Celastraceae. 73 



Crossopctalani fndicosiDn tcniic clc. P. Br. Jani. (1756) p. 145 

 t. 17 f. 1! 



Mala-muger v. Maravedi Port, ex Stalil, Coral t". Mauto Port, 

 ex. Sint. 



Frutex 0,6 — 2 m. v. arbor usque 4 m. alta. Rami fastigiati v. 

 saepe plus minus divaricati et pendentes (ex Duss), vetustiores teretes cine- 

 rascentes v. brunesceutes, epidermide longitudinaliter fissa, liornotini lineis 4 

 elevatis sae^^e binatim approximatis notati. Stipulae subnullae (vix puncti- 

 formi-indicatae). Folia rarissime hinc illinc alterna, nervo medio supra 

 non V. plus minus prominulo raro subimpresso, lateralibus pleruraque mani- 

 festis, saepius praesertim subtus anastomosantibus, supra plus minus nitida, 

 in sicco obscuriora glauca olivaceo- v. uigrescenti-bruneseentia, subtus palli- 

 diora, margine plana v. recurva, utriuque giabra v. subtus ad norvum par- 

 cissime pilosa. Inflorescentiae axillares, ad apicem in cymis, raro a 

 basi pedunculi minute v. manifeste et albicanti-pilosulae; prophylla ovata v. 

 triangulär! -lanceolata, primaria 0,4 — 0,8 mm. longa. Sepala in aestivatione 

 angusto imbricata, sub anthesi aperta v. parum imbricata, inferne in cupvdam 

 extrinsecus minute pilosulam raro subglabram connata, ipioad libera breviter 

 triangularia v. seniiorbicularia 0,4 — 0,7 mm. longa, 0,7 — 1,1 mm. lata, mar- 

 gine minute ciliata. Petala in aestivatione imbricata, sub anthesi plus 

 minus reflexa, obovata, 1 — 1,3 mm. longa, 0,7 — 1 mm. lata, rubra char- 

 tacea. Filamenta in sinubus disci inserta, 0,7 — 1 mm. longa; antherae 

 subdidymae 0,2 — 0,3 mm. latae, lateraliter v. paullo magis intus dehiscentes. 

 Discus 4-crenatus v. 4-lobatus. Stylus 0,4 — 0,8 mm. longus, apice bre- 

 viter 4-fidus. Ovarium breviter conicum, 4-loculare; ovula in quoque 

 loculo solitaxia, ovato- triangularia, convexa. Fructus oblique obovatus v. 

 oblique globulosus, inaequilaterus, stylo plus minus unilaterali persistente 

 mucronatus, 3,5 — 7 mm. longus, 2,5 — 4,5 mm. latus, ruber, exocarpio satis 

 tenui carnoso, endocarpio subosseo v. crustaceo, 1-spermus, raro 2-spermus 

 (et tum fructus aequilatertis Stigma medio apice gerens). Semen breviter 

 obovatum v. obovato-oblongum; testa pallide brunea sublaevis membranacea, 

 lineis paucis latiusculis e chalaza prodeuntibus paullo ramosis fere usque ad 

 hilum redeuntibus percnrsa, particula ad hiluni obvia perparva; endosper- 

 uiium satis ami^luni. Cotyledones ovatae v. orbiculari-ovatae, planao, radi- 

 cula beno evoluta 4 — 5-plo longiores. 



Hab. infFlorida australi: Cabanis ded.; in Key ins. e. g. Key 

 West (ex Sarg.), Pine Key (ex Chapm.), No Name Key (ex Sarg.); 

 ßaharaa in New Providence ad Peters Gay m. Mart. fl.: Eggers n. 4438, 

 prope Nassau m. Mart. fl. et fr.: Curtiss n. 103, Andros ad Cocoa Point 

 ni. Apr. 11.: Northrop n. 447, Cat island (ex Hitchc), Watling Isi. (ex 

 llitchc), Hog Island m. Febr. fl.: Eggers n. 4140, Crooked Island (ex 

 Hitchc), Fürtiine island ni. Febr. 11. : Eggers n. 3803, Inagua (ex Hitchc); 

 Cuba: Wright n. Sl'', 2209, ad Rio Yunuiry: Rugel n. 273, prope 

 Caimanera in calcareis ni. Majo fl.: Eggers n. 5457, prope Cienfuegos 

 ni. Aug. fl.: Combs n. 452; Jamaica: Bertero, March n. 1987, Svvartz 

 (hb. Holm.), in litoralibus prope Old Harbour (ex Macf.), ad pedem Long 

 Mountains 120 m. alt.: Campbell n. 6148; Grand Cayman (ex Hitchc); 



