Tobago (var.), Trinidad (ex Gr.), Margarita, Amer. cont trop. 



XXII. Chione DC. 



39. Ch. venosa (Sw.) Urb. - Jacqainia venosa Sw.! Prodr. (1788) 

 p. 47. — Crusea glabra A. Rich, in M6m. Soc. Hist. nat. Par. V (1 

 p. 204. - Chione glabra DC. Prodr. IV (1830) p. 461 (excl. tab. 4 

 Vahliana); Griseb.! Flor. p. 335; Stahl! Est. V p. 57. - Martin Avi a, 

 Palo bianco, Sta. Olalla. 



Arbor 7-15 m. Calyces et corollae alba; antherae aurantiacae. 

 Fructus obscure violacei, paene nigri. Fl. V, VI, fr. II, V. 



Prope Bayamon in montibus rarissima, Sierra de Lu( l ull J? ^ 

 regione media et superiore montis Jimenes in sylvis, Sierra e 

 in sylva primaeva ad Guajataca, prope Toa-alta in sylvis: J^gg 

 Toepff. n. 1027 et hb. pr. n. 1201, Heller n. 436, Sintenis n. 14 , 



