Calliandra pauciflora (A. Rich.) Griseb.

Anneslia nipensis Britton & Rose, sp. nov
A tree, up to about 7 m. high, the very slender twigs sparingly pilose or glabrous, the stipular spines slightly curved, 1.5-2 mm. long. Petioles very short; rachis loosely pilose; leaflets 2 or 3 pairs, oblong or obovate, obtuse, indistinctly veined, 2-2.5 mm. long, glabrous or sparingly ciliate; heads short-peduncled in the axils, 2-3-flowered; calyx 2.5 mm. long, its teeth lanceolate, acuminate; corolla about 5 mm. long, its lobes lanceolate; stamens red, about 15 mm. long, the tube about 10 mm. long, much longer than the corolla.
Dry rocky hillside, between Piedra Gorda and Woodfred, Oriente, Cuba, January 13, 1910, Shafer 3710.

Anneslia pauciflora (A. Rich.) Britton & Rose
Acacia pauciflora A. Rich. Ess. Fl. Cub. 461. 1S45. Calliandra pauciflora Griseb. Cat. PI. Cub. 83. 1866.
A much-branched shrub, 0.3-1 m. high, the slender twigs glabrous, or when young, pilose. Stipular spines 2-3 mm. long, somewhat curved; petioles very short; rachis sparingly pilose; leaflets 4-7 pairs, oblong or obovate, 1-3 mm. long, obtuse, glabrous or ciliate, the midvein excentric, the lateral venation obscure ; heads axillary, short-peduncled, 1-3-flowered; flowers glabrous, or slightly strigillose; calyx about 2 mm. long, its teeth lanceolate, acute; corolla about twice as long as the calyx, its lobes lanceolate; stamens red or pinT^le, 8-10 mm. long, their tube about as long as the corolla; legume 2-3 cm. long, about 5 mm. wide, glabrous.
Type locality: Cuba.
Distribution: savannas of Santa Clara, Cuba.