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DIOSCOREACEA. 

 DIOSCOREA, Linn. 

 D. spiculiflora, Hemsl. 



Yucatan type, loc. ignot. (Linderi). 

 D. densiflora, Hemsl. 



Island of Cozumel (Gaunter, 1886). 



IRIDACEAE. 

 TIGRIDIA, Ker. 



T. violacea, Schiede & Schl. 



Yucatan, loc. ignot. (Linden}. 



MUSACEAE. 

 MUSA, Linn. 



M. sapientum, Linn. Banana, SAC HAAS. 



Cultivated on the Island and throughout the Main. 



M. paradisiaca, Linn. Plantain, BOX HAAS. 



Cultivated at San Miguel and Colombia, Island of Cozumel; at 

 Merida, Izamal and Tuncas. 



CANNACEAE. 

 CANNA, Linn. 

 C. Indica, Linn. 



Island of Cozumel (Gaunter, 1886). 



COMMELYNACEAE. 

 COMMELINA, Linn. 

 C. erecta, Linn. 



Island of Cozumel (Gaunter, 1885). 

 C. Virginica, Linn. 



Islands of Mugeres and Cozumel (Gaumer, 1886). 



CALLISIA, Linn. 

 C. repens, Linn. 



Yucatan, loc. ignot. (Schotf). 



ORCHIDACEAE. 



CATTLEYA, Lindl. 

 C. sp. 



Abundant on various trees from Mascab Pixoy to Chichen Itza. 

 In fruit only, Jan. 17, 1895. 



PIPERACEAE. 



PIPER, Linn. 

 P. Yucatanense, C. DC. 



Yucatan, type loc. ignot. (Linden). 



