JOHNSTON: FLORA OF MARGARITA ISLAND. 217 



& Johnston, no. 60, July 11. Venezuela: Cumana, Loefling, Reise 

 nach den spanischen Landem, p. 152-153. Common in tropical 

 countries. 



C. oxYPHYLLA Kunth, Mimos., p. 129, pi. 39 (1819-24).— El 

 Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 62, Aug. 5. Venezuela: on Mt. Cocol-. 

 lar, HBK., Nov. gen. et sp., vol. 6, p. 342; La Guaira, Robinson & 

 Lyon, July 6, 1900. Further distribution, Mexico to Ecuador. 



C. SERiCEA Sw., Prod. veg. Ind. Occ, p. 66 (1788), and Fl. Ind. 

 Occ, vol. 2, p. 724; Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 209; Mart., Fl. 

 Bras., vol. 15, pt. 2, p. 116, pi. 35. — ^ El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 



56, July 5. Further distribution, Cuba to Panama and Brazil. 



C. STEXOCARPA Vog., Syii. Cass., p. 68 (1837).— El Valle, Miller & 

 Johnston, no. 210, July 14. Venezuela: Colonia Tovar, Fendler, 

 no. 321, 1854-55. Very closely allied to C. nictitans L., if not iden- 

 tical with it. Found also in Brazil. 



C. ToRA L., Sp. pi., vol. 1, p. 376 (1753). C. ohtusifolia L., Sp. pi., 

 vol. 1, p. 377 (1753); Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 209.— Santa Ana, 

 Ernst. Further distribution, tropical countries. 



CENTROSE^LV Benth. 



C. BRASiLiANUM Benth., Ann. Wien. Mus., vol. 2, p. 118 (1837); 

 Mart., Fl. Bras., vol. 15, pt. 1, p. 128, pi. 34. Bradburya brasiliana 

 Ktze., Rev. gen., vol. 1, p. 164 (1891). — Asuncion, Miller & JohnMon, 

 no. 54, Aug. 9. Venezuela: Colonia Tovar, Fendler, no. 1778, 1856- 



57. Found also in Brazil. 



C.viRGiNiANUM (L.) Benth., Ann. Wien. Mus., vol. 2, p. 120 (1837), 

 Urb., Symb. Ant., vol. 4, p. 300. Clitoria virginiana L., Sp. pi., 

 vol. 2, p. 753 (1753) ; Bot. reg., vol. 13, p. 1047. Bradburya virginiana 

 Ktze., Rev. gen., vol. 1, p. 164 (1891).— El Valle, Miller & Johnston, 

 no. 256, Aug. 15. Further distribution, tropical America and Nigeria. 



Cercidium Tulasne. 



C. spiNOSUM Tulasne, Arch. mus. Par., vol. 4, p. 134 (1844).— -El 

 Valle, alt. 200 m., Johnston, no. 31, July 3. Shrub, 3 m. high; trunk 

 2 dm. in diameter at base; bark green; stem thorny; flowers yellow. 

 Further distribution, Brazil. 



C. VIRIDE (Karst.) Taub. in Engl. & Prantl, Naturl. Pflanzenfam., 

 vol. 3, pt. 3, p. 172 (1892). Rhetinophloeiim viride Karst., Fl. Columb., 

 vol. 2, p. 25, pi. 113 (1862).— Santa Ana, Ernst. Found in northern 

 South America. 



