38 MALACEAE. 



sepals about 3 mm. long, entire or sparingly serrate, glandular : stamens 15-20 : 

 fruit subglobose, 10-12 mm. in diameter, at maturity yellow or orange, some- 

 times flushed with red, the flesh orange-yellow, soft: nutlets 3-5, about 8 mm. 

 long, 4-5 mm. deep, the hypostyle about 5 mm. long. 

 In sandy soil, near Bristol. {Endemic.) 



20. C. quaesita Beadle. A tree occasionally 5-7 m. tall, with a short trunk 

 1-1.5 dm. in diameter, clothed with ashy gray or brownish black rough bark> 

 the branches drooping, or oftener a large shrub with one or more stems. Leaf- 

 blades obovate or cuneiform, 1.5-5 cm. long, 1-3 cm. wide, or larger on leading 

 shoots, glabrous or glabrate at maturity, abruptly pointed at the apex, cuneate 

 or more abruptly contracted at the base, the borders dentate, serrate-dentate or 

 creuate-dentate and with tooth-like lobes; petioles 5 mm.-2 cm. long, margined, 

 glandular: corymbs simple, 3-5-flowered: pedicels and hypanthium pubescent: 

 sepals 3.5-5 mm. long, glandular-serrate: corolla 15-20 mm. wide: stamens 20, 

 the anthers light purple: fruit subglobose, 8-11 mm. in diameter, at maturity 

 orange-red, often with deeper colored cheeks, the flesh soft: nutlets 3-5, about 

 7 mm. long, the hypostyle occupying about two-thirds of the ventral angle. 



In sandy uplands, Apalachicola river basin. (Endemic.) 



21. C. egens Beadle. A tree 4-7 m. tall, with a trunk sometimes 2 dm. in 

 diameter, covered with dark rough bark, the branches crooked and recurved. 

 Leaf-blades obovate, cuneate or spatulate, 1-3 cm. long, 5 mm.-2.5 cm. wide, 

 glabrate at maturity, abruptly pointed at the apex, narrowed or contracted at 

 the base, the borders dentate, glandular and with tooth-like lobes above the 

 middle; petioles 3-15 mm. long, glandular: corymbs simple, 2-4-flowered or 

 flowers solitary: pedicels and hypanthium densely white-woolly: sepals 3-4 

 mm. long, glandular-serrate: corolla 14-18 mm. wide: stamens 20, the anthers 

 almost white: fruit subglobose or slightly oval, 9-11 mm. thick, at maturity 

 orange-red with ruddy cheeks, the flesh succulent: nutlets 3-5, about 7 mm. 

 long, the hypostyle about 5 mm. long. 



In sandy soil, near Bristol. (Endemic.) 



22. C. Integra (Nash) Beadle. A small tree 4-5 m. tall, with a trunk 1-2 dm. 

 in diameter, ashy gray or dark rough bark and drooping branches. Leaf- 

 blades obovate or cuneate, 1.5-4 cm. long, 7 mni.-2.5 cm. wide, pubescent on 

 the lower surface, pointed or occasionally rounded at the apex, contracted or 

 narrowed at the base, the margins glandular, bluntly or undulately lobed; 

 petioles 5 mm.-2 cm. long, margined, glandular, pubescent: corymbs simple, 

 3-5-flowered : pedicels and hypanthium densely white-tomentose : sepals 4-5 

 mm. long, glandular-serrate: corolla 15-20 mm. wide: stamens 20, the anthers 

 light yellow: fruit globose, 10-15 mm. in diameter, at maturity red, the flesh 

 soft: nutlets 3-5, about 8 mm. long, the hypostyle 5-6 mm. long. 



In sandy woods and old fields, central peninsular Florida. (Endemic.) 



23. C. adunca Beadle. A large shrub or small tree 2-5 m. tall, with ashy gray 

 or dark scaly or rough bark. Leaf -blades obovate, 2-3 cm. long, 7 mm.-2.5 cm. 

 wide, or larger on leading shoots, glabrous or glabrate at maturity, abruptly 

 pointed or rounded at the apex and with a small tooth-like point, contracted or 

 narrowed at the base, the borders minutely dentate or nearly entire, glandular, 

 sometimes with shallow tooth-like lobes; petioles 5-15 mm. long, margined, 

 glandular: corymbs simple, 3-5-flowered: pedicels and hypanthium tomentose- 

 pubescent: sepals 4-5 mm. long, serrate, glandular: corolla 15-20 mm. wide: 

 stamens 20, the anthers pale purple: fruit globose, 12-15 mm. in diameter, red 

 at maturity, the flesh orange, soft: nutlets 3-5, 7-8 mm. long, the hypostyle 

 4-5 mm. long. 



In sandy woods, about Tallahassee. (Endemic.) 



24. 0. panda Beadle. A tree sometimes 6-7 m. tall, with dark rough bark 

 and crooked recurved branches. Leaf-blades obovate or cuneate, 2-4 cm. long, 

 1-2.5 cm. wide, or broader on leading shoots, glabrous or glabrate at maturity. 



