338 LEGUMINOSZ. 
Gulf of Fonseca (Sinclair), Realejo (Hinds) ; Costa Rica, Puntarenas (rsted); Panama, 
Remedios (Seemann). Hb. Kew. 
8. Bauhinia latifolia, Cav. Ic. v. p. 4, t. 405. 
SourH Mexico, Acapulco (Barclay, Beechey, Sinclair), Zimapan (Coulter), San Carlos, 
Oaxaca (Liebmann, 112), Vera Cruz (Linden, 1319), without habitat (Jurgensen, 459), 
valley of Cordova (Bourgeau, 2119). Hb. Kew. 
9. Bauhinia leptopetala, D DC. Prodr. ii. p. 513; Calques des Dess. Fl. Mex. 223. 
MEXICco. 
10. Bauhinia lunaria, Cav. Ic. v. p. 4, t. 407. 
SoutH Mexico, Acapulco. 
Reported also as growing in the Philippine Islands, but doubtless through some 
misplacement of labels. 
11. Bauhinia (§ Casparia) macranthera, Benth. MSS. in Hb. Kew. 
Pubescens, ramis flexuosis, internodiis brevissimis, foliis suborbicularibus ad medium bilobatis 
9-nerviis, floribus majusculis, petalis longe unguiculatis, unguibus barbatis, staminibus omnibus 
fere liberis, 1 tantum perfecto, filamento elongato vix incrassato, anthera maxima, czteris 
brevibus barbatis, ovario valde ferrugineo-tomentoso, legumine glaberrimo elongato sursum 
sensim dilatato. 
Frutex, ramis crassiusculis, primum ferrugineo-pubescentibus, internodiis brevissimis (2-4 lineas 
longis). Folia petiolata, suborbicularia, maxima 2 poll. diametro, subcoriacea, ad medium 
bilobata, 9-nervia, supra glabra, subtus precipue secus nervos pubescentia, lobis rotundatis, 
petiolo 3-6 lineas longo. Flores majusculi, extraaxillares, subsolitarii, breviter pedicellati ; 
calyx ferrugineus, pubescens, fere pollicaris, spathaceus, dentibus subulatis ; petala longissime 
graciliterque unguiculata, usque 15 lineas longa, ungue barbato, limbo ovato vel elliptico ; 
stamina omnia fere libera, 1 tantum perfectum, filamento elongato vix inerassato, anthera 
maxima leviter barbata; stamina 9 sterilia brevia, barbata ; ovarium longe stipitatum, valde 
ferrugineo-tomentosum. Legumen coriaceum, glabrum, superne latius, planum, leviter curvatum, 
ad 5 poll. longum. 
SoutH Mexico, Zimapan (Coulter). Hb. Kew. 
_ 12. Bauhinia mexicana, Vog. in Linnea, xiii. p. 299. 
Sour Mexico, Papantla (Schiede). 
13. Bauhinia pauletia, Pers. Ench. p. 455; DC. Prodr. ii. p. 513. 
Pauletia aculeata, Cav. Ic. v. p. 6, t. 410. 
Bauhinia parvifolia, Seem. 
Bauhinia panamensis, Spreng. 
tSourH Mexico, Tehuacan (Liebmann, 96), Oaxaca (Ghiesbreght); Nicaracva, neigh- 
bourhood of Granada (Levy); Panama, Paraiso railway-station (8. Hayes, 268), in 
meadows near the city of Panama (Seemann, 223). Hb. Kew. 
14. Bauhinia pes-capra, Cav. Ic. v. p. 3, t. 404. 
Casparia pes-capre, H. B. K. 
Sour Mexico, Acapulco, on the sea-shore (Humboldt & ( Bonpland; Hinds). Ub. 
Kew. 
