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cens. Of these, 4 species are found in Europe, Northern Africa and 
Asia, 6 in Southern Asia, 12 in Central and Southern Africa, including 
the Canaries, Mauritius, Bourbon, and Madagascar, 5 in Australia, 
9 in North and South America, one of which is common to both North 
Ameriea and Europe, and 4 in the South Sea Islands, only two of 
which, however, are peculiar to them. All these species are arranged 
as follows :— 
MARSILIA, Vaill. 
A. Fruits uoa (8-20) placed on recurved peduncles in a single row far 
up the petiole, from the outer edge of which they spring, globose, 
without teeth. 
. M. polycarpa, Hook. et Grev. (M. Brasiliensis, Mart., forma minor.) 
"od atio West Indies, Mexico, and Tahiti. 
B. Fruits from 2-6, mostly 2 (exceptionally 1), seated on the base, or a 
little wed the ben of the petiole, more or less compressed, mostly 
oblong, wi 
a, Peduncles s mes some ne distance, sometimes more than halfway up, 
grown toge 
2. M. quadrifolia, Linn. Tonaparate parts ef Europe and Asia; in North 
America only known from Connecticut. 
3. M. macropus, Engelm. (non Hook.). Texas 
4. M. Brownii, A. Braun (M. quadrifolia, R. Brown, Prodr). New South 
Wales. 
b. Peduncles free, or at the base slightly ins together. 
a. Peduncles erect or asce 
5. M. diffusa, Lepr. (M. sarmentosa, Bory ; M. eet terranea, Kunth; M. 
erosa, Kunze; M. vulgaris, Bory, Boj er). Tropical Africa and its is 
6 erosa, Willd. (M. padri floribus Qe tr Klein; M. quadri- 
folia, Ba, M. minuta, Linn., Mant.). Tranquebar, Pondicherry, Ceylon. 
7. M. crenata, Presl (M. mi oia A. Braun ; M. minuta, Blanco). Phi- 
lippine and perhaps Hawaiian Islands. 
8. rachycarpa, A. Braun. Pegu. 
9. M. brachypus, À. Braun. uocum 
10. M. gracilenta, A. Braun. Con 
B. Julendiei ‘Saad downwards. 
11. M. deflexa, A. Braun. Brazil. 
C. Fruit solitary at the base of each petiole (more or less compressed, with 
or without teeth). 
uncles erect or ascendi 
ernal skin of fruit not dg off. 
12. M. Coromandelina, ; Willa. (M. quadrifolia, Burm. ; M. minuta, B Coro- 
‘mandelina, Linn., Mant.; M. minuta, pedunculis unifloris longioribus fili- 
a Klein; M. longipes, Bory. Coromandel Coast. 
trichopoda, Lepr. bia. 
