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obtuse, rounded or cordate at base, scabrous above, entire or nearly so; 

 flowers in small dense cymes; calyx 1 cm. long, the teeth acute; corolla 3 

 to 4 cm. long, white, with yellow throat, the lobes crispate; fruit ovoid, 2.5 

 to 3 cm. long, reddish brown, shining, the flesh sweet; wood soft, close- 

 grained, brown, its specific gravity about 0.68. " Anacahuite," " anacahuitl," 

 "anacahuita" (Tamaulipas, Guanajuato, Nuevo Leon, Texas; from the 

 Nahuatl amacuahuUl, "paper-tree") ; "siricote" (Tamaulipas) ; " nacaguita "' 

 (Nuevo Leon); " trompillo " (Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon); "nacahuite" (San 

 Luis Potosi) ; " nacahuitl " (Nuevo Leon). 



The tree is often planted for ornament and is very handsome when covered 

 with flowers. The fruit is eaten by people but if eaten raw it said to cause 

 dizziness, as if one were intoxicated. Domestic animals are fond of the 

 fruit and hogs eat the seeds. The wood is of little value, but yokes and 

 other articles are made from it. All parts of the plant are aromatic. Jelly 

 made from the fruit is much used as a remedy for coughs and colds. A 

 decoction of the leaves is a popular domestic remedy for rheumatism and 

 is generally employed in the treatment of bronchial affections. About 1860 

 the wood attracted some attention in Germany as a possible remedy for 

 tuberculosis and quantities of it were exported from Tampico. Aiialy.^ s, 

 however, showed that it did not possess important medicinal properties, 

 and experience proved that no good results followed its use, consequently it 

 was not long employed. 



9. Cordia morelosana Standi., sp. nov. 



Morelos; type from Cuernavaca (Prhifjle 8205; U. S. Nat. Herb. no. 354555). 

 Small tree; leaves petiolate, broadly elliptic or rounded, 3.5 to 6 cm. long, 



2 to 4 cm. wide, rounded or apiculate at apex, obtuse or rounded at base, 

 coriaceous, scabrous above, setose-hispidulous beneath, the venation very 

 prominent and reticulate beneath ; flowers in large dense cymes ; calyx 13 

 mm. long, tubular, striate, densely pilose, the teeth short, obtuse ; corolla about 



3 cm. long, 5 or 6-lobate, the lobes rounded. 



10. Cordia gerascantkus L. Syst. Nat. ed. 10. 936. 1759. 

 Cordia gerascanthoides H, B. K. Nov. Gen. & Sp. 3: 69. 1819. 

 Yucatdn ; reported from Tabasco. Greater Antilles. 



Tree, 4 to 30 meters high ; leaves lanceolate to elliptic-oblong, 5 to 12 cm. 

 long, acute or acuminate, acute at base, entire, glabrous or nearly so; 

 flowers white, fragrant, in dense cymes ; calyx 7 to 10 mm. long, pilose or 

 tomentulose; corolla about twice as long as the calyx. " Baria " (Tabasco, 

 Quintana Roo, Cienfuegos) ; " bohom," " habeem " (Yucatan, Maya). 



The wood is said to be strong and elastic and to be valuable for purposes 

 of construction. 



11. Cordia igualensis Bartlett, Proc. Amer. Acad. 44: 632. 1909. 

 Type from Iguala Canyon, Guerrero, altitude 760 meters. 



Leaves elliptic, 12 to 18 cm. long, abruptly short-acuminate, acute at base, 

 entire, glabrous above; flowers white, in large cymes; corolla 2.5 cm. long. 



12. Cordia tinifolia Willd. ; Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg. 4: 800. 1819. 

 Tepic to Guerrero; type from Acapulco. 



Tree, 4 to 15 meters high ; leaves narrowly oblong to elliptic-oblong, 7 to 

 15 cm. long, acute or acuminate, acute to rounded at base, glabrous above; 

 flowers white, in large or small cymes, sessile; corolla about 3 cm. long. 



