Spruce along the Rio Guainia and the Casiquiare in 
1853-54. The collection cited below appears to be the 
second reported. 
Brazit: Estado do Amazonas, Upper Rio Negro basin, Rio Dimiti. 
“Small tree or tall bush on deeply flooded banks. Flowers bright 
yellow.’’? May 12-19, 1948, Richard Evans Schultes & Francisco Lopez 
9933. 
GUTTIFERAE 
(Contributed by Bassett Maguire) 
Clusia axillaris Wngler ex Martius in F1. Bras. 12, 
pt. 1 (1888) 418, sect. Androstylium Miquel. 
The following collections represent our knowledge of 
the range of this species: 
Brazit: Estado do Amazonas, Sao Paulo de Olivenca, Krukoff 8626, 
8933—Rio Solimoes, Igarapé, Frées 23752—Igarapé Jandiatuba, Frées 
23904. 
Peru: Departamento de Loreto, near Iquitos, Klug 708. 
Venezugta: Territorio del Amazonas, Piedra del Cocui, Rio Negro. 
‘*Bush with white flowers.’? December 22-23, 1947, R. E. Schultes 
& F. Lépez 9436.— Sao Gabriel do Cachoeira, Spruce 2159 (Tyrer). 
—Panuré [Ipanoré] ad Rio Uaupés, Spruce 2854 (Cotyrr). 
Clusia botryoidea Maguire sp. nov., sect. Criuva 
Bentham & Hooker, subsect. Eucriuva Engler. 
Frutex scandens; caulibus crassis; foliis 15-20 cm. 
longis, 6-8 cm. latis, oblanceolato-cuneatis, subsessilibus, 
subcoriaceis, costa crassa ad apicem prope extenta, ner- 
vis lateralibus a costa angulo ca. 45° abeuntibus, promin- 
ulis, ca. 2 mm. distantibus, nervo collectivo a margine 
1-2 mm. remoto; inflorescentia multiflora, botryoidea, 
15 cm. longa, ramulis inferioribus 4-5 em. longis; flori- 
bus sessilibus, bracteis navicularibus, lanceolatis, acutis, 
maximis ca. 1 em. longis; sepalis 3-jugis, decussatis, ex- 
terioribus suborbicularibus, carnosis, 3-4 mm. longis, in- 
terioribus orbicularibus, concavis, ca. 8 mm. longis; petal- 
is carnosis, orbicularibus, 6-8 mm. longis; staminodiis 
