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SAPINDACE^E. 



Cardiospermum halicacabum, Linn. 



Cardiospermum halicacabum, Linn., Sp. PL, ed. 1, p. 366 ; Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 122. 



Fernando-Noronha. Moscley. 



Common in tropical and subtropical countries all over the globe. 



ANACARDIACE^E. 

 Anacardium occidentale, Linn. 



Anacardium occidentale, Linn., Sp. PL, ed. 1, p. 383; Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 176; Desc, FL 

 Ant., vii. t. 507. 



Fernando-Noronha. Moseley. 



Mexico and West Indies to Brazil, and naturalised in nearly all other tropical countries. 



LEGUMINOS^E. 



Papilionace^e. 

 Tephrosia cinerea, Pers. 



Tephrosia cinerea, Pers., Encb., ii. p. 328 ; Jacq., Ic. PL Par., t. 575 ; Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind. 

 p. 182. 



Fernando-Noronha. Moseley. 



Mexico and the West Indies to Uruguay. 



Phaseolus peduncularis, H. B. K. 



Phaseolus peduncularis, H. B. K., Nov. Gen. et. Sp., vi. p. 447; Bentb. in Mart. Fl. Bras., xv. pars 

 1, p. 184. 



Fernando-Noronha. Moseley. 



Panama eastward, and southward to North Brazil. 



Desmodium spirale, DC. 



Desmodium spirale, DC, Prodr., ii. p. 332; Bentb. in Mart. Fl. Bras., xv. pars 1, p. 105; Griseb., 

 FL Brit. W. Ind., p. 188. 



Fernando-Noronha. Moseley. 



Common in tropical regions in both hemispheres. 



C^ESALPINIE^E. 



Cassia tora, Linn. 



Cassia tora, Linn., Sp. PL, ed. 1, p. 376 ; Bentb. in Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., xxvii. p. 535 ; Griseb., 

 Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 209, sub Cassia obtusifolia. 



Fernando-Noronha. Moseley. 

 Generally dispersed in the tropics. 



