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Pithecolobium, Lond. Journ. V. 3, p. 195 to 223. 



P. macrostachyum, p. 198. — Since I have seen Von Rohr's 

 specimen of the species described by Vahl, I am inclined to 

 think that I have confounded two distinct plants. In the 

 one, P. macrost achy urn, independently of the great length 

 of the spike, the flower itself is half an inch long, and the 

 staminal tube projects an inch beyond it ; this species I have 

 only seen from Cayenne. The other, P. lanceolatum, is 

 indeed variable as to dimensions, but I have never seen 

 the flower more than three lines, nor the staminal tube 

 projecting more than two lines beyond it ; the form and size 

 of the bracts are also very variable. This would include all 

 my synonyms and stations except Vahl's. 



P. duke, p. 199. — Acacia obliquifolia, Mart. Gal. Bull. 

 Acad. Bruss. 10, pars. 2, p. 317. 



V.forfex, p. 199. — New Granada, Linden) n. 1517; Santa 

 Martha. Funcke, n. 404. 



After P. diversifolium, p. 201, add : 



P. sericiflorum, sp. n ; glabrum, stipulis spinescentibus 

 recurvis, pinnis bijugis, foliolis bijugis oblique obovatis 

 ellipticisve rigide membranaceis v. subcoriaceis, capitulis 

 paucifloris ovato-globosis, calyce glaberrimo corollae dense 

 senceae dimidium superante, tubo stamineo longe exserto. 

 — Folia fere P. candidi sed flores diversissimi. Bracteolae 

 parvse; calyces 4-4 1 lin. longi infundibuliformi-tubulosi ; 

 corollae 7 lin. longae, densissime sericeo-pilosae. Stamina 

 numerosa, plus 2 poll, longa, tubo corollam 6 lineas excedente. 

 —Venezuela, Funcke, n. 536. 



P. latum, p. 203. — Inga lata, Poepp. et Endl. Nov. Gen. 

 et Sp. 3, p. 80. — Pithecolobium polycarpum, Poepp. et Endl. 

 L c. p. 81. — After receiving this work I again compared the 

 specimens of these two plants, the one in flower, the other 

 in fruit, and cannot but feel persuaded that they belong to 

 the same species. Both were gathered in the neighbour- 

 hood of Yurimaguas in the province of Maynas, the one 

 in April, the other in February. 



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