LEGUMIXOSJE. 209 



Caesalpinia pulcherrima SWAETZ ; DC. Prodr. II. p. 284 ; MAXIM, in 

 Mel. Biol. XH. p. 443 ; FOEBES et HEMSL. Lid. Fl. Sin. I. p. 206 ; MATSUM. 

 et HAYATA Enum. PI. Fornios. p. 115. 



HAB. Hozau, Ampin. 



DISTEIB. loo-clioo and China, generally cultivated in tropical countries. 



49. Gleditscliia LINN. 



Gleditschia formosana HAYATA Materials for a Flora of Formosa p. 

 85. Brauclilets slender, glaucously rubescent, spinous. Leaves alternate 

 pari-pinnate, narrowed in outline, 5] cm. long, 2 cm. broad, 8-juged, upper 

 pinna) larger, obliquely rhomboid, or rhomboid-oblong, 13 mm. long, 6 mm. 

 broad, truncate at tlie apex, minutely nmcronate, cuneately acute at the 

 base, oblique, broader on the upper side, margin crenulate, entire near the 

 base 011 the upper side, otherwise crenulate, opposite, sessile, or shortly 

 petiolulate, petiolules shortly pilose, rhaches somewhat pilose, sulcate above, 

 lower pinme smaller, petioles shorter, 3 mm. long, spines branched supra- 

 axillary, 2 cm. long, fulvo-rubescent. Pods complanate, linear-narrowed, 21 cm. 

 long, 2| cm. broad, fulvo-rubescent, acute at the apex, styles persistent, base 

 obtuse, glabrous, slightly tortuose. Seeds complanate, 1 cm. long, 8 mm. 

 broad, glabrous, smooth, polished. 



HAB. Tenkachiraisha. 



The leaves are very much smaller than those of G. japonica and as 

 small as those of G. heteropJiylfa BEXGE. This differs from the latter species 

 by straight, but not curved, pods. There is some doubt about this being 

 a species of Gled'dscJdc. 



50. Poinciatia TOUEN. 



Poinciana regia BOJ. ; HENEY List. PI. Formos. p. 38 ; MATSUM. et 

 HAYATA Enum. PI. Formos. p. 112. 



HAB. The species is not yet represented in our Herbarium. 

 DISTEIB. 



