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nia, and Sonora. It was recorded by Brandegee at Calamahué. Palmer collected 
specimens at Santa Rosalia in March, 1890, and Doctor Rose at Agua Verde and at 
the head of Concepcién Bay in April, 1911. It seems to be less widely dispersed 
than its congener, P. aculeata, like which it belongs to the Lower Sonoran Zone. 
Poinciana placida (T. 8S. Brandeg.) Rose. 
A few of these bushes, 3 to 3.5 meters high and bearing handsome orange and reddish 
flowers, were found in a stony place near the shore of Espiritu Santo Island, February 7. 
Poinciana californica (A. Gray) Rose. 
About the middle of November this plant was practically leafless, but bearing 
deep, dark red flowers near the tips of the slender twigs, while other branches still 
held ripe seed pods. It was seen in a few places on the sandy Coastal Plain from 
San Jorge to Matancita, growing as a shrub 2 to 3 meters high. Specimens were col- 
lected a few miles north of Matancita, November 15. 
Tamarindus indica L. TAMARINDO, TAMARIND. 
The tamarind, which is so widely distributed in cultivation in tropical Mexico, 
was seen at San José del Cabo, where Brandegce has already recorded it as common. 
The tart pulp surrounding the seeds is used to make a refreshing drink. 
FABACEAE. Pea Family. 
Brongniartia peninsularis Rose.’ 
The type of this species was collected by us at about 450 meters while we were 
ascending the backbone of the Peninsula, about 5 miles southwest of El Potrero 
and about 30 miles southwest of Mulegé, October 31. It was growing on the rocky 
mountain side as a shrub 2 to 3 meters high. Not noted elsewhere. 
Erythrina purpusi T. 8. Brandeg. CORAL BEAN. 
We first noted and collected this species along the road 5 miles southwest of El 
Potrero, between Mulegé and La Purfsima. It was described by Brandegee and 
recorded by him as common at low elevations in the Cape District. It was also seen 
between Guajademi and Agua Grande and at several localities near the west coast 
between Todos Santos and Cape San Lucas. It belongs to the tropical or subtropical 
element of the flora of the region. 
Olneya tesota A. Gray. MEXICAN IRONWOOD. UNA DE GATO. PALO DE HIERRO. 
Few plants reaching tree size have so wide a range and are at the same time so 
abundant in Lower California as the ironwood. It was noted from the basal slopes 
of the desert mountains near the delta of the Colorado southward to La Paz and on 
Cerralvo Island. It was not observed in the Cape District south of La Paz nor along 
the west coast north of the Santa Clara Mountains, but may reach farther in suitable 
situations. It grows 6 to 7.5 meters in height. Although it may occur on gravelly 
plains, it is more at home along rocky arroyos and on the slopes of desert mountains, 
situations so frequent in the Peninsula. It belongs to the Lower Sonoran Zone, 
occurring on both sides of the Gulf of California. A specimen was taken at Tinaja 
de San Esteban, 25 miles north of San Ignacio. Brandegee records it from Comandt 
to Calamahué. He also mentioned its native name, “ufia de gato,”? which is also 
applied to several other thorny species. 
Parosela spinosa (A. Gray) Heller. INDIGO BUSH. 
First met with by us at San Felipe on the Gulf of California. Here we found a 
few scattered groups of these desert plants in sandy arroyos near the beach, growing 
1 See p. 311. 
