754 Franz Niedenzu. — Malpighiaceae. 



sissime hirsuta, connectivo loculis obtusis paulo superato. Ovarium glaberrimum. Drupa 

 pisiformis y 2 cm diametro. — Fig. 3 J. 



Venezuela (Humboldt n. 4 207: Mündung des Atabapi in den Orinoco ; Spruce 

 n. 3842: Gebiet der Flüsse Cassiquiari, Vasiva und Pacimoni). 



Sectio 4. Acrotheca Niedenzu. 



Subsectio B. Acrotheca Niedenzu in Nachtr. zu Nat. Pflzfam. (1897) 207; Sectio 4. 

 Acrotheca in Arb. Bot. Inst. Lyc. I. (4 90 < ) 41. 



Subsectio A. Brachyceras Niedenzu. 



Gruppe a. Brachyceras Niedenzu in Nachtr. zu Nat. Pflzfam. (4 897) 207; Subsectio A. 

 Brachyceras in Arb. Bot. Inst. Lyc. I. (1901 ) 41. 



95. B. reticulata Klotzsch et Karsten msc. e Grisebach in Linnaea XXII. (1849) 6; 

 Niedenzu in Arb. Bot. Inst. Lyc. I. (1901) 41. — Arbor 8 — 1 0-metralis, partibus novellis 

 sericantibus permox glabratis, ramulis hornotinis brunneis striatis 3 mm diametro. Folia 

 e basi cuneata late obovata, apice zb profunde emarginata (»obcordata«), 5 — 10 cm 

 longa 3 — 6 em lata, margine revoluta, coriacea, permox utrinque glaberrima, nervis 

 crebris utrinque prominentibus dense reticulata; petiolo 5 — 10 mm longo; stipula lata 

 acuta 1 — 2 mm longa. Racemi zb 15-flori 5 — 10 cm longi, pedunculo duplo bre- 

 viore, pedicellis 10 — 12mm, bracteis bracteolisque rotundatis 1mm longis latisque. 

 Florum gemmae ovaloideae 5 — 6 mm longae. Flores 1 — l^^cm diametro. Sepala 

 glandulas crassas 2 — 2Y2 mm Tongas 1 — 1 y 2 mm superantia. Petala rubra, limbo 

 exteriorum profunde cavo 4 mm diametro, ungue 2 — 3 mm longo. Tori pili partim 

 filamenta aequantes ; antherae glaberrimae oblongae 2 mm longae y 2 mm diametro, con- 

 nectivi appendicula loculis aequilonga gracili-conoidea mucronulos brevissimos usque 

 4-plo superante. Ovarium nunc glaberrimum, nunc apice pilosum. Drupa globosa 

 1 y 4 cm diametro, putamine osseo verrucoso. 



Colombia (Karsten n. 98). — Venezuela (Fendler n. 180: Tovar, 6500'). 



96. B. trinitensis Juss. Malp. Syn. (1840) 334 et in Arch. Mus. III. (1843) 296; 

 Grisebach Fl. Brit. W. Ind. Isl. (1864) 115; Niedenzu in Arb. Bot. Inst. Lyc. Braunsberg I. 

 (1901) 41: Small in N. Amer. Fl. XXV. 2. (1910) 170. — Banisteria umbellulata 

 Sieber Flor. trin. n. 51. — ? Byrsonima Craigiana Fawcett et Rendle*) in Journ. Bot. 

 LV. (1917) 270 et Fl. Jamaica IV. (1920) 222. — Folia obovata apice rotundata s. rarius 

 parum emarginata, 1 — 5 cm longa % — 3y 2 cm lata, sublaevia, costa media sola 

 distincte prominente, nervis primariis parum prominulis; petiolo 1 — 3 mm longo, stipula 

 1 — 2 mm. Racemi 3 — 4 cm longi, pedunculo 2 cm, pedicellis 5 — 10 mm longis. 

 Cetera antecedentis. 



*) "I?. Craigiana Fawcett et Rendle in Journ. Bot. LV. (194 7) 270; leaves broadly elliptical 

 or roundish or obovate-elliptical, apex rounded or very obtuse, base rounded or obtuse, leathery, 

 glabrous, 4—7 cm long, 2 — 5,5 cm br.; inflorescence brown-tomentose; bracts linear from an 

 ovate base, brown-tomentose or glabrescent, about 3 mm 1.; pedicels 3 — 8 mm 1.; petals rosy- 

 pink, drying purplish; ovary glabrous. — B. glaberrima Small in N. Amer. Fl. XXV. 2. (4 94 0) 

 4 67 (non Niedenzu). Type in Herb. Jam. — In fl. May— July, in fr. Sept.; near Troy, 2000'; 

 Peckham, Clarendon, 2500'; Harris! Fl. Jam. 9444, 40976, 41026, 44042, 42794, 42802, 42806. 

 — Tree 4 5 — 40' high; young twigs brownish-tomentose. Leaves brownish when dry, young 

 leaves with brownish hairs, adult leaves quite glabrous; lower surface of lighter colour than 

 upper midrib prominent, nerves not prominent, somewhat obscure; petiole 3—5 mm I., canaliculate 

 and glabrescent on the upper side ; stipules lanceolate, 5 mm 1. Racemes 3— 7( — 4 4) cm 1.; pe- 

 dimcle about 3 cm 1. Sepals 4,5 — 5 mm 1. ; glands about half as long; Segments above glands 

 ovate-oblong, puberulous. Petals: blade 4 mm 1., 6 mm br. ; claw 4 mm 1. Filaments 3 mm 1., 

 with few hairs; anthers oblong, glabrous, 4,5 mm 1. Drupe (? mature) globular, 6 — 7 mm in 

 diam. — This species is named after Mr. Robert Craig, late of Savoy, Clarendon, who has 

 helped by sending specimens for examination and in other ways in connection with the Flora 

 of Jamaica" (Fawcett et Rendle Fl. Jam. IV. [4 920] 222). 



