Dkc. i8g6. Flora of Yucatan — Millspau(;h. 311 



BIXACE.E. 



Maximilliana hibiscoides (Humb. & Bonpl.) Chum. 



Cochlosperviutn hibiscoides, Kunth. Tree 30 to go feet high, 

 abundant in the forests about Izamal, March to April (433). 



VIOLACE.^. 



lonidium brevicaule Mart. 



Herb 6 inches high, frequent along roadsides near Izamal, 

 Sept. (855). 



lonidium oppositifolium Roem. & Schult. 



/. ripariimi H. B. K. Herb 20 inches high, flowers blue, 

 common in woodlands about Izamal (791). 



TURNERACE^. 



Turnera diffusa aphrodisiaca (Ward) Urban. Xmisibcoc. 



Shrubby, 10 feet high, flowers orange-yellow, common at 

 Xcholac, March (538) ; and in the scrub lands about Izamal, 

 Sept. to Oct. (859). 



Turnera ulmifolia Linn. Clave/ de Oro. 



X Shrub 12 feet high, not common, cultivated lands near Izamal 



m (325)- 



PASSIFLORACE.E. 



Passiflora ciliata Alton. Passionaria. Xpochkac. 



\'ine 6 feet, flowers white, tinged with purple; common on 

 waste lands near Izamal, Feb. to June (466). Vine 4 feet 

 uncommon at the port of Silam, April (630). 



Passiflora g-ossypifolia Lindl. 



Vine 4 feet ; not common ; moist, shady places near Iza- 

 mal. Flowers pale purple, Aug. (793). 



LOASACE.E. 



Gronovia scandens Linn. Lalmuch. 



Vine 10 feet, abundant in shady places near Izamal, Aug. to 

 Dec. (770). 



CACTACE.E. 



Cereus pectem-aboriginum Engelm. 

 ■ Abundant at the port of Silam : 30 feet high, flowers purple, 



April (613). 



LYTHRACE.E. 



; Cuphea Trinitatis DC. 



Herb 8 to 16 inches high, flowers opposite, interpetiolar supra- 

 racemose and terminal, pedicels as long as the calyx. Common 

 at Buena \'ista Xbac, Aug. (785). 



