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on dry, gravelly hillsides; the flowers pale-blue.’’ Coripata, 
March 15, 1894. (Vo. 2084. 
CANAVALIA OBTUSIFOLIA DC. Prodr. 2: 404. ‘‘ Climbing on high 
trees in the forest; the flowers blue.” Coripata, May 15, 1894. 
(Vo. 2195.) Mr. Bang’s use of the word ‘‘ blue” here is un- 
questionably an error, as the flowers are present and are purple 
rather than blue. 
? PHASEOLUS TRUXILLOIDES H.B.K. Nov. Gen. 6: 451. (Vo. 
2269.) 
PHASEOLUS ERYTHROLOMA Mart. in Benth. Ann. Mus. Vind. 2: 
132. ‘*Climbing 4-6 ft. in dry rocky and clayey soil, the 
flowers violet.” Abundant at Coripata, April 26, 1894. (Vo. 
2163.) 
Phaseolus vignoides sp. nov. 
Shortly ferr mentose ; branches elongated, very slender; 
stipules 3-5 mm. long, oval, obtuse, finely nerved ; petioles 35 | cm. 
long, stoutish, weak; petioles a lateral leaflets 2 mm. 
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stout, terete, few-flowered; bracts thick, blackish, 
3-5 mm. long, ovate or oval, obtuse; c calyx 1 ng, 1.5 ¢ 
broad at the al campanulate, lobed half-way, the lobes sub-ro- 
tund, the two upper completely united into one of similar form but 
bie and entire, thick, rigid, tomentose; vexillum 4 cm. broad, 
suborbicular, thickish, slightly emarginate, its claw short and 
spirally twisted; united portion of filaments about 2.5 cm. long, 
downwardly broadened, oe free portions capillary, nearly r. 75 cm. 
long, the anthers uniform, 1.5 mm. long, lance-oblong, obtuse; 
style inflated, be anes a ineath ‘the small terminal stigma ; 
legume (but one seen) 7 cm. long, 6 mm. broad, acute, the mar- 
gins slightly preeney seed 5 mm. long, 3 mm broa d. 
«‘ Climbing 10 to 15 ft., the flowers yellow and violet; abundant 
in wet mould near the roadside.” Coroico, July 8, 1894. (Vo. 
2328.) 
