314 . LEGUMINOSZA. 
South Mexico, Sierra Zongolica (Botteri, 1027). Hb. Kew. 
The specimen of this species is very young; but the plant is clearly allied to D. cam- 
peachiana, which has larger flowers in looser cymes, and smaller, almost sessile, often 
retuse leaflets. 
5. Dalbergia retusa, Hemsley, Diag. Pl. Nov. pars 1, p. 8. 
Puberula, foliis petiolatis, foliolis 4-5-jugis breviter petiolulatis ovato-oblongis retusis 14-4-polli- 
caribus, floribus corymbosis. 
Arbor 20-25-pedalis, novellis puberulis. Folia petiolata, 6-9-pollicaria ; foliola 4—5-juga, petiolulata, 
coriacea, ovato-oblonga, 14-4-pollicaria, retusa, subtus sparsim puberula, supra glaberrima 
nitida, petiolulis ad 2 lin. longis. Flores albi, corymbosi, pedicellati, basi bibracteolati, 8-9 lin. 
longi; corymbi pauciflori, pedunculati, foliis breviores; bracteole minute ; calyx campanu- 
latus, 5-dentatus, dente inferiore acuto, ceteris brevibus rotundatis ; vexillum cucullato-orbicu- 
latum ; carina obtusa, alis brevior ; stamina 10, monadelpha, antheris minutis ; ovarium gla- 
brum, stipitatum, 5-6-ovulatum. Legumen maturum deest. 
PaNaMa, in woods at Paraiso (8. Hayes, 642). Hb. Kew. 
6. Dalbergia, sp. 
Sout Mexico, region of Orizaba (Bourgeau, 2834). Hb. Kew. 
7. Dalbergia, sp. 
Costa Rica, Cartago (Hrsted). Hb. Kew. 
63. ECASTAPHYLLUM. 
Ecastaphyllum, Rich. in Pers. Syn. Pl. ii. p. 277; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. i. p. 545. 
Five shrubby species, all found in America, and two of them extending to Western 
Tropical Africa. 
1. Ecastaphyllum brownei, Pers. in DC. Prodr. ii. p. 420. 
Ecastaphyllum molle, Mig. 
Fioripa.—Nicaraeva, Graytown (Tate, 342); Panama, Aspinwall, sea-side (8. Hayes, 
155), Chagres (Fendler, 315).—Common in Tropical Sour America and the West LNDIEs; 
also in Western Tropical Arrica. Hb. Kew. 
64. MACH ARIUM. 
Macherium, Pers. Syn. Pl. ii. p. 276; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. i. p. 545. 
Nearly sixty arboreous and frutescent species, all endemic in America. 
1. Macherium acuminatum, H. B. K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. vi. p. 391. 
The typical plant inhabits VENEZUELA. 
Var. 6. latifolium, Benth. in Journ. Linn. Soc. iv. suppl. p. 65. 
Sour Mexico, region of Orizaba (Bourgeau, 2552; Botteri, 1031), Cordova (Bour- 
geau) ; Nicaracua, between Granada and Nicaragua (Crsted). Hb. Kew. 
