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mistake not unlikely to occur from the appearance of the style, where 
there are no means of actually dissecting the flower. 
l. 
The species known to me are :— 
L. Gardnerianum ; foliis (parvis) petiolatis oblongis obovatisve basi 
obtusiusculis, pedunculis folia subzequantibus 3—5-floris.— Frutez 
videtur, ramulis dense foliosis, novellis inflorescentiaque ferrugineis. 
Stipule subulate, deciduz. Folia 1—13-pollicaria, coriacea, integer- 
rima, pleraque glandula v. callo terminata, petiolo 2—3 lin. longo. 
Pedicelli 2 lin. longi, apice inerassati. Calycis dentes brevissimi, 
lati, obtusi, petalis delapsis vix conspicui. Petala 23-3 lin. longa, 
parum inzqualia, ovalia. Stamina 40-50, filamentis glanduliformi- 
bus post anthesin supra marginem calycis recurvis. Ovarium rufo- 
puberulum. Stylus 3 lin. longus, paullo infra medium dilatatus et 
usque ad apicem hinc stigmatosus. 
Province of Piauhy, Brazil, Gardner, n. 2814. This, among the 
species known to me, must come the nearest to the original Mexican 
L. terniflorum. 
2. L. Amazonicum, Spruce ; foliis amplis obovali-oblongis basi in petio- 
lum brevem angustatis, venis tenuibus, pedunculis axillaribus race- 
mosis terminalique thyrsifero folio multo brevioribus, pedicello fruc- 
tifero leviter inerassato.—Z'rufez biorgyalis, ramulis crassis, inflores- 
centia rubiginosa.  Sfipule obsolete. Folia 7-9 poll. longa, 2-3 
poll. lata, breviter et obtuse acuminata v. obtusa, coriacea, supra 
nitida. Racemi v. thyrsi 3-5-pollicares. Bractee et bracteole late, 
squamzeformes. Pedicelli floridi 3—4 lin. longi. Calyx junior late 
5-dentatus, petalis delapsis truncatus, fruetifer incrassato-carnosulus, 
hemisphzrieus, pedicello recurvo leviter incrassato. Petala et sta- 
mina L. Gardneriani, nisi paullo majora. Drupa 4 lin. diametro. - 
In the sandy campos about Santarem, on the Amazon; a fine erect- 
growing shrub. R. Spruce. 
3. L. crassipes, Spruce; foliis amplis oblongis obovatisve basi in petio- 
lum longum angustatis, venis tenuibus, pedunculis axillaribus race- 
mosis y. terminali thyrsifero foliis multo brevioribus, pedicello fruc- 
tifero crassissimo carnoso.— Arbor 30-pedalis. Folia quoad formam 
iis Z. Amazonici similia, sed firmiora et majora, sepe ultrapedalia, 
3-6 poll. lata, et longius petiolata." Pedicelli fructiferi rubiginosi, 
more fere Anacardii incrassato-carnosi, summo apice indurato-sublig- 
nosi, 5-6 lin. diametro. Drupa vix 4 lin. diametro. 
Near Barra do Rio Negro, in the moist forest. 2. Spruce. 
