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or chartaceous, bullate, obscurely crenulate and sometimes coarsely undulate- 
dentate, appearing glabrous but at first with very fine closely appressed stellate 
hairs on undersurface, completely glabrous very early, costa elevated beneath, 
plane or slightly impressed above, the primary lateral veins slender, plane or 
slightly impressed above, inconspicuously reticulate; inflorescences fleshy and 
brittle, terminal, large, many-flowered, tripinnately paniculate, oblongish or 
pyramidal, usually exceeding the leaves, up to 30 cm. long, rather sparsely but 
minutely appressed pubescent with minute stellate indument; floriferous 
rachis corymbose-racemose, accrescent, the racemes at length up to 3.5 cm. 
long; pedicels pink, up to 8 mm. long; flowers 4-6 mm. long at anthesis, the 
smaller flowers terminal, minutely ferruginous-tomentose; sepals 0.8-1.7 mm. 
long, narrowly triangular, acuminate, black-punctate; petals pink, linear- 
lanceolate, 4-6 mm. long, short papillose-tomentose within except at base, 
black-punctate in lines; stamens 2-3.8 mm. long; filaments stout, 1—-1.5 mm. 
long; anthers erect, lanceolate-oblong, 1.5-2.5 mm. long, acutish, dorsifixed 
one-third above base, with conspicuous acutely triangular elevated black- 
punctate dorsal area, the glands large; ovary ovoid, finely tomentose apically; 
style 3-4.5 mm. long, pubescent at base; placenta minute; ovules 4—6, uniseriate, 
enclosed; fruits depressed-globose, costate, punctate with small glands, acid at 
maturity, red-black, drying 8 mm. in diam. 
MEXICO.—Curapas: Rio Salinas above mouth of Rio Pasion, in forest along river, Feb. 8, 
1964, C. L. Lundell 17816 (LL), arborescent shrub, 8 ft. high, the stems and inflorescences 
fleshy, turgid, brittle, the leaves bullate, the pedicels and petals pink, the fruits depressed- 
globose, dark red, acid; same locality, 17817 (LL), small tree, 2 in. diam., 12 ft. high, the fruits 
red-black; same locality, in Bactris thicket on riverbank, 17822 (LL), small tree, 4 in. diam., 
20 ft. high; Municipio of Tenejapa, junction of the Tanate River and river from Yochib, at 
Tsahal Kesh in Barrio of Habenal, elev. 2965 ft., July 13, 1964, D. E. Breedlove 6349 (F), 
fls. red, shrub 4 ft. Oaxaca: District of Tuxtepec, Chiltepec and vicinity, alt. about 20 m., 
July, 1940—Feb. 1941, G. Martinez-Calderon 16 (A, LL, UC, US). 
GUATEMALA.—Atta Verapaz: Cubilquitz, alt. 350 m., Feb. 1901, H. von Tuerckheim 
7919 (US, type; A, GH, MO, NY, US, isotypes); Cubilquitz, alt. 350 m., Feb. 1903, H. von 
Tuerckheim 8430 (F, US); Cubilquitz, alt. 350 m., Aug. 1904, H. von Tuerckheim II 275 (UL, 8); 
near Coban, damp pine forest, alt. 1260-1440 m.; Mar. 26—Apr. 15, 1939, Paul C. Standley 
69364 (F), shrub 8 ft., fruit black, edible, “guaketun” ; Finca Socuyo, northeast of Carcha, damp 
forest, alt. about 1350 m., Apr. 2, 1939, Paul C. Standley 70239 (F), shrub or small tree, fruit 
black; along Quiche highway about 12 km. west of San Cristobal, dense mixed forest, alt. 
about 1100 m., Paul C. Standley 89725 (F), shrub 2 m. tall, fruit bright red; along Rio Polochic, 
above Tamahu, alt. about 1200 m., Apr. 10, 1941, Paul C. Standley 91791 (F), shrub 2 m. 
tall, common; lowland forest in valley, ‘“pantano,” west of Cubilgiiitz, alt. 250-300 m., Feb. 28, 
1942, Julian A. Steyermark 44334 (F, US), shrub 15 ft. tall, pedicels rose-red. CH1QUIMULA: 
Montafia Castilla, vicinity of Montafia Cebollas, along Rio Lucia Saso, 3 miles southeast of 
Quezaltepeque, rocky banks of stream, alt. 1200-1500 m., Nov. 6, 1939, Julian A. Steyermark 
31236 (F), shrub 5 ft. tall, leaves subcoriaceous, pale green both sides, the nerves sulcate, form- 
ing deep impressions, inflorescence drooping, fruit blue-black, 8 mm. in diam. HuEHUETEN- 
ANGO: around Ixcan at ‘‘Pateushin,” Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, alt. 500 m., July 22, 1942, 
Julian A, Steyermark 49193 (F), shrub 20 ft. tall, fruit edible, “palo de uva.” Quicue: Finca 
Chaila, ‘‘Zona Reyna,” alt. 1200 ft., Nov. 30, 1934, Alexander F. Skutch 1810 (A, BM, F, G, 
NY, US), shrub, 9 ft. high, fls. pink, berries glossy black. SucarrePEQuEz: along Rio Madre 
Vieja, above Patulul, damp forest, alt. 450 m., Jan. 6, 1939, Paul C. Standley 62226 (F), shrub 
or small tree, fruit black, sweet but not very agreeable. 
BRITISH HONDURAS.—Ex Cayo: Vaca, at edge of creek, Apr. 4, 1938, Percy H. Gentle 
