E. G. BAKER: DICOTYLEDONES POLYPETAL.E. 145 
ABRUS PRECATORIUS, Linn. Syst. ed. XII. 479. 
Hillside, Mulema. Fl. June, 370. 
Distrib. Widely distributed throughout the Tropies. 
A. PULCHELLUS, Wall. ex Thw. Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 91. 
Island of Buvüma. Fr. March, 652. 
Distrib. Nile Land, Upper Guinea, Central African Lake- 
Region. Also in Tropical Asia. 
ERYTHRINA TOMENTOSA, R. Br. in Salt, Abyss. App. 62. 
Ruchigga, alt. 7200 ft. Fl. December, 531. 
“ Tree 25 ft., with scarlet flowers." 
Distrib. Nile Land, Mozambique District. 
E. BAasuaWET, sp. nov. 
Arbor vel frutex, ramis cinereo- vel albido-corticatis, spinis 
brevibus nigrescentibus; foliolis 3 ovato-lanceolatis vel 
suborbicularibus, basi rotundatis, apice acutis, margine 
integris haud lobatis, nervis lateralibus erecto-patulis, 
utrinque 8-10, modice petiolulatis, preter nervos glabri- 
usculis; racemis axillaribus ; floribus coccineis, pedun- 
culis fusco-tomentellis ; calyce spathaceo, subeoriaceo, 
glabriuseulo, laciniis brevibus ; vexillo alis longiori, 
subsessili, ezeteras partes floris amplectente ; alis inzequi- 
lateraliter oblongis, brevissime unguiculatis, glabris ; 
ovario stipitato pluriovulato; stylo incurvo; leguminibus 
basi in stipitem attenuatis, plurispermis, valvis extus 
coriaceis molliter et breviter tomentosis. 
Species E. Brucei, Schweinf., affinis, differt racemis floribus 
paucioribus, pedunculis fusco-tomentellis non lanato- 
tomentosis. 
Hab. Sandy soil north of mouth of River Bakora. 
January 1903. 137. 
Native name "**Murungu."  * Wood used for drums. A 
shrub or tree, circumference, 5 it. from the ground, 8 ft. ; 
thorns on trunk ; flowers red, very few leaves." 
Foliola 7:0-11:5 em. longa, 4°5-6°7 cm. lata. Calyx + 
25 em. longus, Vexillum externe glabrum + 27- 
2'8 cm. longum, subsessile. Al» + 1 cm. longe. Carina 
vexillo multo minor suborbicularis 6-7 mm. longa. 
