AEQUATORIALE& PIPEROIDE8 147 



cornifolium (PI. 222), V. ellipticum (PI. 222), and V. laurifolium (PI. 

 218). 



Specimens examined: ANTILLES. CUBA (de la Ossa, the type of 

 V. tereticaule cubense; Baker, 2602; Britton, Cowell & Shafer, 12928; 

 Dewey, 644; Eggers, 4668, 4724, 4902; Linden, 1960; Maxon, 4337; Ru- 

 gel, 270; Shafer, 331, 3270, 8116, 8517, 8601, 8607, 8737; Underwood & 

 Earle, 1311; Van Hermann, 4887; Wright, 216=1251a, 217). JAMAICA 

 (Britton, 2687; Harris, 10339). SANTO DOMINGO (Wright, Parry & 

 Brummel, 46!)). HAITI (Christ, 2232; Nash and Taylor, 1251; Picarda, 

 1605). PUERTO Rico (Britton, Stevens & Hess, 2470, 4888; Hess, 1913; 

 Sintenis, 339, 339c, 1270, 1388, 4154, 4391, 4494, 4614, 4840). CARIBBEES. 

 GUADELOUPE (Duss, 2969 in part. DOMINICA (Ramage, 1888). MAR- 

 TINIQUE (Duss, 101 and 4418 in part). GRENADA (Broadway, 1021b, 1873; 

 (Eggers, 6077, 6396). ST. VINCENT (Smith, 245 in part, 248). TOBAQO 

 (Broadway, 3982). TRINIDAD (Crueger, 1649, 2724; Fendler, 654; Hart, 

 6118; Kuntze, 679; Lunt, 6118). CAYENNE REGION. BRITISH GUIANA 

 (Hostmann or Ilostmann & Kappler, 729 in part; Jenman, 650, 1218, 

 2221, 2545, 3781, 3868, 4747; Wullschlaegel, 991). SURINAM? (Schom- 

 burgk; Herb. Torrey. ex. herb. Schweinitz.) . FRENCH GUIANA (Gabriel, 

 1802; Mus. Paris, 198; Patris; Perrottet, 229, the type of V. sauru- 

 roides, 1820; Poiteau, 1819-1821, 1824; Sagot, 296). BRAZIL. Tingua 

 (Pohl, 246, 4319, 1828, the type of V. Schottii; Schott). Ceara (Gard- 

 ner, 1678). Nouvelle Fribourg (Claussen, 44-5). Piauhy (Gardner, 

 1960, sometimes labeled as from Ceara). Para (Sieber). Ilha Mexicana. 

 Para (Guedes, 2365). Ilha Marajo, Para (Ducke, 2530b). Alagoas 

 (Gardner, 1320). Blumenau (Vie, 850). Sta. Catarina (Holler; Pabst, 

 554 in part). S. Paulo (Noack). Puerto Alegro (Czermak & Reineck, 

 367). Serra de S. Ignacio (Niederlein, 171). Matto Grosso (Meyer, 720; 

 Robert, 522). Rio de Janeiro (Beyrich; Glaziou, 1428, 1431, 1435, 4008, 

 7661; Riedel; Schenck, 2132; Sello, 498; Vie, 4800; Weddell, 378). "East 

 Brazil" (Luschnath, 1835; Wied-Neuwied, 1829). Without locality 

 (Burchell, 3313; Claussen; Lund, 385; v. Seneloh, 259). PARAGUAY. 

 Asuncion (Balansa, 2498). Rio Tebicuari (Kuntze, 16). Cordillera de 

 Altos (Fiebrig,511 ; Hassler, 913). Paraguari (Balansa, 4722) . Tobaty 

 (Fiebrig, 51; Hassler, 6364). "South Paraguay" (Kuntze, 17). AR- 

 <;I:XTINA. Cordillera de Mesconas (Niederlein, 1277). PERU. Without 

 locality (Ruiz). ECUADOR. Bodega (Sodiro, 1872). Nanegal (Sodiro, 

 1874). Paloo (Eggers, 14340). Without locality (Eggers, 1 400; Sodiro, 

 148/28). COLOMBIA. Popayan (Bonpland, 1871, the type of L. pipe- 

 roides; Bonpland, 3808, the type of L. torulosus). Sta. Martha (Smith, 

 1278). VENEZUELA. Quique (Fendler, 112). PANAMA. Sabana de la 

 Tortuga, Chiriqui (Pittier, 3345). Caldera, Chiriqui (Pittier, 3357). 

 ChagreH (Fendler, 136). Mindi, (Hayes, 616). Bismarck (Williams, 



