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opposite or subopposite, the petiolules spreading-puberulous, sometimes 

 glabrescent, 5 to 10 mm. long; blades of the lowest one or two pairs of 

 leaflets ovate or oval-ovate, 3.5 to 7 cm. long, 2.5 to 3.5 cm. wide, in- 

 equilateral, acute, broadly rounded at base, of the other leaflets oblong- 

 elliptic to lance-oblong, 6.5 to 13 cm. long, 2 to 4 cm. wide, rather abruptly 

 acuminate to an acutish apex and slightly falcate, at base unequal, ob- 

 liquely cuneate or rounded-cuneate on the lower side, broadly rounded or 

 subcordate on the upper, pergamentaceous, above grayish green, at 

 maturity incurved-puberulous on costa or glabrate, beneath evenly spread- 

 ing-puberulous over whole surface or only along the veins, the costa and 

 the 9 to 16 pairs of lateral veins flattish or usually impressed above, prom- 

 inent beneath, the secondaries prominulous-reticulate beneath; panicle 

 pyramidal, loose, branched essentially from the base, about 16 cm. long 

 and wide, spreading branches branched from near the middle, the ultimate 

 branchlets finely puberulous; cymules about 3-flowered; pedicels 1 to 

 2 mm. long; calyx cup-shaped, 1.5 to 2 mm. high, rather sparsely and finely 

 puberulous, 5-toothed for about 1 / 3 its length, the teeth triangular, acute; 

 corolla densely griseous-pilosulous outside with matted hairs, pilose within, 

 8 to 9 mm. long; petals, 5, quincuncial, linear-oblong, 1.8 to 2 mm. wide; 

 stamens 5, the slender filaments sparsely pilose, 2 mm. long, the blunt 

 quadrate anthers 0.7 mm. long; column much longer than ovary and style; 

 ovary subglobose, glabrous, 0.7 mm. long; style glabrous, 2.5 mm. long; 

 fruit oblong-oval, 3.5 cm. long, 1.8 cm. thick, obtuse, fuscous, lenticellate ; 

 seeds elliptic or elliptic-oblanceolate, chestnut-brown, 2 to 3 cm. long, 

 6 mm. wide. 



Type in the U. S. National Herbarium, no. 15618, collected at Merida, 

 Yucatan, Mexico, by A. Schott (no. 199). 



Other Specimens Examined: 



Veracruz: Carrizal, May 12-14, 1901, Goldman 711. 



CampEche: Apazote, near Yohaltun, December 30, 1900, Goldman 

 505. 



Yucatan: Vicinity of Merida, December 26, 1912, Collins 3. 



Cedrela yucatana seems to be nearest to C. occidentalis C. DC. & Rose, 

 of western Mexico, but may be distinguished by its larger flowers, pilose 

 filaments, and long style. 



