NO. 6 MELIACEAE CENTRALI-AMERICANAE — DE CANDOLLE 5 



minora conformia. Paniculae fructi ferae 7 cm. longae, pedunculus 

 15 mm. longus 4 mm. crassus. Capsulae circiter 3.5 cm. longae et 

 superne 2.5 cm. latae pars infera attenuata 3 mm. longa. 



Panama : Boca de Ciipe, R. S. Williams 683. , ■ 



II. GUAREA LONGIPETIOLA C. DC. n. sp. 



Foliis longe petiolatis 4-jugis, foliolis oppositis magnis, sat longe 

 petiolulatis, obovato-lanceolatis basi aequilatera acutis apice obtusi- 

 nscule et sat longe acuminatis, supra glabris subtus minute puberulis ; 

 paniculis axillaribus, fructiferis quam folia brevioribus breviter pe- 

 dunculatis glabris pyramidato-ramosis ; capsula pyriformi 4-loculari 

 glabra superne lenticellis irregulariter torulosa vel laevi inferne sat 

 longe attenuata, loculis monospermis. 



Rami paniculiferi 1.5 cm. crassi glabri in sicco pallide virescentes 

 vel albescentes. Folia alterna usque ad gemmulam 35 cm. longa. 

 Foliola in sicco membranacea minute pellucido-punctulata, supera 

 usque ad 25 cm. longa et 8 cm. lata infera paullo minora, nervi 

 secundarii subadscendentes recti utrinque circiter 12, petioluli 10 mm. 

 longi, rhachis petiolusque usque ad 17 cm. longus teretes. Paniculae 

 pedunculus 2 cm. longus, 7 mm. crassus. Capsula fere matura 5 cm. 

 longa superne 3 cm. crassa, ejus pars infera attenuata usque ad 

 10 mm. longa. 



Panama : Boca de Pauarando on Sambu River, southern Darien, 

 alt. 20 m., H. Pittier 5580. Around Garachine, in forest near sea 

 level, Pittier 5697. Vicinity of San Felix, eastern Chiriqui, alt. 

 0-120 m., Pittier 5439. 



12. GUAREA CULEBRANA C. DC. n. sp. 



Foliis modice petiolatis glabris, 15-jugis, foliolis oppositis brevis- 

 sime petiolulatis magnis obovato-ellipticis basi aequilatera acutis 

 apice breviter et obtuse attenuatis ; panicula simplici spicatim cymuli- 

 gera glabra quam folium pluries breviore ; f ructu immaturo pyriformi 

 adpresse puberulo 5-loculari, loculis 2-ovulatis ovulis collateralibus. 



Arbor. Folia usque ad gemmulam 34 cm. longa. Foliola in sicco 

 rigido-membranacea minutissime pellucido-punctata, usque ad 26 

 cm. longa et 9.5 cm. lata, nervi secundarii subadscendentes leviter 

 arcuati utrinque circiter 14. Foliola infera utrinque 10, in specimine 

 deficientia. Petioluli fere 3 mm. longi. Rhachis in sicco subteres 

 supra leviter sulcata. Petiolus teres 5 cm. longus. 



Panama : Along the Rio Culebra, above Santa Isabel, Province of 

 Colon, near sea level, H. Pittier 4160. 



