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C. sophera L. (Sp. PI. 379) is reported by Bentham (Trans. Linn. Soc.) 

 from the West Indies, and by Urban (Symb. Ant. vi. 103) from Jamaica, 

 but we have not seen any specimen from Jamaica. The type of this 

 species is in Herb. Hermann in Herb. Mus. Brit. ; it has more numerous 

 lanceolate equal-sided leaflets, 4-6 cm. L, and thick cylindrical gland above 

 the base of the petiole, with larger flowers than those of C. occidentalis L. 

 The specimen in Herb. Linn., named in Solander's hand, C. sophera, has 

 very short or tuberculate glands, and we agree with Bentham in thinking 

 that it is not C. sophera L., but probably C. occidentalis L. 



7. C. hirsuta L. Sp. PL 378 (1753) ; leaflets, 3-5 pairs, 

 ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acute or acutely acuminate, somewhat 

 unequal-sided, villose on both sides, 4-7 cm. 1., the lower 

 smaller than the upper ; gland above the base of the petiole, 

 cylindrical ; racemes axillary or terminal, short, few-flowered. 



-Griseb. FL Br. W. Ind. 209 ; Bentlt. in Fl Bras. xv. pt. 2, 114, 

 /. 34. /. /. & Trans. Linn. Soc. xxvii. 534 ; Urb. Symb. Ant. vi. 

 103 ; Hitchcock in Miss. Bot. Gard. Rep. 1893, 81. C. caracasana 

 Jacq. Hort. Scltoenbr. t. 270 (1798). 



Port Antonio, Hitchcock. " Carribbean Is.," tropical continental 

 America. 



Herb, erect, becoming woody below, 2-3 ft. high, stinking, covered in 

 every part with hairs. Stipules linear-acuminate, sometimes persisting, 

 7-10 mm. 1. Flowers like those of C. occidentalis L. Pod linear, narrow, 

 more or less curved, pubescent, 15-20 cm. L, 4-6 mm. br. 



We doubt whether this species is indigenous. 



8. C. ligustrina L. Sp. PL 378 (1753); leaflets, 6-7(4-8) 

 pairs, lanceolate, oblong, or oblong-lanceolate, acute, unequal- 

 sided, glabrous, but margin usually ciliolate, 2 '5-6 cm. 1., the 

 lower smaller than the upper ; gland above the base of the 

 petiole, cylindrical to conical sometimes stalked ; racemes forming 

 a terminal corymbose panicle of large yellow flowers. Bot. Beg. 

 t. 109; Bot. Mar/, t. 1829; Collad. Hist. Cass. Ill; Griseb. op. 

 cit. 208 (excl. syn. C. bahamensis Mill.) ; BcntJi. torn. cit. 534. 

 C. fruticosa erecta foliis ovatis &c. Browne Hi*t. Jam. L'23? 

 Senna ligustri folio Dill. Eltli. t. 259 (excl. f. 11, 12). Type in 

 Herb. Linn. 



Wright \ Broughtonl Massonl Distinl Charltou, near Kwarton, 

 1000 ft.; Malvern, 2200ft.; Harris I Fl. Jam. 67^2, 9653. Bermuda, 

 Florida, Cuba, Grand Cayman, Hispaniola. 



A low shrub, 4-6 ft. high. Stipules linear, leafy, acuminate, very soon 

 falling, about 7 mm. 1. Sepals 6-8 mm. 1. Petals veined, 1-2-1-5 cm. I. 

 Stamens as in C. occidentalis. Pod flat or the valves slightly convex, 

 glabrous, 7-10 cm. 1., about 6mm. br. Seed* flattened parallel with the 

 valves, numerous, geminate. 



9. C. tora L. Sp. PL 376 (175.')) ; leaflets, generally 3 pairs 

 (sometimes 2), obovate-oblong, glaucous, apex very obtuse, 

 mucronulate, glabrous above, pubiTiiIous beneath, 2-4 (5) cm. 1. ; 

 gland cylindrical-pointed, yellow, between tin- lowest, or the two 

 lowest pairs. Benth. torn. fit. ">35 ; Urb. Si/ml'. Ant. iv. '274. 



