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12. Stigmaphylloa ellipticum (H.B.K.) A. Juss. Ann. Sci. 

 Nat. II. 13 : 290. 1840. 

 Banisteria elliptica H.B.K. Nov. Gen. & Sp. 5 : 161. 1822. 



Leaf-blades ovate to oblong-ovate, 2.5-9 cm. long, obtuse or acute and mucronate or 

 short-acuminate at the apex, finely reticulate, bright-green above, glaucous beneath, gla- 

 brous, rounded or subcordate at the base, rather long-petioled ; peduncles and pedicels 

 glabrous or nearly so, except when young ; sepals ovate to suborbicular, 3.5-4 mm. long, 

 the glands fully one half the length of the sepal-body ; larger petals 17-20 mm. long ; 

 samaras 3-4 cm. long, the ventral edge of the wing with a low auricle at the base, the body 

 prominently tuberculate-crested. 



Type locality : Colombia. 



Distribution : Central America ; also in Colombia and Ecuador. 



13. Stigmaphyllon Selerianum Niedzu. Gen. Stigmat. 2 : 7. 1900. 

 Leaf-blades ovate, usually broadly so, 2-9 cm. long, mucronate at the apex, undulate- 

 ciliate, bright-green above, pale beneath, glabrous or nearly so, cordate at the base, rather 

 long-petioled; peduncles and pedicels finely pubescent; sepals ovate, usually broadly so, 

 3.5-4.5 mm. long, the glands scarcely one half the length of the sepal-body ; larger petals 

 13-15 mm. long ; samaras not seen. 



Type locality: Almoloyan, Oaxaca. 

 Distribution : Oaxaca. 



14. Stigmaphyllon angulosum (L.) A. Juss. Ann. Sci. 



Nat. II. 13 : 288. 1840. 



Banisteria angulosa L. Sp. PI. 427. 1753. 

 Banisteria deformis Desv.; Hamilt. Prodr. 40. 1825. 



Leaf -blades ovate, orbicular, ororbicular-reuiform, pandurately 5-7-lobed, 5-12 cm. long, 

 usually mucronate, glabrous or nearly so above, copiously fine-pubescent beneath, cordate 

 at the base, rather long-petioled ; peduncles and pedicels copiously pubescent ; sepals ovate, 

 often broadly so, 3.5-4.5 mm. long, the glands fully one half the length of the sepal-body; 

 larger petals 11-13 cm. long; samaras 3-4 cm. long, the ventral edge of the wing with an 

 obtuse auricle at the base, the body crested. 



Type locality : Tropical America. 



Distribution: Hispaniola. 



Illustrations : Cav. Diss./>/. 252 ; Jacq. Hort. Schoenbr. pi. 443. 



15. Stigmaphyllon convolvulifolium (Cav.) A. Juss. Ann. Sci. 



Nat. II. 13 : 289. 1840. 



Banisteria convolvulifolia Cav. Diss. 428. 1790. 



Banisteria dichotoma DC. Prodr. 1 : 588. 1824. Not B. dichotoma L. 1753. 



Leaf-blades ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 5-13 cm. long, usually long-acuminate, deep- 

 green above, ultimately glabrous or nearly so, pale-green beneath, truncate or subcordate 

 at the base, rather long-petioled ; peduncles and pedicels finely pubescent ; sepals ovate, 

 sometimes broadly so, the glands one half the length of the sepal-body or less ; larger petals 

 8-12 mm. long ; samaras 4-5 cm. long, the ventral side of the wing with an auricle at the 

 base, the body crested. 



Type locality : Martinique. 



Distribution: Lesser Antilles and northern South America. 



Illustration : Cav. Diss. pi. 256. 



16. Stigmaphyllon Humboldtianum A. Juss. in A. St. Hil. Fl. 



Bras. Merid. 3 : 56. 1833. 



Banisteria tiliaefolia H.B.K. Nov. Gen. & Sp. 5 : 162. 1822. Not B. tiliaefolia Vent. 1803. 

 Stigmaphyllon Finlayanum A. Juss. Arch. Mus. Paris 3: 375. 1844. 

 Stigmaphyllon tilii folium Niedzu. Gen. Stigmat. 2: 16. 1900. 

 Stigmaphyllon tiliifolium Finlayannm Niedzu. Gen. Stigmat. 2 : 17. 1900. 

 Stigmaphyllon tiliifolium Berteroanum Niedzu. Gen. Stigmat. 2 : 17. 1900. 



