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41. T. ineequalis, Can. Glabrous; leaves ovate or elliptical, pointed, ccriaoeons: 

 stipules interpetiolar, deciduous ; umbels 4-flowered, paniculate : pedicels articulated at or 

 below the middle; samara exappendicalate between the dorsal crest and the wings : superior 

 wings twice as long as the inferior ones. — Cav. Diss. 9. t. 260. — ^T. citrifolia, Sw. — A high, 

 trailing cMmher. — Hab. Jamaica!, Prf., Wils.; [Costarica I, equatorial Brazil]. 



42. T. discolor, DC. Leaves elliptical or elliptical-oblong, blnntish or pointleted, 

 coriaceous, glabrous ; stipules interpetiolar, deciduous ; umbels 4-flowered, paniculate : pedicels 

 hoary jmhescent, articulated at the middle ; samara furnished voiih several lamellar appen- 

 dages between the dorsal crest and the wings : superior wing S-4 times as long as the in- 

 ferior ones. — ^Triopteris, Mey. Ssseq^. ! Tetrapteris trinitensis, Juss. I — A climber. — Hab. 

 Trinidad I, Pd., Or,. ; [Guiana 1]. 



10. MASCAGNIA, Bert. 



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

 Samarce either encircled by a solitary lateral wing, or with two wings, one on each side. — 

 Flowers usually racemose, or corymbose : pedicels articulated above the base. 



Sect. 1. EtritASOAGifiA. — Pericarp encircled by a solitary lateral wing. 



43. M. ovatifolia, Gr. Leaves chartaceous, ovate or elliptical, apicnlate, glabrous, 

 glandular at the base beneath : petiole eglandular ; corymbs paniculate : pedicels pubescent, 

 slender, articulated near the base : bracteoles setaceous, distant a little from the knee ; pe- 

 tals . . . ; samara-wing orbicular, emarginate at the top, glabrous : dorsal crest minute. — 

 Hirsea, Kth., Juss. I — A climber ; leaves 4"-3" long ; samara-wing 1" diameter, bearing 

 the carpid a little above the middle. — Hab. Trinidad !, iocM., Cr.; [Venezuela]. 



Sect. 2. PlEUEOPTEEls. — Lateral samara-wingsdistinct : dorsal crest much smaller, 



or none. 



44. K. Simsiana, Gr. Leaves chartaceous, elliptical-oblong or ovate-lanceolate, gla- 

 brous ; petiole %-glandular above the middle ; corymbs paniculate : pedicels articulated and 

 2-bracteolate towards the middle ; petals yellow, pubescent ;■ samara-mngs 2, obversely del- 

 toid, exceeding 3-4 times the dorsal crest. — Bot. Mag. t. 809 : not sufficient. — Byrsonima 

 volubilis, i)C. Hirsea Simsiana, Juss.! — A climber; leaves about 5"-6" long; samara- 

 wings 6"'-7"' long. — Hab. Jamaica !, Wright, List., Pd. ; S. Vincent !, Guild. ; [Guiana]. 



XI. HIRiEA, Jacq. 



Stamens all fertile. Styles 3 : stigmas compressed-truncate. Samara with lateral wings, 

 one on each side. Mmbryo: one of the cotyledons abortive.- — ^atas penninerved : primary 

 veins impressed above, prominent beneath : petiole 2-glandular, and furnished above the 

 base with 2 persistent, eylind/ical-acuminate stipules ; umbels usually i-flowered, lateral : 

 pedicels articulated at the base. 



45. EI. Bidleyana, Juss. Leaves cbovate-oblong or oblong, quite eutiie, glabrouSi 

 with the midrib whitish-pubescent beneath : primary veins numerous, 12-14 on each side : 

 petiole f\i\><ii\i\o\>a, siipnlate and 2-glandular below the top; calyx 8 -glandular; samarse 

 puherulous : wings dilated, sinuate-repand. —Leaves 6"— 4" long, 24"-14" broad : stipules 

 inserted i'" below the top of the petiole. — Hab. Tiinidad I, Cr. ; [Guiana]. 



46. H. recUnata, Jacq. Leaves obovate-oblong, blunt at the base, furnished with 

 distant sessile glands on the margin above the middle, glabrate, with a whitish down per- 

 sistent on the midrib beneath : piimary veins 8-10 on each side : petiole pubescent, stipulate 

 below and 2-glandular above the middle ; calyx 8-10-glandular, or eglandular ; samarse . . . : 

 " wings roundish." — Jacq. Amer. Pict. ^. 260. /. 37 : a leaf. — H. Hookeriana, Juss. ! : the 

 form with the glanduliferous calyx. — A shrub, about 15' high: branches trailing, pubescent; 

 leaves 4"-3" long, 2"-l" broad, puherulous and at length glabrous : stipules inserted 2"' 

 above the base, 3'" below the top of the petiole. — Hab. Trinidad 1, Sch., Lochh., Cr. ; [Ve- 

 nezuela]. 



47. II. Swartziana, Juss. Leaves elliptical-oblong, pointleted with a mucronate top. 



