EHEETIACE AE. 1 1 3 



Corolla 15 mm. long or less : lobes as wide as long : filaments adnate to above the 

 middle of the corolla-tube. 1. C. diurnum. 



Corolla 20 mm. long or more ; lobes longer than wide : filaments 



adnate to about the middle of the corolla-tube. 2. C. Parqui. 



1. O. diurnum L. Plants minutely pubescent, 1-2.5 m. tall: leaf -blades oblong 

 to oblong-lanceolate, 5-12 em. long; petioles mostly less than 10 mm. long: 

 calyx about 3 mm. long; tube campanulate ; lobes broadly ovate: corolla 11-15 

 mm. long; lobes rounded. 



Hammocks and roadsides, Key West. Nat. of the W. I. (Con*.) 



2. C. Parqui L 'Her. Plants nearly glabrous, 1-2 m. tall : leaf -blades oblong to 

 oblong-lanceolate, 10-20 cm. long; petioles mostly over 10 mm. long: calyx 

 4-4.5 mm. long; tube nearly cylindrie; lobes deltoid to triangulate-ovate : 

 corolla 20-25 mm. long; lobes apiculate. 



Woods, waste places, and roadsides, n. and pen. Pla. Nat. of Trop. Am. 

 (Cont., W. L) 



FAMILY 3. EHRETIACEAE, EHEETIA FAMILY. 



Shrubs, trees, or sometimes herbs. Leaves mainly alternate: blades 

 mostly entire. Flowers perfect, cymose. Calyx of 5, (4-6), partially 

 united sepals. Corolla of 5, (4-6), partially united petals. Androecium 

 of 5, (4-6), stamens, the filaments more or less adnate to the corolla-tube. 

 Gynoecium 2^4-carpellary : styles 2 and distinct or partially united, or 

 united by pairs. Fruit drupaceous or of 4 nutlets. 



Styles 4, unequally united by pairs : calyx accrescent : fruits enclosed. 



Corolla long-funnelform ; limb deeply lobed : calyx-tube cylindrie. 1. SEBESTEN. 



Corolla short-funnelform ; limb slightly lobed : calyx-tube cam- 

 panulate. 2. VAKBONIA. 

 Styles 2 : calyx not accrescent : fruits not enclosed. 3. BOUBRERIA. 



1. SEBESTEN Adans. Shrubs or trees. Flowers in open clusters. Sepals 

 usually united to above the middle. Corolla bright-colored, shallowly or 

 deeply lobed. Filaments adnate to above or below the middle of the corolla- 

 tube. Fruits included, adnate to the accrescent calyx. 



1. S. Sebestena (L.) Britton. Small tree or shrub, the twigs strigose: leaf- 

 blades ovate or oblong-ovate, 8-12 cm. long, undulate or repand: calyx 14-19 

 mm. long; tube cylindrie: corolla -lobes much snorter than the tube. GEIGER-TEEE. 

 Hammocks, E. Keys and F. Keys. (W. I.) 



2. VAERONIA Jacq. Shrubs, trees, or vines. Flowers in open clusters or 

 in heads. Sepals usually united to above the middle. Corolla white or colored, 

 shallowly or deeply lobed. Filaments adnate to above or below the middle of 

 the corolla-tube. 



1. V. globosa Jacq. Branched shrub 1-3 m. tall: leaf -blades ovate to oblong- 

 ovate, 1-5 cm. long, serrate: calyx about 8 mm. long: corolla white, 5-7 mm. 

 long. 



Hammocks, F. Keys. (W. I.) 



3. BOURRERIA Jacq. Shrubs or trees. Flowers in corymbose cymes. 

 Sepals united to above the middle. Corolla white or colored, prominently lobed. 

 Filaments adnate to above or below the middle of the corolla-tube. 



Anthers about as long as the free portion of the filaments: leaf -blades short- 



petioled. 



Drupes 9-11 mm. wide : corolla-tube much exceeding the calyx. 1. B. revoluta. 

 Drupes 7-8 mm. wide : corolla-tube about equalling the calyx or 



slighly longer. 2. B. cassinifolia. 



Anthers much shorter than the free portion of the filaments : leaf- 

 blades slender-petioled. 3. B. ovata. 

 Shrubs of Florida 8. 



