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98. PENTACLETHRA. 
Pentaclethra, Benth. in Hook. Journ. Bot. ii. p. 127. 
There are two arboreous species; the other is a native of Tropical Africa. 
1. Pentaclethra filamentosa, Benth. in Hook. Journ. Bot. ii. p. 127. 
Nicaragua, San Juan.(Grsted).—Trinipad, Guiana, and Norra Braziu.. Hb. Kew. 
Tribe ADENANTHERE. 
- There are twelve genera of this tribe, whose species are generally dispersed in the 
tropics. | 
99. ENTADA. 
Entada, Adans. ex DC. Mém. Lég. p. 419 ; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. i. p. 589. 
Eleven shrubby species, four of which occur in America, eight in Africa, and one in Asia. 
1. Entada polystachya, DC. Mém. Lég. p. 434, tt. 61, 62. 
Nicaragua, Greytown (Tate, 37); Costa Rica, Puntarenas (Grsted); Panama (8. 
Hayes, 420).—North parts of Sovra America, and West Inpizs. Hb. Kew. 
2. Entada scandens, Benth. in Hook. Journ. Bot. iv. p. 332, et in Trans. Linn. 
Soc. xxx. p. 363. | 
Mimosa scandens, Linn. 
Entada pursetha, E. gigalobium, &c., DC. 
PaNnaMA, Bujio station (S. Hayes, 216). —JAMAICA ; Guapatowrn; also widely dispersed 
in the tropics of the OLD WoRLD, including Austrauia. Hb. Kew. 
3 sp. 
Sours Mexico, Omealca (Bourgeau, 3200). Hb. Kew. 
100. PIPTADENTIA. 
Piptadenia, Benth. in Hook. Journ. Bot. iv. p. 3834; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. i. p. 589. 
Trees and shrubs. Thirty-eight species, of which thirty-four are American, one Mas- 
carene, one Asiatic, and two African. 
1. Piptadenia feetida, Benth. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxx. p. 366. 
Mimosa fetida, Jacq. Hort. Schoenb. iii. p. 73, t. 390. 
Acacia fetida, H. B. K. 
Sour Mexico, near the village of Mescala and Venta de Estola, 1590 to 2520 feet 
(Humboldt & Bonpland).—States of CoLoMBIA. 
9, Piptadenia patens, Benth. Bot. Voy. Sulph. p. 89. 
Inga patens, Hook. et Arn. 
 ? Acacia prosopoides, DC. Calques des Dess. Fl. Mex. 210. 
Honpvuras, Tigre Island, Gulf of Fonseca (Sinclair) ; NICARAGUA, near Granada 
(Grsted), Realejo (Sinclair). Hb. Kew. | 
