800 Ign. Urban: 



Belairia spinosa ui. Rieh, in Sagra Cub. X (1845) p. 235 et Ess. 

 Fl. Gab. p. 513 t. 40!; Griseb. Gat. p. 81; Sauv. Gab. n. 563 p. 32. 

 Jamaquey de loma Gub. ex Sauv. 

 Hab. in Cuba: Wright s. n., prope Guanimar ex Rieh, 



Brya Bronn. 



Calycis tubiis oblique seraiglobosus; lobi subaequales, anticus 

 paullo angustior et saepius sublongior. Vexillum crassiuscule et bre- 

 viter V. brevissirae iinguiculatum suborbiculare, recurviim; alae obtiisae; 

 carina superne incurva, petalis infra apicem rotimdatimi breviter con- 

 natis, antice minute ciliatis, sicut alae teniiiter unguiculatis. Staraina 

 omnia in vaginam supra fissam usque ultra medium connata; filamenta 

 alternatim subinaequilonga filiform i-subulata; antherae fil. brev. globoso- 

 ovatae obsolete apiculatae, dorso sub medio affixae, fil. long, ovatae, 

 supra basin affixae. Ovarium breviter stipitatum, 2-ovulatum, inter 

 Ovula constrictum; Stylus filiformi-subulatus incurvus, stigmate termi- 

 nali minuto. Legumen breviter stipitatum, 2- v. parte inferiore ab- 

 oriente 1-articuiatum; articuli postice isthmo angustissimo cohaerentes 

 reniformes plani raembranacei indehiscentes. Semina complanata reni- 

 formia. Radicula brevis parti cotyledonum basali accumbens, iis fere 

 3-plo brevior. Frutices v. arbores parvae 2 antillanae. Pubes 

 in ramis, foliis, inflorescentiis et calyce duplex, alia unicellularis plus 

 minus curvata tenuis, alia recta multicellularis apice subincrassato sub 

 microscopio parce glochidiata. Aculei infra petiolum solitarii. Stipulae 

 intra petiolos inferne connatae et persistentes, superne liberae et deci- 

 duae. Folia brevissime petiolata, simplicia iaategra coriacea decidua. 

 Inflorescentiae e ramulis in axillis foliorum pulvinari - abbreviatis 

 prodeuntes, racemosae, plerumque 2-', raro 1- v. 3-florae; rhacliis 

 supra floris supremi insertionem interdum paullo producta; bracteae et 

 prophylla persistentia. Fl o res flavi (ex Buch, Sloane) v. aurantiaci (ex 

 Macf.). 



Obs. Characteres hujus generis maxime insignes: pubes glocliidiata, 

 stipulae more Ei-ythroxyli iiitrapetiolares , aciilei infrapetiolares ab auctoribus 

 omnino neglecti (cf. Bentham in Gen, plant, et Taubert eum sequens, qui 

 stipulas subspinescentes et persistentes v. minimas decidiias" omnino erronee 

 indicant) a vicinis e. gr. a Pidetia late separant. An species nicaraguensis 

 ab ill. Bentham liuc laudata re vera ad genus nostrum pertineat, mihi valde 

 dubium est; deest in herb. Haimiensi (ex Brgesen in lit.). 



1. Brya Ebeims DG. pube perbrevi; aculeis rectis subrectisve; 

 foliis supra glabris v. obsolete pilosis; bracteis et prophyllis obtusis 

 1,5 1 mm. longis; vexillo 10 12 mm. longo, carina alis subaequi- 

 longa, limbo oblonge v. anguste oblonge, 8 10 mm. longo, unguiculum 



