314 Ign. Urban: 



Obs. I. Rhamnus differt calycis tubo camj)anulato v. iirceolato, ovario 

 2 4-loculari, drnpa 2 4-pyrena, albumine carnoso, cotyledonibns planis, 

 Zizyphus sepalis intus usque ad bai?in 1-nervibus, drupa 2 3-loc\an, 

 foliis distichis e basi 3 5-nervibus, stipiis plerumque in spinas mutatie, 

 Ceanothus sepalis membranaceis, petalis obviis, drupa 3-cocca, albumine 

 carnoso, Sciitia petalis obviis, fructu 2 4-pyreno, seminibus compressis, 

 cotyledonibus piano -convexis, Condalia calycis tubo late obconico v. liemi- 

 sphaerico, ovario 2-loculari v. carina altera tantum evoluta et intus inter 

 Ovula producta 1-loculari, albumine carnoso, cotyledonibus planis, ramis 

 spinescentibus; liJianmidium longe distat calycis tubo homisphaerico v. sub- 

 turbinato, petalis obviis, ovario mncilaginoso, bilocuiari v. (in specimine Malme 

 1028) carina parietali altera tantum evoluta et producta 1-loculari, bacca 

 exsucca, enddcarpio membranaceo, semine compresso oleoso', stipulis intra- 

 petiolaribus inter sese connatis, Sarcomphalus , cui cl. Webekbauer in Engl.- 

 Prantl Ptl.-Fam, III. 5 p. 405 plantam nostram associare vult, petalis obviis, 

 antheris distincte extrorsum dehiscentibus, drupa 2 3-loculari, seminibus 

 valde compressis, endospermio obvio, cotyledonibus planis tenuibus, omnia, 

 quantum scio, genera antecedentia testa embryoni adhaerente. 



Obs. IL Fructus maturi in herbariis rarissime inveniuntur; descriptio 

 seminis nostra e speciminibus jamaicensibus (Harris 5797). 



Knii;io(leiidroii lerreum Urb. 



Rhamnus ferreus Vahl hi West 8t. Croix (1793) p. 276 (nomen 

 tantum) et Sijmb. III (1794) p.41 tab. 58!; R. et Seh. Syst. V p. 283; 

 Spreng./ Syst. I p. 767. 



Zdxyphus emarginatus Siv. Flor. III (1806) p. 1954; Wikstr. 

 St. Barthel. p. 420. 



Ceanothus ferreus P. I)C. Frodr. II (1825) p. 30; SchlecJtt.f in 

 Linnaea IV p. 88. 



Scutia ferrea Brongn. in Ann. Sc. nat. I scr. uL (1827) y. 363; 

 Oriseb.! Kar. p. 33. 



Condalia ferrea Griseb.f Flor. (1859) p. 100; Walp. Ann. VII 

 p. 588; A. Gray in Bot. Gaz. IV p. 2Q8; Egg.! St. Croix p. HO et 

 St. Croix and Virg. Isl. p. 40; Stahl! Estiul. IV p. 41; Chapm. Flor. 

 South. Stat. II ed. Suppl. p. 612 et III ed. p. 76; Trelease in Trans. 

 St. Louis Acad. V p. 362; Keiv Bull! n. 81 p. 243; Duss! Flor. Ant. 

 frang. p. 92. 



Rliamnidiuin ferreum Sarg. Gard. and For. IV (1891) p. 16 ex 

 Sarg. Silva II (1892) p. 29 iah. 58!; Trelease in Gray et Hob, Syn. 

 Flor. I 1 p. 404. 



Sarcomphalus? ferreus Weberb. cdid. Trelease l. c. 



Black Iron wo od Florid. ex Trel.; Palo de hierro Sto. Doiniug. 

 ex Egg., Port, ex Stahl; Espejuelo Port, ex Gundl; Edden- wog d 

 St. Thorn. ex Egg.; Petit bois-de-fer v. Bois de fer blanc Guad. 

 et Marl, ex Duss. 



