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15. Bauhinia (§ Casparia) platypetala, Benth. MS. in hb. Kew. 
Ferrugineo-tomentosa, foliis suborbicularibus basi profunde cordatis apice emarginatis vel leviter 
bilobatis, floribus amplis, calyce spathaceo, petalis sessilibus glabris lanceolato-oblongis, stami- 
nibus omnibus fere liberis, 8 perfectis, antheris oblongo-linearibus eequalibus, filamento tamen 
infimo duplo longiore et crasso carnoso, ovario ferrugineo-tomentoso, legumine immaturo 
puberulo ad suturas marginato. 
Frutex, ferrugineo-tomentosus, ramis graciliusculis, internodiis quam folia brevioribus. Folia 
~ petiolata, coriacea, suborbicularia, 14-2 poll. diametro, basi cordata, apice emarginata vel leviter 
bilobata, 9-nervia, supra glabra, opaca, subtus preecipue secus nervos insigniter elevatos pube- 
scentia, petiolo gracili, 8-15 lineas longo; stipule et bracteze subulate, persistentes. Flores 
ampli, racemosi; racemi extraaxillares, oppositifolii, 4~6-flori ; calyx ferrugineo-tomentosus, 
spathaceus, 7-8 lineas longus ; petala sessilia, glabra, lanceolata, pollicaria et ultra, infimum 
obovatum, rotundatum, cetera acute acuminata ; stamina omnia fere libera, 8 perfecta, antheris 
oblongo-linearibus xqualibus, filamento tamen infimo duplo longiore et crasso-carnosa ; fila- _ 
mentum sterilium basi tantum hirsutum ; ovarium longe stipitatum, ferrugineo-tomentosum., =. 
Legumen immaturum puberulum, lineare, ad 34 poll. longum, marginatum. 
Sourn Mexico, Zimapan (Coulter, 531). Hb. Kew. 
16. Bauhinia porrecta, Sw. Prodr. p. 66; Plum. ed. Burm. t. 44. fig. 2; Bot. 
Mag. t. 1708. 
Sourn Mexico, neighbourhood of Campeche (Linden), Yucatan and Tabasco (John- 
son), Oaxaca (Andrieur, 412), Papantla (Liebmann, 101).—West Inp1zs. Hb. Kew. 
17. Bauhinia (§ Casparia) ramosissima, Benth. MS. in hb. Kew. 
Glabrescens, foliis parvis bifoliolatis, foliolis oblique oblongis obtusis trinerviis, petalis longe ungui- 
culatis, unguibus hirsutis, staminibus omnibus fere liberis, ] tantum perfecto, anthera magna, 
filamento glabro crasso-carnoso quam cetera triplo longiore, 9 sterilibus parvis, filamentis intus 
barbatis, ovario hirsuto, legumine parvo glabro plano ad suturas marginato longe mucronato. 
Frutex, dense ramosus, ramis brevibus primum ferrugineo-puberulis, internodiis quam folia multo 
brevioribus. Folia petiolata, subcoriacea, cordiformia, bifoliolata, inter foliola aristata; foliola 
oblique ovato-oblonga, maxima vix pollicaria, utrinque rotundata, omnino glaberrima, 3-nervia, 
tenuiter reticulato-venosa, petiolo gracili, puberulo, usque 6 lineas longo ; stipule minute, mox 
deciduz. Flores racemosi; racemi extraaxillares, breves, 3-6-flori; calyx glabrescens, spatha- 
ceus, 8-10 lineas longus ; petala longe graciliterque unguiculata, usque 15 lineas longa, ungue 
barbato, limbo late elliptico; stamina 10, omnia fere libera, 1 tantum perfectum, anthera 
magna, glabra, filamento glabro, crasso-carnoso, quam cetera triplo longiore; stamina 9 
sterilia parva, filamentis intus barbatis ; ovarium longe stipitatum, hirsutum. Legumen 
coriaceum, glabrum, planum, ad suturas marginatum, ad tripollicare, longe mucronatum. 
- Soura Mexico, Zimapan (Coulter, 473). Hb. Kew. 
18. Bauhinia schlechtendaliana, Mart. et Gall. in Bull. Acad. Brux. x. pars 2, 
p. 308. 
Sour Mxico, ravines of the Rio de las Vueltas, near Oaxaca, 3000 feet (Galeotti, 
3239). 
19. Bauhinia spathacea, DC. Prodr. ii. p. 512; Calques des Dess. FJ. Mex. 224. 
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