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 Bumelia lanuginosa (Michx.) Pers. Shittimwood. 



Range. —From southern Georgia and northern Florida through Alabama (Tennes- 

 see River Valley to coast plain) ; from southern Illinois and southern Missouri through 

 Arkansas and Texas to Mexico (Nuevo Leon). 



Names in use. — Gum Elastic ; Sliittiinwood (Tex.); Black Haw 

 (Fla.). 

 Bumelia lanuginosa rigida Gray. 



Range. — Western Texas to Arizona and south into Mexico (Nuevo Leonb 



Bumelia lycioides (Linn.) Ga?rtn. f. Buckthorn Bumelia. 



Range. — From southern Virginia to Florida (Mosquito Inlet and Caloosa River) 

 and west to southern Illinois, southern Missouri. Arkansas, and Texas (Rio Concho 

 River). 



Xames in use. — Ironwood (Va., S. C. Ga., Fla.. Miss., Ky.): South- 

 ern Buckthorn (Miss., La., Tex., 111.); Carolina Buckthorn (N. C); 

 Buckthorn (S. C); Chittimwood (Tex.); Mock Orange (Fla,). 



Bumelia angustifola Xutt. Saffron Plum. 



Range. — Florida coast region (on the east from Indian River to southern keys, and 

 on the west coast from Cedar Keys to Cape Romano); Texas (Rio Grande River 

 below Laredo) : Mexico (Xuevo Leon | : West Indies. 



Xames in use. — Saffron Plum (Fla.); Downward Plum (Fla.) : Ants- 

 wood (Fla.). 



DIPHOLIS A-. de C. 

 Dipholis salicifolia (Linn.) A. de G. Bustic. 



Range. — Coast of southern Florida (^Biscayne Bay and a number of southern keys) ; 

 Bahamas and Vest Indies. 



XA3IES in use. — Bustic (Fla.) ; Cassada (Fla.). 

 MIMUSOPS Linn. 

 Mimusops sieberi A. de C. "Wild Sapodilla. 



Range. — Off the coast of southern Florida (southern keys): Bahamas and West 

 Indies 



Names in use.— Wild Dilly (Fla.); Wild Sapodilla (Fla.). 



Family EBEXACE.E. 



DIOSPYROS Linn. 



Diospyros virginiana Linn. Persimmon. 



Range. — Connecticut (Light-house Point, New Haven) : New York (Long Island; : 

 from southern New York (east of Allegheny Mountains) to Florida ( Biscay ne Bay 

 and Caloosa River): from southern Ohio to southern Alabama and west to south- 

 western Iowa, southern Missouri, and eastern Kansas (Franklin, Anderson, Bourbon, 

 Crawford, and Cherokee counties), Indian Territory and Texas (Colorado River). 



Names in use. — Persiniinou (Conn., X. Y., X. J.. Pa., Del.. Va., 

 W. Va.. N. C, S. <\. Ga., Fla.. Miss., La.. Ky., Mo., Tex., Ark.. 111., 

 Ind., Iowa, Ohio): Date Plum (X. J., Tenn.): Plaqueminier (La.); Sim- 

 mon (Fla.): Possumwood (Fla.). 



