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RHAMNACEAE. 



ZiziPHUs Juss. 



Z. sp. — El Valle, River trail, Johmton, no. 269, July 15. A tree, 

 about 7 m. high, with wide-spreading top. Related to Z. mexicana 

 Rose, Contrib. U. S. nat. herb., vol. 1, p. 315. Differs in having 

 leaves more broadly oval, more rounded at base, and distinctly three- 

 nerved. The margin is almost the same in each. 



VITACEAE. 



Cissus L. 



C. siCYOiDES L., Syst. nat., ed. 10, vol. 2, p. 897 (1759); Griseb., 

 Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 102; Desc, Ant., vol. 7, pi. 481.— Santa Ana, 

 Ernst; El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 244, Aug. 1. Further dis- 

 tribution, tropical America. 



TILIACEAE. 



CORCHORUS L. 



C. ACUTANGULUS Lam., Encycl., vol. 2, p. 104 (1786); Wight, Ic. 

 pi. Ind. Or., vol. 3, p. 739; Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 97.— El 

 Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 97, July 11. Common to all tropical 

 countries. 



C. HiRSUTUS L., Sp. pi., vol. 1, p. 530 (1753); Jacq., Hort. Vind., 

 vol. 3, pi. 57; Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 97. — Juan Griego, Ernst. 

 Further distribution, Antigua, Guadeloupe, Venezuela. 



C. siLiQUOSUS L., Sp. pi., vol. 1, p. 529 (1753); Jacq., Hort. Vind., 

 vol. 3, pi. 59; Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 97. — Santa Ana, Ernst. 

 Further distribution, southern United States and tropical America. 



Triumfetta L. 



T. Lappula L., Sp. pL, vol. 1, p. 444 (1753); Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. 

 Ind., p. 95. — Santa Ana, Ernst. Venezuela: Colonia Tovar, Fendler, 

 no. 1918, 1856-57. Further distribution, Mexico, West Indies 

 Panama, and Cape Verde Ids. 



