LEGUMIN 209 



Caesalpinia pulcherrima SWARTZ ; DC. Prodr. n. p. 254 -. MAXDI. in 

 Mel. T'i-1. XH. p. 443; FORBES et HEMSI.. lud. Fl. Sin. I. p. 206; MAT>OL 

 et HAYATA Emiin. PI. Formos. p. 11;". 



HAB. Hozau, Ampin. 



DrsTEiB. Too-choo and China, generally cultivated in tropical countries. 



49. Glerlitschla LINN. 



Gleditschia formosana HAYATA Materials for a Flora of Formosa p. 

 So. Branchlets slender, glaucously rubescent, spinous. Leaves alternate 

 pari-piunate, narrowed in outline, oj cm. long, 2 cm. broad, 8-juged, upper 

 pinnre larger, < >1 iliquely rhomlxud, or rhomboid-oblong, 13 mm. long, 6 mm. 

 broad, truncate at the apex, minutely mucronate, cuneately acute at the 

 base, oblique, broader on the upper side, margin creuulate, entire near the 

 base on the upper side, otherwise creuulate, opposite, senile, or shortly 

 petiolulate, petiolules sb^iily pilose, rliaches somewliat pilose, sulcate alwve, 

 lower pinu.e smaller, petioles shorter, o mm. long, spines branched supra- 

 axillary, 2 cm. long, fulvo-rubesceiit. Pols complauate, linear-narrowed, 21 cm. 

 long, 2] cm. broad, fulvo-rubescent, acute at the apex, styles persistent, base 

 obtuse, glabrous, slightly tortuose. <-omplanate, 1 cm. long, 8 mm. 



broad, glabrous, smooth, polished. 



HAB. Tenkachiraisha. 



The leaves are very much smaller than those of G. japonica and as 

 small as those of G. heferopfiyV" BENGE. This differs from the latter species 

 by straight, but not curved, pods. There is some doubt alxDut this being 

 a species of Gl-:d!fscl<i'i. 



50. Poinciana TOURX. 



Foinciana regia BOJ. ; HEXRY list. 11. Formos. p. 38 ; MATSOI. et 

 HAYATA Fnum. Tl. Formos. p. 112. 



HAB. The species is not yet represented in our Herbarium. 



