Bauhiniec.] LVIL LEGUMINOS/E, 575 
TniBus XV. PBAUHINIEE. 
333. Bauhinia, Linn. Gen. n. 511.—Calycis tubus discifer nunc breviter turbinatus, 
nunc elongatus; limbus ante anthesin integer et apice clausus, v. apice contractus et breviter 
b-dentatus, dentibus imbricatis; per anthesin varie fissus, spathaceus v. valvatim 5-lobus 
v. D-partitus. Petala 5, parum inszqualia, erecta v. patentia, imbricata, summo intimo. 
Stamina perfecta nunc 10, nunc pauciora, nonnullis ad staminodia reductis v, deficientibus, 
libera v. breviter connata; antherze ovatsz oblong:e v. lineares, versatiles, loculis longitudi- 
naliter dehiscentibus. Ovarium stipitatum v. rarius subsessile, stipite in fundo calycis 
libero vy. hine tubo adnato, 2-oo-ovulatum; stylus filiformis. v. brevissimus, stigmate 
terminali parvo v. varie dilatato sepe peltato v. obliquo.  Legumen oblongum v. lineare, 
rectum v. obliquum, rarius faleatum, membranaceum coriaceum subearnosum v. durum, 
indehiscens v. 2-valve, intus continuum v. inter semina farctum v. septatum. Semina 
orbieulata v. ovata, compressa, testa tenui v. dura, albuminosa; cotyledones plans, 
carnosule; radicula brevis, recta v. parum obliqua nec inflexa, sepius exserta.— Arbores 
v. frutices, nune erecti, nunc alte scandentes, caule sspe complanato, et cirrhis simplicibus 
ad basin racemorum nonnunquam donati. Folia nunc simplicia S-oo-nervia, integra v. 
9-loba (e foliolis 2 plus minus connatis composita), nunc distincte 2-foliolata, petiolo inter 
foliola aristato. Stipulw varim, sepius parvsz, caduczm. Flores albi, rarius rosei rubri v. 
purpurei racemosi, racemis simplicibus terminalibus v. rarius axillaribus v. in paniculam 
terminalem amplam v. corymbosam dispositis. 
Species ad 130, per regiones tropicas utriusque orbis late disperse. DC. Prod. ii. 512. Wap. 
Hep. i. 847; ii. 904; v. 672: Ann. i. 268; ii. 448 ; iv. 602. — Griseb. FI, Brit. W. Ind. 213 (Cas- 
parea, Bauhinia et Schnella). |..Bolle in Peters. Mossamb. Bot. i. 22. 
Genus potius habitu quam characteribus definitis limitatum, nune Sclerolobiis nune Amherstieis 
accedit, ab utraque tribu differt imprimis calycis limbo supra diseum integro v. valvatim diviso, 
summo apice integro v. breviter imbricato-lobato, nec ut in illis usque ad discum in segmenta im- 
bricata diviso. Inter sectiones sequentes, plurimz ab auctoribus nonnullis pro generibus propriis 
sumuntur, sed genus magis commode in integrum restituendum videtur, Cassie et Cesalpinie 
analogum : 3 
l. Pauletia. Calyx per anthesin spathaceus v. rarius valvatim divisus, Stamina 10, libera v. 
basi brevissime connata, omnia perfecta v. rarius summum v. 5 alterna castrata. Ovarii stipes in 
fundo calycis liber. Legumen coriaceum, sepius angustum, 2-valve.—Arbores fruticesve inermes 
v. aculeis infrastipularibus armate, ramis sepe debilibus nee scandentibus. Folia integra v. 2-loba. 
Racemi sepius simplices, Flores majuseuli v. magni. Alabastra sepius angusta, nunc longissime 
linearia, rarius ovoidea.—Species ad 50, quarum 8 v. 9 Asi: et Afrieze regionum calidiorum incole, 
ezterz omnes Americans. Hook. Bot. Misc. ii. &. 91. Bot. Mag. t. 3741.  Reichb. fcon. Exot. t. 
180. Moric. Pl. Nowv. Amér. t. 51, 02. Korth. Verhand. Nat. Geschied. Bot. t. 9. Pavur&mIA, 
Cav. Ic. v. 5. (. 409, 410. Bong. in Mem. Acad. Petrop. ser. 6. iv, t. 4 ad T. 
PznrkniA, Mart. Heise, i, 055, a Bauhinia differre dicitur legumine intus transversim septato. 
Speeimina florifera ab auctore communicata a Zauhiniis Puuletiis nequaquam distinguenda. 
In R. Bowkeri, Harv. et Sond. Fl. Cap. ii. 596, specie Africana czterum eum Pauletiis con- 
veniente, ovarii stipes hine inde calycis tubo elongato adhzerere videtur, 
AuaniA, Mutis in DC. Prod. ii. 619, ex charactere dato a Pauletia recedit staminibus basi mona- 
delphis, et ovarii stipite calycis tubo adnato. In speciminibus in Horto Kewensi cultis a Triana ad 
A. petiolatam, Mut., relatis, ovarii stipes in fundo calycis liber et char. fere omnes Pauletiam 
referunt. Stamina basi brevissime monadelpha, summo paullo breviore anthera castrata, ceteris 
omnibus perfectis. 
2. Casparia, DC. Calyx per anthesin spathaceus v. rarius valvatim divisus. Stamen infimum 
perfectum elongatum, estera brevia, monadelpha, ad staminodia reducta v. 2 rarius perfecta. 
Ovarii stipes in fundo calycis liber. Legurmen tenuiter coriaceum, sepius angustum, 2-valve.— 
Arbores v. frutices erecti, inermes, Folia integra v. 2-loba. Racemi ssepius simplices, breves. 
Flores parvuli v. rarius majuseuli.— Species ad 8, Mexicanz et Antillange. — Linn. Hort. Cliff. t. 15. 
Jaeg. Hort. Schaenbr. t. 100. Cav. Ic. v. t. 404 ad 407. Bo*. Mag. t. 1708. Casranta, Kunth ín 
Ann. Sc. Nat. i. 85. 
