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the appressed-pubescent petioles about 2 mm. long; inflorescence 

 about 5 mm. long; bracts about 0.5 mm. long; pedicels pubescent, 

 2 mm. long or less; sepals rounded, pubescent, the larger about 

 I mm. long; "flowers yellow"; petals slightly pubescent in the 

 bud; fruit 7-8 mm. wide, about 5 mm. high, margined, rather 

 deeply notched, sparingly pubescent when young, glabrous when 

 mature, sHghtly decurrent on its stipe which is about 1.5 mm. long. 

 Deciduous woods, Sierra Nipe, near Woodfred, Oriente, at 

 450-550 m. altitude {Shajer 3070). 



40. THE GENUS TRICERA Sw. IN CUBA 



j-lanceolate, 5 cm. wide or 



Leaves broadly ovate 



'., subcordate. 





eUiptic or obov 



at the base. 





Capsule globose-ellipsoid. 



Capsule ovoid, ac 



ute. 



Venation of the leaves ol 





Petioles very stout, i 



mm. long or les 



thick. 





Petioles slender, 2-6 



mm. long; leaves 



very thick. 





Twigs yellow. 





Twigs green. 





Capsule-lobes 



semiovate. 



Capsule-lobes 



linear-spatulate. 



Leaves 1-3.5 cm. long. 





Leaves suborbicular to 



obovate or ellip 



Inflorescence and capsule glabrous. 



Inflorescence and capsule pubescent. 



Leaves oblong to linear-oblanceolate, 2-5 



Staminate flowers sessile or very nearly so. 



13. T.glomera 



Staminate flowers manifestly pedicelled. 





Leaves 2-3.5 cm. long, the lateral venatior 





obsolete. 



14. T. bahame 



