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C. frondosa, 8, Hook. et Arn. ! in Hook. Bot. Misc. 210. 
C. flaccida, Closs ! in C. Gay, Fl. Chil. ii. 238. 
Hab. Extratropical S. America: Chile, Coquimbo, Cuming, C. Gay, Gaudichaud, and 
others; also apparently Quillota, Bertero, n. 896. 
103. C. AURANTIA, Ruiz et Pav.! G. Don, Gen. Syst. ii. 441. Foliola 5-7-juga, ob- 
longa, obtusa, pubescentia. Racemi laxiflori, folio longiores. Bracteæ parvæ, caducæ. 
C. Dombeyana, Vog. ! Syn. Cass. 28. 
Hab. Tropical America : Peru or Bolivia. 
Frutex habitu fere C. bicapsularis, undique pube brevi molli, in pagina superiore foliolorum tamen 
tenuiore canescens. Foliola 5-7-juga, breviter petiolulata, oblique oblonga, obtusa, basi valde inzequilatera, 
nunc 1-14 poll. longa, nunc vix pollicaria; glandula tenuis inter infima. Stipule parvæ, setaceæ cadu- 
cissimæ. Pedunculi omnes axillares, supra medium laxe racemosi. Bracteæ parvæ, lineari-setaceæ, 
caducæ. Pedicelli j-1-pollicares. Sepala valde inæqualia, interiora orbiculata 3 lin. longa, exteriora 
brevia oblonga. Petala semipollicaria, venosa. Antheræ apice cupuliferæ, due circa 3 lin. longe fila- 
mentis longiusculis, quatuor breviores filamentis brevissimis. 
Dombey's specimen in herb. Lindl. has rather smaller leaflets than Pavon's, but appears to be the same 
plant. As suggested by Vogel, it has some general resemblance to C. mexicana ; but the calyx is very dif- 
ferent, the peduncles and racemes are also longer in proportion to the leaves. "The pod is unknown. 
104. C. BAHAMENSIS, Mill. ! Dict. n. 9. Foliola 3-5-juga, latiuscula, oblonga, obtusa 
y. mucronato-aristulata, glabra v. pilosula; glandula nunc inter par infimum, nunc in 
petioli parte nuda. Racemi pauciflori, corymboso-paniculati. Legumen angustum. 
C. angustisiliqua, Shuttlew.! in Rug. Pl. Florid. exs. n. 197, non Lam. 
Hab. Subtropical N. America : Bahama Islands and Florida. 
Frutex glaberrimus v. pilis paucis adpressis conspersus. Foliola petiolulata, basi obliqua, 4-1-pollicaria, 
rigidule membranacea; glandula obtusa nonnunquam (pari infimo foliolorum abortiente?) infra foliola 
sita. Inflorescentia fere C. ligustrine, sed flores multo minores. Petala pallida, picta. Antheræ 2 
longe stipitatæ, arcuate, 2-3 lin. longæ, suberostres, uniporosæ, 4 subsessiles, recte. Legumen fere 
C. biflore, 3-4 poll. longum, 11-2 lin. latum. ; 
The variable position of the gland, either between the leaflets of the lower pair or on the leafless lower 
portion of the petiole, is the same as in C. oblongifolia, only that in the latter case it is only very rarely 
between the leaflets, and the pod and arrangement of the seeds are those of Oncolobium ; whilst in 
C. bahamensis the gland is only rarely below the leaves and the pod is quite that of Chamesenna. 
Var. ? LATIFOLIA, foliolis 2-4-jugis, 2-13-pollicaribus late oblongis ovalibusve obtusis- 
simis vix mucronatis, racemis plurifloris, floribus majoribus, legumine 4—5 poll. longo ~ 
3—4 lin. lato seepe incurvo. 
Hab. Bahamas, Swainson, also in herb. Mus. Brit. 
This may possibly prove a distinct species ; if so, it would assume the name of C. pallens, given to it by 
Dryander in herb. Banks. 
105. C. Borrertana, Benth., sp. nov. Foliola 3-juga, obovali-oblonga, obtusa, glabri- 
uscula ; glandula inter infima. Racemi elongati, axillares, multiflori. Bractez lineares. 
Antherz 3 majores erostres. Legumen lineare, latiusculum. : 
Hab. Tropical or subtropical N. America: Mexico, on Mount Orizaba, Botteri, n. 784; 
- between San Blas and Tepic, Coulter; near San José del Oro, Karwinski. 
- Frutex videtur habitu C. bicapsulari subaffinis, ramulis pubescentibus. Foliola membranacea, 4-14- 
pollicaria. Stipule caducæ. Racemi foliis æquilongi v. longiores. Bractew parve, subpersistentes. 
