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M. SP. San Juan Mt., alt. 600 m., Johnston, no. 282, Aug. 28. 

 Allied to M. latifolia Sw. and M. Grisebachii Sarg. Leaves in this 

 form larger than those of the others, obovate, entire, sometimes 5 cm. 

 long and 3 em. wide, the base often obtuse, decurrent into a short 

 petiole, the apex rounded, obtuse or minutely retuse; flowers on the 

 plan of four. 



SAPINDACEAE. 

 Cardiospermum L. 



C. Halicacabum L., Sp. pi., vol. 1, p. 366 (1753); Griseb., Fl. 

 Brit. W. Ind., p. 122; Desc, Ant., vol. 4, pi. 241.— Santa Ana, Ernst; 

 El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 208, July 20, Venezuela: Ernst. 

 Sobre la flora y fauna, p. 226. Common in tropical countries. 



Melicocca L. 



M. BiJUGA L., Sp. pi., ed. 2, vol. 1, p. 495 (1762); Griseb., Fl. 

 Brit. W. Ind., p. 127.— El Valle, Miller d- Johnston, no. 128, July 18. 

 Further distribution, tropical America. 



Paullinia L. 



P. CuRURU L., Sp. pi., vol. 1, p. 365 (1753); Desc, Ant., vol. 3, 

 pi. 181.— El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 239, July 30; Tacarigua, 

 Johnston, no. 66, Aug. 14. Distribution general in West Indies. 

 Not the same as Serjania nodosa as claimed by. some authors, for the 

 fruit is pyriform and not at all alate. 



( Sapindus L. 



S. Saponaria L., Sp. pi., vol. 1, p. 367 (1753); Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. 

 Ind., p. 126. — Santa Ana, Ernst; El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 

 127, July 18. Further distribution, Jamaica, and Venezuela. 



Talisia Aubl. 



T. OLiVAEFORMis (HBK.) Radlk., Sitzb. math.-phys. Akad., 

 Muench., vol. 8, p. 342 (1878). Melicocca olivaeformis HBK., Nov. 

 gen. et sp., vol. 5, p. 130 (1821).— Santa Ana, Ernst; El Valle, alt. 

 300 m., Johnston, no. 299, July 4. Further distribution, Colombia. 



Urvillea HBK. 



U. ULMACEA HBK., Nov. gen. et sp., vol. 5, p. 106, pi. 440 (1821).— 

 El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 23, July 31. Venezuela: near 

 Caracas, HBK, /. c. Further distribution, tropical America. 



