Mirabilis Pisonia. 27 



2354. Pisonia Linn. 



Pisonia bonairensis Boldingh. (n. sp.) foliis ellipticis vel oblongo- 

 ellipticis, basi breviter in petiolum 12 cm. longam attenuatis, 

 apice in acumine atienuatis, 48 cm. longis, 24 cm. latis, co- 

 riaceis, superne nitidis. Inflorescentiis pedunculo tenui, plurifloris, 

 corymbiformis vel subumbellatis. Floribus puberulis, pedicel 1 is 

 0,10,3 cm. longis. Perianthiis cf 1 0,4 cm. longis, infundibuliformis. 

 Staminibus 6 8, perianthio plus quam duplo longioribus. Perian- 

 thiis, 9 Oi3 cm. longis, cylindraceis. Anthocarpiis ignotis. 



Arbor; rami grisei brunescentes ; folia vivo virklia superne opaca, ncrvo 

 mcdiano conspicuo prominente, nervis lateralibus 5 7 utrinque vix prominen- 

 tibus. Inflorexentia pedunculo coramuni 36 cm. longo, ramulis ultiinis mn- 

 bellulas plerumque trifloras gerentibus. Flores basi 23 bracteolis, minutissi- 

 rais circumdati. Perianthia cf apice aperta acuto 5 lobata. Stamina ad 0,5 - 0,7 

 cM. longa, excerta, libera. 



Perianthia 9 supra distincte contricta, limbo 5 lobulato, parcissime 

 puberula cylindracea. Germen 0,2 cM. longum, strigmate digitatim fimbriato. 



Laabra, Mahoebaari, Masjiboeri, Moesti sambo. 

 Plate II. 



Curasao : Calcareous hills near Hermanus 5077 ; Hills between 

 Hieronymusberg and Savonet 5124, 5128; Antoriyberg 5146; Hills 

 near Barber 5180, 5182*; near Davelaar 5401*; Hills near Blein 

 5515; Hofje of Knip 5539; Hills near Brakkeput ariba 5548. 



Aruba: Slope of Jamanota 6299; Slope of Hooiberg 6365; 

 Calcareous hills near Belashi 6430*; Hills near Savaneta 6532. 



Bonaire: Slope of Joewa 7200, 7222; Rincon 7022; Calcareous 

 plateau near Fontein 7248; Hills near Salina Playa Grandi 72'. >'>. 



Occuring only in the wooded parts ; on Curasao 20 finding places noted 

 on Aruba 6, on Bonaire 12. 



* Description after no. 5401, 5182 and 6430. 



Pisonia fragransDumontCours. Bot. Cult, II ed. Vol. VII (IS 14) 111; 



Pisonia oUusata Sw. Flor. Ill (1806) 1960 (non Jacq. 17 ( .N: 

 Gris. Fl. 71 p.p. (Symb.); 



Pisonia inermis Gris. Flor. W. I. (1859) 7 (p.p. non Jacq.) (Symb.). 

 (Johnston). 



Curasao : Man (4857); C (5002); K (5464); Hwk (r>:>64); Wh (5577 . 



Aruba: Savh (6533). 



Bonaire: Macb (7123); Bolko (7360); Bolko (7372); Montkz ( 74 12 : 

 Montkr (7416). 



Margarita. (Johnston). 



Florida austr., Antill., Amer. centr., Columbia, Guiana. (Symb.). 



