Part 2, 1910] MALPIGHIACEAE 163 



9. Bunchosia cornifolia H.B.K. Nov. Gen. & Sp. 5 : 154. 1822. 



Bunchosia glauca Seem. Bot. Vov. Herald 91. 1853. Not B. glauca H.B.K. 1822. 

 Bunchosia glandulifera Griseb. Bonplandia 6 : 3. 1858. Not B. glandulifera H.B.K. 1822. 



Leaf-blades elliptic or oval, varying to ovate, obovate, or oblong-lanceolate, 5-14 cm. 



long, acute or short-acuminate, ultimately glabrous above, finely pubescent beneath, acute 



at the base, short-petioled ; pedicels pubescent; sepals oblong to ovate-oblong, 3-4 mm. 



long, the glands much more than one half the length of the sepal-body ; larger petals 5-6 



mm. long, the blades suborbicular ; ovary and style pubescent; drupes 2-lobed, 1-1.5 cm. 



long, yellow. 



Type locality' : Colombia. 



Distribution : Nicaragua to Panama and Colombia. 



10. Bunchosia pilosa H.B.K. Nov. Gen. & Sp. 5: 156. 1822. 



Bunchosia mollis Seem. Bot. Voy. Herald 91. 1853. Not B. mollis Benth. 1848. 



Leaf-blades oblong, elliptic, or oval, varying to obovate, 5-16 cm. long, obtuse or short- 

 acuminate, thinnish, copiously pubescent, at least beneath, obtuse or rounded at the base, 

 short-petioled ; pedicels villous ; sepals oblong or ovate-oblong, 3^1 mm. long, the glands 

 one half as long as the sepal-body or more; larger petals 7-S.5 mm. long, the blades sub- 

 orbicular ; ovary and style pubescent ; drupes not seen. 



Type locality : Near Turbaco, Colombia. 

 Distribution : Panama and Colombia. 



11. Bunchosia lanceolata Turcz. Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 

 36' : 582. 1863. 



Bunchosia Pringlei S. Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 26 : 133. 1891. 



Leaf-blades oblong, elliptic, or oblong-lanceolate, 6-15 cm. long, acuminate, ultimately 

 glabrous, bright-green and commonly shining above, paler and dull beneath, mostly acute 

 at the base, short-petioled ; pedicels glabrous, at least at maturity ; sepals oblong, sometimes 

 broadly so, or ovate, 3-4 mm. long, the glands much over one half the length of the sepal- 

 body ; petals not seen ; ovary and style pubescent ; drupes 2-3-lobed, 1.5-2 cm. in diameter. 



Type locality : Orizaba, Veracruz. 

 Distribution : Mexico. 



12. Bunchosia nitida (Jacq.) DC. Prodr. 1 : 582. 1824. 



Malpighia nitida Jacq. Enum. PI. Carib. 21. 1760. 



Malpighia polystachya Andr. Bot. Repos. pi. 604. 1810. 



Bunchosia polystachya DC. Prodr. 1 : 581. 1824. 



Malpighia tin'i folia Desv. ; Hamilt. Prodr. 41. 1825. 



Malpighia glabra Griseb. Cat. PI. Cuba 42. 1866. Not M. glabra L. 1753. 



Bunchosia nitida domingensis Urban & Niedzu.; Niedzu. Gen. Bunch. 9. 1898. 



Bunchosia nitida grenadensis Urban & Niedzu.; Niedzu. Gen. Bunch. 9. 1898. 



Leaf-blades elliptic or oblong, varying to ovate-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 6-17 

 cm. long, short-acuminate or abruptly blunt-tipped, or obtuse {B. nitida grenadensis), ulti- 

 mately glabrous, bright-green and shining, at least above, mostly acute at the base, short- 

 petioled ; pedicels permanently pubescent ; sepals ovate to oblong, 4-5 mm. long, the 

 glands one half the length of the sepal-body or more ; larger petals 6.5-8 mm. long, the 

 blades suborbicular, glandular-toothed; ovary and style glabrous; drupes 2-lobed, 14-16 

 mm. in diameter, yellow. 



Type locality : Colombia. 



Distribution : Hispaniola, Porto Rico, and the Lesser Antilles ; also in Colombia. 



Illustrations : Cav. Diss. pi. 239, f. 1 ; Andr. Bot. Repos. pi. 604. 



13. Bunchosia media (Ait.) DC. Prodr. 1 : 581. 1824. 



Malpighia media Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. 3: 103. 1811. 



Leaf-blades elliptic, occasionally varying to obovate, 4-11 cm. long, often slightly acu- 

 minate, but blunt at the apex, ultimately glabrous, shining and somewhat veiny above, 

 slightly revolute in age, cuueate at the base, short-petioled ; pedicels permanently pubes- 



