Caesalpinia nipensis Urb.

Poincianella nipensis (Urban) Britton
Caesalpinia nipensis Urban, Symb. Ant. 9: 444. 1928.
An unarmed, glabrous shrub, without stipules, the leaves bipinnate. Petioles 2-15 mm. long; pinnae 2 or 3 pairs; leaflets 3-5 pairs, obovate, 1-3 cm. long, 7-20 mm. wide, epunctate, shining above, prominently reticulate-veined, subchartaceous, the base obtuse, the apex rounded to emarginate; inflorescence 2-5 cm. long, pseudolateral on short branches; pedicels 10-28 mm. long, jointed near the top; calyx-lobes oval-elliptic, rounded, 6 mm. long; petals subobliquely obtriangiilar, truncate, minutely pilose, 10 mm. long, 8 mm. wide above; filaments 7-9 mm. long; ovary glabrous, 2-ovuled.
Typi! locality: Sierra de Nipc. Oriente, Cuba. Distribution: Type locality and vicinity.