2. CLBOSGB L. 
Plants armed with spines. Leaflets 5. 1. C. houstoni T*. Br. 
Plants unarmed. 
Leaflets 5 to 9. 2. C. pjloaa Benth. 
Leaflets 3..3. C. ©errata Jaoq. 
Other species occur in Panama. The fruit in this genus, 
as in Gvnandronsls . is a long slender pod. hone of the 
species j^oonnon iMn&foia rtyg it 
3. CRATAW* L. 
'She only Central American species, C. tap la L. , has been 
collected at Alajuela. It is a small tree with oblong- 
elliptic glabrous leaflets and green or purplish flower© in 
corymbose racemes. The globose or ovoid, .green fruit is 2 
to 5 cm. in diameter. It is said to be known in Panama as 
"polo d@ guaco”; in liicaragua it is called "raanzand de 
playa"; in Venezuela "toco"; in Honduras "caohimbo"; in 
Salvador "anonillo" and "granadillo macho." The roots are .. 
acrid, and the juice upon the sskin is reported to cause 
blisters. 
4. CAPPAPTS L. 
Leaves covered beneath with brownish scales, glabrous on the 
upper surface. 
Pruit stalked; leaves acute or acuminate. 
1. jC. i sthmensia lichi. 
fruit sessile; leaves obtuse or rounded at apex and 
