Eucesalpiniec.] LVIL LEGUMINOS.E, 565 
Tarsus XIII. EUCAESALPINIEX. 
. 806. Peltophorum, Pog.in Linnea, xi. 400 (sub Ctesalpinía). (Ceesalpinise sect. Bra- 
silettia, DC. Prod. ii. 481, er parte.))—Calycis tubus discifer brevissimus ; segmenta 5, 
imbricata, subsqualia v. infimo concavo vix majore. Petala 5, orbiculata, patentia, 
parum inzqualia, valde imbricata, summo intimo. Stamina 10, libera, declinata, filamentis 
basi pilosis; anthersz uniformes, loculis longitudinaliter dehiscentibus. Ovarium sessile, 
in fundo calycis liberum, 2-oo-ovulatum; stylus filiformis, stigmate late peltato.  Legu- 
men oblongo-lanceolatum, rarius elongatum,  plano-compressum, indehiscens, medio 
venosum, intra marginem utrinque attenuatum et levem nervo longitudinali tenui in- 
structum, quasi 2-alatum. Semina 1-2 v. rarius 3-4, transversa, plano-compressa; albu- 
menO; cotyledones tenues; radicula brevis, recta.—Arbores procers, inermes, Folia 
bipinnata, foliolis parvis numerosis.  Stipule parvsz, caducm. Flores flavi, racemosi, 
racemis ad apices ramorum paniculatis. Bractes anguste v. lanceolatz, sepius caducis- 
sim: ; bracteolz 0. 
Species ad 6, quarum 2 v. 3 in America tropiea, l in Afriea austro orientali, 2 in Archipelago 
Indico et Australia tropica erescunt.  Walp. Rep. v. 507. .Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. Suppl. 292 (Cesaul- 
pínia) Harv. et Sond. Fl. Cap. ii. 270. — Benth. Fl. Austral. ii. 279. ; 
307. Mtezoneurum, Desf. in. Mem. Mus. Par. iv. 245. t. 10, 11.— Calycis tubus discifer 
brevis, valde obliquus ; segmenta 5, imbricata, infimo exteriore majore concavo v. cymbi- 
formi, rarius omnia in tubum connata. Petala 5, orbiculata, patentia, valde imbrieata, sub- 
squalia v. summo intimo parum dissimili. Stamina 10, libera, declinata, glabra v. basi 
pilosa ; antherz uniformes, loculis longitudinaliter dehiscentibus. Ovarium sessile v. bre- 
viter stipitatum, in fundo calycis liberum, 2—oc-ovulatum; stylus subulatus, apice ssepius 
oblique clavatus, sügmate terminali parvo v. concavo et ciliolato. Legumen plano-com- 
pressum, membranaceum v. rarius coriaceum, indehiscens v. vix 2-valve, ad suturam supe- 
riorem longitudinaliter alatum. — Semina transversa, plano-compressa, orbiculata v. reni- 
formia ; albumen 0; cotyledones planz; radicula brevis, recta.—F'rutices alte scandentes 
v. rarius arbores, ramulis petiolisque presertim ad basin pinnarum  swpius  aculeatis. 
Folia bipinnata, foliolis nunc parvis numerosis nunc majoribus nitidis. Stipule parvs v. 
inconspicuz. Flores (flavi?) racemosi, racemis axillaribus v. ad apices ramorum ample 
p2niculatis. Bractes» angustz, rarius persistentes; bracteolz O. 
Species ad 10, quarum 1 Australiensis alteraque Africana, legumine brevi coriaceo parum ano- 
male, Benth. F!. Austral. ii. 278; estere Africs et Asis inter tropicos incole. DC. Prod. ii. 484. 
Walp. Rep. i. 813: 4un. iv. 590. 
M. sumatranum, W. et Arn., cujus forme (species?) 2 adsunt florum magnitudine diversw, sectio- 
nem constituit Z'ubicalycem, Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pars i. 1081, calycis segmentis in tubum connatis 
insignem. 
308. Ceesalpinita, Linn. Gen. n. 516.—UCalycis tubus discifer brevis, nunc brevissimus ; 
segmenta 5, imbricata, infimo exteriore concavo v. cymbiformi, ssepius majore. Petala 5, 
orbiculata v. rarius oblonga, patentia, valde imbricata, parum insqualia v. summo intimo 
minore. Stamina 10, libera, declinata, filamentis basi ssepius villosis v. glandulosis; an- 
therze uniformes, loculis longitudinaliter dehiscentibus. Ovarium sessile, in fundo calycis 
liberum, pauciovulatum ; stylus teres, sspe filiformis, apice rarius clavatus, stimate 
terminali truncato concavo v. minuto. Legumen ovatum, oblongum, lanceolatum v. falca- 
tum, compressum, exalatum, suturis nerviformibus v. incrassatis, nunc planum v. turgi- 
dum coriaceum et 2-yalve, nune coriaceum v. crassum et indehiscens v. vix tardius 2- 
valve, inter semina sspe faretum. Semina transversa, ovata obovata orbicularia ovoidea 
v. globosa, testa coriacea interdum crasso-subcarnosa; albumen 0; cotyledones plans v. 
crasso-carnoss, basi integree v. vix cordats; radicula brevis, recta.—Arbores v. frutices 
nunc alte scandentes, inermes v. aculeis sparsis horridi. Folia bipinnata, foliolis nunc 
parvis numerosis v. paucis, nunc majoribus herbaceis v. coriaceis. Stipulw varim. Flores flavi 
v. rubri, szepe speciosi, racemosi, racemis laxis in axillis superioribus v. ad apices ramorum 
