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planum, valvulis submembranaceis dehiscentibus, endocarpio 

 membranaceo excepto, quod circa semina persistit et inter 

 semina transversim divisa est. — Frutices? v. arbores parva5, 

 Brasilienses, inermes. Folia bipinnata, eglandulosa, foliolis 

 ellipticis. Spicee supra-axillares, superiores paniculatae. 

 Glandula in ramo inter spicam et folii axillam saepius adest. 

 Ovarium villosum. Legumen glabrum. 



1. P. reticulata, (sp, n.), ramis foliisque laxe pubescenti- 

 bus V. demum glabratis, pinnis 4 — 8-jugis, foliolis 10 — 12- 

 jugis ellipticis retusis reticulato-venosissimis, spica pubes- 

 cente. — Minas Geraes, Pohl, Langsdorff. Claussen. — Petio- 

 lus communis semipedalis; pinnae tripollicares ; foliolassepius 

 alterna 6 — 9-lin. longa, 3 — 4-lin. lata. Spicae 3 poll, longae.. 

 Calyx corolla subtriplo brevior. Stamina breviter exserta. 

 Legumen demum 5 poll, longum, 10 — 12-lin. latum. Semi- 

 na ovato-compressa transversa, funiculo filiformi appensa. 



2. V. foUolosa, (sp. n.), ramis petiolisque glabris, pinnis 

 4 — 12-jugis, foliolis 12 — 20-jugis oblongo-ellipticis obtusis 

 retusisve glabris v. vix subtus pilosulis, spica glabra. — Near 

 Crato, Prov. Ceara, Gardner, n. 1589. — Foliola dimidio fere 

 minora, angnstiora quani in prsecedente, leviter venulosa. 



This genus, indicated vol. ii., p. 134 of this Journal, is in- 

 termediate as to the fruit between Entada and Piptadenia, 

 with the flowers of both genera, and the habit nearly of Pip- 

 tadenia. 



VI. Piptadenia, Benth. 

 Flos Entadce sessilis. Legumen stipitatum v. rarius sessile, 

 lato-lineare, planum, membranaceum v. subcoriaceum, bival- 

 vatim dehiscens, intus uniloculare, epulposum. Semina com- 

 pressa, funiculo filiformi appensa. — Frutices v. arbores 

 Austro-Americana, inermia v. aculeata. Stipulas parvae, 

 setaceas. Folia bipinnata, pinnis foliolisque sscpius multi- 

 jugis. Glandulse petiolares prope basin petioli, infra pinnas 

 supremas et interdum inter v. infra foliola suprema, rarius 

 deficientes v. obscurae. Flores parvi sessiles albi v. virescen- 

 tes in sectionibus i. et ii. spicati, spicis axillaribus solitariis 



