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late or oblong, somewhat acuminate, but usually obtuse at the apex, becoming glabrous on 

 both sides, slightly oblique and inequilateral at the base, short-petioluled ; racemes solitary 

 or clustered, 1.5-2 dm. long, often shorter than the leaves; sepals 5, ovate or triangular- 

 ovate, less than 2 mm. long, acute ; petals 5, ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, 2.5-3 mm. 

 long; stamens 5 ; berries not seen. 



Type locality : Banks of the Rio Seco, Colombia. 



Distribution : Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. 



Illustration: Seem. Bot. Voy. Herald pi. 24. 



6. Picramnia polyantha (Benth.) Planch. Lond. Jour. 

 Bot. 5: 577. 1846. 



Rhus polyantha Benth. PI. Hartw. 60. 1840. 



A shrub with pale-tomentulose young twigs and young leaves. Leaves 1-2.5 dm. long ; 

 leaflets 5-10 cm. long, 3-9, the blades ovate to ovate-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate, but usually obtuse or acutish at the apex, becoming glabrous above, more or less 

 pubescent especially on the veins beneath, rounded or abruptly narrowed at the slightly 

 inequilateral base, short-petioluled; panicles branched, the branches elongate; sepals 5, 

 ovate, acute, 1-1.5 mm. long; petals 5, linear to linear-lanceolate, 2-2.5 mm. long; stamens 

 5 ; berries not seen. 



Type locality : Villa Alta, mountains of Chinantla, Mexico. 



Distribution : Mexico. 



7. Picramnia xalapensis Planch. Lond. Jour. Bot. 5: 577. 1846. 

 A shrub (?) or tree (?), with pale-pubescent twigs and young leaves. Leaves 1-1.5 dm. 

 long, or longer at maturity (?) ; leaflets 1.5-3.5 cm. long, numerous, mostly 21-25, nar- 

 rowly ovate, ovate-lanceolate, or lanceolate, long-acuminate and obtuse or acutish at the 

 apex, becoming glabrous or nearly so, thinnish, abruptly narrowed or acutish at the in- 

 equilateral base, short-petioluled ; panicles much-branched, the branches relatively short ; 

 sepals 5, ovate, usually narrowly so, acute, 0.5-1 mm. long ; petals 5, linear-lanceolate, 1-2 

 mm. long; stamens 5 ; berries not seen. 



Type locality : Near Jalapa. 



Distribution : Known only from the type locality. 



8. Picramnia pentandra Sw. Fl. Ind. Occ. 1: 220. 1797. 



I'it, annua micrantha L. Tub Ann. Sci. Nat. III. 7: 262. 1847. 

 Picramnia cubensis Turcz. Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 3D : 455. 1858. 

 /';, ramnia obUmgifolia Turcz. Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 3D : 455. 1858. ■ 

 Picramnia antidesmoides Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. Ind. 140. 1859. 



A shrub or tree, with minutely appressed-pubescent young twigs and young leaves. 

 Leaves mostly 1-3 dm. long; leaflets 3-12 cm. long, 5-9, the blades elliptic, oblong, oval, 

 lanceolate, or ovate, acute or acuminate at both ends, or obtuse or the apex, becoming gla- 

 brous on both sides, usually shiningabove, short-petioluled ; panicle branched, the branches 

 short ; sepals 5, ovate or triangular-ovate, acute, about 2 mm. long; petals linear-lanceolate, 

 about as long as the sepals ; stamens 5 ; berries globose or oblong, varying to ovoid or obo- 

 void, red or scarlet, 9-15 mm. long. 



Type locality : Montserrat. 



Distribution : Florida and the West Indies. 



Illustrations: Sagra, Hist. Cuba 10: pi. 36, b; Britton, N. Am. Trees/. 540. 



Doubtful species 



Picramnia andkola L. Tul. Ann. Sci. Nat. III. 7 : 265. 1847. Mexico. 



Picramnia Bonplandiana L. Tul. Ann. Sci. Nat. III. 7 : 266. 1847. Mexico. 



Pit ramnia ciliata Mart. Flora 22 1 : Beibl. 20. 1839, a Brazilan species, has been reported 

 from Costa Rica. 



Picramnia fessonia DC. Prodr. 2 : 66. 1825. Mexico. 



Picramnia Lindeniana L. Tul. Ann. Sci. Nat. III. 7: 266. 1847. Mexico. 



Picramnia longissima L. Tul. Ann. Sci. Nat. III. 7 : 257 ( 1S47) , a Colombian species, has 

 been reported from Panama. 



Picramnia teapcnsis L. Tul. Ann. Sci. Nat. III. 7 : 265. 184S. Mexico. 



