JL U 3 



Species novae, praesertim portoricenses. 319 



plus minus obscure lilacini, raro subalbescentes. Bracteae et bracteolae 

 bene evolutae. 



Obs. I. Genus Diplotropidi Bentli. e Sophorois affine, clifTert floribns 

 aiulromonoecis, lobis calycinis imbricatis, staminibus inferne in tubum coalitis, 

 iiidole leguminis. 



Obs. IL Ex descriptione Benthamiana in Mart. FL Bras. XY. 1. 322 

 embryo generis nostii eandeni structuram praebet ac Diplotropis nitida Bentli. 



Obs. III. Genera ill. Tulasnei Dibrachion et Diplotrojns ab. ill. Bektham 

 imnierito unita esse niibi persnasnm liabeo; stipulae nunc deficientes nunc 

 (ibviae aeque ae petalorum auriculae, et verisimiliter structura ombryonis (in 

 unica specie adhuc nota) characteres genericos sine dubio praebebunt. 



Dussia martiiiieeiisis Kr. et Urb. i7i IJuss Leg. Mart. (1891) 

 p. 11 (nomen) et in KngL-Frantl Kat. Pfl.-Fam. III. 3 (1892) p.l93; 

 Kew Bull 71. 81 p. 248; Diiss Flor. nt. frauQ. p. 224. 



Caconnier blanc Guad. ex Duss, Pommier Domin. ex Ramage, 

 Bois-garaelle Martin, ex Duss. 



Arbor 10 20 m. alta, trunco recto nudo. Rami patentes, hori- 

 zontales V. saepe penduli cinerei giabrescentes, ad apicem pilis simplici- 

 bus ferrugineo-tomentosi, cieatricibus foliorum amplis notati. Folia alterna, 

 petiolis 7 12 cm. longis trigonis tomentosis, cum petiolo usque 40 cm. 

 longa, irapari-pinnata, foliolis 7, 9 v. 11 suboppositis v. alternis, 3 4 mm. 

 longo petiolulatis , non stipellatis, basi petiolulorum deciduis, ovatis v. ellip- 

 tico-ovatis acutis basi truncatis v. obsolete cordatis, magnitudine valde in- 

 aequalibus, intermediis maximis 10 15 cm. longis 5,5 7 cm. latis ca. 

 duplo longioribus quam latioribus, caeteris ad rhacliidis basin et apicem saepe 

 celeriter descrescentibus, omnibus margine obsolete crenulatis v. subintegris, 

 eleganter nervosis, nervis lateralibus utraque parte ca. 14 tenuiter reticu- 

 latim conjunctis, subtus prominentibus, minutissime pulverulento-tomentosulis, 

 supra subglabris. Inflorescentiae axillares sirapliciter v. panniculato-race- 

 mosae usque 30 cm. longae ferrugineo-tomentosae multiflorae; bracteae ovato- 

 V. oblonge -lanceolatae v. lanceolatae acuminatae sessiles 20 7 mm. longae 

 5 2 mm. latae; pedicelli erecti v. erecto- patentes, floriferi 6 8 mm. longi, 

 fructiferi vix longiores; prophylla bina basi receptaculi pauUo adnata elliptica 

 V. elliptico-lanceolata 6 7 mm. longa, 2,5 3 mm. lata. Flor es cum 

 foliis novellis protruduntur " (ex Duss). Alabastra initio plane clausa, lobis 

 calycinis arcte sibi incumbentibus. Calyx pedicello sub angulo recto affixus 

 extrinsecus ferrugineo-tomentosus; tubus oblique campanulatus 6 8 mm. 

 diametro, recepitaculo 2 mm. longo sufi'ultus; lobi tubo paullo breviores trian- 

 gulres V. ovato- triangulres, lateralibus 2 hinc inde denticulo unico praeditis. 

 Petala cum filamentis fauci receptaculi inserta, obscure lilacina, sed limbo 

 niedio fere usque ad marginem intensius maculata et -lineolata: vexillum 

 geniculato-erectum 15 mm. longum, explanatum 14 mm. latum, unguiculo 

 5 mm. longo, dorso albido-tomentosnlum; alae rectae carina perpaullo breviores 

 suliangnste et oblique ovales apice rotundatae 14 mm. longae unguiculo quam 

 limbus duplo breviore, apice tomentosulae ; carinae petala 15 mm. longa ovalia 

 dorso tomentosa, apice rotundata sed sicut alae unilateraliter obtuse apicu- 

 lata. Stamina 13 15 nun. longa, anteriora paullo longiora, superne sm'sum 

 curvata, posticum basi ima, caetera 1 3 mm. longe coalita subulata glabra 



