Aug. 1895.^ FLORA OF YUCATAN MILLSPAUGH. 31 



STERCULIACEAE. 



MELOCHIA, Linn. 

 M. pyramidata, Linn. 



Island of Cozumel (Gaumer, 1885). 



M. tomentosa, Linn. ? 



Island of Cozumel (Gaumer, 1885). "This may be a distinct 

 species; it is the same as Berlandier's 3032 from the Texano- 

 Mexican region, and there is also a specimen in the Kew Her- 

 barium, collected by Coulter, from Sonora Alta." Hemsley. 



WALTHERIA, Linn. 

 W. Americana, Linn. 



Island of Cozumel ? (Gaunter, 1886). In a small clearing on 

 the Tuncas road near Mascab Pixoy, Jan. 22, 1895 (152). Along 

 the railroad at Acalchen, Jan. 24, 1895 (192). 



AYENIA, Linn. 

 A. magna, Linn. 



Yucatan, loc. ignot. (Linden}. 



THEOBROMA, Linn. 



T. Cacao, Linn. Cacao. 



A small tree, cultivated in favored localities for its fruit, the 

 chocolate-nut. Chichen Itza, in the Cenote de Cafetal. 



GUAZUMA, Plum. 

 G. tomentosa, H.B.K. PIXOY. 



On the road to Cedral, Island of Cozumel, in fruit, Jan. 5, 1895 

 (40). At Mascab Pixoy, Luch6 Pixoy, and Chichen Itza, Island 

 of Cozumel (Gaunter, 1885). Yucatan, loc. ignot. (Johnson). 



STERCULIA, Linn. 

 S. Carthagensis, Cav. 



Yucatan, loc. ignot. (Johnson). 



GUTTIFERAE. 



MAMMEA, Linn. 

 M. Americana, Linn. 



Island of Cozumel (Gaumer, 1885). " Rare." 



BIXACEAE. 

 MAXMILIANEA, Mart. & Schr. 



M. hibiscoides (Humb. & Bonpl.) CHUM. 



Cochlospermum hibiscoides, Humb. & Bonpl. A tree 30 to 40 



feet high, with a thick bark and very soft wood. The bark is 



used in the manufacture of " Cubos " ; a sort of bucket. At 



Xuku, Jan. 22, 1895 (156). In flower, not in leaf. 



