362 Britton : Studies of West Indian plants 



Thickets in dry soil, Oriente, Camagiiey, and Santa Clara, 

 Cuba. (Type, Britton 2086, from United States Naval Station, 

 Guantanamo Bay, March 17-30, 1909.) 



3. Badiera oblongata N. L. Britton, Bull. N. Y. Bot. 



Gard. 5: 314. 1907 



Distribution: Bahama Islands: Andros, New Providence, Cat 

 Island, Acklin's Island, Crooked Island, Watling's Island, Caicos 

 Islands; Cayo Sabinal and mainland of Camagiiey, Cuba (Shafer 

 878 1085, 977; also collected in Cuba by Wright, no. 115 in part). 



The Cuban specimens here referred have leaves mostly more 

 obtuse at the base than those of the typical Bahamian plant, but 

 a specimen from Andros Island (Small & Carter 8681) seems to 

 be identical with them. 



A plant from the palm barren at Santa Clara, Cuba (Britton 

 & Wilson 6066), has shorter emarginate leaves 12-20 mm. long, 

 with the midvein deeply impressed above; it is tentatively re- 

 ferred to this species. 



4. Badiera diversifolia (L.) DC. Prodr. 1: 334. 1824 

 Polygala diversifolia L. Sp. PI. 703. 1753. 



Polygala jamaicensis Chodat, Mem. Soc. Phys. Geneve 31 2 : 

 11. 1893. 



Jamaica, in hillside thickets and woodlands in relatively dry 

 districts from sea level up to 1100 meters elevation. 



5. Badiera cubensis sp. nov. 



Polygala diversifolia Chodat, Mem. Soc. Phys. Geneve 31 2 : 

 10. 1893. Not L. 



Leaves ovate to elliptic, 2.5-6 cm. long, 1.5-3.5 cm - ^'ide, 

 bluntly acuminate or acute at the apex, cuneate-narrowed or 

 acute at the base; fruit 7.5-8.5 mm. long, 10 mm. wide, lobed to 

 about one third, the lobes rounded. 



Cuban woodlands; type, Wright, no. 1913 from "La loma 

 pelada, Dec. 27," in herb. N. Y. Bot. Gard.; also collected by 

 Wright at "La Sabanilla" and distributed under this same number; 

 Wright's no. 3496 belongs to this species, and also part of his 115, 

 collected in eastern Cuba. 



