Prioria 



LEGUMINi 



123 



17. Leaves abruptly pinnate; leaflets in 1 or 2 pairs. 

 Sepals 5, very imbricate. Petals none. Anthers versatile. 

 Ovules 2. 



37. PRIORIA Griseb. 



Tree. Leaves abruptly pinnate ; leaflets large, in 1 or 2 pairs. 

 Flowers small, in interrupted spikes ; spikes paniculate, axillary 

 and terminal. Bracteoles united into a 2-lobed cupule equalling 



Fig. 37. Prioria copaifera Griseb. 



A, Leaf and inflorescence x .'.. C, Pistil x 7. 



I 1 -, Flower X 7. D, Pod X .'.. 



(After Benth.) 



the receptacle (calyx-tube). Receptacle short. Sepals 5, roundish, 

 subpetaloid, very imbricate. Petals none. Stamens 10, free ; 

 anthers versatile. Ovules '2. Pod obliquely obovate-roundish, 

 flat-compressed, woody, 2-valved. Seed 1, pendulous, large. 

 Species 1, native of Jamaica and Central America. 



P. copaifera Griseb. Fl Br. II'. Ind. '21 o (1860): 7>V/,//,. in 

 Trans. Linn. Soc. xxiii. 390, /. 40. (Fig. 37.) 



