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cent ; sepals ovate to oblong, 4-5 mm. long, the glands about one half the length of the 

 sepal-body; larger petals 7-9 mm. long, the blades suborbicular, denticulate; ovary and 

 style glabrous ; drupes 3-lobed or rarely 2-lobed, about 1 cm. in diameter, orange-yellow. 



Type locality : West Indies. 

 Distribution : Cuba and Jamaica. 



14. Bunchosia Palmeri S. Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 22 : 401. 1897. 

 Leaf-blades oblong, elliptic, oval, or obovate, 8-17 cm. long, obtuse, acute, or abruptly 

 short-acuminate, pale-green, glabrous above at maturity, permanently pubescent beneath, 

 acute or obtuse at the base, short-petioled ; pedicels permanently pubescent ; sepals ovate, 

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

 8-10 mm. long, the blades suborbicular, denticulate; ovary and style glabrous; drupe 2- 

 lobed, 1.5-2 cm. in diameter. 



Type locality : Tequila, Jalisco. 

 Distribution : Mexico. 



15. Bunchosia glandulosa (Cav.) DC. Prodr. 1 : 581. 1824. 



Malpighia glandulosa Cav. Diss. 411. 1789. 



? Bunchosia aculifolia A. Juss. Arch. Mus\ Paris 3 : 336. 1844. 



Leaf-blades oblong or elliptic, varying to oblanceolate or lanceolate, or narrowly 

 obovate, 3-11 cm. long, obtuse or acute, glabrous, bright-green, slightly paler beneath than 

 above, acute at the base, short-petioled; pedicels finely pubescent when young; sepals 

 ovate to oblong-ovate, 2.5-3.5 mm. long, the glands one half the length of the sepal-body 

 or less ; larger petals 6-7.5 mm. long, the blades suborbicular, denticulate; ovary and style 

 glabrous; drupes ovoid, 2-lobed, 9-13 mm. in diameter, red or orange. 



Type locality : West Indies. 



Distribution : Bahamas, Hispaniola, Porto Rico, and the Lesser Antilles ; Yucatan. 



Illustration : Cav. Diss. pi. 239, f. 2. 



16. Bunchosia Lindeniana A. Juss. Arch. Mus. Paris 3 : 335. 1844. 



Bunchosia Lindeniana mexicana Niedzu. Gen. Bunch. 10. 1898. 



Leaf-blades oblong to oblong-ovate, 8-15 cm. long, short-acuminate, bright-green above, 

 slightly paler beneath, glabrous, at least at maturity, narrowed at the base, sometimes 

 abruptly so, short-petioled ; pedicels finely pubescent ; sepals oblong to ovate-oblong, 3-4 

 mm. long, the glands fully one half the length of the sepal-body; larger petals 5-6 mm. 

 long, the blades suborbicular or ovate-orbicular, undulate or erose ; ovary and style pubes- 

 cent ; drupes mostly 2-3-lobed, 11-15 mm. in diameter. 



Type locality : Veracruz. 

 Distribution : Mexico. 



17. Bunchosia jamaicensis Urban & Niedzu.; Niedzu. 

 Gen. Bunch. 10. 1898. 



Bunchosia Lindeniana Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. Ind. 115. 1859. Not B. Lindeniana A. Juss. 1844. 



Leaf-blades oval or obovate, 8-16 cm. long, rounded or obtuse at the apex, glabrous, 

 at least at maturity, deep-green above, paler beneath, abruptly narrowed at the base, short- 

 petioled ; pedicels sparingly pubescent when young ; sepals oblong to ovate-oblong, about 

 3 mm. long, the glands fully one half the length of the sepal-body ; larger petals 5-5.5 mm. 

 long, the blades suborbicular ; ovary and style glabrous or nearly so ; drupes mostly 2-3- 

 lobed, 11-13 mm. in diameter. 



Type locality : Jamaica. 

 Distribution : Jamaica. 



18. Bunchosia canescens (Ait.) DC. Prodr. 1 : 582. 1824. 



Malpighia canescens Ait. Hort. Kew. 2 : 105. 1789. 



Leaf-blades oblong-elliptic toobovate, 3-12 cm. long, obtuse, copiously white- or silvery- 

 pubescent beneath, veiny on both sides, acute at the base, short-petioled ; pedicels pubes- 



