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Ilab. Tro^iical America : Eastern Peru/prov. Maynas, Toep^ng. 



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This has the small flowers of /, acrocephala, but is easily distinguished by the winged petiole and other 

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72. I. MAUITIMA, Benth. ! in Hook. Lond. Journ. iv. 601. Pubescens. Petiolus alatus ; 

 foliola 2-3-juga, ovali-oblonga v. elliptica, ssepius obtusa, coriacea, majora S-pollicaria. 

 Spicse densae, ad apices ramorum confertse. Calyx adpresse pubescens, vix 2 lin,, corolla 

 sericeo-villosa, 4 lin. longa. Legumen puberulum v. hirtum, 4-6-pollicare, 9 lin. latiun." 



Fl. Bras. Mim. 



I. Velloziana, Mart. ! Herb. Fl. Bras. 118 quoad specimina, excl. syn. Veil. 



Sab. Tropical America : Brazil, proy. E.io JaDciro. 



73. I. Hatesii, -S^^^/i., sp. n. Pubescens; Petiolus alatus; foliola 2-1-juga, oUij). 

 tico-oblonira,- acuminata, 2-4i-pollicaria. Glandulae parvae. Spic» breves, dcnsrr, ad 



xillas V. apices ramorum subsessiles. Calyx 3 lin., corolla sericeo-villosa, 6 Im. long 



Legumen ignotum 



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Hab. Tropical America : Panama, Sutton- Hayes. 



Frutex 10-15-pedalis, I. maritimcs subaffinis, sed foliola minus coriacea, diu pilosula, spicre vIx podi 

 culatae et Acres majores latiores. 



74. I. DENSIFLORA, Benth., sp. n. Perrugineo-pubescens. Petiolus alatus ; foliola 

 3-5.juga, elliptico-oblonga, acuminata, supra nitida subglabra, subtus pubescentia, 5-0- 

 pollicaril Glandule parv^. Spic^ densse, ad apices ramorum confcrtim corymbosac. 

 Calyx li-2 lin,, corolla sericea, 4 lin. longa. Legumen pedale, 2 poll, latum, crn<^sum, 



durum, transverse lineatum. 



Hab. Tropical America:, Eastern Peru, near Tarapoto, ^i^rw^^, n. 4501 ; and, appa- 

 rently the same, at Ibague in New Granada, Triana 



ramorum secus rhacMn 3-3-pollicarem fasciculatse, singula \ 



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Glabra. Pctio 



i-3.pollicai-i fultse. Flores in spica dense conferti. 



' 75 I BoNPLANDiANA, Kmth in E., B. et K., Nov. Gen. el Sp. vi. 288. 



l„««iatus- foliola 5-iuga, elliptico-oblonga, acuta, subcordata, subconacoa, supm n,t 

 ...1^ .,,!..!... «.rinea. Le-umcn complanatum, glabrum, 2-^-poliicarc, mar^ 



lonffior, tubulosa, sericea. -ueg 

 bus incrassatis 



.s mcrassaub. '^, J^^r^ de BrncaLmoraiS, Humboldt and BonplamI 



Hab. Tropical America : prov._ Jaen de Bracamoi ^^^ 



description of the flower is takeu from Boupland s notes 



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{Mmo5fli.f.a««,Pav.), from Peru, winch I have not seen 



■uT2 ^in^^ • ^tl. cha^cter giv;n is insufficient fbr identification, 

 sibly be the same species , D ., x.,... ,v fiOn TTirtella 



Hirtella. Petiolus alatus 



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77. I. LONGIPES, Benth., sp. n. i^euu^ 



