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to be allied was reduced by Grisebach f along with C. 

 molle and others to C. Halicacabiiin. 



106. Paullinia TORTUosA(Benth., under Cardiosfer- 

 nimn). Zoe, ii, 74. This plant is a Paullinia, having 5 

 sepals, four glands and a septicidal capsule, nearly filled 

 by the large seed; arillus deeply crescentic ; leaves deep- 

 ly impressed over the veinlets on the under surface, and 

 minutely papillose on the upper. The two anterior glands 

 are conical, lobes of the stigma elongated. 



107. Paullinia, sp. A much stiff er plant with ter- 

 nate leaves more or less punctate and impressed in lines ; 

 terminal leaflet much the larger, all 3-lobed and more or 

 less crenate-dentate ; arillus lunate; fruit nearly as in the 

 last. The flowers are somewhat smaller and the glands 

 much less conspicuous, but fuller material is needed to 

 determine whether it is specifically distinct. — La Paz, also 

 collected (No. 23) by Dr. Palmer at the same place. 



108. Paullinia Sonorensis Watson ? Fruit some- 

 what larger than described. The leaves are in texture 

 and pubescence much like P. tortuosa, the glands are ob- 

 long and rather prominent, seed usually solitary, aril cir- 

 cular. — San Jose del Cabo. 



109. Paullinia, sp. More than one species may be 

 embraced in the specimens, which vary from pinnately 

 5-foliolate forms with very large leaflets, oval or ovate, 

 crenate-dentate, 4-5 dm. long, to others with the lower 

 pair 3-parted, and all deeply incised, the pubescence not 

 very dense, and the upper surface somewhat punctate- 

 scabrous. The capsule is large and pyriform 20-25 mm. 

 in diameter rather densely pubescent; seeds usually 2, 

 8-13 mm. in diameter, basal area bilobed ; peduncles as 

 long as the leaves 5-8 dm. long ; flowers numerous ; glands 



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