Cojoba valerioi Britton & Rose

Cojoba standleyi Britton & Rose, sp. nov
A small tree or shrub, 1-7 m. high, the twigs at first brownish-pubescent, but soon glabrate. Pinnae 1 pair; leaflets 1-3 pairs, oblong to lanceolate, more or less oblique, cuneate at base, often acuminate, 5-11 cm. long, pubescent on the veins when very young, soon glabrate; peduncle slender, often 5 cm. long; legume 10 cm. long, bright red; seeds turgid, bluishblack, 10 mm. long.
Costa Rica. Type from La Tejona, January 25, 1926, Paul C. Standley 45859.

Cojoba valerioi Britton & Rose, sp. nov
A shrub about 2 m. high, the twigs slender, at first brownish-pubescent but soon glabrate. Leaves twice pinnate; petiole 1 to 1.5 cm. long; pinnae 1 pair; leaflets 5, the 4 upper ones in pairs, oblong to lanceolate, 4-10 cm. long, acuminate, often broadly cuneate at base, glabrous; peduncle slender, 6-7 cm. long, axillary; corolla slender, 12 mm. long, green, glabrous except the tip of the lobes; stamens white, long-exserted, the tube about as long as the corolla.
Quebreda Serena, southeast of Tilaran in the province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica, January 27, 1926, Standley a? Valeria 46247.