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Veracruz and Oaxaca ; type from Jalapa, Veracruz. Guatemala. 

 Shrub, 1.5 to 7.5 meters high ; leaflets 3 or 5, 4 to 10 cm. long, glabrous above, 

 puberulent beneath ; flowers white ; fruit black. 



13. E-ubus macrogong-ylus Focke, Repert. Sp. Nov. Fedde 9: 236. 1911. 

 Veracruz. Guatemala. 



Leaflets 3 or 5, oblong, acuminate ; fruit black. 



14. Bubus smithii Rydb. N. Amer. Fl. 22: 458. 1913. 



Rubus poliophyllus Focke; Donn. Smith, Bot. Gaz. 18: 202. 1893. Not R. poli- 



ophyllus Kuntze, 1879. 

 Mexico. Guatemala ; type from San Rafael. 



Leaflets 3 or 5, oval or elliptic, 8 cm. long or shorter, abruptly acuminate; 

 flowers white; fruit black. 



15. Rubus uhdeanus Focke, Abh. Nat. Ver. Bremen 4: 159. 1874. 

 Mexico and Morelos. 



Leaflets 3, pale beneath, 9 cm. long or shorter ; petals white or pinkish, 8 mm. 

 long ; fruit black, about 1 cm. long. 



16. Rubus abundus Rydb. N. Amer. FI. 22: 454. 1913. 



Rubus floribundus H. B. K. Nov. Gen. & Sp. 6: 219, 1823. Not R. floribundus 

 Weihe, 1821. 



Veracruz and Oaxaca. Central America to Bolivia ; type from Andes of 

 Loja, Ecuador. 



Leaflets 3 or 5, 10 cm. long or shorter ; flowers white or rose ; fruit black, 

 subglobose. .; 



17. Rubus nelsoni Rydb. N. Amer. Fl. 22: 455. 1913. ^j 

 Known only from the type locality. Mount Zempoaltepec, Oaxaca. 



Stem reclining, 2 to 4 meters long; leaflets 3 or 5, 3 to 7 cm. long; flowers 

 white ; fruit dark purple, subglobose. 



18. Rubus palmeri Rydb. N. Amer. Fl. 22: 456. 1913. 



Durango, Sinaloa, Tepic, and Jalisco ; type from San Ram6n, Durango. 



Stems reclining, 2 to 4 meters long; leaflets 3 or 5, 10 cm. long or shorter; 

 flowers white ; fruit black, of good flavor. " Guismora," " huismora " ( Du- 

 rango) ; "mora" (Sinaloa). 



19. Rubus sapidus Schlecht. Linnaea 13: 269. 1839. 

 Veracruz ; type from Jalapa. 



Leaflets 3 or 5, dark green, 7 cm. long or shorter, acuminate ; petals white, 

 1 cm. long; fruit globose. 



20. Rubus alnifolius Rydb. N. Amer. Fl. 22: 457. 1913. 

 Known only from the type locality, San Miguel, Veracruz. 



Stems decumbent or reclining; leaflets 3, oval, coriaceous, 3 to 5 cm. long; 

 fruit dark purple, 1.5 to 2 cm. long. 



21. Rubus scandens Liebm. Nat. For. Kjobenhavn Vid. Medd. 1852: 154. 1853. 

 Veracruz ; type from Mirador. 



Stems climbing, often 6 meters long ; leaflets 3 or 5 ; flowers white or pinkish ; 

 fruit dark purple. 



22. Rubus fagifolius Schlecht. & Cham. Linnaea 5: .571. 1830. 

 Veracruz ; type from Papantla. 



Stems climbing, sometimes 5 meters long; leaflets 3 or 5, 12 cm. long or 

 shorter, coriaceous ; flowers white ; fruit red, of 4 to 6 large drupelets. 



23. Rubus cymosus Rydb. N. Amer. Fl. 22: 470. 1913. 

 Known only from the type locality, Tlalpam, Valley of Mexico. 



Stems decumbent, prickly; leaflets 5, ovate, ff to 8 cm. long; flowers white; 

 fruit dark purple, globose, 1 cm. long. 



