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" C. tcnui folia C. fol. membranaceis ovatis. Browne, Jain. t. 14, 

 f. 3." The excellent flowering specimen in Herb. Linn., received 

 from P. Browne, is the species which has been recently described 

 by Lindau as G. jamaicensis in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. xiii. 206 (1890). 



dler description of C. tcnuifolia is given in the Elor. Jamai- 

 censis published in the Amcenitates (v. 397, 1760), to which, in 

 Sp. PI. ed. 2, 524, reference is made, the original reference to 

 Browne being also given. In his monograph of the genus, Lindau 

 includes C. tcnuifolia L. among "species dubiae et oblivione 

 digine " (torn. cit. 220). 



Coccoloba Priorii. Arbor vel frutex. Folia parva coriacea 

 glabra elliptica breviter acuminata, basi obtusa rotundatave, petio- 

 lata, nervis supra planis, subtus prominulis, venis supra incon- 

 spicuis, subtus densiuscule reticulatis planis. Ochrece glabrae 

 laxiusculae persistentes infra tubulosaa, apice bidentatae. Bacemi 

 folia subajquantes, geminati aut solitarii, terminales erecti laxi- 

 nori ; rhachi, bracteis, ochreolis, pedicellis, perianthioque tomen- 

 tellis ; nodulis 1-floris. Bractei et ochreolce minuti. Pedicelli apice 

 articulati, bracteis multo longiores. Fructus ... G. tenuifolia 

 Griseb. Fl. Br. W. Ind. 162 (1859) non L. Type in Herb. Kew. 



Leaves 1-8 cm. 1., 2-4 cm. br. ; petioles 7-12 mm. 1. Ochrece 

 8-12 mm. 1. Bacemes 4-8 cm. 1. Bracts and ochreolce scarcely 

 •0 mm. 1. Pedicels 2 mm. 1., patent. Perianth, tube 2-3 mm. 1., 

 lobes 1*5-2 mm. 1. 



Hab. — Jamaica, Prior ! 



Coccoloba nigra. Arbor vel frutex glaber. Folia coriacea 

 anguste elliptica vel lanceolata, breviter petiolata ; apice et basi 

 obtusa, nervis venisque utrinque prominulis, venis dense reticu- 

 latis. Ochrece laxae ovatae non tubulosae persistentes. Bacemi 

 densinori erecti terminales foliis breviores ; nodulis plurifloris ; 

 rhachi nigrescente. Bractcce triangulares coriaceae nigrescentes. 

 Ochreolce bracteis multo longiores bilobae mucronatae membra- 

 naceae, translucentes. Pedicelli breves. Perianthii tubus brevis- 

 simus. Fructus . . . Type in Herb. Edinb. 



Leaves 6-10 cm. L, 2-5-4 cm. br. ; petioles 4-5 mm. 1. Ochrece 

 8 mm. 1. Bacemes 7'5 cm. I. Bracts 1-5-2 mm. 1. Ochreolce 

 :j nun. 1. Pedicels about 1 mm. 1. Perianth about 3 mm. 1.; tube 

 Less tlian 1 mm. 1.; lobes elliptical. 



Hab. — " Jamaica," fide Grisebach MSS. in Herb. Edinb. with- 

 out name of collector; named by Grisebach " C. punctata L." 



This species belongs to Lindau's section Campderia, and is 

 therefore related to C. venosa L. (C. excoriata Lindau (non L.) in 

 Engl. Bot. Jahrb. xiii. 211), but differs from this species in the 

 leathery leaves and erect racemes. 



Coccoloba neglecta. Arbor vel frutex ramulis glabris. Folia 

 late elliptica, apice rotundata, basi acuta, obtusa rotundatave, 

 nervis subtus prominentibus, venis inconspicuis. Ochrece apice 

 deciduffl, intra persistentes. Bacemi foliis longiores subdensinori, 

 rhachi tomentella, nodulis 1-rloris approximatis. Pedicelli bre- 

 vissimi. sed ochreolis minutis multo longiores. Fructus late 



