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tomentosis, pinnis 2-3-jugis, foliolis 6 jugis oblique rhom- 
beo-obovatis oblongisve coriaceis reticulatis glabris v. subtus 
puberulis, pedunculis axillaribus rigidis, capitulis globosis 
ovoideisve, floribus ferrugineo-tomentosis, corolla calyce vix 
dimidio lonpiore, ovario subsessili glabro.—An P. salutaris 
var. Foliola rigida, 6-12 lin. longa. Glandule inter pinnas 
maxime scutelleeformes, inter foliola paucæ parvae. Corolle 
5-53 lin. longae.— British Guiana, Schomburgk, n. 663 of 1843. 
The four last species are probably very nearly allied to 
each other, and perhaps all varieties of one species. They 
are all very tall trees, of which only small and imperfect spe- 
cimens reach us, Kunth speaks of those which he described 
as meie fragments, 
55. P. rhombeum (sp. n.), ramulis petiolisque junioribus 
ferrugineo-pubescentibus, pinnis 6-3-jugis, foliolis 8-12-jugis 
oblique rhombeis subcoriaceis glabris v. subtus ad venas pu- 
berulis, pedunculis axillaribus, capitulis globosis, floribus fer- 
rugineo-puberulis, calyce corolla triplo breviore, ovario sessili 
glabro, legumine plano falcato glabro marginibus incrassatis.— 
Foliola fere P, trapezifolii, ultima 8-9 lin. longa, inferiora mi- 
hora, Costa media diagonali. Glandule parum conspicue. Flores 
in capitulo numerosi, sessiles. Calyx 1 lin., corolla 3 lin. longa. 
Legumen adest 5-pollicare, 8-9 lin. latum.— Brazil, Sello. 
96. P. micradenium (sp. n.), ramulis petiolisque ferrugineo- 
tomentosis, pinnis 5-8-jugis, foliolis 8-12-jugis oblique rhom- 
beis supra glabris subtus adpresse puberulis membranaceis, 
pedunculis axillaribus, floribus ferrugineo-puberulis, calyce co- 
rolla subtriplo breviore, ovario sessili pubescente.—P. rhombeo 
simile, Foliola paullo minora, tenuiora, pilis subtus ad- 
Pressis sparsis. Glandule minute.  Habitu etiam Albizzie 
Julibrissin accedit sed primo intuitu costa foliolorum dia- 
Sonali dignoscitur. Legumen ignotum.— Dominica, Imray. 
57. P. auriculatum (sp. n.), ramulis petiolisque ferrugineo- 
tomentellis, pinnis 5-7 -jugis, foliolis 6-10-jugis oblique rhom- 
beis ad angulum interiorem sepius obtuse auriculatis utrin- 
que glabris supra nitidis subtus pallidis ultimis. falcato-ob- 
longis, pedunculis axillaribus, floribus ferrugineo-tomentellis, 
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