b 



Celastracoae. 



73 



Crossopctahun fruticosiim tome de. P, Br. Jam. (1756) p. 145 



t 17 /. II 



Mala-muger i\ Maravedi Port, ex Stahl, Coral v. Manto Port, 

 ex Sint. 



Frutex 0,6 — 2 m. v. arbor usque 4 m. alta. Kami fastigiati v. 

 saepe plus minus divaricati et pendentes (ex Duss), vetustiores teretes ciiic- 

 rascentes v. bruuescentes, epidermide longitudinaliter fissa, lioniotini liiieis 4 

 elevatis saepe binatim approximatis notati. Stipulae subnuUae (vix puneti- 

 formi-indicatae). Folia rarissime hinc illinc alterna, nervo medio supra 

 iion V. plus minus prominulo raro subimpresso, lateralibus plerumque mani- 

 festis, saepius praesertim subtus anastomosantibus, supra plus minus nitida, 

 in sicco obscuriora glauca olivaceo- v. nigrescenti-brunescentia, subtus palli- 

 diora, margine plana v. recurva, utrinque giabra v. subtus ad nervum par- 

 cissime pilosa. Inflorescentiae axillares, ad apicem in cymis, raro a 

 basi pedunculi miuute v, manifeste et albicanti-pilosulae; prophylla ovata v. 

 triangulari-lanceolata, primaria 0,4 — 0,8 mm. longa. Sepala in aestivatione 

 anguste imbricata, sub anthesi aperta v. parum imbricata, inferne in cupulaiu 

 extrinsecus minute pilosulam raro subglabram connata, quoad libera breviter 

 triaiigularia v. semiorbicularia 0,4 — 0,7 mm. longa, 0,7 — 1,1 mm. lata, mar- 

 gme lumute ciliata. Petala in aestivatione imbricata, sub anthesi plus 

 minus reflexa, obovata, 1 — 1,3 mm. longa, 0,7 — 1mm. lata, rubra char- 

 tacea. Filamenta in sinubus disci inserta, 0,7 — 1 mm. longa; antlierae 

 subdidymae 0,2 — 0,3 mm. latae, lateraliter v. pauUo magis intus dehiscentes. 

 Discus 4-crenatus v. 4-lobatus. Stylus 0,4 — 0,8 mm. longus, apico bre- 

 viter 4-fidus. Ovarium breviter conicum, 4-loculare; ovula in quoquo 

 loculo solitaria, ovato-triangularia, convexa. Fructus oblique obovatus v, 

 oblique globulosus, inaequilaterus, stylo plus minus unilaterali persistente 

 mueronatus, 3,5— 7 mm. longus, 2,5— 4,5 mm. latus, ruber, exocarpio satis 

 tenui carnoso, endocarpio subosseo v. crustaeeo, 1-spermus, raro 2-spermus 

 (et tum fructus aequilaterus stigma medio apice gerens). Semen breviter 

 übovatum v. obovato-oblongum; testa pallide brunea sublaevis membranacea, 

 liueis paucis latiusculis e cbalaza prodeuntibus paullo ramosis fere usque ad 

 hilum redeuntibus percursa, particula ad lülum obvia perparva; endosper- 

 uiium satis amplum. Cotyledones ovatao v. orbiculari-ovatae, planae, radi- 

 cula bene evoluta 4 — 5-plo longiores. 



Hab. in Florida australi: Cabanis ded.; in Key ins. e. g. Key 

 West (ex Sarg-.), Pine Key (ex Chapm.), No Name Key (ex Sarg.); 

 Bahama in New Providence ad Peters Gay m. Mart. fl.: Eggers n.4438, 

 pi'ope Nassau m. Mart. fl. et fr.: Curtiss n. 103, Andres ad Cocoa Point 

 m- Apr. fl.: Northrop n. 447, Cat island (ex Hitchc), Watling Isl. (ex 

 Hitchc.), Hog Island m. Febr. fl.: Eggers n. 4140, Crooked Island (ex 

 Hitchc), Fortune island m.Febr.fl.: Eggers n.3803, Inagua (ex Hitchc); 

 Cuba: Wrigbt n. ^l\ 2209, ad Kio Tumury: Rugel n. 273, prope 

 Caimanera in calcareis m. Majo fl.: Eggers n. 5457, prope Cienfucgos 

 ^' Aug. fl.: Combs n. 452; Jamaica: Bertero, March u. 1987, Swartz 

 (hb. Holm.), in litoralibus prope Old Harbour (ex Macf.), ad pedem Long 

 ^iountains 120 m. alt: Campbell n. 6148; Grand Cayman (ex Hitchc.); 



