Part 2, 1910] MALPIGHIACEAE 137 



4^.5 cm. long, the wing brown-sericeous, slightly dilated above, not auricled at the base, 

 the body crownless. 



Type collected in Costa Rica, February, 1900, Ad. Tonduz 1347S (U. S. Nat. Herb. 577723). 

 Distribution : Costa Rica and Salvador. 



12. Banisteria Kuntzei Small. 



Spachea sericea Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. 1 : 68. 1891. Not Banisteria sericea Cav. 1790. 



Leaf-blades oblong-elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, 3-8 cm. long, acute or slightly 

 acuminate, deep-green and glabrous above, sericeous beneath, acute or obtuse at the base, 

 short-petioled ; sepals ovate, 3-3.5 mm. long, the glands small, about one half the length 

 of the sepal-body ; petals yellow ; mature samaras not seen. 



Type locality : Panama. 



Distribution : Known only from the type locality. 



13. Banisteria Wydlerana (A. Juss.) C. B. Robinson. 



Heteropieris Wydlerana A. Juss. Ann. Sci. Nat. II. 13: 275. 1840. 



Banisteria chrysophylla Bello, Anal. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 10: 245. 1881. Not B. chrysophylla 



Lam. 1783. 

 Stigmaphyllon chrysophvllon Stahl, Estud. Fl. Puerto Rico 2 : 147. 1884. 

 Heteropieris Bellonis Urb. Symb. Ant. 1 : 330. 1899. 

 Heteropieris chrysophylla Cook & Coll. Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 8 : 159. 1903. 



Leaf-blades ovate, oblong-ovate, or lanceolate, 5-10 cm. long, acute or short-acuminate, 

 glabrous, shining, and prominently reticulate above, lustrous-pubescent and veiny beneath, 

 rounded or subcordate at the base, short-petioled ; sepals ovate, 3-4 mm. long, the glands 

 fully one half the length of the sepal-body ; larger petals somewhat longer than the sepals ; 

 samaras 4.5-5.5 cm. long, the wing red-sericeous, dilated at the apex, auricled at the base 

 on the ventral side, the body crownless. 



Type locality : Antilles. 

 Distribution : Porto Rico. 



14. Banisteria suberosa (Griseb.) C. B. Robinson. 



Heteropieris suberosa Griseb. Linnaea 13 : 229. 1839. 

 Heteropieris Lessertiana A. Juss. Ann. Sci. Nat. II. 13 : 276. 1840. 

 Heteropieris suberosa Lessertiana Griseb. in Mart. Fl. Bras. 12' : 69. 1858. 



Leaf-blades obovate, oblong, or oblong-lanceolate, or rarely ovate, 6-16 cm. long, mostly 

 acuminate or acute, finely pubescent when young, glabrous in age, except for scattered 

 hairs beneath, shining and reticulate above, dull and more prominently reticulate beneath, 

 mostly rounded or obtuse at the base, short-petioled ; inflorescence corymbose ; sepals 

 ovate, lanceolate, or oblong, 4-5 mm. long, glandless ; larger petals 6-9 mm. long ; samaras 

 4-5 cm. long, the wing red-sericeous, much dilated above, auricled on the ventral side near 

 the base. 



Type locality : Para, Brazil. 



Distribution : Lesser Antilles ; Panama ; also in northern South America. 



15. Banisteria laurifolia L,. Sp. PI. ed. 2. 611. 1762. 



Banisteria caerulea Lam. Encyc. 1 : 367. 1783. 



Malpighia dubia Cav. Diss. 413. 1789. 



Heteropieris longifolia H.B.K. Nov. Gen. & Sp. 5: 166. 1822. Not Banisteria longifolia Sw. 



1788. 

 Heteropieris floribunda H.B.K. Nov. Gen. & Sp. 5: 166. 1822. Not Banisteria floridunda 



DC. 1824. 

 Banisteria macradena guadalupensis DC. Prodr. 1 : 590. 1824. 

 Banisteria pubiflora DC. Prodr. 1 : 591. 1824. 

 Heteropieris caerulea H.B.K.; DC. Prodr. 1 : 591. 1824. 

 Byrsonima sligmatophora Schlecht. Linnaea 10 : 241. 1836. 

 Heteropieris laurifolia A. Juss. Ann. Sci. Nat. II. 13 : 276. 1840. 

 Malpighia pubiflora Bello, Anal. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 10: 245. 1881. 

 Heteropieris laurifolia mexicana Niedzu. Gen. Heteropt. 51. 1903. 

 Heteropieris laurifolia antillana Niedzu. Gen. Heteropt. 52. 1903. 



Leaf-blades oblong, elliptic, or lanceolate, varying to ovate or obovate, 6-16 cm. long, 

 mostly acuminate or acute, more or less pubescent with reddish hairs when young, glabrous 



