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winged petioles, obtuse or subacute at the apex, the borders crenate or crenate- 

 serrate and frequently incisely 2-3-lobed, glabrous or very nearly so, shining 

 above: corymbs compound, many-flowered, glabrous: pedicels, hypanthium and 

 short triangular sepals glabrous: corolla 7-10 mm. broad: stamens about 20: 

 fruit globose, red at maturity, 4-6 mm. in diameter: nutlets 3-5, the hypostyle 

 upwardly and dorsally extended over the apex. SMALL-FRUITED HAW. 

 Moist rich soil and banks of streams, n. Fla. (Cont.) 



3. C. aestivalis (Walt.) T. & G. A tree 5-9 m. tall, or a large shrub with 

 several stems, the bark dark reddish brown, fissured and scaly. Leaf-blades 

 elliptic, oblong, oblong-cuneate or obovate, 2-7 cm. long, 1.5-3 cm. wide, 

 either acute or rounded at the apex, narrowed or contracted below into winged 

 petioles, dentate, sinuate or crenate-serrate, tomentose with a pale or rufous 

 covering when young, becoming in age glabrate or glabrous above, below 

 rufous-tomentose, especially along the midrib and veins: corymbs 2-5-flowered, 

 simple: pedicels and hypanthium glabrous: sepals triangular, usually colored 

 near the tips, minutely serrate or entire : stamens about 20, the anthers purple : 

 fruit depressed-globose, red at maturity, punctate, 12-15 mm. in diameter: 

 nutlets 3-5, the hypostyle confined to the lateral faces and terminated at the 

 ventral apex. MAY-HAW. 



Shallow ponds and banks of streams, n. Fla. (Cont.) 



4. C. maleoides Sarg. A small tree 4-5 m. tall, or more frequently a large 

 shrub with several stems. Leaf -blades oval, obovate or nearly orbicular, those 

 of the shoots usually ovate, 1.5-5 cm. long, 1-4 cm. broad, glabrous or with 

 tufts of hairs in the axils of the veins beneath, acute or rounded at the apex, 

 narrowed or contracted below into short winged petioles, serrate, and at least 

 on the shoots shallowly incised: corymbs simple, 3-5-flowered: pedicels and 

 hypanthium glabrous: sepals lanceolate, usually colored: stamens 15-20, the 

 anthers purple: fruit subglobose or slightly oval, at maturity red, 8-12 mm. 

 thick: nutlets 3-5, the hypostyle confined to the lateral surfaces. 



Wet or moist soil bordering streams, Volusia County. (Endemic.) 



5. C. luculenta Sarg. A slender tree 4-5 m. tall, with ashy gray or dark 

 reddish brown bark. Leaf-blades spatulate or cuneiform, frequently ovate or 

 obovate on the shoots, 2-4 cm. long, 1-3 cm. broad or larger on vigorous 

 branches, cuneate or contracted at the base into margined petioles, acute or 

 bluntly pointed at the apex, irregularly serrate and incised, glabrous when 

 fully grown, or with tufts of pale hairs in the axils of the principal veins 

 beneath: corymbs 2-5-flowered, simple: pedicels, hypanthium and lanceolate 

 sepals glabrous: corolla 15-18 mm. broad: stamens 15-20, the anthers purple: 

 fruit globose or subglobose, 8-10 mm. in diameter, orange-red when ripe: 

 nutlets 3-5, 4-6 mm. long, the hypostyle 3-4 mm. long. 



Swampy woods, Volusia County. (Endemic.) 



6. C. viridis L. A tree often 6-10 m. tall, with gray or reddish brown fissured 

 and frequently exfoliating bark. Leaf-blades ovate-lanceolate, elliptic or 

 oblong-obovate, rarely ovate, 2-7 cm. long, 2-4 em. wide, or larger on the 

 shoots, acute or bluntly pointed at the apex, narrowed or abruptly contracted 

 at the base, irregularly serrate and often with acute or blunt shallow lobes, 

 glabrous or with tufts of pale hairs in the axils of the veins beneath: corymbs 

 compound, many-flowered, glabrous: corolla 10-14 mm. wide: stamens normally 

 20: fruit globose or subglobose, 4-7 mm. in diameter, red or orange-red when 

 ripe: nutlets usually 5, the hypostyle three-fourths as long as the ventral angle. 



Low ground and moist woods, n. Fla. (Cont.) 



7. O. paludosa Sarg. A small tree 4-5 m. tall, with gray or reddish brown 

 bark, or more frequently a large shrub with several stems and spiny branches. 

 Leaf-blades oval, elliptic, obovate or oblanceolate, or on the shoots ovate, 2-4 

 cm. long, 7-30 mm. wide, mostly acute at the apex, cuneate, contracted or on 



Shrubs of Florida 3. 



