JOHNSTON: FLORA OF MARGARITA ISLAND. 221 



NissoLiA Jacq. 



N. WiSLiZENi Gray, Journ. Linn, soc, vol. 5, p. 25 (1861). Chaeto- 

 cahjx Wislizeni Gray, PI. Wright., vol. 1, p. 51 (1852).— El Valle, 

 Miller & Johnston, no. 259, Aug. 4. Further distribution, Mexico. 



Parkinsonia L. 



P. ACULEATA L., Sp. pi., p. 375 (1753); Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 

 204; Urb., Symb. Ant., vol. 4, p. 277.^ Asuncion, Ernst; El Valle, 

 Miller & Johnston, no. 63, July 20. Venezuela: Cumana, Loefling, 

 Reise nach den spanischen Landern, p. 152-153. Found in all tropical 

 countries. 



Peltophorum Walp. 



P. acutifolium, n. comb. Caesalpinia acutifolia Johnston, Proc. 

 Amer. acad. arts and sci., vol. 40, p. 686 (1905). Peltophorum 

 Suringari Urb., Symb. Ant., vol. 5, p. 363 (1908).— On the hillside, 

 El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 200, Aug. 15, and Johnston, no. 

 33, Aug. 3. Found also on Aruba and Curafoa. 



Phaseolus L. 



P. LUNATUS L., Sp. pL, vol. 2, p. 724 (1753); DC, Prod., vol. 2, 

 p. 393; Benth. in Mart., Fl. Bras., vol. 15, pt. 1, p. 181; Urb., Symb. 

 Ant., vol. 4, p. 308. — Margarita according to Urban, /. c. Distribu- 

 tion general in tropical and temperate countries; cultivated. 



P. SP. — Ernst. 



P. SP.— El Valle, Miller &• Johnston, no. 57, July 26. Possibly 

 this is a specimen of the above P. lunatus. 



PiTHECOLOBiuM Mart. 



P. LiGUSTRiNUM (Jacq.) Klotzsch ex Benth., Trans. Linn, soc, 

 vol. 30, p. 571 (1875). Mimosa ligustrina Jacq., Fragm., p. 29, pi. 

 32, fig. 6, not Vahl.— El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 242, July 30, 

 and no. 121; Johnston, no. 38, July 1. Tree, about 8 m. high, and 

 1.2 dm. in diameter at its base. Further distribution, American 

 tropics. 



P. UNGUis-CATi (L.) Benth. in Hook., Lond. journ. bot., vol. 3, 

 p. 200 (1844); Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 226. Mimosa unguis 

 cati L., Sp. pi., vol. 1, p. 517 (1753). — Santa Ana, Ernst; El Valle, 



