gined; petals 5, crassate, obovate, reddish, 8-10 cm. 
long; staminodia obsolete; immature ovary cylindric; 
mature fruit pyriform, 5-celled, 12-15 mm. long, ca. 8 
mm. broad; stigmas pyramidal, essentially connivent, 
each stigma triangular or rhomboidal, ca. 2 mm. long; 
ovules numerous, pluriseriate, subpendent, matrix yel- 
low, seed 1-2 mm. long, reddish. 
Recent collections indicate that the species has a great 
geographical range. Through Schultes 3940 and 5565, 
Clusia renggerioides is now recorded for the flora of 
Colombia. 
Brazit: Panuré Ipanoré, Rio Uaupés de l’Amazone. Spruce 2895 
(Type) (Dupticate type in Herb. N.Y. Bot. Gard.).—Near Livra- 
mento, Rio Livramento, Humayté. ‘‘Strangling vine, ‘apui’; on terra 
firma.’’ October 12—November 6, 1934, Krukoff 6810.—Plateau be- 
tween Rio Livramento and Rio Ipixuna, Humaytd. ‘‘Vine, cipoal.’’ 
Nov. 7-18, 1934, Krukoff 7212. 
Cotoms1a: Comisaria del Amazonas, los alrededores de La Chorrera, 
Rio Igaraparan4, alt. ca, 180 m. ‘“Strangler; petals red-purple. June 
4-10, 1942, R. E.Schultes 3940.—Comisaria del Vaupés, Cerro La Cam- 
pana, Ajaju River. ““Treelet 25 feet tall, diam. 4-5 inches; bark black ; 
latex thin, white, resinous; flowers red-brown; in forests on cragg 
slopes, (sandstone) summit about 800-1200 feet above forest floor, 
1700-2100 feet above sea level.’’ June 1-6, 1943, R. E. Schultes 5565. 
Clusia Schultesii Maguire sp. nov., sect. Criuva 
Bentham & Hooker, subsect. Eucriuva Engler. 
Frutex; ramulis crassis, subsucculentis, in sicco sul- 
catis; ramulorum internodiis 1-2 cm. longis; foliis 8-12 
cm. longis, 5-7 cm. latis, subsessilibus, coriaceis, or- 
biculari-obovatis, basi aliquantum acuta, margine ali- 
quantulum crassa revolutaque, costa inferne crassa, apice 
prominulo, nervis lateralibus prominulis, prope marginem 
nervo collectivo 1 mm. remoto; lamina supra laccata, 
subtus non lucida; inflorescentia masculina 10-15 cm. 
longa, 8-9 flora, pedunculo 8-10 cm. longo, 5-6 mm. 
crasso, ramis 5-10 mm. longis, bracteis semiorbiculari- 
bus, ca. 5 mm. longis; sepalis 6—7, inferioribus oppositis 
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