210 BENTHAM ON THE GENUS HARPALYCE. 



Tab. v. Harpalyceyor»?05«y from the original drawing in 

 possession of Professor De Candolle. Fig. 1. Calyx and 

 pistil ; f. 2. Petals ; f. 3. Stamens : — slightly magnijied. 



2. H. Brasiliana, foliolis oblongo-ellipticis basi rotundatis 

 subcordatisve. (Tab. VI.) — In Brasilia. Sierra do Manuel 

 Gomez, Pohl. in petrosis, Aldea do Chapada, Herb. Acad. 

 Petrop.; Martins^ Herb. Bras. n. 587; Caxoeiras do Cam- 

 pos prope Rio San Francisco Prov. Minas Geraes, P. 

 Claussen; Prov. Ceara, Gardner n. 1548. (Piauhy. Gardner 

 n. 21 11. Ed.) 



Herba perennis, erecta, 2 — S-pedalis. Caulis ramosus, 

 striatus, uti folia racemi et calyces dense velutino-tomentosus, 

 tomento siccitate ssepius rufescente. Stipulas nullas vidi. 

 Foliola opposita exstipellata, 5 — 10-juga cum imparl, bre- 

 vissime petiolulata, 1 — 1^-pollicaria, obtusa, penninervia. 

 Folia floralia paucifoliolata v. suprema unifoliolata. Racemi 

 in axillis supremis 2 — 6-pollicares, laxiuscvili. Bracteseante 

 anthesin deciduse. Pedicelli 3 — 5-lin.longi. Bracteolse sub 

 calyce lineares, ante antiiesin saepius deciduffi, Alabastra line- 

 ari-falcata, obtusa, demum pollicariav.parum longiora. Caly- 

 cis tubus vix 1 lin. longus, late campanulatus, limbi pollicaris 

 lacinia superior apice cucullata, inferior acuminata. Corolla 

 rubra.* Legumen rectum, glabrum, 2 — 3 poll, longum, 6 lin. 

 latum, intus dissepimentis transversalibus cartilagineis inter 

 semina septatum. Semina fusca, funiculo H lin. longo, stro- 

 phiola crassa albida, testa dura la^vi, cotyledonibus crassis 

 carnosis, embryone brevissimo, radicula obtusa vix prominula. 



Tab. VI. Harpalyce Brasiliana. Fig. 1. Vexillum ; /^ 2. 

 One of the alae ; /. 3. Carina ,- y! 4. Calyx and pistil slightly 

 magnijied; f, 5. Pod partly laid open to show the cells and 

 seeds : — nat. size. 



The Mexican figure (Tab. V.) represents a rather stunted 



* Mr Gardner gave to his plant the specific name of coccinea : on the 

 label to the Petersburgh specimen is written Fl. purp. It is probable that 

 the real shade of colour mav be between the two. 



