JOHNSTON: FLORA OF MARGARITA ISLAND. 259 
reported as C. mexicana; EI Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 41, July 
30, and Johnston, no. 265, Aug. 8. Venezuela: near Cumana, HBK., 
Nov. gen. et sp., vol. 2, p. 354. Further distribution, tropical America 
and tropical Africa. 
Ilysanthes Rafin. 
I. RiPARiA Rafin., Ann. nat., p. 13 (1820). — Juan Griego, John- 
ston, no. 125, Aug. 14. Further distribution, tropical America. 
SCOPARIA L. 
S. DULCis L., Sp. pL, vol. 1, p. 116 (1753); Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. 
Ind., p. 427. — Juan Griego, Ernst; El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 
144, Aug. 11. Venezuela: between Caracas and Bordones, HBK., 
Nov. gen. et sp., vol. 2, p. 354; Cumana, Loefling, Reise nach den 
spanischen Landern, p. 152-153. Further distribution, tropical coun- 
tries. 
BIGNONIACEAE. 
BiGNONIA L. 
B. ACUMINATA Johnston, Proc. Amer. acad. arts and sci., vol. 40, 
p. 696 (1905).— El Valle, Johnston, no. 345. Endemic. Plate 29, 
figs. 1, la, lb. 
B. AEQUiNOCTiALis L., Sp. pL, vol. 2, p. 623 (1753); Griseb., Fl. 
Brit. W. Ind., p. 44*8; Plum., Ic. Burm., pi. 55.— El Valle, John- 
ston, no. 78, Aug. 8. Further distribution, tropical America. A vine 
or sprawling shrub. 
B. SP. — El Valle, Miller & Johnston, no. 154, Aug. 6. Leaves 
trifoliolate, glabrous, smooth; calyx cupulate; margin undulate, 
shortly 5-parted; corolla purple, 5-lobed, slightly 2-lipped, about 
2.5 cm. long. 
B. SP. — El Valle, Johnston, no. 77, Aug. 15. Calyx cupulate, 
with 5 procurrent short teeth; corolla purple, 5-lobed, slightly 2- 
lipped, 3-5 cm. long. 
Crescentia L. 
C. CujETE L., Sp. pL, vol. 2, p. 626 (1753); Jacq., Hist. Stirp. 
Am., p. 175; Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 445. — Santa Ana, Ernst; 
El Valle, Johnston, no. 248. A tree, about 4 m. high, with wide- 
spreading top and trunk 2.5 dm. in diameter at the base. Common 
to tropical America. 
