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fasciculati graciles. Petala calycis dentes vix aequantia. Discus 
crenatus. Drupa magna ecostata pallida, coccis bivalvibus, sem- 
inibus orbicularibus rubescentibus punctulatis. 
Buds, petioles, peduncles and calyx ferruginous-pubescent. Spines slen- 
der, 6-8 1. long. Leaves 3%-5'% X 134-2 in., nerves prominent beneath 
and about eight to the side. Peduncles bracteose at base, about 7 |. long, 
subequaling petioles. Calyx 11. high. Petals oval. Drupe globose, thri 
exceeding its cupule, 4% l. in diam., dehiscing to the middle seighichabutbe 
from the base and loculicidally from the apex. Seeds glaucous, convex on 
one side, plane and slightly angled on the other, 3 1. in — cotyledons 
bright green. 
Forests of Boruca, Costa Rica, Nov. 1891, Tonduz, no. 4569 herb. nat. 
C. R.—Rio Zhorquin, C. R., March 1894, Tonduz, no. 8507 herb, nat. C. R. 
Mauria glauca Donnell Smith.—Glaberrima, ramulis petilis 
costis paniculis glaucis. Folia 3—4-juga saepe abrupte pinnata, 
foliolis superne olivaceis et lucidis lanceolatis vel oblongo- 
ellipticis, apice acuto, basi inaequali cuneata. Paniculae axil- 
lares et terminales saepissime binae foliis breviores, ramis laxis 
patulis, inferioribus elongatis. 
Tree 20 ft. high with a rounded summit. General petiole 4-6 in. long. 
Leaflets 4-5 X 1-13 in., usually slenderly elongated, margin subundulate, flat 
midrib and lateral nerves pellucid, the latter numerous and joining only in a 
marginal nerve. Petiolules 1-2 1. long. Panicles 4-5 in. long; branches 
few, De esaihs loosely flowered, the lowest 2-3 in. long; bracteoles minute, _ 
_tria , sometimes pubescent; flowers globose and rubescent in the seine 
: i beacon Sepalé glabrous, minutely and estan ht tri lar. Petals 
pale yellow, oblong-ovate, 1 4 1. long, som: exceeding stamens. aaeae 
oblong-ovate, stigmas three and sessile. Immature berry sonata See 4 _ 
é Jong.— Differing little from JZ, BiringoTul. except hy leaves a 
| Rio Ciruelas, c. R. March 1890, Biolley, no. 
