108 DESCRIPTION OF PLEUROPETALUM. 



P. adianthifolii. Corolla 10-11 lin. longa; tubus stamineus 

 longiuscule exsertus. — Santarem in Brasil, Riedel. 



V. polycephalum, p. 219. — Schomburgk's n. 525 (824) of 

 the 2nd Collection appears to belong to this species ; n. 571 

 (806) of the same collection is in some respects near to it, 

 but my specimen is insufficient to describe. 



P. corymbosum, p. 221. — Inga trapeziformis, Steud. Flora, 

 1843, p. 759. 



P.? comosum, p. 221, must be referred to Calliandra. 



Serianthes, Lond. Journ. 3, p. 225. 



The Taiti plant, of which I have now seen flowers, is, as 

 pointed out by Dr. Planchon, a distinct species, S. myria- 

 denia, Planch. The calyx is short (l-l£ line long) and the 

 corolla about 7 lines. The fruit appears to be the same in 

 both species. 



Inga, Lond. Journ. 4, p. 577 to 622. 



I. Jinicuil, p. 585. — Mexico, Jurgensen. n. 594. 

 I. vera, p. 615. — Santa Martha, Funcke, n. 537- 

 I. xalapensis, p. 616. — Mexico, Jurgensen, n. 595. 



Description of Pleuropetalum, a new genus of Portu- 

 LACE^,/rowi the Galapago Islands; by J. D. Hooker, 

 R.N. M.D. F.L.S. 



Tab. II. 



Char. Gen.— Calyx dipsepalus, persistens, sepalis basi 

 connatis. Corolla 5-petala, petalis hypogynis ovatis concavis 

 coriaceis dorso multi-costatis, sestivatione imbricatis. Stamina 

 8 ; filamenta infra medium monadelpha ; anthera biloculares, 

 erectse, longitudinaliter dehiscentes. Ovarium liberum, gl°' 

 bosum, uniloculare. Ovula plurima, placentae basilari funi- 

 culis distinctis elongatis inserta, amphitropa. Stylus brevis- 

 simus. Stigmata 4 paulo divaricata, teretia. Capsula — ? 



