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6. Aeschynomene fascicularis Schleclit. & Cham. Linnaea 5: 584. 1830. 

 Chihuahua and Sonora to Jalisco and Yucatiln ; type collected between 



Laguna Verde and Actopan (Veracruz ?). Central America. 

 Shrub, 1 to 2.5 meters high, with yellow flowers. 



7. Aeschynomene oligantha Micheli, M^m. Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat. Geneve 34: 



526. 1903. 

 Known only from the type locality, " Mata de Dios.*' Michoac^n or Guerrero. 

 Doubtfully distinct from A. fascictilaris. 



8. Aeschynomene purpusii T. S. Brandeg. Zoe 5 : 247. 1908. 

 Known only from the type locality, Zacuapan, Veracruz. 



9. Aeschynomene compacta Rose, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 5: 191. 1899. 

 Aeschynomene oaxacana T. S. Brandeg. Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 6: 181. 1915. 

 Puebla and Oaxaca ; type from Tomellin Cany6n, Oaxaca. 



Shrub, 1 to 1.5 meters high ; leaflets 3 to 10 mm. long. 



10. Aeschynomene amorphoides (S. Wats.) Rose; Robinson, Proc. Amer. 

 Acad. 29: 315. 1894. 



Bri/a amorphoides S. Wats. Proc. Amer. Acad. 22: 406. 1887. 

 Sinaloa to Colima ; type from Tequila, Jalisco. 



Shrub, about a meter high; flowers purplish, 6 mm. long; joints of the fruit 

 1 or 2. 



11. AeschyTiomene palmeri Rose, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 5: 192. 1899. 

 Aeschynomene paucifoliolata Micheli, Mem. Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat. Gen&ve 34: 



256. pi. 9. 1903. 

 Guerrero ; type from Acapulco. 

 Shrub, 1 to 3 meters high, with purplish flowers. 



12. Aeschynomene simulans Rose, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 5: 192. 1899. 

 Sinaloa and Tepic; type collected between Rosario and Colomas, Sinaloa. 

 Plants suffrutescent : flowers yellow, tinged with purple. 



13. Aeschynomene petraea Robinson, Proc. Amer. Acad. 27: 166. 1892. 

 Aeschynomene inadrensis Micheli, Mem. Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat. Geneve 34: 255. 



pi. 8. 1903. 

 Durango to Guerrero ; type from Guadalajara. 



Plants suffrutescent, 1 to 1.5 meters high ; flowers large, yellow, striped with 

 brown or purple. 



14. Aeschynomene fruticosa Rose, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 5: 192. 1899. 

 Known only from the type locality, Topolobampo, Sinaloa. 



Shrub, 1 to 1.5 meters high, with small yellow flowers. 



15. Aeschynomene vigil T. S. Brandeg. Proc. Calif. Acad. II. 3: 128. 1891. 

 Southern Baja California ; type from San Jose del Cabo. 



Shrub, about a meter high, with white stems ; flowers purple. 



16. Aeschynomene pringlei Rose, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 8: 312. 1905. 

 Known only from the type locality, limestone hills near Jojutla, Morelos. 

 Shrub, 3 to 4.5 meters high. 



17. Aeschynomene paniculata AVilld. ; Vog. Linnaea 12: 95. 1838. 

 Guerrero to Veracruz. South America; type from Brazil. 



34. CLIMACORACHIS Hemsl. & Rose, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 8:43. 1903. 

 Low erect shrubs or herbs ; leaves pinnate, the leaflets small, numerous ; flow- 

 ers yellow, racemose, the racemes geniculate ; fruit flat, 2 to 4-seeded. 



Stems glabrous 1. C. mexicana. 



Stems glandular-pilose 2. C. fruticosa. 



