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cornifolium (Pl. 222), V. ellipticum (Pl. 222), and V. laurifolium (Pl. 
218). 
Specimens examined :—ANTILLES. CuBa (de la Ossa,—the type of 
V. tereticaule cubense; Baker, 2602; Britton, Cowell & Shafer, 12928; 
Dewey, 644; Eggers, 4668, 4724, 4902; Linden, 1960; Maxon, 4337 ; Ru- 
gel, 270; Shafer, 331, 3270, 8116, 8517, 8601, 8607, 8737; Underwood & 
Earle, 1311; Van Hermann, 4887; Wright, 216=1251a, 217). JAMAICA 
(Britton, 2687; Harris, 10339). Santo Dominco (Wright, Parry & 
Brummel, 465). Harti (Christ, 2232; Nash and Taylor, 1251; Picarda, 
1605). Puerto Rico (Britton, Stevens & Hess, 2470, 4888; Hess, 1913; 
Sintenis, 339, 339c, 1270, 1388, 4154, 4391, 4494, 4614, 4840). CARIBBEES. 
GUADELOUPE (Duss, 2969 in part. Dominica (Ramage, 1888). Mar- 
TINIQUE (Duss, 101 and 4418 in part). GRENADA (Broadway, 1021b, 1873; 
(Eggers, 6077, 6396). Sr. VINCENT (Smith, 245 in part, 248). TOBAGO 
(Broadway, 3982). TRINIDAD (Crueger, 1649, 2724; Fendler, 654; Hart, 
6118; Kuntze, 679; Lunt, 6118). CAYENNE REGION. BRITISH GUIANA 
(Hostmann or Hostmann & Kappler, 729 in part; Jenman, 650, 1218, 
2221, 2545, 3781, 3868, 4747; Wullschlaegel, 991). Surinam? (Schom- 
burgk; Herb. Torrey. ex. herb. Schweinitz.). FRENCH GUIANA (Gabriel, 
1802; Mus. Paris, 198; Patris; Perrottet, 229,—the type of V. sauru- 
roides, 1820; Ройеаш, 1819-1821, 1824; Sagot, 296). BRAZIL. Tingua 
(Pohl, 246, 4319, 1828,—the type of V. Schottii; Schott). Ceara (Gard- 
ner, 1678). Nouvelle Fribourg (Claussen, 44-5). Piauhy (Gardner, 
1960,—sometimes labeled as from Ceara). Para (Sieber). Ilha Mexicana, 
Para (Guedes, 2365). Ilha Marajo, Para (Ducke, 2530b). Alagoas 
(Gardner, 1320). Blumenau (Ule, 850). Sta. Catarina (Möller; Pabst, 
554 in part). 8. Paulo (Noack). Puerto Alegro (Czermak & Reineck, 
367). Serra de S. Ignacio (Niederlein, 171). Matto Grosso (Meyer, 720; 
Robert, 522). Rio de Janeiro (Beyrich; Glaziou, 1428, 1431, 1435, 4008, 
7661; Riedel; Schenck, 2132; Sello, 498 ; Ule, 4800; Weddell, 378). ‘Bast 
Brazil" (Luschnath, 1835; Wied-Newwied, 1829). Without locality 
(Burchell, 3313; Claussen; Lund, 385; v. Seneloh, 259). PARAGUAY. 
Asuncion (Balansa, 2498). Rio Tebicuari (Kuntze, 16). Cordillera de 
Altos (Fiebrig, 511; Hassler, 913). Paraguari (Balansa, 4722). Tobaty 
(Fiebrig, 51; Hassler, 6364). ‘‘South Paraguay" (Kuntze, 17). Ав- 
GENTINA. Cordillera de Mesconas (Niederlein, 1277). PERU. Without 
locality (Ruiz). EcuapoR. Bodega (Sodiro, 1872). Nanegal (Sodiro, 
1874). Paloo (Eggers, 14340). Without locality (Eggers, 1400; Sodiro, 
148/28). Сопомва. Popayan (Bonpland, 1871,—the type of L. ріре- 
roides; Bonpland, 3808,—the type of L. torulosus). Sta. Martha (Smith, 
1278). VENEZUELA. Quique (Fendler, 112). PANAMA. Sabana de la 
Tortuga, Chiriqui (Pittier, 3345). Caldera, Chiriqui (Pittier, 3357). 
Chagres (Fendler, 136). Mindi, (Hayes, 616). Bismarck (Williams, 
