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Rio Cricamola, between Finea St. Louis and Konkintoe, Aug 19.°>8, Woodson, Allen, 4' Seibert 

 1912 (F, G, MO). 



CANAL ZONE: Mojinga Swamp near mouth of Rio Chagres, Mar 1935, Allen 855 (F), 

 861 (B, G-DEL, MO, NY, S, U, US); between Mt. Hope and Santa Rita Trail, Feb 1905, 

 Cowell 54 (NY); "Chagres," mouth of Rio Chagres, Mar 1850, Feneller 426 (K, MO) (type 

 collection of 8. fenelleri Schott) ; Oct 1859, Hayes 82 (G) ; Gatun Station, Panama R.R., Oct 

 1859, Hayes 96 (NY) ; swampy places along Panama R.R., Gatun, Feb 1860, Hay<s 533 (NY) ; 

 in swamps along the Panama R.R., Nov 1859, Hayes 539 (NY) ; along edge of Rio Indio de 

 Gatun, Feb 1911, Maxon 4821 (F, US) ; Gatun, Jan 1858, Fasc. 1, Wagner 591 (#275 on tag 

 on petiole) (M). Barro Colorado Island, C.Z.: 1931, Aviles 48 (F) ; Jun 1931, Bailey # Bailey 

 271 (BH); shore, P.N. 11, end of island, Sep 1929, Bangham 567 (F, G); Aug 1928, Chiejeer- 

 ing 35 (MICH); lake shore, Aug 1927, Kenoyer 195 (US); along shore of Gatun Lake, e of 

 laboratories, Nov 1948, Killip 40037 (UC, US) ; Miller rear light. Dec 1931. Shattuch 581 (F) ; 

 shore near lighthouses, Feb 1932, Wooduorth $ Vestal 656 (F, G) ; Nov 1938, Zetelc Z-4320 

 (F). Colon: vie. of Palenque, Aug 1911, Pittier 4122 (US). 



COLOMBIA: vie. of Villa Arteaga, Aug 1948. Brake, Araqut M., # Barhley 1SC701 (COL, 

 UC, US). Antioquia : Estacion "Camilo e. Restrepo,*' Apr 1955, Daniel 4947 (NY); near 

 Guapa, 53 km s of Turbo, Apr 1945, H aught 4598 (COL, US); Uraba, entre Mutata y 

 Pavarandocito, Jan 1950, Uribe U. 2038 (COL). Cauca : Noanamito, Rio Micay, Feb 1943, 

 Cuatrecasas 14217 (US). Choco: cerca al Rio Atrato, en los alrededores de Quibdo, Jan 1949, 

 Araque M. 4' Barhley 19C1W49 (COL, US); Quibdo, Rio Atrato, Apr-Mai 1931, Archer 1796 

 (US); trocha de Utria al Valle, Jun 1950, Fernandez 273 (COL, US); Andagoya, Apr 1939, 

 Killip 35076 (COL, S, US) ; Corcovada region, upper Rio San Juan, ridge along Yeracui Valley, 

 Apr 1939, Killip 35275 (COL, F, US); Rio Truando, 1858, Schott 3 (NY); Triana s.n. 

 (label partially burned) (BM). Narino: Isla de Gallos, Pacifico, Feb 1942, Dryander 2589 

 (US); Rives du Rio Mira, Oct 1899, Lang las se 2 (G, K, US); Patia Valley, Lehman*. K.375 

 (F, K) ; Pasto, Lehmann B.l (K). El Valle (Valle del Cauca): Rio Yurumangui, Jan-Feb 

 1944, Cuatrecasas 15969 (US); Rio Calima, La Trojita, Feb-Mar 1944, Cuatrecasas 16366 

 (US) ; Cordoba, Dagua Valley, Mai 1922, Killip 5034 (G, NY, US) ; Cordoba, Feb 1939, Killip 

 $ Garcia 33397 (COL, F, G, MO, S, US) ; Sabaletas, km 29 of highway from Buenaventura to 

 Cali, stream bed, Rio Sabaletas, Jun 1944, Killip 4' Cuatrecasas 38859 (COL, F, US); Rio 

 Dagua, Buenaventura litoral, Jan-Mai, Lehmann 5361 (F, K, L, NY). 



Vernacular names: Colombia: 4< nirio en la cuna" (Choco) ; "cansitta garza" 

 (Isla de Gallos). 



This species is well marked by the large number of ovules per locule, and the 

 large spathe and proportionally short, stout spaclix. It is widely distributed and 

 is often collected. 



With the original description of 8. friedrichsthalii was the note: ''Habit. 

 Guatemala. (Friedrichsthal. Herb. Caes. Vindob.)." It appears that some error 

 occurred in labeling the collections of Friedrichsthal. for detailed studies indicate 

 that this species does not extend as far north as Guatemala, but reaches its 

 northern limit in southern Nicaragua. This error of labeling is corroborated by 

 0ersted (Jour. Bot. Hooker. 5: 46. 1853) : "The Austrian botanist Friedrichsthal 

 performed journeys through a great part of Nicaragua and Costa Rica in 1839, 

 and appears to have made great collections of plants." Some years later, Hemsley 

 (in Godman & Salvin. Biol. Centr. Am. 4: 128. 1887) wrote: £< In 1839 Emanuel 

 Friedrichsthal 'performed journeys through a great part of Nicaragua and 

 Costa Rica* ; yet all the plants of his collecting in the Kew Herbarium are labeled 

 Guatemala. We believe the first set of his collections is at Vienna." 



8. friedrichsthatii has been confused by many authors. Standley (Ann. 

 Missouri Bot. Gard. 31: 35. 1944) treated this species, but I do not agree with his 

 remarks (discussed here under 8. phryntifolium) . Matilda (Anal. Inst. Biol. 

 Mexico 25: 126. 1954) attributed it to the flora of Chiapas (Mexico) ; specimens 

 cited by him represent S. matudae. As an example of 8. friedrichsthalii, Matuda 

 presented a photograph of Standley 5007. Tt is a specimen collected near Lance- 



