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Obovate or oblanceolate to linear. 
Stem terete. Brazilian. ENSIFOLIAE. 
Stem compressed or 2-edged. 
Brazilian. Leaves moderately 
large. TURBINISPICAE. 
Argentine. LIGAE. 
Mexican. 
Fruit ovoid. LANCEOLATAE. 
Fruit globose. PRINGLEAE, 
Opaque, or obseurely or heavily nerved. 
Fleshy. Mexican. NERVOSAE. 
Moderately eoriaceous. 
South American. 
Spikes very long with large 
seales. POLYGYNAE. 
Spikes not long. 
Venezuelan. RIGIDAE. 
Brazilian. CORIACEAE. 
West Indian. 
Fruit smooth. 
Sepals elosely meeting. 
CHRYSOCARPAE. 
Sepals parted. RUBRAE. 
Fruit wrinkled. CAMPBELLIAE. 
Central American. 
Leaves elongated. | CORYNARTHRAE. 
Leaves broad or small. BREVIFOLIAE. 
Mexiean. 
Leaves small or broad. BREVIFOLIAE. 
Leaves long and narrow. PRINGLEAE. 
Very thick and dull. ROBUSTISSIMAE. 
Flowers prevailingly 6-ranked on each joint. 
Varying into 2 or 4 ranks.—See the preceding sections. 
Varying into 4+2 series. 
Leaves obscurely nerved. 
Thick and opaque, mostly papillately dull. 
ROBUSTISSIMAE. 
Moderately coriaceous, smooth. 
Spikes moderately long, with moderate 
seales. 
Venezuelan. RIGIDAE. 
Brazilian. 
Leaves moderate.  CORIACEAE. 
Leaves rather large. 
P. lanceolato-ellipticum. 
