MASCARENE ISLANDS: Mauritius et 

 Bourbon, 1770-1780, P. Commerson s.n. 

 (Holotype P-JU, n.v.). Occasionally cultivated 

 in tropical America and sparingly naturalized 

 at least in Costa Rica. The name Vangueria 

 edulis Lam., a synonym, has sometimes been 

 applied to collections from the Neotropics. 



Varneria L. Type: Varneria augusta L., Amoen. 

 Acad. 4: 136. 1759. [Herein treated as a 

 synonym of Gardenia L.] 



Varneria augusta L., Amoen. Acad. 4: 136. 

 1759. Type: Not cited. According to Smith 

 (1974), the description and illustration may be 

 taken as the type. — Gardenia augusta (L.) 

 Merr. 



Virecta L. f, Suppl. 17, 134. 1781. Type: 

 Virecta biflora L. f. [Herein treated as a 

 synonym of Sipanea Aubl.] 



Virecta biflora L. f, Suppl. 17, 134. 1781. 

 Type: SURINAM: Without precise locality, 

 Dalbergs.n. (presumably LINN, n.v.). 

 —Sipanea biflora (L. f) Cham. & Schltdl. 



Warszewiczia Klotzsch, Flora 36: 716. 1853; 

 Monatsber. Konigl. Preuss. Akad. Wissensch. 

 Berlin 1853: 496. 1853. Type: Warszewiczw 

 coccinea (A. DC.) Klotzsch (Basionym: 

 Macrocnemum coccineum Vahl.) 



Warszewiczia coccinea (Vahl) Klotzsch, 

 Monatsber. Konigl. Preuss. Akad. Wissensch. 

 Berlin 1853: 497. 1853. Macrocnemum 

 coccineum Vahl, Symb. Bot. 2: 38. 1791. 

 Type: TRINIDAD: Without precise locality, 

 von Rohr (presumably C, n.v.). 



Warszewiczia pulcherrima Klotzsch, Monatsber. 

 Konigl. Preuss. Akad. Wissensch. Berlin 

 1853: 497. 1853. Type: PANAMA: Veraguas, 

 von Warszewicz (Holotype B, presumably 

 destroyed).— Warszewiczia coccinea (Vahl) 

 Klotzsch 



Watsonamra Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI 

 1891. Type: Watsonamra macrophyll; 



}f»2. 



alfaroana Standi., J. Wash. Acad. 

 Sci. 15: 287. 1925. Type: COSTA RICA: 

 Alajuela, vicinity of Capulin, on the Rio 

 Grande de Tarcoles, 80 m, 2 Apr 1924, P. C. 

 Standley 40194 (Holotype US 1 152712 

 (photos MEXU, PTBG)). Pentagonia. 

 — Pentagonia tinajita Seem. 



Watsonamra brachyotis Stand., Contr. U.S. 

 Natl. Herb. 17: 443. 1914. Type: PANAMA: 

 Danen, Marraganti, 3 Apr 1908, R. S. 

 Williams 999 (Holotype US 678351 (photos 

 MEXU, PTBG)).— Pentagonia brachyotis 

 (Standi.) Standi. 



Watsonamra donnell-smithii Standi., Contr. U.S. 

 Natl. Herb. 17: 442. 1914. Type: COSTA 

 RICA: La Emilia, Llanuras de Santa Clara, 

 250 m, Apr 1896, J. D. Smith 6590 (Holotype 

 US 355178 (photos MEXU, PTBG)). 

 —Pentagonia donnell-smithii (Standi.) 

 Standi. 



Watsonamra gymnopoda Standi., Contr. U.S. 

 Natl. Herb. 17: 444. 1914. Type: PANAMA: 

 Colon, Loma de la Gloria, near Fato (Nombre 

 de Dios), 10-104 m, 8 Jul 191 1, H. Pittier 

 3858 (Holotype US 678935 (photos MEXU, 

 PTBG); Isotype US 678934 (photos MEXU, 

 PTBG)).— Pentagonia gymnopoda (Standi.) 

 Standi. 



Watsonamra macrophylla (Benth.) Kuntze, Rev. 

 Gen. PI. 1: 302. 1891. Pentagonia 

 macrophylla Benth., Bot. Voy. Sulphur 105, 

 tab. 39. 1845. Type: PANAMA: Panama, 

 forests between Panama and Cruces, Barclay 

 s.n. (Holotype BM, n.v.).— Pentagonia 

 macrophylla Benth. 



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

 Herb. 17: 443. 1914. Type: PANAMA: San 

 Bias, forests around Puerto Obladia, San Bias 

 coast, 0-50 m, Aug 191 1, H. Pittier 4298 

 (Holotype US 679414 (photos MEXU, 

 PTBG); Isotype US 679415 (photos MEXU, 

 PTBG)). Pentagonia.— Pentagonia 

 pinnatifida Seem. 



Watsonamra pubescens Standi., Contr. U.S. 

 Natl. Herb. 17: 441. 1914. Type: PANAMA: 

 Canal Zone, around Tabernilla, along the 

 railroad, 20-25 m, 6 Jul 191 1, H. Pittier 3822 



