part of the petiole, upright, oval, pointed, membranous, 
with a slight tinge of red, very short, quickly deciduous. 
Pedicles axillary, solitary, one-flowered, upright, smooth, 
green, about equal to half the length of the leaf, with two 
bractes at the middle. Flowers upright, crimson, about 
the size of those of Kennepia rubicunda: bractes opposite; 
oval, obtuse, slightly fringed, very short. Calyx campa- 
nulate, smooth, green, with a bilabiate limb: upper lip 
oval, obtuse, notched at the end: ower one of three rather 
shallow unequal segments, of which the middle one is the 
largest and pointed. Petals shortly unguiculate: vevxillum 
slightly reflex, ovally oblong, obtuse, with a small incon- 
spicuous point, flat, streaked: ale nearly the length of the 
vexillum, straight, oblong, obtuse, carina enclosed by the 
alee and rather shorter, consisting of two oblong. obtuse pe- 
tals, inbowed at the upper part. Filaments monadelphous: 
anthers small sulphur-coloured. Germen linear, smooth, 
green, shortly pedicled: style filiform, persistent; stigma 
capitate. Seeds 8-10. Aa 
We have relied chiefly upon Ventenat’s work for the 
description of the species; not having ourselves had the op- 
portunity of inspecting the flowers while fresh. 
