Leguininosae novao vel iiiiiuis cognitae. I. 331 



23. Cralacti<a rudolpliioides Bentli. et Hook, caulibus inferne 

 lignosis, superne volubilibus, pilis brevibus v. perbrevibus ferrugineis 

 deorsum versis et plus minus adpressis obsitis v. inferne glabrcscentibus; 

 stipulis triaugularibus usque lanceolato-subulatis 1,5 — 2,5 mm. longis; 

 foliis 4 — 0,5 cm. longo petiolatis, foliolis 3 valde variabilibus, terminali 

 10 — 1 mm. longe petiolulato auguste ovato usque oblongo-lanceolato, 

 basi obtuso v. rotundato, superne plerumque magis angustato, interdum 

 acuminato, apice vix v. mediocriter et obtuse acuminato, manifeste v. 

 vix emarginato, 2 — 5 cm. longo, 0,8 -2,5 cm. lato, lateralibus paullo 

 V. fere duplo brevioribus breviter ovatis usque ovali-ellipticis non 

 acuminatis obtusioribus, omnibus chartaceis v. coriaceis, supra glabris 

 V. brevissime pilosis in sicco olivaceis, subtus multo pallidioribus, pilis 

 brevibus adpressis crebris v. parcissimis obsitis; inflorescentiis cum 

 pedunculo 1— 8 cm. longo, 0,8 — 2 mm. crasso, 4 — 20 cm. longis, superne 

 pluri- V. multifloris, pedicellis 3 — 6 mm. longis; calyce breviter et ad- 

 presse ferrugineo-piloso, 12 — 15 mm. longo, dente antico lanceolato 

 sensim acuminato, tubo dimidio v. fere duplo longiore, lateralibus trian- 

 gulari-lauceolatis tubum vix aequantibus, postico ovato obtuso brevissime 

 apiculato, longitudine intermedio; corolia coccinea v. obscure rosea, 

 carina purpureo-maculata (ex Wr.), petalis subaequilongis, vexillo 

 20 — 24 mm. longo, 12 — 13 mm. lato, ovato, unguiculo 2,5 — 3,5 mm. 

 longo, alis carinaque subaequilatis 4 — 5 mm. latis, subrectis; stamine 

 postico libero, omnibus superne parum arcuatis, antheris ovato -oblongis; 

 ovario breviter stipitato, 11 — 15-ovulato, stylo (interdum subabortivo) 

 subrecto aequilongo; leguminibus 4 — 6 cm. longis, 9 — 10 mm. latis, 

 inferne paullo recurvis, superne subrectis, breviter v. brevissime, dense 

 V. laxe, rufe- v. ferrugineo -pilosis. 



Galaciia rudolphioides Benth. et Hook. ay. Saiiv. Cuh. (1869) 

 n. 531 p. 30; Hitchc! Bah. j). 78. 



Bioclea rudolphioides Griseb.f PI. Wr. (1860) p. 178 et Cat. 

 p. 76 (cum var.). 



Oalactia pendula Gard., Brace et Ball. Bah. p. 377 , — non Pers. 



Hab. in ins. Baham. New Providence ad Nassau, m. Jan. fl.: 

 Hitchcock (Miss. Bot. Gard. Herb.), Northrop n. 214, Eleuthera, Cat 

 Island ex Hitchc, Crooked Island: Hitchcock (Miss. Bot. Gard. Herb., 

 forma grandifolia foliolis ovatis v. anguste ovatis usque 5 cm. longis, 

 usque 2,8 cm. latis); Cuba in pinetis prope Monte verde, m. Jun., Aug. 

 11., Sept. fr.: Wright n. 1181, in Final Magari-Abajo: Wright n. 2345. 



Obs. Folia interdum in eodem specimine nunc pinnatim, nunc palmatim 

 trifoliolata. 



24. Galactia Ibaliamensis Urb. caulibus lignescentibus, superne 

 volubilibus, pilis brevissimis v. brevibus rufidulis deorsum versis et 



