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37. I. TOMENTOSA, Benth,, sp. n. Tomentosa. Petiolus inter juga alatus; foliola 

 3-juga. oblonga, obtuse acuminata, 3-4-pollicaria. Spicse axillares, elongate. Flores 

 minute tomentosi. Calyx linea paullo brevior. Corolla 2 lin. longa. Staminum tubus 

 inclusus. Legumen ignotum. 



Hah. Tropical America : near El Garania in Peru, Leohler, n. 2323. 



Tota pilis brevissimis crispulis tomentosa, tomento demiim a pagina superiore foliolonim detergibili. 

 Raniuli angulati. Stipulas non vidi. Foliorum petiolus 6-8-pollicaris, inter juga alatus, infra jiigum 

 infimum subnudus. Foliola brevissime petiolulata, basi rotuudata. Spic.-e in speclminibus visis semi- 

 pedales, interruptse, breviter pedunculatse. Mores sessiles. BractcsR parvte, caducse. Stamina numcrosa. 



With the inflorescence and small flowers of /. marginata and /. cyUndrka, this species is well marjccd 

 by the tomentum, exceptional in the section. 



** Spicce hrevesj ad nodos defoUatos v. rarius in axillis fasciculatce. 



38. £. AGGREGATA, G. Dofi, Gen. Si/st, ii. 391. Glabra. Petiolus angustc nktus r. 

 subnudus ; foliola 2-4-juga, ovali- v. elliptico-oblonga, acuminata, mcmbranacca, majora 

 .5-pollicaria. Spicge in axillis v. ad nodos defoliatos pluros, sessiles v. breviter peduncu- 

 latse, rhacbe vix semipoUicari. Plores subglabri. Calyx 1 lin., corolla ad 3 lin. longa. 

 Legumen rectum v. arcuatura, 6-7 lin. latum. 



Inc/a sapida, Benth. ! in Hook. Lond. Journ. 590, non H., B. et K. 



Kah. Tropical America : Peru, Tavon ; near Yurimaguas, Toeppig n. 2208, and, appa- 

 rently tbe same, Britisb Guiana, Schomhurgh. 



I have little doubt that Pavon's specimen of this plant in the Fielding herbarium, now forming part of 

 the Oxford herbarium, is the one described by Don as /. aggregata, although the Pavonian label attached 

 to the label-sheet bears the name of /. Ruiziana in Don's handwriting ; but it is evident that, by some 

 mistake, the label has been exchanged with that of one of the three specimens in the same collection 

 agreeing with the characters of the true /. Ruiziana. Pavon's specimen and Schomburgk's specimens 

 have lost their bracts, which are small and persistent in Poeppig's fruiting specimens ; but I believe that 



all belong to one species. 



39. I. BouBGONi, DC. Trod. ii. 434. Glabra v. puberula. Petiolus sub foliolis breviter 

 alatus • foliola 2-3- rarissime 4-juga, ovato-oblonga, acuminata, nitida, majora 4-5-polli- 

 caria ' Spic^ dens^, oblongs, laterales, aggregate. Calyx vix | Un., corolla 3 lin. 

 lon-a Staminum tubus exsertus. Legumen rectum, planum, glabrum, baud crassum, 

 marginibus parum elevatis, 3-5 poll, longum, ad J poll, latum. 



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Hah Tropical America : Surinam, Cayenne, and British Guiana. 



.. T PEZIZI.ERA, Bentn. I in Hooh. Lond. Journ. W. 587 Tomentella, foliis glabrxs 

 Petblus nudus ; glandulae maxim.; foUola 4.juga, ovato-oblonga, acumumta, conacea. 

 r£TsXomL.. Spica. dens., oblong., luterales, aggregate. Bores glabn 

 S^xi lin , 'corolla fere 3'lin. longa. Staminum tubus exsertus. Legumen .gnotum. 



Lb. Tropical America : British Guiana, Schomburgk 



41. I. TARAPOTENSis, Spruce ! sp 



Glabr 



Petiolus subnudus; foliola 2-3-juga; 



oblom^o-ellipt 



i.jN»iB, «i- - . r pnriacea nitidula, 2-3-pollicaria. .Spica5 



obtusa V. obtuse acummata, coriacea, muuu a, ^ ^ 



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