"Mexique," photos MEXU, PTBG)). 

 — Randia monantha Benth. 



Basanacantha pittieri Standi., Contr. U.S. Natl. 

 Herb. 18: 134. 1916. Type: COSTA RICA: 

 Gent Junction, pres Matina, Fev 1900, H. 

 Pittier 16036 (Holotype US 578473 (photos 

 K, MEXU, PTBG); Isotypes F, P (fragment F, 

 photos MEXU, PTBG)).— Randia pittieri 

 (Standi.) Standi. 



Basanacantha pringlei S. Watson, Proc. Amer. 

 Acad. Arts 18: 98. 1883. Type: MEXICO: 

 Coahuila, Jimulco, mountains, 9 Apr 1885, 

 C. G. Pringle 142 (Holotype GH, n.v.; 

 Isotypes A, n.v., BM, F (photos MEXU, 

 PTBG), MEXU, P (photos MEXU, PTBG), 

 US (photos MEXU, PTBG)).— Randia 

 pringlei (S. Watson) A. Gray 



Basanacantha reticulata S. Watson, Proc. 

 Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 379. 1886. Type: 

 MEXICO: Coahuila, S. Lorenzo de Laguna, 

 Feb-Oct 1880, E. Palmer 393 (Holotype US 

 47705 (photos MEXU, PTBG)).— Randia 

 pringlei (S. Watson) A. Gray 



Basanacantha spinosa (Jacq.) K. Schum. var. 

 guatemalensis K. Schum. ex Loes., Verhandl. 

 Bot. Ver. Brandenburg 65: 110. 1923. Type- 

 GUATEMALA: "La Antigua, above 

 Alotengo," E. Seler & C. Seler 2570 

 (Holotype B, presumably destroyed). 

 —Randia armata (Sw.) DC. 



Basanacantha subcordata Standi., Contr U S 

 Natl. Herb. 18: 133. 1916. Type: COSTA 



RICA: Buissons t 



5 chemins a Nicoya, 



May 1900, A. Tonduz 13934 (Holotype US 

 861251 (photos MEXU, PTBG); Isotypes B, 

 destroyed (fragment F, photos MEXU 

 PTBG), GH, n.v., LE, n.v. (fragment F, photo 

 PTBG), P (photos MEXU, PTBG; fragment F 

 photos MEXU, PTBG)). Randia.— Randia 

 monantha Benth. 

 Basanacantha tetracantha (Cav.) Hook. f. in 

 Jacks., Ind. Kew. 277. 1893. Mussaenda 

 tetracantha Cav., Icon. PL 4: 20, pi. 435. 

 1799. Type: MEXICO: [Probably Guerrero] 

 cerca Acapulco, Nee s.n. (Holotype MA, n v 

 (photos F, MEXU, MO)).— Randia 

 tetracantha (Cav.) DC. 



Bathysa C. Presl, Bot. Bemerk. 84. 1844. Type: 

 Bathysa stipulata C. Presl 



Bathysa panamensis Dwyer, Ann. Missouri Bot. 

 Gard. 55: 34. 1968. Type: PANAMA: Darien, 

 Rio Ucurganti, 7 Jul 1967, N. Bristan 1187 

 (Holotype MO 1968219 (photo PTBG); 

 Isotype GH, n.v.).— Status uncertain. 



Bathysa veraguensis Dwyer, Ann. Missouri 

 Bot. Gard. 67: 40, fig. 9. 1980. Type: 

 PANAMA: Veraguas, Cerro Tute, 1200 m 28 

 Sep 1972, E. A. Lao & A. Gentry 531 

 (Holotype MO 2164349 (photo PTBG)). 



Belicea Lundell, Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 8: 

 86. 1942. Type: Belicea hoffmannioides 

 Lundell. [Herein treated as a synonym of 

 Morinda L.] 



Belicea hoffmannioides Lundell, Contrib. Univ. 

 Michigan Herb. 8: 87. 1942. Type: BRITISH 

 HONDURAS (BELIZE): Toledo Distr., 

 Swasey Branch, Monkey River, near falls, 7 

 Mar 1942, P. H. Gentle 3945 (Holotype TEX- 

 LL, n.v.; Isotypes A, n.v., MO (photo 

 PTBG)).— Morinda asperula Standi. 



Berghesia C. G. D. Nees, Linnaea 20: 701. 

 1847. Type: Berghesia coccinea C. G. D. 

 Nees. [Genus of uncertain status. According 

 to Nees's protologue description, Berghesia 

 belongs to "tribu Cinchoneae," the capsule is 

 2-locular, and each locule is 1 -seeded.] 



Berghesia coccinea C. G. D. Nees, Linnaea 20: 

 702. 1847. Type: MEXICO, without precise 

 locality, De Berghes s.n. (Holotype possibly 

 LE, M, or GZU, n.v.).— Status uncertain. 



Bertiera Aubl, Hist. PI. Guiane 1: 180. 1775, as 

 "Berthiera." Type: Bertiera guianensis Aubl. 



Bertiera aequaliramosa Steyerm., Mem. New 

 York Bot. Gard. 17: 319. 1967. Type: 

 PANAMA: Bocas del Toro, Region of 

 Almirante, Buena Vista Camp on Chiriqui 

 Trail at 1250 ft., Jan-Mar 1928, G. Proctor- 

 Cooper 586 (Holotype NY, n.v.; Isotypes F, 

 MO (photos MEXU, PTBG), US) —Bertiera 

 guianensis Aubl. 



