FLORA OF SOUTH AMERICA. 359 
Contrisutions towards a FLORA of South America.— 
Enumeration of Plants Collected by Mr. SCHOMBURGK; 
in British Guiana.—By Grorce BrNTHAM, Ese. 
(Continued from p. 52 of this volume.) 
DILLENIACE. 
726. Curatella americana, Linn.— Aubl. Fl. Guian. v. 1. p. 
579. £ 232.—British Guiana, Schomburgk, n. 92.—The 
Brasilian C. Cambaiba St. Hil. appears scarcely —À 
able from this species. 
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ANONACE. 
727. Xylopia salicifolia, Dun. Monogr. Anon. p. 121. t. 17. 
—On the Rio Quitaro, Schomburgk, n. 560. 
728. X. grandiflora St. Hil. Fl. Bras. Merid. v. 1. p. 40.— 
X. longifolia Alph. D.C. Mem. Anon. p. 34.—Mountainous 
situations at Anna-y on the Rupunoony, Schomburgk, n. 609. 
—This species appears to have a very wide range from Co- 
lumbia and Panama to South-Brazil. 
729. Guatteria Schomburgkiana Mart. Fl. Bras. Anon. 
p. 38.—British Guiana, Schomburgk, n. 466. p 
730. G. elongata (sp. n.), ramulis foliisque novellis subtus 
appresso-pilosulis, foliis elongato-oblongis acuminatis basi 
acutis, pedunculis subgeminis brevissifhis crassis supra basin 
Squamoso-bracteatam  articulatis calycibusque ferrugineo- 
Sericeis.—Arbor elata.  Ramuli teretes. Folia 5-9 poll. 
longa, 15-21 lin. lata, acumine longo obtusiusculo, subcori- 
acea, supra nitida, costis subtus protiinentibus. Petiolus 
brevis, subferrugineus, pilis adpressis. Pedunculi petiolo 
breviores. Flores graveolentes. Sepala latissima, dense 
ferruginea. Petala crassa, demum 9-10 lin. longa, basi 
extus dense, cæterum tenuiter ferrugineo-pubescentia. Fruc- 
tus non vidi.—This plant agrees in some respects with the 
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