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— Comesperma Jioribunda^ St Hil. Fl. Bras. Merid. ii. 55. t. 

 91. — Ceara; Gardner, n. 1455, and Piauhy, w. 2041. 



2. C. laurifolia; scandens, foliis supra glabris subtus pii- 

 berulis v. demum glabratis, panicuUs laxis foliatis, alis dorso 

 glabris, ovario obovato glabro, stylo longe geniculato, cap- 

 sula glabra. Comesperma laurifolia, St Hil. 1. c. ii. 56. — 

 Pernambiico ; Garcner, v. 923. Brasilia tropica ; Sellow. 



3. C. lucida (supra) ; fruticosa, foliis supra glabris subtus 

 tomentoso pubescentibus v. denuim glabris, paniculis foliatis, 

 sepalis omnibus dorso puberulis, ovario ovato glabro, stylo 

 geniculato, capsula glabra. — Frutex 12 — 15-pedalis. Hamuli 

 dense tomentosi. Kami glabrati. Folia juniora utrinque 

 tomento mox deciduopubescentia. Flores minores quam in 

 C. laurifolia, ex flavo et albo variegati. Ovarium et stylus 

 ut in icone C. Kunthiance. Capsula oblonga, 7 — 9-lin. longa, 

 basi parum angustata — h. specimen gathered by Mr Lock- 

 hart in Trinidad, differs slightly from Schomburgk's, in a 

 somewhat shorter and more emarginated capsule. 



4. C. Kunthiana. — Comesperma Kunthiana^ St Hil. I. c. ii. 

 54. t. GO. — Of this I have only a specimen in fruit from Rio 

 Janeiro, and have therefore not examined the flowers. They 

 are however fully described in the work quoted. 



5 C. brevifolia; fruticosa, foliis late ovalis obovatisve 

 utrinque tomentoso-pubescentibus, supra demum glabris, 

 panicula oblonga densa, alis obovatis dorso glabris, ovario 

 ovato villoso, stylo incurvo, capsulis basi longe angustatis 

 glabris. — Serra Acurua in the province of Bahia; Blaiichet, 

 n. 2926, and Villa do Barra on the Kio Negro, n. 3089 of 

 the same collector. 



591. Securidaca marginata (sp. n.) ; scandens, foliis ovatis 

 obtusis -marginatis basi cordatis utrinque ramisque glabris, 

 panicula laxa vix tomentella, alis maximis late orbiculatis, 

 carinae lobis brevissimis, lateralibus latissiinis margine plicatis, 

 intermedia minuta fimbriata. — Specimen unicum, foliis mar- 

 gine incrassatis ab omnibus distinctum. Flores in genere 

 majusculi, rosei. Petala antica obovata, nnguiculata. Fruc- 

 tus junior lateraliter inappendiculatusest; maturum non vidi. 

 — Banks of brooks and rivers, British Guiana, Schomhurgk. 



