1920] Brandegee: Plantae Mexicanae Purpimanae 327 



The leaves are not spreading in the manner common to other species' 

 of the genus but stand upright close to the branches. The fruiting 

 racemes and deflexed legumes are closely appressed to the stem and 

 branches. Collected at Acasonica, Vera Cruz. No. 8510. Type, 

 Herb. Univ. Calif. No. 204971. 



Eriosema nigropunctatum, sp. nov. 



Erectum : caulibus pubescentibus ca. 2.3 dm. altis : foliis trifolio- 

 latis petiolis usque ad 2.3 cm. longis, foliolis lateralibus fere sessilibus, 

 foliolo terminali petiolulo ca. 8 mm. longo ; foliolis late ovatis longe 

 acuminatis. basi truncatis. subtus dense nigropunctatis, ad venas 

 pubescentibus. ca. 2.7 cm. longis, 2.2 cm. latis; stipulis lanceolatis 

 ciliatis : pedunculis axillaribus paucifloris ca. 5 cm. longis ; floribus ca. 

 6 mm. longis. stamine vexillari liberi; legumine oblongo ca. 2 cm. 

 longo, 2-spermo paululum hirsuto apice mucronato ; semine oblique 

 transverso funiculo ad extremitam liili linearis affixo. 



The ovate leaves resinose punctate beneath give to this plant the 

 appearance of a Rhynchosia, but the position of the seed and its funicle 

 is that of Eriosema. Collected at Palmilla near Zacuapan, Vera Cruz. 

 No. 8386. Type, Herb. Univ. Calif: No. 200794. 



Esenbeckia ovata, sp. nov. 



Foliis digitatim trifoliolatis. foliolis glabris. ovatis, apice obtusis- 

 simis vel retusis, e medio in petiolum breve gradatim longe attmuatis. 

 pellucido-punctatis, usque ad 13 em. longis, 9 cm. latis ; petiolo puberulo 

 ca. 2 cm. longo : paniculis ca. 10 cm. longis, puberulis multifloris ; 

 petalis 5 imbricatis pellucido-punctatis; ovario 5-loculari tuberculato. 

 Fructus deest. 



The leaves are broadly ovate or obovate, very obtuse and often 

 emarginate ; from the middle they are gradually attenuate into a short 

 petiolule. The petiolule of the usually larger terminal is longer than 

 the short ones of the lateral leaflets. Collected at Acasonica, Vera 

 Cruz. No. 8419. Type, Herb. Univ. Calif. No. 200823. 



Euphorbia consoquitlae, sp nov. 



Fruticosa, ramosa: caulibus tenuibus plus quam 6dm. altis: foliis 

 sparsis cito delapsis, cicatricibus pubescentibus : cymis in panieulam 

 ca. 2 cm. longam dispositis, bracteosis, bracteis vel foliis parvis anguste 

 ovatis vel lanceolatis usque ad 1 cm. longis; involucris paullo pube- 

 scentibus, axillaribus vel terminalibus, campanulatis; pedicellis ca. 



