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Rollinia sieberi, A. DC. Cachiman Montagne. A small tree first
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Rollinia orthopetala, A. DC. A shrub or small tree with the habit
described and figured from the island of Trinidad and erroneously
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of R. Sieberi, but with the lvs. somewhat longer petioled: lvs.  
referred by its collector to the common custard-apple, Annona
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oval-oblong, acute at apex and base, pilose: peduncles in pairs:
reticulata, to which its fr. and lvs. bear a certain resemblance: lvs.  
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calyx-lobes smaller than in R. Sieberi; corolla-wings erect and  
oval-oblong, acute at apex and base, usually 5-6 in. long and 2-3 in.  
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incurved: fr. not described.—This species was described by De Candolle
broad, thin, above puberulous with the nerves pilose, beneath paler
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from a specimen in the De Candolle Herbarium collected by Parker near
and more pilose, narrowed at the base into pilose petioles 1/4in.  
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Demarara, British Guiana. The name has been incorrectly applied to
long, some of them at the base of the branches broadly ovate and
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several rollinias with edible fr. Of these the principal
obtuse, about 1 in. long: peduncles lf .-opposed, 1-fld., 1-1 2/5in.  
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Rollinia orthopetala, A. DC. A shrub or small tree with the habit
long, bearing 2 small ovate-acute bracteoles, one near the base, the
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of R. Sieberi, but with the lvs. somewhat longer petioled: lvs.  
other about the middle: corolla-wings laterally compressed,
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oval-oblong, acute at apex and base, pilose: peduncles in pairs:
Linear-oblong, rounded at the apex, diverging, straight or curving
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calyx-lobes smaller than in R. Sieberi; corolla-wings erect and
slightly upward: fr., according to Pere Duss, usually larger than that
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incurved: fr. not described.—This species was described by De Candolle
of Annona squamosa, the surface divided into pronounced raised
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from a specimen in the De Candolle Herbarium collected by Parker near
squamose areoles rounded at the tips; pulp fleshy, nearly white, melting in the mouth, slightly viscous, with a sugary agreeable flavor. Type collected by Sieber (No. 96), in the De Candolle Herbarium.
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Demarara, British Guiana. The name has been incorrectly applied to  
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several rollinias with edible fr. Of these the principal
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speies, from an economic point of view,is R deliciosa describe above,  
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which is readely distinguished from R.orthopetala by its widely
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spreading decurved corollawings.
 
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