FLACUKIIAXEyE. 



LT1V CRENATA, Nob. 



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L. arbrea j foliis breviter peliolalis^ lato-clliplicis, aculis aut ob- 

 tusis, basi obtusis, subinaequilatoris , penninerviis, superne gla- 

 briusculis, infern presertirn in nervis pubentibus, margine s- 

 nuato-crenatis ; fructibus pedunculalis, solitars, ovoideis, obsolctc 

 Irigonis, subvorrucosis. Nob. 



Descriptio. 



Arbor : ramuli breves allerni, divaricati, basi nudi ; pice folii- 

 feri, el hirlo-ferruginei. 



Folia alterna, approximata, breviter petiolala, lato-elliplica , 

 aciita, rarius acuminata aut obtusssima_, basi obtusa, abruple de- 

 sinentia, parum inequilatera, margine crenulata, coricea, pen- 

 ninervia reticulato- venosa punctata, superne glabriuscula, infern 

 preesertim in nervis eorumquc ramificationibuspubentia, 1-2-3 pol- 

 iices longa, 1-2 lata : petiolus 3-4 lineas longus seniiteres hirto- 

 pubens, subferrugineus. 



Stipulae minime, ramo appressae, lanceolatae acutissimse caducee, 

 1 aut sesquilineam longe, hirto-ferrugineae. 



Flores 



Fructus solitarius pedunculalus , in basi ramorum nuda (in 

 axilla folii jam elapsi, situs, immaturus ovoideus, pice obiusus 

 obsolcte trigonus, angulis obtusis sulco longitudiuali exaraiis, su- 

 perficie iusequalis et quasi verrucosus; unilocularis, polj- 

 spermus. 



Ovula crebra subovoidea , sessilia tnica laxa, arillo longiori, 

 membranaceo-subhjalina vcstita. 



Crescit in sj'lvis insula Cuba?. 



Observation. 



Voici encor uneespccedont iious n'avons possdcMiuedes echan - 

 tillonssansflcurs. pourvusseulement de friiits non encor parvenus 



