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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
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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.  
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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:
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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  
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.  
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other about the middle: corolla-wings laterally compressed,
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oval-oblong, acute at apex and base, pilose: peduncles in pairs:
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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
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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
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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
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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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Rollinia orthopetala, A. DC. A shrub or small tree with the habit of R. Sieberi, but with the lvs. somewhat longer petioled: lvs. oval-oblong, acute at apex and base, pilose: peduncles in pairs: calyx-lobes smaller than in R. Sieberi; corolla-wings erect and incurved: fr. not described.—This species was described by De Candolle from a specimen in the De Candolle Herbarium collected by Parker near Demarara, British Guiana. The name has been incorrectly applied to several rollinias with edible fr. Of these the principal Rollinia orthopetala, A. DC. A shrub or small tree with the habit of R. Sieberi, but with the lvs. somewhat longer petioled: lvs. oval-oblong, acute at apex and base, pilose: peduncles in pairs: calyx-lobes smaller than in R. Sieberi; corolla-wings erect and incurved: fr. not described.—This species was described by De Candolle from a specimen in the De Candolle Herbarium collected by Parker near Demarara, British Guiana. The name has been incorrectly applied to several rollinias with edible fr. Of these the principal speies, from an economic point of view,is R deliciosa describe above, which is readely distinguished from R.orthopetala by its widely spreading decurved corollawings.


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