﻿MR. J. MIERS ON THE LECYTHIDACEiE. 311 



Plate XLV. 



ium of Lecythis lacunosa, from a specimen in the British Museum 

 Burton. I have two specimens of the same from Rio de Janeiro. Th 

 IS in the Kew Museum, one of which has its interzonal hand depr 



with the above in other particulars 



Fig. 2. A seed of the same : both nat. size. 



Plate XLVI. 



r 



The fruits of Lecythis lanceolata, Poir. (non Berg) 



Museum, from a Guiana tree cultivated in the M 



ritius. There is another specimen, somewhat 

 probably indigenous and from Dutch Guiana. 

 .n imripe specimen in the British Museum^ seni 



more 



Plate XLVII. 



The pyxidium of Lecythis Zabucayo, from 

 from Hamburgh probably derived from C 



in 



Dr. Spruce. Its opercul 



usitata^ from a specimen in 



the Kew Museum, sent from Para by 



Fig, 4, One of the seeds. This quite resembles in size 



shopsj and imported from Para : all nat. size* 



the Sapucaya nuts sold in the London 



Plate XLVIII. 



Fig. 1. The pyxidium of Lecythis Marcgraaviana, from a specimen in the Museum of the Lmnean ocie y 



Fig. 2. One of its seeds. 



Fig. 3. The pyxidium of Lecythis Pohlii, copied from the drawing of Berg. 



Fig. 4. One of its seeds ; all nat. size. 



Plate XLIX 



collection. 



Lecyfh 



L 



British Museum, derived from Sloane's 



Fig. 2. The pyxidium of Lecythis cupularis, from a specimen in 



Mnseum 



province of Para. ^ 



The pyxidium of Lecythis lavicula, from a specimen in the Kew Museum 



nat 



Plate L 



The 



pyx 



with the addition of its operculum, as 



described in his text : nat, size. 



Plate LI 



Pig 



The 



Lecythis 



■ ^v own collection': nat. size 

 a specimen n -/ ^^^^^^^^^^^ . togethei 



Museum 



2s2 



