(Schery 1942). Although the genus Hancornia has been 
split into many species and varieties, the present ten- 
dency is to reduce the number. There are few herbarium 
specimens, and for this reason the latest review of the 
genus (Monachino 1944) can only be considered as a pre- 
liminary treatment. Most of the material is called man- 
gabeira locally and may be classified as Hancornia spec- 
iosa Gomes. In Ceara (map, figure 1) mangabeira is found 
in small areas along the sandy coast, on the high sandy 
chapada or wooded savanna of the Serra de Araripe, and 
in one small isolated colony in the Serra de Ibiapaba 
near Campo Grande. The trees vary in size from thick- 
trunked, aged specimens, which resemble old apple trees, 
HANCORNIA Fee 
MANIHOT YW 
FORTALEZA 
CANINDE 
ye. 
Ficure 1. Map of the State of Ceara, Brazil, with inset 
map of South America showing location of the state. 
(Drawn by Gordon W. Dillon) 
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