20 Ulmaceae Olacaceae. 



Bonaire : Bonk (7492). Suringar. 



On Curasao in the wooded part 11 finding places outside the lime district; 



on Aruba 2 finding places noted, on Bonaire 7. 



Margarita. (Johnston). 



Antill., Amer. cont. trop. (Symb.). 



64. Moraceae. 

 1919. Chlorophora Gaudich. 



Chlorophora tinctoria Gaudich. in Freyc. Voy. Bot. (1829)508; 



Madura tinctoria D. Don ex Steud. Nomencl. II ed. II (1814) 

 87; Gris. Fl. 153; 



Madura xanthoxylon Endl. Gen. Suppl. IV. II (1847) 34; 

 Gris. Fl. 153. Paaloe die moora, Paaloe doesji. 



Curacao: Vw (4702). Suringar, Went 1330. 



Bonaire: Suringar. 



On Curasao alone 13 finding places noted, nearly always in courts and 

 not on lime soil. 



Antill., Amer. cont. trop. (Symb.). 



1961. Ficus Linn. 



Ficus Brittonii Boldingh. (n. sp.) ramulis tenuibus, in sicco subrugoso- 

 sulcatis ; stipulis glabris caducis; foliis membranaceis vel subper- 

 gamaceis, glabris, oblongis ovato-oblongis usque ellipticis, basi 

 cuneato-subacutis, apice apiculatis usque mucronatis, basi triner- 

 viis, venis primariis haud crebris ; petiolis longis; receptaculis 

 binis vel solitariis axillaribus, pisiformibus, globosis, basi bracteis 

 2 parvis connatis suffultis; ostiolo elevato; pedunculis quam 

 receptacula longioribus glabris. 



Arbor vel planta scandens. 



Ramuli 34 mm. lati, in sicco cinereo-brunei. Stipulae 1 cm. longae, 

 lanceolatae acutae in sicco brunescentes. Petioli glabri 0,52,5 cm. longi, 

 1 2 mm. lati, in sicco brunei; folia 3 9 cm. longa, 2-4 cm. lata, in sicco 

 brunea, subtus haud pallidiora, nervis basalibus vulgo Vs folii baud superan- 

 tibus, venis utrinque 68 patentibus tenuibus ad margiuem arcualo-connexis, 

 utrinque prominulis, interspersis parallelis tenuioribus, nervis tertiaribus 

 conspicuis, reticulatione subtus conpicua. Receptucula 6 mm. in diametro. 

 Pedunculi 46 mm. longi, 1 mm. lati, in sicco brunei, bracteis 1 mm. longis, 

 patentibus in sicco brunei. Ostiolum 2 mm. latum, squamis rotundatis vel 

 acutis in sicco bruneis clausum. Florum (j) sepala rotundata, 0,5 mm. longa. 



Mata paaloe. Plate I. 



Curasao: Hofje Klein Piscadera (4832) ; Mount Christoffel (5023); 

 Slope of the Hieronymusberg (5116); Calcareous hills near Siberie 



