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abundantly around Rio Janeiro; but there is no specimen in the 

 collection. 



2. HELICTERES, Linn. 

 1. Helicteres ovata, Lam. 



Helicteres ovata, Lam. Diet. 3, p. 88 (excl. (3. & y.); St. Hil. PI. Bras. Mer. 1, p. 273. 



Hab. Near Rio Janeiro, Brazil; common. (In fruit.) 



3. HERETIERA, Dryand, 

 1. Heretiera littoralis, Dryand. 



Eeretiera littoralis, Dryand. in Ait. Hort. Kew. 3, p. 546; DC. Prodr. 1, p. 484; R. 



Br. in Horsf. PI. Jav. Ear. p. 237. 

 H. Fomes, Buchanan; Willd. Spec. 4, p. 972; DC. 1. c. ex K. Br. 

 H. minor, Lam. Diet. 3, p. 229; DC. 1. c. ex K. Br. 

 Balanoptcris Tothila & B. minor, Gsertn. Fruct. 2, t. 98, 99. 



Hab. Sooloo Islands. Feejee Islands. Tongatabu : in lagoons. 



Some of the leaves, from both localities, are acuminate and nearly 

 lanceolate; thus agreeing with the character of the second species 

 admitted by Mr. Brown, Heretiera lanceolate, of Wallich. The large 

 fruit is sharply carinate at the sutures, rather than winged. 



4. STERCULIA, Linn., R. Br. 

 1. Sterculia Ceramica, R. Br. 



Sterculia Ceramica, R. Brown, in Horsf. PL Jav. Bar. p. 233. 



Hab. Small island, in the Sooloo Sea. 



The flowers are very numerous, in compound panicles. The short 



