Caesalpinia barahonensis Urb.

Caesalpinia barahonensis Urban, Symb. Ant. 7: 509. 1913
A tree, 20 in. high, the branches armed with curved prickles 2-3 mm. long, the twigs, petioles, and rachis sparingly pubescent. Leaves 2-2.5 dm. long; petiole stout, 1.5-3.5 cm. long; piimae 5-7 pairs; leaflets 8-20, alternate, obovate to short-oblong, 1-2.2 cm. long, rounded at apex, glabrous on both sides, delicately reticulate-veined; inflorescence a terminal raceme, 15-23 cm. long, many-flowered; bracts 5-6 mm. long, ovate, caducous; pedicels jointed at the top, 5-7 mm. long; flowers violet; calyx-tube 4 mm. long, the lower lobe 10-12 mm. long; petals about 4 mm. long; stamens 20-25 mm. long; ovary short-stipitate.
Type locality: Barahona, Santo Domingo. Distribution: Known only from the type locality.