58 Anacardiaceae— Sapindaceae. 



4546. Anacardium Linn. 



Anacardium occidentale Linn. Spec. (1753) 383; Gris. Fl. 176. 

 Kaasjoe. 



Cultivated. [In all warmer countries of America.] (Engler 1885). 



4552. Spondias Linn. 



Spondias Mombin Linn. Spec. (1753) 371; 



Spondias lutea Linn. Spec. (1762) 613; Gris. Fl. 175. Hooba. 



Seems to occur wild in non-calcareous regions on Curasao; 8 spots noted. 



Cultivated. [Tropical countries of both hemisph.] (Symb.). 



Spondias purpurea Linn. Spec. (1762) 613; Gris. Fl. 175. M'akka 

 pruim. 



Cultivated. [Antill., Mexico, Peru, Nova Granata.] (Engler 1883). 



4591. Metopium Engl. 



Metopium Brownei Urb. in Symb. Antill. V (1908) 402; 



Rhus metopium Linn. Syst. X ed. II (1759) 964; Gris. Fl. 175. 

 Manzalienj a boobo. ' 



Curasao: Sikg (5203d); Hk (5311); R (5331); K (5458). — Britton 

 & Shafer 3080. 



Bonaire: Soebh (7268); Soebh (7283). — Suringar. 



Occurs in Curasao especially on high calcareous table-lands, 8 spots 

 noted; not observed on Aruba; on Bonaire 9 places, mostly on lime. 



Antill., Yucatan. (Symb.). 



158. Celastraceae. 



4626. Maytenus Molina. 



Maytenus Versluysii Boldingh (n. sp.) ramulis hornotinis angu- 

 latis; foliis 3—6 mm. longe petiolatis, obovatis vel ellipticis, basi 

 acutis et in petiolum protractis, apice rotundatis, 4—7 cm. longis, 

 1,5—3 cm. latis, nervo medio supra prominente, lateralibus promi- 

 nulis, subtus paullo magis prominentibus, reticulato-anastomosan- 

 tibus, coriaceis, margine paullo serratis ; floribus fasciculatis, pedi- 

 cellis floriferis 1—4 mm. longis; petalis 1—1,5 mm. longis. 



Rami vetustiores nigro-grisei. Stipulae non vidi. Folia distiche alterna, 

 utrinque nitida. Flores 5-meri, in axillis foliorum et ad nodos defoliatos oo; 

 pedicelli floriferi 0,3 mm. crassi. Sepala margine imbricata + 1 mm. longa, 

 margine denticellata. Petala apice rotundata, 1,5 mm. longa. FUamenta 0,5 



