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Johnston, no. 43, July 14. Venezuela: Cumana, Loefling, Reise 

 nach den spanischen Landern, p. 152-153. A slender tree, about 5 m. 

 high, branching copiously and growing in clumps. Common in 

 tropical America. 



Platymiscium Vog. 



P. POLYSTACHYUM Benth. in Seem., Bot. voy. Herald., p. Ill, pi. 

 21 (1853). P. platystachyum Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 200 (1860). 

 — Santa Ana, Ernst. Further distribution, St. Vincent, Trinidad, 

 Panama, and Venezuela. 



POINCIANA L. 



P. REGiA Boj. ex Hook., Bot. mag., pi. 2884 (1829); Urb., Symb. 

 Ant., vol. 4, p. 278.— El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 59, July 29. 

 Common in tropical countries. 



Prosopis L. 



P. JULIFLORA (Sw.) DC, Prod., vol. 2, p. 447 (1825); Griseb., 

 Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 217. Mimosa juliflora Sw., Prod. veg. Ind. Occ, 

 p. 85 (1788). P. cumanensis HBK., Nov. gen. et sp., vol. 6, p. 310 

 (1823).— Santa Ana, Ernst; El Valle, Johnston, no. 42, July 15. 

 A tree, about 5 m. high, with wide-spreading top. Further distribu- 

 tion, Mexico to Guayaquil, also Jamaica. 



Rhynchosia Lour. 



R. MINIMA (L.) DC, Prod., vol. 2, p. 385 (1825); Griseb., Fl. Brit. 

 W. Ind., p. 190; Urb., Symb. Ant., vol. 4, p. 307. Dolichos mini- 

 mus L., Sp. pi., vol. 2, p. 726 (1753). — El Valle, Miller & Johnston, 

 no. 118, July 19. Common in tropical countries. 



Stylosanthes Sw. 



S. HUMiLis HBK., Nov. gen. et sp., vol. 6, p. 506, pi. 594 (1823).— 

 Asuncion, Miller & Johnston, no. 68, Aug. 9. Venezuela: near 

 Carichana, HBK., /. c. 



S. viscosA Sw., Prod. veg. Ind. Occ, p. 108 (1788); Griseb., Fl. 

 Brit. W. Ind., p. 188.— El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 268, July 30; 

 Pt. Mosquito, Johnston, no. 249, Aug. 10. Further distribution, 

 tropical America. 



Tamarindus L. 



T. INDICA L., Sp. pi., vol. 1, p. 34 (1753); Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., 

 p. 213; Urb., Symb. Ant., vol. 4, p. 270.— El Valle, Miller & Johnston, 



