of the Galapagos Archipelago. 2313 



Var. /3. Chatham and Albemarle Islands, Charles Darwin, Esq. ^ Mr. Macrae. Warm 

 parts of South America. 



Highly variable. In young specimens the peduncles are short, and the 

 flowers almost capitate, but in older ones these parts differ extremely in 

 length. 



PoLYGALEiE. 



236. PoLYGALA (Timutua) obovata, Hook.Jil. ; glaberriraa, caule basi lignoso 

 erecto ramoso, foliis sparsis v. rariils confertis oblongis lineari-oblongisve 

 obtusis V. subacutis coriaceis enerviis gross^ pellucido-punctatis sub- 

 glaucescentibus, racemis brevibus ovatis laxis, alis elliptico-oblongis 

 subacutis capsulam sequantibus. 



Hab. Chatham Island, Charles Darwin, Esq. 



P. paniculatcB, L. affinis ; sed foliis coriaceis latioribus, floribus majoribus, spicisque mul- 

 . toties brevioribus. 



237. PoLYGALA {Timutua) Galapageia, Hook.Jil.; glaberrima, caule gracil- 

 limo erecto parc^ ramoso, ramis virgatis, foliis sparsis coriaceis linearibus 

 utrinque attenuatis acuminatis, racemis spicseformibus vald^ elongatis, 

 alis ovato-oblongis obtusis capsulam sequantibus. 



Hab. Charles and Albemarle Islands, Charles Darwin, Esq. ^ Mr. Macrae. 



Fruticulus l|-pedalis, gracillimus. Folia 3-4 lin. longa. Racemi 1-3-unciales, gradatim 



elongati, seniores basi e floribus delapsis cicatricati. Flores P. paniculatce, L. sed duplo 



majores. 



C'RUCIFERiE. 



238. Senebiera pinnatifida, DeC, et varietas incisa, DeC. 

 Hab. James Island, Charles Darwin, Esq. West coast of South America. 



Menisperme^. 



239. Cissampelos Pareira, Lamarck. 



Hab. Charles and James Islands, Charles Darwin, Esq. All tropical America. 



