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885, the leaf larger, especially the young ones and the petals 

 nearly smooth. ' (Herbert H. Smith, Colombia, No. 1947.) 



No. 883 is in part this species, and is in fruit. The fruit is 

 2 cm. long, and 1.5 cm. broad, inclusive of the expanded wings, 

 the body 9 mm. long, elliptical, with the summit emarginate, 

 glabrous, the spikes shorter than their leaves, recurved. The 

 flowering specimen is the type. Of 883, Mr. Smith says "A 

 high vine, rare in dry forest not far from sea-level. The speci- 

 men with pointed leaves [here described] was collected in a 

 ravine 3 miles northeast of Bonda, about 300 feet, February 3." 

 Combretum oblongifolium, var. (?) 



Inflorescence.young portions and veins of the lower leaf, 

 surfaces ferruginous-pubescent. No axillary panicles seen, 

 the terminal large, leafless, dense, very stoutly peduncled, 

 the peduncles strongly quadrangular and sulcate. Petioles 5 

 or 6 mm. long, very stout, the blades 6 to 10 cm. long, 3 to 6 

 cm. broad, obovate with the narrow base slightly but distinctly 

 cordate, the summit mostly rounded, occasionally with a slight 

 blunt point, or slightly retuse; entire, thick, very dark, not 

 shining, the venation prominent beneath, the principal secon- 

 daries 8 on a side, the venation finely reticulate. Spikes 4 to 

 6 cm. long, densely flowered. Calyx-tube 1.5 mm. long, the 

 ovary two-thirds of its length, the bracts wanting or caducous, 

 and not seen. Calyx-limb urceolate in flower, with recurved 

 margin, a little shorter than the tube, 2 mm. broad, pilose 

 within, the teeth very short, blunt. Petals about half the 

 length of the calyx-tube, more than twice as long as broad, 

 glandular on the back. Exserted portion of stamens twice 

 as long as the calyx-tube, considerably exceeding the style. 



"A scandent shrub, to 30 or 40 feet. Common locally in 

 dry forests below 1500 feet. Flowers adhere to drying papers 

 so that it is difficult to preserve them well." (Herbert H. Smith; 

 Colombia, 885.) 



A portion of 883 appears to be this species, in fruit. The 

 fruits are 2 cm. long, by i cm. broad, inclusive of the wings, 

 elliptical, emarginate, the body 5 mm. broad. Of this, Smith 

 says ."collected in a ravine near the seashore, Playa Brava, 

 February 10." 



Another specimen bearing the same number, but collected 

 near Mamatoca, August 29, and here designated as 885-a, has 

 the leaves oval, all shortly and bluntly pointed, bears lateral 

 panicles, the petals longer and more unguiculate and the fila- 

 ments stouter and rather shorter. It appears to be a form of 

 C. oblongifolium. 



