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BAUHINIA GALPINI, N. £, Br. 
Lecuminosz. Tribe BAvuHINIE#. 
B. (§ Phanera) Galpini, N. EZ. Brown in Gard. Chron. ix. (1891) 728; 
frutex subscandens, ramulis hornotinis parce ferru ineo-pubescentibus, 
foliis late rotundatis breviter et late bilobatis lobis apice rotundatis, 
basi truncatis subcordatisve c. 7-nerviis supra glabris subtus minu- 
tissime sericeo-pubescentibus, floribus majusculis coccineis in racemis 
o ferrugine 
etert, 0 aa ce. 8-10, ineaara  blanceolo- ong c. 5-spermis 
valvis lignosis acuminatis oblique striat 
Has. §.E. trop. Africa, Namuli, Makua coun Last ; near 
Barberton, damped: Mrs. Saunders, E. E. Galpin a Tasty;  Spelunken, 
Nelson (No. 409). 
Frutex 5-10-pedalis. Folia 13-24 lata; petiolus 4-pollicart 
stipule subulate, deciduw. Cals ye ‘tubo 2] poll. longo ; limbo 7 a 
longo. Petala cum ungue 1}-1} pie longa; lamina 3 poll. lata. 
Legumen stipitatum compressum 3-4 poll. longum. 
A fine species, well deserving cultivation, i first reached us 
th years ago from Mr. W. Nelson.—D. O11 
1. Stamens and pistil. 2. Longitudinal section of ovary. 3, Legume, 
A, Peli of valve of same, with seed. 1 and 2 enlarged. 
