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Frutcx crecfus, oSopcdalis, pulchcrrimus, caulibus c radiccintcrdum 

 plunbus cmitfis. Aculci adfum in ramis lcniortbus, rarilfimc in juniuribus, 

 tepc oinnino abfcntcs in quibusdam. Florts fpcciofiflimi, c crocco & cocci- 

 nco varicgati, faporc atquc odorc naufcofis. Hi, infuli potatiquc tlnrx po- 

 tionis adinltar, vi pollcnc apcricntc, audiuntquc fcbriltigi* Smhu imma- 

 tura a pucris barbarisque cruda comcduntur. Gallis appcllatur Po:nci&k } ncc 

 non Flturt tk Paroiiis (cu Florcs paradifi. Vindobonx quotannis floret, Datur 

 varictas floribus omnibus cx crocco unicoloribus. 



Habicat vulgaris in Caribxis. 



2- POINCIAXA (Kjtgda) aculcis folitariis. 



CAL. Pcrianthiumpcnfnphyllum^coIoraiuiiKrcccptftCuIocampanulatocom- 

 prcflb infTricns, dcciduum: foliolis oblongis, obcufis; quorum qua- 

 tuor [:::■.■, Uxttj rcflexa; quintum infcriusconcavum, longius^pa- 

 temifliinuni. 



COR. Pccata quinquc, obtufa, plana, margini rcccptaculi infidcncia, calyce 

 paulo iungiora; quorutn duo ictfcriora oblonga, dcclinao, utrinquc 

 a foliolo calycis quinto divcrgcntia; fcqucncia duo obovata, paccti- 

 ciflima; quintum fupcriusfubrotundum, rcflfcxum. 



STAM. Filamcntadcccm, fubulata, bafihirfuta, imcr pecala inforiora dc- 

 clinaca, margini rcccptaculi infcrta, longicudinc corollx; quorum 

 Hipcrius brcvi itilidct pcdiccllo. Anthcra; ovacte, incumbcntcs. 



PIST. Gcnncn oblongum> comprcfltim. Stylus fubulatus, dcclinatus, fta- 

 minibus paulo longior. Stigma fimplcx, obtufum. 



PER, Lcgumcn oblongum, comprcflb • planum , obtufiufculum, unilocu- 

 larc, bivalvc, dilTcpimcncis quali transvcrlis. 



SEM. pauca, comprcfla* 



Arbufcula crcSa» ramofa, inclcgans, intcrdum viginti quinquc altitu- 

 dincpcdcs fupcrnt. Gm<x nigricat. Acilci fububui, validi»acuminaii,axiU 

 larcs, folitarii) fcmipollicarcs fepc abfcmcs. Fofojfuntbijugata; w/fa pol* 

 llCori; foUolis cmarginatis, glabris, plus minus obcordatis, iicpc ditfbrmi- 

 bus. Pcdunculi mulcillori c tubcrculis rainufculorum cgrediuntur. Fforcs 

 lucci » inodori, pncccdcnctbus duplo minorcs. 



Habitat frcqucns in Cura^ao, locis faxofis, glareofis, aridis. 



3. POIXClANA (amaria) caulc incrmi; raccinis fpicatis. TAB. CLXXV. 

 FSfr 36. 

 SiliquaarborisGuatapanaexCoracaoinfuU. Brcyn.ctiti.pag, j8-Jfe.j. 



CAL. Pcrianihium pcncaphvllum, rcccptaculo campanulato comprcflb infi- 

 dcns, dcctduum: foliolisoblongis, obcufis, laxis, rcflcxis; quorum 

 quatur plana; quintumintinuun longius rcliquis & concavum. 



Q.* COR. 



