5 metros; flores ruges rubro.’” December 22, 1945, Ricardo de Lemos 
Fro6es 21540.—Estado do Amazonas, Rio Negro, Sao Gabriel (Uaupés), 
Serra de Sao Gabriel, near summit. Alt. c. 100 m. ‘*Single-trunked 
treelet up to 9 m. tall. Three or four leaves on top. Fruit clustered 
on stem, usually near base, three to four in each fascicle, almost glo- 
bose with very abruptly pointed apex, main and secondary longitudi- 
nal ribs almost equal, but transverse ribs as high or higher than main 
ribs, forming upturned pseudoechinate projections at right angled 
point of juncture, hispid stinging hairs all along ribs and to lesser ex- 
tent on surface of fruit. Ripening a scarlet. Seeds 25, embedded in 
acid, white pulp. Trunk 4—5 inches in diameter. Bark smooth, black. 
Leaflets curiously ‘‘spurred’’ at base, thickened spur causing them 
to be somewhat erect. Extremely common. Leaflets entire in lower 
half, regularly sinuate in upper half. Cacao jacaré. Tukano = ee-sé-pe- 
ke.’’ September 15, 1947, Richard Evans Schultes & Francisco Lépez 
8758.—Same locality and date. “‘Trunk black, columnar, 3 inches in 
diameter. Treelet 8 m. tall. Leaf lobes thickened at base into spur- 
like prong, throwing them upwards. Fruit on stem at 5 ft. above 
ground. Ripening red. Transverse and main ridges meet to form 
curious thickening in form of upturned ‘hooks,’ covered with stinging 
hairs.’’ Richard Evans Schultes &§ Francisco Lopez 8759.—Same locality 
and date. ‘“Seven m. tall; diameter 3 inches. Bark black. Fruit ripens 
red. 25 seeds. Fruit looks softly echinate due to warty projections all 
over where transverse and horizontal ribs cross.’’ Richard Evans Schultes 
5 Francisco Lopez 8762.—Same locality and date. Richard Evans 
Schultes § Francisco Lopez 8763,— Estado do Amazonas, Rio Negro, 
Tapurucuara (Santa Isabel). September 11, 1947, Richard Evans Schultes 
& Francisco Lopez 8956.—FEstado do Amazonas, Rio Negro basin, Rio 
Padauiary. October 27, 1947, Ricardo de Lemos Frées 22673.—FEstado 
do Amazonas, Rio Negro, near Sao Gabriel, at base of Serra Uanari. 
October 31, 1947, Richard Evans Schultes & Joao Murga Pires 8978 .— 
Estado do Amazonas, Rio Uaupés, Serra Wabeesee, below Bela Vista. 
**Flowers many in clusters. Calyx segments red, petals and staminodes 
greyish purple. Ligules greyish purple, 5-6 cm. long. Treelet 15 ft. 
tall.’’ November 17, 1947, Richard Evans Schultes & Joao Murca Pires 
9130.—Estado do Amazonas, Rio Negro, Serra de Sao Gabriel. “‘Tree- 
let 8 ft. tall. Flowers in many-flowered fascicles. Sepals externally 
dark blood-red, internally scarlet; petals ashy red with yellow stripes; 
staminodes ashy purple-red, internally showing white-yellow patches, 
externally dark red. Ligules 8-9 cm. long, linear, externally red, in- 
ternally white-yellow, but folded or inrolled so that red is enclosed. 
Tukano: 6-sd-pee-ké.’’ November 20-25, 1947, Richard Evans Schultes 
& Francisco Lopez 9162.—Estado do Amazonas, Rio Negro, mouth of 
Rio Xié. December 2, 1947, Richard Evans Schultes & Francisco Lopez 
9205.—Estado do Amazonas, Rio Negro, Nazaré. ‘‘Treelet 15 ft. 
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