MALPIGHIACEiE. 119 



margin obtuse-angled, superior curved a little at the top, and With a somewhat pointed basilar 

 appendage. — Cav. Diss. 9. i. 249. — Banisteria, CaV. {non DC). B. splendens, J/ac/'. / {ex- 

 ctas. synon. plur). — Only the Jamaica specimens of the collections represent the species 

 ■figured by Cavanilles, which A. Jussieu, in several herbaria named by blm, has confounded 

 with the following. — Hab. Jamaica !, all coll., common in thickets. 



30. St. diversifolium,yiM«. / Leaves leathery, shining above, pubescent or tomentose 

 •beneath^ ovate or oblong-linear, rounded or sllbcordate at the base : petiolar glands close to 

 the leaf, sessile ; pedicels articulated at the base ; stigmas compressed-truncate; "samara 

 like that of the following species" (Juss.). — Banisteria, Eth. B. eraargiuata, DC, et PI. 

 Carib. {non Cav.). — Hab. Jamaical, Dist.; Dominical, Imr.; Trinidad I, Sieb., LocJch ; 

 [Cuba!, Portorico !, Gruadeloupe !]. * 



31. St. periplocifolium, i/iM.!,/ £eave« leathery, ^^is^razM,. reticulated above, glau- 

 cescent beneath, ovate-oblong or linear, subcordate at the base : petiolar glands close to the 

 leases, sessile ; pedicels articulated andbibracteolate below the Middle; stignias compressed- 

 truncate ; pericarp costate : wing oblong, blunt : inferior margin straightish, superior curved 

 above, and vrith a somewhat pointed basilar appendage. — &l. t. 162./. 3.— Banisteria, Desf. 

 — Articulation of the psdicels 2"'-3"' above the base. — Hab. Jamaica!, Fd^ ; Antigua!, 

 Nichols.; [Cuba! to Guiana; Guayaquil I]. 



33. St. Sagrseaum, </«««..' Leaves v\^&, glabrous, coai&ei^ Tei\cMh.ieSi beueath, and 

 in a lesser degree above, oval-oblong, oblong, or linear, rounded at the base ; petiolar glands 

 distant a little from the lamina^ stipitate; pedicels articulated at the base ; two stigmas 

 compressed-truncate, the third uncinate j pericarp costate : wing oblong, blunt, both margins 

 straightish, the superior with a somewhat painted basilar appendage. — Mch. Cub. t. 28. — 

 St. reticulatum, Juss. ; a form with the upper surface of leaves shining, and devoid of promi- 

 nent veins. — Hab. Bahamas!, Swains.; [Cubal]. 



7. HETBROPTBRIS, Kth. 



Calyx usually 8-glandular. Stamens all fertile. Styles 3 : stigmas compressed-truncate. 

 Samara with the wing thickened on the inferior margin. — Inflorescence usually paniculate ; 

 petals small, ofteti heeled. 



Sect. 1. Ptychetebopteeis.' — Pericarp foDeolate on the ventral side, and with an interior 

 projection into the cell. — Leaves usually membranaceous. 



33. EX. purpurea, Kth. Leaves oval, membranaceous, glabraits, glaucescent beneath : 

 petiole long, ^-glandular at the middle ; flowers corymbose or racemose ; pedicels slender, 

 articulated below the middle : bracteoles subulate-setaceous ; petals purple ; pericarp smooth : 

 wings obfiquely semioboyate, rounded at the top : process of the' endocarp minute, conical. 

 •—Oav. Diss. 9. t. 24,6. f. 1. — Banisteria, L. — A low climber among shi-ubs ; leaves l"-li'. 

 long ; samarse 1" long. — Hab. Antigua !, Nichols. ; S. Vincent !, Guild. ; [S. Thomas ! to 

 Venezuela!]. 



34. H. parviflora, DC. Leaves membranaceous, glabrate above, pubescent beneath : 

 petidle long, %-glandular at the top ; flowers corymbose • pedicels sl^ndei-, articulated below 

 the middle : bracteoles subulate-setaceous ; petals yellowish ; " pericarp smooth : wing semi- 

 ovate, -with the inferior margin straight."-^ ri?»if. Choix, t. 51. — Baiiisteria,.r«Bi. — Hab. 

 Jamaica!, Oer.!<., near Kingston; [S. Thomas], 



Sect. 2. Etjhetekoptebis. — Peridarp smooth on the ventral side. — Leaves coriaceous. 



35. li. platyptera, DC. Leaves large, oblong or eUiptical-oblong, glabrous, shining 

 above, eglandular ; racemes paniculate, rusty-tomentose : pedicels thickish, articulated at 

 the middle : bracteoles ovate, somewhat pointed ; petals yellow ; pericarp smooth : wing 

 large, oblong : superior margin produced above the cell. — Banisteria Ibneifolia, Sw. B. ma- 

 croearpa. Per*. B. magnoliaefolia, i)ej«. — A high climber; leaves 8''-12"long; samarse 

 lJ"-3'' long, variable in being straight or curved. — Hab. Dominica !, Imr., S. Lucia (Sw.), 

 in mountain woods : [Guadeloupe ! ; Panama !, Guiana !, equatorial Brazil I] . 



■ 36. H. laurifolja, /jfM./ Leaves oblong, elliptical, or elhptical-lanceolate, y/airoB*, 

 eglandular .- veins reticulated on both sides ; racemes paniculate, rusty-pubescent : pedicels 



