acutant h cra has? been found near Cliepo. ' T. hirta is a small 
tree, odcas:. -:-nal on tie Pacific water sled. This soeoies is 
known in Salvador as "oedriilo, t! M joootillo, ** and “cola de 
pavo* ; in Hioaragua as "mtap piojo * ; in Mexico as 
”garbancillo K and "cabo de hao}a." 
4. Gif ARIA Alien. 
The only species known fro/a this area is £. anara 
(Jaoq»} P. Wilson (G.. unrva C, DC. is a synonym), which is 
a frequent tree of good size in the forests. The leaves 
have a to 30 opposite oblong leaflets, 10 to 30 clong, , 
The capsule is globoae-obovoId and usually 4-valved. The 
wood ib hard, reddish brown, moderately heavy, strong, and 
durable, and is used locally for many purposes. 
£. fWfl^TSHIA jacq. Mahogany. 
ffwietenia mnoropbylla King in the only mahogany known 
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from Panama, It is reported as occurring sparingly along the 
upper Chagree and in the valley of the Eayano I,i\ r. This 
species is planted for shade about the Zone. It is a large-- 
tree, the leaves with B to 13 lanceolate unequal acuminate 
leaflets, the small whitish flowers in axillary panicles. The 
capsule is ovoid and pointed, containing numerous broadly 
winged seeds. The current name for ra&hegany over most of 
its range is ”oaoba«" 
live species of mahogany are known: This, which ranges 
from southern Mexico to Colombia, and perhaps into “Rucador; 
