EBENACES. SILVA OF NORTH AMERICA. 
CONSPECTUS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES OF DIOSPYROS. 
Staminate flowers in 3-flowered fascicles; anthers opening longitudinally nearly throughout their 
entire length; filaments pubescent ; pistillate flowers with 8 staminodia; ovary nearly glabrous ; 
leavesoval «2. 1. 1 1 ee ee ee ee ee eee ee 1. iD Vircrtana. 
Staminate flowers in 1 to 3-flowered fascicles; anthers opening only near the apex ; filaments gla- 
brous ; pistillate flowers without staminodia; ovary pubescent; leaves cuneate-oblong or obovate 2. D. TEXANA. 
