Flora of Dominica, Part 2 - Smithsonian Institution Libraries

110 FABACEAB SMITHSONTAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOTANY
Neptunia plena
Neptunia plena (Linnaeus) Bentham, 1841:355.-Windler, 1966:398.
Mimosa plena Linnaeus, 1753:519.
Neotropics, including Guadeloupe and Martinique, and
tropical Asia; attributed to Dominica by Vdez (1957:102) on
the authority of Britton and Wilson (1924,5:358), who stated
“Antigua to Grenada.” Howard (1988,4:370) reported this for
Dominica with an exclamation mark.
Neptunia pubescens
Neptunia pubescens Bentham, 1841~356.-Windler, 1966:389.
Neotropics, in Dominica on west coast: Grand Savanne
(Erst 2130, Imray 26, Lloyd 825), sine loc. (Imray 28 at K).
Our material is of the typical subspecies with 3 pairs of
pinnae.
Ormosia G. Jackson, nom. cons. (Faboid)
Trees with odd-pinnate leaves; inflorescence paniculatel y
racemose; flowers 5-merous, white to purple; standard orbicular,
keel petals free; stamens 10, free, unequal; pod oblonglinear,
woody, compressed between seeds; seeds shiny, red or
red with black.
1.
1.
Leaf large (rhachis 20-50 cm long); leaflets >5 cm broad,
rounded at apex; pods minutely velvety, seeds 10-13 mm
broad and long, red or red and black ...... 0. krugii
Leaf small (rhachis to 15 cm long); leaflets to 5 cm broad,
acute at apex; pods densely velvety to tomentose; seeds
15-17 mm broad and long, red and black. ........
...................... 0. monosperma
Ormosia krugii
Ormosia kugii Urban, 1899. 1:32O.-Little
87.-Rudd, 1965~341.
& Wadsworth, 1964:200, pl.
Caconnier blanc.
Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe; occasional in rain
forests of Dominica from 120-750 m: Bibiay (Nicolson 2072),
Riversdale (Beard 240).
Sterile material is confusable with Trichilia septentrionalis
A.C. Candolle (Meliaceae).
Ormosia monosperma
Ormosia monosperma (Swartz) Urban, 1899,1:321.-Rudd, 1%5:355.
Sophora monosperma Swartz. 1788:66.
Ormosia ahyearpa G. Jackson, 181 1:362.
Caconnier rouge.
Lesser Antilles, Trinidad, and Venezuela; occasional in
Dominica in rain forest: Deux Branches (Nicolson 2131),
Laudat (Hodge 2037), Castle Bruce Road (Cowan 1621), sine
loc. (Eggers 924, Imray s.n.).
Piscidia Linnaeus, nom. cons. (Faboid)
Piscidia carthagenensis
Pbcidia carthagenensis Jaquin, 1760:27.-Rudd, 1969:490.
Shrub or tree; leaves odd-pinnate; flowers pink, racemose to
paniculate; calyx shortly 5-lobed; corolla with ? orbicular
vexillum, wings falcate equaling vexillum, adherent to keel;
stamens 10, united except the vexillary stamen at the base; pod
1-10-seeded, with 4 longitudinal wings.
Central America and northern South America into the Lesser
Antilles; new record for Dominica on dry west coast: Bioche
(Whitefoord 571 7), Coulibistri (Whitefoord 5710), Petit Coulibri
(Whitefoord 6034). Flowering and fruiting in April.
Pithecellobium Martius, nom. cons. (Mimosoid)
Shrub or tree; leaves evenly bipinnate; flowers clustered in
heads; petals united above middle; stamens many, longexserted,
united below; pods curved or coiled, the valves
thin-walled, twisting.
Pithecellobiwn duke (Roxburgh) Bentham was recently
collected in the Botanic Garden (Whitefoord 6063). It is similar
to P. unguis-cati but has a tomentose inflorescence and a longer
corolla.
1. Leaflets 3-4 pairs per pinna, rather quadrangular; seeds
P. jupunba
not arillate ...................
1. Leaflets 1 pair per pinna, ovate; seeds black with red aril
....................... P. unguis-cati
Pithecellobium jupu n ba
Pithecellobiwn jupunba (Willdenow) Urban, 1900,2257.
Acacia jupunba Willdenow, 1806,4:1067.
Pithecellobiwn micradeniwn Bentham, 1844:217.
Bois cicerou, bois pipirit.
Medium tree; pinnae 3-4 pairs; leaflets 1-2 cm x 0.6-1.5
cm; pods red inside.
Lesser Antilles and South America; frequent tree of rain
forest in Dominica: northwest, Syndicate area (Ernst 2113,
Hodge 2677), northeast (Hodge 3137, 3412, Ramage s.n.),
Hatton Garden Estate (Hodge 3020), Sylvania area (Hodge
617, 1013, Nicolson 1865), Laudat area (Eggers 771, 1047,
Hodge 2074), southwest area (Hodge 1652,2314,2442).
Several uses reported by Hodge and Taylor (1957:566),
including fish poison, soap, dysentery, and boards.
Pithecellobium ungubcati
Pithecellobiwn unguis- cati (Linnaeus) Bentham, 1844:200.--Little
1974262, pl. 365.
Mimosa unguis-cati Linnaeus, 1753517.
et al.,