11-1900 



Leguminosae novae vel minus cognitae. I. 331 



23. Gralactia rudolploides Benth. et Hook, caulibas inferne 

 lignosis, superne volubilibiis, pilis brevibus v. perbrevibus fernigineis 

 deorsum versis et plus minus adpressis obsitis v. inferne glabrescentibus; 

 stipulis triangularibus usque lauceolato-subulatis 1,5 2,5 mm. lougis; 

 foliis 4 0,5 cm. longe petiolatis, foliolis 3 valde variabilibus, terminali 

 10 1 mm. longe petiolulato anguste ovato usque oblonge -lanceolato, 

 basi obtuso v. rotundato, superne plerumque magis angustato, interdum 

 acuminato, apice vix v. mediocriter et obtuse acuminato, manifeste v. 

 vix emarginato, 2 5 cm. longo, 0,8 2,5 cm. lato, lateralibus pauUo 

 V. fere duplo brevioribus breviter ovatis usque ovali-ellipticis non 

 acuminatis obtusioribus, omnibus chartaceis v. coriaceis, supra glabris 

 V. brevissime pilosis in sicco oli vaeeis, subtus multo pallidioribus, pilis 

 brevibus adpressis crebris v. parcissimis obsitis; inflorescentiis cum 

 pedunculo 1 8 cm. longo, 0,8 2 mm. crasso, 4 20 cm. longis, superne 

 pluri- V. multifloris, pedicellis 3 6 mm. longis; calyce breviter et ad- 

 presse ferrugineo-piloso, 12 15 mm. longo, dente antico lanceolato 

 sensim acuminato, tiibo dimidio v. fere duplo longiore, lateralibus trian- 

 gulari-lanceolatis tubum vix aequantibus, postico ovato obtuso brevissime 

 apiculato, longitudine intermedio; corolla coccinea v. obscure rosea, 

 carina purpureo-maculata (ex Wr.), petalis subaequilongis, vexillo 

 20 24 mm. longo, 12 13 mm. lato, ovato, unguiculo 2,5 3,5 mm. 

 longo, alis carinaque subaequilatis 4 5 mm. latis, subrectis; stamine 

 postico libero, omnibus superne parum arcuatis, antheris ovato -oblongis; 

 ovario breviter stipitato, 11 15-ovulato, stylo (interdum subabortivo) 

 subrecto aequilongo; leguminibus 4 6 cm. longis, 9 10 mm. latis, 

 inferne paullo recurvis, superne subrectis, breviter v. brevissime, dense 

 v. laxe, rufo- v. ferrugineo- pilosis. 



Oalactia rudolphioides Benth. et Hook. ap. Sauv. Cub. (1869) 

 n. 531 p. 30; Hitchc! Bah. p. 78. 



Dioclea rudolphioides Griseh.! PI. Wr. (1860) p. 178 et Cat. 

 p. 76 (cum varj. 



Gcdactia peiidida Gard., Brace et Doli. Bah. p. 377, 7ion Pers. 



Hab. in ins. Baham. New Providence ad Nassau, m. Jan. fl.: 

 Hitchcock (Miss. Bot. Gard. Herb.), Northrop n. 214, Eleuthera, Cat 

 Island ex Hitchc, Crooked Island: Hitchcock (Miss. Bot. Gard. Herb., 

 forma grandifolia foliolis ovatis v. anguste ovatis usque 5 cm. longis, 

 usque 2,8 cm. latis); Cuba in pinetis prope Monteverde, m. Jun., Aug. 

 fl., Sept. fr.: Wright n^JJSl, in Final Magari-Abajo: Wright n. 2345. 



Obs. Folia interdum in eodem specimine nunc pinnatim , nunc palmatim 

 trifoliolata. 



24. Galactia l)ahameiisis Urb. caulibus lignescentibus, superne 

 volubilibus, pilis brevissimis v. brevibus rufidulis deorsum versis et 



