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ill-developed caducous stipules. The flowers form solitary or mul- 
tiple short racemes on the wood of the old branches; they are 
accompanied by scaly caducous bracts and bractlets. 
VII. COPAIVA SERIES. 
The Copaiva-trees' (Fr., Copaiers; figs. 123-128), have regular 
Copaifera officinalis. 
Fig. 128. 
Habit (3). 
hermaphrodite flowers. The little receptacle, convex or slightly 
1 Copaifera L., Gen, n. 542.—J., Gen., 365. —-Ewpt., Gen., n. 6806.—H. Bn., in Adansonia, 
—Lamx., Dict., i197; IIL, +t. 342.—Drsr., in vi. 202.—B. H., Gem, 585, 1008, uv. 362.— 
Mém. Mus., vii. 375, t..18, 14.—H. B. K., Copaiba Manca., Brasil., 130.—-ADANS., Fam. 
Nov. Gen. et Spec. vi. 265, t. 659.—DC., des Pl., ii. 341.—Copiiba Pis., Brasil, 56 
Prodr., ii. 508,—Spaon, Suit. d Buffon, i.116. (incl. Guibourtia Benn., Gorskia Bott). 
