Caesalpinia rosei Urb.

Caesalpinia rosei Urban, Repert. Sp. Nov. 15: .^14. 1918
A prickly, glabrous shrub, 2-3 m. high, with weak branches. Leaves 1-1.5 dm. long; pinnae 5-6; leaflets 4—6 pairs, membranous, oblong, 8-13 mm. long, truncate or emarginate at apex, pale beneath, the midvein rather ])rominent, the lateral venation obscure; raceme 8-15 cm. long, loosely several-flowered; pedicels slender, jointed near the top, 1.5-2 cm. long; lower sepal 10-12 mm. long; petals yellow, a little longer than the calyx; filaments 2.5 cm. long.
Type locality; Azua. Santo Domingo. Distribution; Known only from the type locality.