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BORBONIA (Plum.) Miller. 
This is based upon “Borbonia fructu oblongo nigro, calyce 
coccineo,” Plum., and of which Miller says,—“is pretty com- 
mon in South Carolina, from whence the seeds were brought 
’ by Mr. Catesby to England,—called black-berried Bay in Car- 
olina.” This is Laurus Borbonia L., the type of Tomala 
tafinesque, a generic name taken up by Dr. Small. 
Borbonia Borbonia (L.) House, comb. nov. (Laurus Bor- 
bonia L.) 
Borbonia littoralis (Small) House, comb. nov. (Persea lit- 
toralis Small). 
Borbonia humilis (Nash) House, comb. nov. (Persea humilis 
“Nash. 
Borbonia pubescens (Pursh) House, comb. nov. (Laurus 
carolinensis var. pubescens Pursh). 
PERSEA (Clus.) Miller. 
This is usually credited to Gaertner (1805), and is main- 
tained by Dr. Small as a genus distinct from Borbonia 
(Tomala). By others Borbonia (or Tomala) is included in 
Persea. In the latter case Borbonia Miller (1754) has pri- 
ority of position in Miller’s arrangement. 
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CURURU (Plum.) Miller. 
This is based upon “Cururu scandens ennaphylla, fructu 
racemoso rubro,’ Plum., which is Paullinia curassavica 
Linn. (Serjania curassavica Radlk.). Miller’s second species is 
the reference to Plumier’s species which is Paullinia pinnata 
L., and the third one is referable to Paullinia Cururu L. 
Cururu -curassavica (L.) House, comb. nov. (Paullinia 
curassavica L.) 
In this connection it is important to note that Miller also 
adopts Serjania (Plum.), usually credited to Schumacher 
(1794). The arrangement by Miller being alphabetical, 
Cururu comes first. The species which Miller lists under Ser- 
pania are referable respectively to Paullinia polyphylla L. 
(Serjania polyphylla Schum.), Paullinia mexicana L., and 
Paullinia sinuata L. 
