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Page 477. Sesban macrocarpa. "Curi" (Siualoa). The plant listed under 

 this name is Sesban sonorae Rj^db. N. Amer. Fl. 24: 205. 1924. The names 

 Aeschynomene picia and Sesban picta relate to a species not known from Mexico, 

 although they have often been applied to this Mexican species. 



After Sesban macrocarpa insert: 



Sesban bispinosa (Jacq.) Rydb. N. Amer. Fl. 24: 203. 1924. Aeschy- 

 nomene bispinosa Jacq. Icon. PI. Rar. 3: 13. 1793. Southern Mexico. West 

 Indies and Old World tr5pics. 



Benlhamantha. The genus has been treated by Rydberg (N. Amer. Fl. 24: 

 243-249. 1924), who recognizes a large number of Mexican species, most of 

 which seem to be based upon characters of slight specific value. 



After Benthamaniha mollis insert: 



Benthamantha brandegei Rydb. N. Amer. Fl. 24: 246. 1924. Baja 

 California and Sonora to Guerrero and Morelos; type from Cape Region moun- 

 tains of Baja California. Reported also from Costa Rica. 



Benthamantha chiapensis Rydb. N. Amer. Fl. 24: 244. 1924. Type 

 from Jalisco, Chiapas. 



Benthamantha glabella (A. Gray) Rydb. N. Amer. Fl. 24: 247. 1924. 

 Cracca edwardsii glabella A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. 17: 201. 1882. Sonora 

 and Chihuahua to Durango. Southfern Arizona. 



Benthamantha microphylla Rydb. N. Amer. Fl. 24: 244. 1924. Type 

 from Rio Coajaguillo, Michoacdn or Guerrero. 



Benthamantha painter! Rydb. N. Amer. Fl. 24: 246. 1924. Durango and 

 Jalisco; type from Guadalajara, Jalisco. 



Benthamantha robusta Rydb. N. Amer. Fl. 24: 247. 1924. Type from 

 Iguala Canyon, Guerrero. 



Benthamantha trifoliolata Rydb. N. Amer. Fl. 24: 247. 1924. Guerrero 

 and Puebla; type from Tehuacdn, Puebla. 



Benthamantha wrightii Rydb. N. Amer. Fl. 24: 246. 1924. Sonora, the 

 type collected between San Pedro and the Sonoita. Arizona. 



Before Diphysa insert the following genus: 



COLUTIA Medic. Vorles. Churpf. Phys. Ges. 2: 366. 1787. 

 1. Colutia frutescens (L.) Medic. Phil. Bot. 1: 210. 1789. 



Colutea frutescens L. Sp. PI. 723. 1753. 



Sutherlandia frutescens R. Br. in Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. 4: 327. 1812. 



A native of South Africa, a shrub or tree with handsome red flowers. It is 

 cultivated in Mexico and in some places has become naturalized. Specimens 

 have been reported from Hidalgo, Morelos, Zacatecas, and Coahuila. 



Diphysa. The genus has been monographed bj^ Rydberg (N. Amer. Fl. 24: 

 209-215. 1924). 



Diphysa racemosa. "Guiloche" (Sinaloa). 



Page 479. Diphysa occidentalis. "Guiloche" (Sinaloa). 



After Diphysa occidentalis insert: 



Diphysa carthagenensis Jacq. Enum. PI. Carib. 28. 1760. Reported by 

 Rydberg from Yucatdn. Colombia and Venezuela, the type from Cartagena, 

 Colombia. 



Diphysa microphylla Rydb. N. Amer. Fl. 24: 213. 1924. Tamaulipas and 

 Nuevo Leon, the type from Victoria, Tamaulipas. 



Diphysa puberulenta Rydb. N. Amer. Fl. 24: 214. 1924. Sinaloa to 

 Guerrero; type from Acaponeta, Tepic. 



Diphysa punctata Rydb. N. Amer. Fl. 24: 211. 1924. Type from Cuer- 

 navaca, Morelos. 



