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longer cucullee, borne on shorter pedicels than in my West 
Indian specimen, but apparently the same species. 
HyYPERICACE. 
761. Vismia macrophylla, Humb. et Kunth, Nov. Gen. et Sp. 
v. 5, p. 184.—Arbor 40-pedalis, ramis patulis. Folia 6-15 
poll. longa, 3-5 poll. lata, lanceolata, ovato-lanceolata, ovato- 
elliptica v. in ramulis lateralibus brevius ovata, plus minus 
acuminata et basi rotundato-cordata, primo juventute utrin- 
que ferrugineo-pilosa, mox supra glabrata demum nitida, 
subtus pilis stellatis plus minus ferruginea, nigro-punctata, 
venis parallelis subtus prominulis percursa. Panicula in 
ramis majoribus ampla, floribunda (diametro 6-8 poll), in 
ramulis lateralibus multo minor, ferrugineo-tomentosa. Se- 
pala ovata, obtusa, dorso ferruginea et striata, intus glabriora, 
nigro-punctata. Petala fusca, calyce longiora, intus dense 
lanosa. Androphora 5, lanata, 10-15-andra. Styli 5.— 
British Guiana, Schomburgk, n. 405 (n. 75, Coll. 1841). I 
have it also from the Bay of Panama, from Surinam (Host- 
mann, n. 162), and from Bahia in Brazil. 
762. V. Guianensis, Pers.—DC. Prodr. v. 1, p. 542.—Bri- 
tish Guiana, Schomburgk, n. 182. 
763. V. Cayennensis, Pers—DC. Prodr. v. 1, p. 543.— 
British Guiana, Schomburgk, n. 607. French Guiana, Le- 
prieur, Herb. Par. n. 162. Surinam, Hostmann, n. 438.—The 
leaves are abruptly and obtusely acuminate and usually 
slightly crenulate towards the apex, as described by Kunth in 
the V. rufescens. The specimens beforé me do not quite 
agree with Lamarck's description of the latter species, yet 
I strongly suspect it is but a variety of V. Cayennensis. 
Hostmann’s specimens have rather narrower leaves than the 
others. 
ERYTHROXYLACEJE. 
764. Erythroxylon campestre, S. Hil—Mart. Erythrox. 
P. 93, t. 7.—Pirara, Schomburgk, n. 764. ; 
765. E. passerinum, Mart. l. c. p. 106? The specimens 
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