JOHNSTON: FLORA OF MARGARITA ISLAND. 259 



reported as C. mexicana; El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 41, July 

 30, and Johnston, no. 265, Aug. 8. Venezuela: nearCumana, HBK., 

 Nov. gen. et sp., vol. 2, p. 354. Further distribution, tropical America 

 and tropical Africa. 



Ilysanthes Rafin. 



I. RiPARiA Rafin., Ann. nat., p. 13 (1820). — Juan Griego, John- 

 ston, no. 125, Aug. 14. Further distribution, tropical America. 



SCOPARIA L. 



S. DULCis L., Sp. pi., vol. 1, p. 116 (1753); Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. 

 Ind., p. 427. — Juan Griego, Ernst; El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 

 144, Aug. 11, Venezuela: between Caracas and Bordones, HBK., 

 Nov. gen. et sp., vol. 2, p. 354; Cumana, Loefling, Reise nach den 

 spanischen Landern, p. 152-153. Further distribution, tropical coun- 

 tries. 



BIGNONIACEAE. 



BiGXOXIA L. 



B. ACUMiXATA Johnston, Proc. Amer. acad. arts and sci., vol. 40, 

 p. 696 (1905).— El Valle, Johnston, no. 345. Endemic. Plate 29, 

 figs. 1, la, lb. 



B. AEQUiNOCTiALis L., Sp. pi., vol. 2, p. 623 (1753); Griseb., Fl. 

 Brit. W. Ind., p. 448; Plum., Ic. Burm., pi. 55. — El Valle, John- 

 ston, no. 78, Aug. 8. Further distribution, tropical America. A \'ine 

 or sprawling shrub. 



B. SP. — El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 154, Aug. 6. Leaves 

 trifoliolate, glabrous, smooth; calyx cupulate; margin undulate, 

 shortly 5-parted; corolla purple, 5-lobed, slightly 2-lipped, about 

 2.5 cm. long. 



B. SP. — El Valle, Johnston, no. 77, Aug. 15. Calyx cupulate, 

 with 5 procurrent short teeth; corolla purple, 5-lobed, slightly 2- 

 lipped, 3-5 cm. long. 



Crescextia L. 



C. CuJETE L., Sp. pi., vol. 2, p. 626 (1753); Jacq., Hist. Stirp. 

 Am., p. 175; Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 445. — Santa Ana, Ernst; 

 El Valle, Johnston, no. 248. A tree, about 4 m. high, with wide- 

 spreading top and trunk 2.5 dm. in diameter at the base. Common 

 to tropical America. 



