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176 NOTES ON CEIBA. Sect. II. — Eriodendron K. Schum. 7. C. ERiANTHos K. Schum. /. c. Hab. Brazil ! 8. C. RiviERi K. Schum. I, c. 212, t. xli. Hab. Brazil ! ? 9. C. MicROPHYLLA K. Schum. Hab. Brazil, Selloiv. Dr. Schumann describes this species, of which he has only seen imperfect material, in a note in Fl. Bras. /. c. 213. He states that its alliance seems to be with C. Rivieri. Sect. III. — Erione.

  • Species Centrali-Americanae.

10. C. GRANDiFLORA Rose in Contrib. U.S. Herb. i. No. 9, 308. Hab. Mexico, Palmer, No. 1050 ! We have followed Mr. Rose in placing this plant in Erione. 11. C. ROSEA K. Schum. I. c. 205 in not. Hab. Panama, Seeman, No. 1630 !

  • * Species Australi-AmericanaB.

Petala circiter IJ poll, longa. 12. C. JASMINODORA K. Schum. I. c. 213. Hab. Brazil. Petiola longiora, 2|-3i poll, longa. H- Folia 3-4-foliolata. Petiolus quam foliola brevior. 13. 0. BOLiviANA Britten & Bak. fil. Hab. Bolivia ! H — 1- Folia 4-5-foliolata. Petiolus quam foliola longior. 14. 0. PUBIFLORA K. Schum. I. c. 213. Hab. Brazil ! Paraguay ! Morong No. 1075, from the Pilcomayo River, distributed from the Columbia College Herbarium as Chorisia, is apparently this species. -^_^ Folia 6-7-foliolata. Petiolus quam foliola longior. 15. C. Mandoni Britten & Bak. fil. Hab. Bolivia! Species non satis nota. C. PHiEOSANTHA K. Schum. I. c. Hab. Grown in an Algerian garden, probably from Brazil. It seems doubtful whether Eriodendron trichistandrum A. Gray, Bot. U. S. Explor. Exp. i. 182, will eventually be referred to this genus. Chorisia soluta Donnell- Smith in Bot. Gaz. xvi. 1, seems to have affinities with Ceiba pubijiora K. Schum., but the five filaments divide, forming ten branches.