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prominente, venis tenuibus, Panicule pyramidate, 6-10-pollicares, 
supra folia ultima sessiles. Flores rosei, variant a 5 ad 6 lineas longi. 
Calyx circa 2lin. Ovarii stipes e calyce exsertus. Ovula 3-4, sed 
jam sub anthesi 2 v. 3 minima sunt et subabortiva. 
Hab. "Tropical America and West Tropical Africa, very abundant in the 
West Indies, Central America, Guiana, Venezuela, north Brazil, and 
eastern Peru (Mexico, Jurgensen, n. 64; Panama, Cuming, n. 1625; 
Trinidad, Sieber, n. 47 ; Surinam, Hostmann, n. 461 & 669 ; Cuyaba, 
Mart. Hb. Fl. Bras. n. 1157; Tarapoto, Spruce, n. 4115, etc.). 
The Brazilian and West African specimens are generally rather larger- 
flowered and stiffer-leaved than those from Guiana, the West Indies, and 
Central America; but in the very large number of specimens from 
numerous collectors which I have compared, I can find no tangible 
characters nor constant size in the flowers to separate them even into 
marked varieties. 
B, Riedeli, Benth. in Mart. Fl. Bras. Leg. ined., foliolis subtus puberulis. 
Hab. On the Rio Coxim, in Brazil, Riedel. The two specimens are very 
poor and unsatisfactory. 
17? A.SAPINDOIDES, foliolis 9-13 oblongis acuminatis glabris coriaceis 
supra nitidulis, panicula laxa, floribus distincte pedicellatis, calyce brevi 
tomentoso basi acutiusculo, ovario glabro v. leviter ciliato.—Ptero- 
carpus sapindoides, DC. Prod. ii. p. 419. 
Hab. West Indies; Dominica, Herb. DC., Imray; Antigua, Wull- 
scehnagel. 
I have considerable doubts whether this may not prove to be only a 
well-marked variety of 4. inermis; but the flowers are considerably 
larger, distinctly pedicellate with a differently shaped calyx, and I have as 
yet seen no intermediate specimens. Dr. Grisebach may probably be 
enabled, from better materials, to clear up these doubts, in the * West 
Indian Flora, which he is preparing with so much care and ability. 
XXI. GEOFFROYA. 
Calyx turbinato-campanulatus, incurvus, distincte 5-dentatus (v. semi- 
4-fidus?) dentibus summis alte connatis. Petala carinalia libera, dorso 
imbricantia. Stamina monadelpha v. vexillari soluto diadelpha, vagina 
latere superiore fissa. Antherzm versatiles. Ovarium sessile v. breviter 
stipitatum, 3-4-ovulatum. Legumen drupaceum, ovoideum v. obovoideum 
(indehiscens?), semine unico pendulo. Embryo rectus.—Arbores austro- 
Americans. Folia alterna, imparipinnata. Foliola alterna v. subopposita, 
stipellis raro conspicuis, Flores simpliciter racemosi, flavi, smpissime 
foetidi. 
1. G. spinosa (Lian., DC. Prod. ii. p. 476 excl. syn. Marcgr.), 
trunco spinis subulatis armato, foliolis 13-15 oblongis obtusis, — 
“ Flores pedicellati, simpliciter racemosi, sordide flavescentes, foetidi, 
Hab, New Granada, near Carthagena, Jaequin. 
