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BOMBACACEAE. 

 Bomb AX L. 



B. CTOiANENSE HBK., Nov. gen. et sp., vol. 5, p. 300 (1821). — Santa 

 Ana, Ernst. Venezuela: near Cumana, HBK., /. c. There are 

 several Bombax trees occurring in El Valle, but no specimens were 

 collected. 



STERCULIACEAE. 



GuAZUMA Adans. 



G. ULMiFOLiA Lam., Encycl., vol. 3, p. 52 (1789); Griseb., Fl. Brit. 

 W. Ind., p. 91. — Santa Ana, Ernst. Distributed from Cuba to Brazil. 



Helicteres L. 



H. BARUENSis Jacq., Enum. pi. Carib., p. 30 (1760), and Hist. Stirp. 

 Am., p. 236; Schumann in Mart., Fl. Bras., vol. 12, pt. 3, p. 20.— 

 Santa Ana, Ernst. Venezuela: Vargas, Flora, p. 192. Further dis- 

 tribution, tropical America. 



Melochia L. 



M. TOMENTOSA L., Syst. nat., ed. 10, vol. 2, p. 1140 (1759); Griseb., 

 Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 93.— Santa Ana, Ernst; El Valle, Miller & John- 

 ston, no. 44, July 5; Juan Griego trail, Johnston, no. 56, July 31. 

 Shrub, 1 m. high; flowers pink or purplish. Venezuela: near Cumana, 

 HBK., Nov. gen. et sp., vol. 5, p. 323; Caracas, Birschel; Colonia 

 Tovar, Fendler, no. 2289, 1856-57. Further distribution, tropical 

 America. 



Waltheria L. 



W. AMERICANA L., Sp. pL, vol. 2, p. 673 (1753); Griseb., Fl. Brit. 

 W. Ind., p. 95.— El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 202, July 8. Vene- 

 zuela: near Bordones and Cumana, HBK., Nov. gen. et sp., vol. 5, 

 p. 333; Colonia Tovar, Fendler, nos. 110 and 112, 1854-55. Widely 

 distributed in tropical countries. 



MARCGRAVIACEAE. 



Caracasia Szyszyl. 



C. tremadexa (Ernst) Szyszyl. in Engl, et Prantl, Naturl. Pflan- 

 zenfam., vol. 3, pt. 6, p. 164 (1893). Vargasia iremadena Ernst, Var- 



