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magnifier from 1 to 3 rowa of cells wide and from a few to 

 several cells high.^ 



Distribution, common names and uses 



The snowy sunleaf extends from the Orinoco basin to the 

 east, along the northern coast hills of South America, into 

 Central America, where itg western and northern known limits 

 are at Hacienda Ghacalapa" in sc uthern Mexico. It is also a 

 native of Guba, where it goes under the name of d^game , All 

 over Central America it is called s^lamo , besides being one 

 of the madronos of the Costa Hicans and the alazano , cr 

 goayabo a la zano , of Panama. In Venezuela, it is knwon as 

 be tun « The wood is applied to many minor uses, and is ex- 

 ported from Cuba as dagame s^'ars to be used as a substitute 

 for the true lancewood. Dagame lancewoo d is a name often 

 applied to it in the trade. 



The Hairy-leaved {>enipa 

 Genipa Caruto H.S.Z., IIov. Gen. & 3p. 3: 318. 1818. 



Description of the tree 



A tree seldom over 15 m. high, with a diameter of 30 to 

 35 cm at the base, the trunk straight or crooked, covered 

 with a grayish, smooth bark, the crown usually depressed and 

 spreading. Leaves coriaceous, bunched at the end of the 

 branchlets, the petioles broad, up to 0.5 cm. long, the 

 blades obovate, long cuneate at the base, obtusely acuminate, 

 8 to 25 cm. long, 3 to 12 cm. broad, glabrous and almost 

 glossy above, grayish and tomentose-pubescent beneath; sti- 

 pules ovate-triangular, scarious, brown, pubescent without, 

 caducous, 0.8 to 1.5 cm. long. Inflorescence cymose-corym- 

 bose, more or less congested, terminal; bracts stipuliform, 

 ovate-triangular, 3 to 4 mm. long. Flowers yellowish white, 

 opening all at a time; calyx tubulous, tru.icate or sub-toothed. 



