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Fwma 8. — Myroxylon pimctaium, Klotzsch. 



a. Tracing of leaves, flowers, and pods. 

 Traced from Hayiie's Arzney-Gewachse. 



b. Large yellowish leaflets (a) and detached gi-een leaflets in 



a separate cover (b). 

 Afyrospermum, River Maraiion, A. J. de Warszewicz. 

 "Much resembles Myrospermum punctatum, Klotzsch, 

 as contained in Pavon's collection in the British 

 Museum, under the designation : ' Myrospeiinuiii 

 halsamiferum.' In the Myrospermum bdlsamifeintm at 

 the British Museum, the leaflets are usually more 

 acute than in these." A. J. de Warsze^vicz asserts 

 that the yellow leaves (a) are from large trees, and 

 the green leaves (h) from younger trees. But they 

 are so different I can scarcely believe them to be of 

 the same genus. 



€. Leaflets, flowers, fniit, and balsam. 



From Dr. Klotzsch; .30 Aug., 1853. See Myroxylon punc- 

 tatum, Klotzsch, in Hayne's Arzney-Gewachse (Bd. iii. 

 t. 12 of the Pharmaceutical Society's copy), vol xiv. 

 t. 12. J. J. Bennett and Prof. Guibourt fully concur 

 with me in considering this plant identical with 

 specimens in Pavon's collection marked : ''Myrospcrmuw 

 balsamiferum (British Museum ; 20 Sept., 185.3." — D.H. 

 "Ruiz, who gives an account of this tree, whieli was iniblished by 

 Lambert in 1821, says that it grows in the mountains of Panatahvas, in 

 the forests of Puzuzo, Mufia, Cuoliero, Paxaten, Pain)iahermosa, and in 

 many other countries near the river Marafion, in low, warm, and .sunny 

 situations ; moreover, that it blossoms in August, September, and 

 October. Both fruits and bark are said to be collected, but no balsam." 

 —D.H. Note-book, vii., p. 308. 



Forma f. — Myroa:ylon robiniafolium, Kl. 

 a, h, c. Leafy twig. 



[Chongon, near Guayaquil, 1862; R. Spruce. These speci- 

 mens vary verj' much in size and shape of leaf, some 

 of the leaflets being as small as those of the Lima 

 specimens.] 



d. Detached leaves and fruits and leaflets. 



[Chongon, near Guayaquil, 1865 ; Dr. A. Destruge. (Jii 

 the same sheet are some fruits received from T. J. 

 Riofrio, Guayaquil, per G. C. Bnice, 15 Oct., 1863, 

 . labelled: " Semillas del Arbol de Balsamo." 1 



