.Mameii.-, .Miii luciiiucu ui u.c verv >uuug uai^-ces; jienee me uusieau.n. 

 name Cryptophaseolus. Gagnepain 's treatment of Canavalia is ratl, 

 unsatisfactory. He keyed four species, aclmitting three for Ind 

 China. Of tliese, C. ensiformis DC. is C. gladiata (Jacq.) DC 

 C. turgida Grah. is C. microcarpa (DC.) Piper, and C. obtusifolia Dc' 

 is <7. mar»,#ima (Aiibl.) Thouars— that is, if one wislies to use the oldest 

 vahd name.s for the recognized spec-ies. He does not admit C. virosa 

 Wight & Arn. A spécimen in the Kew Herbariuiu, Thorel 112, deter- 

 mmed by Gagnepain as C. ensiformis DC apparentlv represents 'i 

 virosa Wight & Arn. As interpreted by Dunn. G. virosa extends fronj 

 tropical Africa and the Mascarene Islands to Tiidia. Riam and Yunnaiii 



EUPHORBIACEAE 

 Mallotus Louieiro 



