PIPER—-CANAVALIA AND WENDEROTHIA 587 
TaBasco: Teapa, Linden (Kew). 
Mexico (state uncertain) : Without locality, Bourgeau T3T7 (Gray) ; Beechey 
(Kew), type of Neurocarpum multifiorum. Villa Thuret, Cap d’Antibes, 
Poirault (Kew). Without locality, Karwinsky (Munich), type of Canavalia 
villosa; Karwinsky (Munich), type of Canavalia rostrata. 
GUATEMALA: Huehuetenango, Nelson 3575 (U. 8.). Neutén, Nelson 3537 
(U. 8.). Without locality, Heyde 289 (U. S.). Cubilquitz, Tiireckheim 7849 (U. 
S., Kew). Moran, Kellerman 4839 (U. 8.). Chiapas, Heyde & Lux 3741 (U. 
S., Kew). Guatemala, J. D. Smith 2296 (Gray); July, 1860, Hayes (Gray). 
Las Vacas Barranea, July, 1860, Hayes (Gray). Chiantla, July, 1860, Hayes 
(Gray). Volein de Fuego, Salvin (Kew). Santa Maria, Quezaltenango, 
Kellerman 5582 (U. S.) 
SALVADOR: Volefiin de San Salvador, January 9, 1898, Niederlein (U. 8.) 
Costa Rica: Cartago, Oersted 12, 13 (Kew). San Francisco de Guadalupe, 
Tonduz 1564, 1570 (U. S.). San José, Tonduz 7222 (U. 8.). Desampara- 
dos, Tonduz 1691 (pods fulvous) (U. 8). Without locality, Oersted (U. §8.). 
NiIcAraGua: Chontales, Tate (Kew) ; leaflets lance-elliptic or slightly ovate, 
thin, glabrous; calyx nearly glabrous. 
PANAMA: Sabana de Cerro Vaca, Pittier 5298 (U. 8.). 
ADDITIONAL SPECIES 
CANAVALIA ALBIFLORA Ducke, Arch, Jard. Bot. Rio Janeiro 3: 173. 1922. 
Evidently a species of Wenderothia, but no specimens have been seen. 
Ducke’s original description is as follows: 
“Speciei meridionali C. picta ommino similis, differt partibus omnibus paulo 
minoribus, calice viridi unicolore, petalis albis solum vexillo macula parva 
violaceii notato, et imprimis legumine novello breviter et parum dense griseo- 
vel subargenteo-piloso demum plus minusve glabrato. 
“Habitat in terris argillosis fertilibus inter vegetationem secundariam: 
civitate Parii prope Santerém (loco Manicéi) n. 17.088 prope Montealegre loco 
Airy n. 16.518 et ad vicinum flumen Maicuru inferius n. 9.530, prope lacum 
Salgado fluminis Trombetas n. 11.069, prope Alcobaca fluvii Tocantins n. 
16.194; civitate Maranhiio prope Codé, Her. Gen. Mus. Paréi numero 660, 
Specimina omnia ab A. Ducke lecta, excepto n. 9.530 ab E, Snethlage lecto.” 
CANAVALIA CUSPIDIGERA Hoehne, Comm, Linhas Tel. Estrat. Matto Grosso ao 
Amazonas. Ann. 5. Bot. Part 8: 94. pl. 156. 1919. 
“Planta volubilis alte scandens, ramulis novellis, petiolis, pedunculisque 
minutissime sparseque puberulis vel parce pubescentibus, caulibus adultis gla- 
bris; foliis trifoliolatis, petiolo communi fere 3,5-5 em. longo; foliolis oblongo- 
ellipticis, fere 5-6 cm. longis et usque 2,5-3 cm. latis, basi rotundatis, 2 mm. 
longo petiolulatis, apice abrupte 5 mm. longo cuspidato-rostratis et minutissime 
mucronatis, supra subtusque nervis primariis minutissime sparseque pubescenti- 
bus, lateralibus saepius paullo asymetricis; inflorescentiis racemosis, simplici- 
bus, supra medium florigeris et descendentibus; fforibus violaceis cum vexillo 
et calyce extus purpureo-striatis vel maculatis saepius geminis in utroque 
nodulo; calyce tretralobato, extus sparse pubescente et purpureo maculato vel 
striato, fere 2 cm. longo, lobo vexillari magno, usque 13 mm. longo et 20 mm. 
lato, apice recurvo, late emarginato et minute mucronato, ceteris parvis, trian- 
gularibus, acutis; vexillo infero, late obovato, inferne abrupte angustato et 
unguiculato, supra unguem calloso incrassato et deinde arcte refiexo, apice late 
emarginato. marginibus recurvatis, fere 3,2 cm. longo et 2,5 cm. lato, basi 
necque auriculis necque appendicibus munito; alis unguiculatis, supra unguem 
abrupte lateque auriculatis dein subcontractis, incurvis, paullulum falcatis, 
apice rotundatis, fere 3-3,5 cm. longis; carina unguiculata, supra ungues minute 
obtusoque auriculata, deinde paullo contracta, falciforme curvata et in tertia 
summa parte concrescentia, alis aequilonga vel paullo longiora; staminibus 10, 
monodelphis, tubo curvo; ovario pubescente; stylo glabro, incurvo et apicem 
versus levissime incrassato. 
“N.: 2569. Tabula nostra n. 156. 
“Leg. ad margines silvarum ad ripas fluminis prope Coxim; floret Majo. 
