JOHNSTON: FLORA OF M.IRGARITA ISLAND. 215 



Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 221; Mart., FL Bras., vol. 15, pt. 2, pi. 102.— 

 Santa Ana, Ernst. Venezuela: Colonia Tovar, Fendler, no. 351, 

 1854^55. Further distribution, St. Lucia, Cuba, Guiana, and Brazil. 



A. TAMARiNDiFOLiA (L.) Willd., Sp. pi., vol. 4, p. 1092 (1806); 

 Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 221. Mimosa tamarindifolia L., Sp. 

 pi., vol. 1, p. 523 (1753).— El Valle, Mi/ler & Johnston, no. 113, 

 July 15; en route Peilar to Pt. Moreno, Johnston, no. 37, July 8. 

 Venezuela: Bordones, HBK., Nov. gen. et sp., vol. 6, p. 277; La 

 Guaira, Robinson & Lyon, July 12, 1900. Slender shrub, 5 m. high. 

 Tropical America. 



Bauhixia L. 



B. cuMANENSis HBK., Nov. gen. et sp., vol. 6, p. 321 (1823); Bot. 

 reg., vol. 14, pi. 1133.— South Hill, El Valle, Miller & Johnston, 

 no. 70, July 27. Observed on North Hill, Aug. 15, 1903, not in 

 flower. Venezuela: Bordones, HBK., Nov. gen. et sp., vol. 6, p. 

 277. Further distribution, northern South America. 



Caesalpinia L. 



C. CORIARIA (Jacq.) Willd., Sp. pi., vol. 2, p. 532 (1799). Libidibia 

 coriaria Schlecht., Linnaea, vol. 5, p. 193 (1830); Griseb., Fl. Brit. 

 W. Ind., p. 206. Poinciana coriaria Jacq., Hist. Stirp. Am., p. 123, 

 pi. 175 (1763). — Santa Ana, Ernst; El Valle, Johnston, no. 29. 

 Further distribution, tropical America. 



C. PULCHERRiMA (L.) Sw., Obs., p. 166 (1791); Griseb., Fl. Brit. 

 W. Ind., p. 205. — Santa Ana, Ernst; El Valle, Miller & Johnston, 

 no. 64, July 22. Common in tropical countries. 



Cajanus DC. 



C. iXDicus Spreng., Syst., vol. 3, p. 248 (1826); Griseb., Fl. Brit. 

 W. Ind., p. 191; Urb., S\aiib. Ant., vol. 4, p. 306. Poinciana pulcher- 

 rima L., Sp. pi., vol. 1, p. 380 (1753). — El Valle, Miller & Johnston, 

 no. 139, Aug. 6. Venezuela: Caracas, Birschel; Santa Catalina, 

 Rusby & Squires, no. 191, 1896; Colonia Tovar, Fendler, no. 303, 

 1854-55. Common in tropical countries. 



Calliaxdra Benth. 



C. PORTORiCENSis Benth, in Hook., Lond. journ. bot., vol. 3, p. 99 

 (1844); Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 224. Mimosa portoricetisis 



