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JOHNSTON—PLANTS FROM LA GUAIRA, VENEZUELA, 107 
CAESALPINIACEAE. 
Cassia oxyphylla Kunth, Mim. 129, pl. 39, 1819. 
La Guaira, Robinson & Lyon, July G; Mount Cocollar, according to H.B.K. 
Nov. Gen, & Sp. 7: 511; Margarita, Willer & Johnston, 1901, 
Further distribution, Colombia. 
FABACEAE. 
Bradburya virginiana (L.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl 1: 164. 1891. 
La Guaira, Robinson & Lyon, July 11; Margarita, Miller & Johnston, 1901. 
Further distribution, temperate and tropical American and Niger. 
Mucuna flagellipes Vog.; Benth. in- Hooker, Niger Flora 807. 1849. 
Climbing vine along stream, San Julian, Robinson & Lyon, July 18; Colonia 
Tovar, Fendler, no, 266, 1854-5. 
Fendler’s specimen is similar to the type. Robinson and Lyon’s specimen, 
however, though approaching it closely, shows some variations. The bracts are 
entire instead of tridentate. Taubert® places W/. flagellipes in the section of 
plants having oblique cross lamelle on the pods. In this specimen the lamellae 
are very obscure, having given place to flat or lamellate tubercles which lie in 
distinct oblique rows. In other respects the material agrees with typical 
specimens. 
MELIACEAE. 
Trichilia spondioides Jacq. Knum. Pl, Carib. 20. 1762. 
La Guaira, Robinson & Lyon, July 12. Shrub, 4 to 5 meters high. 
Further distribution, Jamaica, Cuba. 
POLYGALACEAE. 
Securidaca ovata Johnston, sp. hoy. 
Shrub, ascending?; leaves widely ovate, occasionally elliptical, glabrous 
above, finely puberulent on the main veins underneath, with entire margin, 
rounded or slightly emarginate base, and obtuse or minutely retuse apex; blade 
4 to 7 cm, long, 3 to 5 em, wide; petiole 3 to 5 min. long, puberulent; stipules 
unknown but stipular scars present; inflorescence racemose, lateral, 5 to 10 cm. 
long and bearing S to 20 flowers; bracts subulate, pubescent, 2 mim. long; 
pedicel slender, pubescent, 5 to 14 mm. long; sepals 5, 2 equal, oval, slightly 
concave, 1 cm, long, the third a little larger and distinctly carinate, puberulent 
within, the 2 inner sepals corolline, broad, obovate, shortly unguiculate, 12 mm. 
long, glabrous; the 2 petals of the keel falcate, shortly unguiculate: lip ellip- 
tical, the end folded with a dentate margin; stamens S, adherent to corolla 
tube. which is cleft at one side; ovary glabrous, flattened; style a little longer 
than stamens; fruit with wing 4.5 cm, long; dorsal part of carpel prolonged 
into a small hook curved toward the wing. 
San Julian, Robinson & Lyon, July 18S.) Several other species are close to 
this one in the shape of the leaf. All are distinet, however, in the form of the 
fruit. 
Type specimen, no. 531790, U.S. National Pferbarium. 
EUPHORBIACEAE. 
—-s) 
Hura crepitans L. Sp. Pl. 1008. 1755. 
La Guaira, Robinson & Lyon, July 15: Margarita, Vrust, (S76. 
Distribution, general in tropical America. 
“Engl & Prantl, Pflanzenfam, 3°: 366. 
