Mirabilis— Pisonia. 27 



2354. Pisonia Linn. 



Pisonia bonairensis Boldingh. (n. sp.) foliis ellipticis vel oblongo- 

 ellipticis, basi breviter in petiolum 1—2 cm, longum attenuatis, 

 apice in acumine attenuatis, 4—8 cm. longis, 2^4 cm. latis, co- 

 riaceis, superne nitidis. Inflorescentiis pedunculo tenui, plurifloris, 

 corymbiformis vel subumbellatis. Floribus puberulis, pedicellis 

 0,1 — 0,3 cm. longis. Perianthiis cT 0,4 cm. longis, infundibuliformis. 

 Staminibus 6—8, perianthio plus quara duplo longioribus. Perian- 

 thiis 9 0,3 cm. longis, cylindraceis. Anthocarpiis ignotis. 



Arbor; rami grisei brunescentes ; folia vivo viridia superne opaca, nervo 

 mediano conspicuo prominente, nervis lateralibus 5—7 utrinque vixprorainen- 

 tibus. Inflorexentia pedunculo communi 3—6 cm. longo, ramulis ultimis um- 

 bellulas plerumque trifloras gerentibus. Flores basi 2—3 bracteolis, minutissi- 

 mis circumdati. Perianthia cf apice aperta acuto 5 lobata. Stamina ad 0,5 - 0,7 

 cM. longa, excerta, libera. 



Perianthia Q supra distincte contricta^ limbo 5 lobulato, parcissime 

 puberula cylindracea. Gerraen 0,2 cM. longum, strigmate digitatim fimbriato. 



Laabra, Mahoebaari, Masjiboeri, Moesti s^mbo. 

 Plate II. 



CuraQao : Calcareous hills near Hermanus 5077 ; Hills between 

 Hieronymusberg and Savonet 5124, 5128; Antonyberg 5146; Hills 

 near Barber 5180, 5182*; near Davelaar 5401*; Hills near Blein 

 5515; Hofje of Knip 5539; Hills near Brakkeput ariba 5548. 



Aruba: Slope of Jamanota 6299; Slope of Hooiberg 6365; 

 Calcareous hills near Belashi 6430*; Hills near Savaneta 6532. 



Bonaire: Slope of Joewa 7200, 7222; Rincon 7022; Calcareous 

 plateau near Fontein 7248; Hills near Salina Playa Grandi 7293. 



Occuring only in the wooded parts; on Curagao 20 finding places noted 

 on Aruba 6, on Bonaire 12. 



• Description after no. 5401, 5182 and 6430. 



Pisonia fragransDumontCours. Bot. Cult. II ed. Vol. VII (1814) 114; 



Pisonia obtusata Sw. Flor. Ill (1806) 1960 (non Jacq. 1798); 

 Gris. Fl. 71 p.p. (Syrab.); 



Pisonia inermis Gris. Flor. W. I. (1859) 7 (p.p. non Jacq.) (Symb.). 

 (Johnston). 



CuraQao : Mah (4857); C (5002); K (5464); Hwk (5564); Wh (5577). 



Aruta: Savh (6533). 



Bonaire : Macb (7123); Bolko (7360); Bolko (7372); Montkz (7412); 

 Montkr (7416). 



Margarita, (Johnston). 



Florida. austr., Antill., Amer. centr., Columbia, Guiana. (Symb.). 



