Part 2, 1910] MALPIGHIACEAE 159 



23. Malpighia suberosa Small, sp. nov. 

 Leaf-blades oblong to oblong-ovate, 7-10 cm. long, rounded and minutely mucronate 

 or retuse at the apex, crenulate, bright-green, but paler beneath than above, rather coarsely 

 reticulate, sparingly hirsute above, with scattered hairs beneath borne on pustule-like bases, 

 rounded or subcordate at the base, short-petioled ; cymes sessile, the branches glabrous, at 

 least at maturity ; sepals ovate, 2.5-3 mm. long, glabrous, the glands nearly as long as 

 the sepal-body ; corolla pink or white, 12-14 mm. wide, the larger petals 5-6 mm. long ; 

 drupes ovoid, 8-10 mm. long, yellowish-red. 



Tvpe collected north of Raimou, Nipe Bay, Cuba, May 6, 1909, /. A. Sha/er 17S1 (herb. N. Y. 

 Bot. Gard.). 



Distribution : Cuba. 



24. Malpighia aquifolia L,. Sp. PI. 426. 1753. 



Malpighia dicifolia Mill. Gard. Diet. ed. 8. Malpighia no. S. 1768. 



Malpighia Aquifolium D. Dietr. Syn. PI. 1586. 1840. 



Malpighia Loddigesii Regel, Ind. Sem. Hort. Petrop. 1857 : 57. 1857. 



Leaf-blades oblong to oblong-lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 1.5-6.5 cm. long, acute or 

 abruptly pointed, sinuate-dentate, bright-green and glabrous above, paler and with scattered 

 hairs beneath, somewhat reticulate, rounded or subcordate at the base, very short-petioled ; 

 cymes sessile or nearly so, the branches sparingly pubescent, at least during anthesis ; 

 sepals ovate or oblong-ovate 3.5^ mm. long, the glands fully one half the length of the 

 sepal-body ; corolla pink, often deep-pink, 16-20 mm. wide, the larger petals 7-9 mm. long ; 

 drupes pyramidal, 11-13 mm. long, red. 



Type locality : Tropical America. 



Distribution: Cuba and Hispaniola. 



Illustrations: Cav. Diss. pi. 237, f. 2; Lodd. Bot. Cab. pi. 1079; Gartenflora pi. 275. 



25. Malpighia setosa Spreng. Neue Entdeck. 3 : 50. 1822. 

 Leaf-blades oval, oblong, or obovate-oblong, 1-3 cm. long, abruptly pointed, undulate, 

 glabrous or nearly so above, at least at maturity, persistently pubescent beneath, rounded 

 or subcordate at the base, short-petioled ; cymes 1-4-flowered, sessile or very short-pedun- 

 cled ; sepals ovate, 2-3 mm. long, the glands fully one half the length of the sepal-body ; 

 corolla pink, 16-17 mm. wide, the larger petals 9-10 mm. long; drupes globose-pyramidal, 

 about 1 cm. long. 



Type locality : Hispaniola. 

 Distribution : Hispaniola. 



26. Malpighia polytricha A. Juss. Ann. Sci. Nat. II. 13 : 336. 1840. 



Leaf-blades oblong, oval, or obovate, 1.5-3 cm. long, rounded, truncate or retuse - and 

 usually mucronulate at the apex, sinuate-dentate or entire, reticulate, glabrous at least above, 

 slightly paler beneath and sometimes persistently but rather sparingly pubescent beneath, 

 cuneate to subcordate at the base, short-petioled ; cymes sessile or nearly so, the branches 

 minutely pubescent or glabrous in age; sepals oblong to ovate, about 3 mm. long, the 

 glands one half the length of the sepal-body or less ; corolla pink to scarlet, 18-21 mm. 

 wide, the larger petals 8-10 mm. long; drupes subglobose or globose-ovoid, 7-10 mm. in 

 diameter, red. 



Type locality : Bahamas. 

 Distribution : Bahamas. 



27. Malpighia nummulariifolia Niedzu. Gen. Malp. 18. 1899. 

 Leaf-blades oval, ovate, obovate, or suborbicular, 0.5-2 cm. long, abruptly pointed or 

 notched at the apex, spiny-toothed, reticulate above, finely pubescent on both sides, often 

 copiously so beneath, rounded or subcordate at the base, sessile or nearly so ; cymes ses- 

 sile, the branches sparingly pubescent or glabrous in age ; sepals oblong-ovate or nearly 

 oblong, 3-3.5 mm. long, the glands usually less than one half the length of the sepal-body ; 

 corolla purple, 13-1S mm. wide, the larger petals 6-8 mm. long; drupes ovoid-globose. 



Type locality : Cuba. 

 Distribution : Cuba. 



