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LEGUMINOSiE. XVIII. Gompholobium. 



b r , , 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Podoldbium^ p. 1 16. how- petioles ; stems diffuse ; pedicels much longer than the leaves, 



ever, the species of this genus are easiest propagated by layers 



and bibracteolate at the apex ; corolla longer than the calyx. 

 h . G. Native of the eastern coast of New Holland. Stems 



XVIII, GOMPHOLO'BIUM (from yofx^oQ, gomphos, a club, somewhat herbaceous. Legume oval, rather compressed. Thi 



s 



and Xo/3oc, lohos, a pod ; in reference to the shape of the pod plant, along with the following species, will probably form a 



being like that of a club or wedge). Smith, in Lin. trans. 4. 



p. 220. 9. p. 249. 

 Lin. syst. 



R. Br. inhort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 11. 



Fl. April, July. Q. 



Decandriay Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted, nearly 

 equal. Carina of 2 concrete petals. Vexillum broad. Stigma 

 simple. Legume many-seeded, nearly spherical, very blunt. 

 Australian stiff shrubs, with alternate, compound leaves, stand- 

 ing on short petioles. Pods glabrous both inside and outside. 



distinct genus. 



Peditnculate-Rowei'ed Gomipholobium. 



1824. PI. I foot. 



8 G. TETRATiiEcoiDEs (Sicb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. 359.) leaflets 

 3. linear, with subrevolute margins ; branches terete, hispid from 

 short down ; pedicels scarcely longer than the leaves ; carina 

 beardless, and is as well as the vexillum hardly longer than the 



Pedicels furnished with 2 bracteoles in the middle, or at the calyx. ^ . G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast, 



i 



base. Calyx usually finely fringed with wool. Flowers yellow. Leaves on short stalks ; leaflets 2 lines long. 



Tetratheca-like Gompholobium. 



Shrub I 



9 G. POLYMORPHUM (R. Br. in hort. kew. 



1 G. glauce'scens (Cung. in Fields' new south wales, p. 346.) 

 leaves ternate ; leaflets linear, mucronate, with revolute mar- 

 gins ; branchlets angular, glabrous ; keel of flower beardless ; 

 calyx length of corolla before the expansion of the vexillum. 

 T2 . G. Native of New Holland, on the Blue Mountains. 



Glaucescent Gompholobium. Fl. April, Jul. Clt. 1824. Sh. ^ft. 



2 G. BARBiGERUM (D. C. prod. 2. p. 105.) leaves ternate; 

 leaflets linear, acutish ; stem erect ; branches angular ; keel 



to X foot. 



bearded along the suture ; vexillum large, longer than the calyx 



and keel, "b . G. Native of New Holland. G, fimbri^tum, purplish on the outside. G. grandiflorum, Andr. bot. rep 



Fl. April, July. Clt. 1824. 



ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 

 11.) leaflets 3-5, linear, or oblong-cuneated, mucronate, vvilh 

 recurved margins ; stem procumbent, weak, twining ; stipiuas 

 shorter than the petioles ; pedicels much longer than the leaves, 

 bibracteolate, both at the base and the apex or in the middle. 

 Tj . G. Native of New Holland, on the south-west coast 

 Vexillum large, scarlet on the inside with a yellow base, and 



Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 36. but not of Smith. Flowers ex Sims, bot. mag. 1533. 



642. 



golden-yellow, about an inch in length, larger than those of (7. 



grandiflorum, 



Beardcd'\icc[e{{ Gompholobium. 

 Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



Polymorphus Gompholobium. 



foot. 



Fl. Mar. Aug. Clt. 1803. 



FL April, Aug. Clt. 1824, 



Shrub 4^ to 1 



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3 G. GRANDIFLORUM (Smith, In Lin. trans. 9. p. 249. exot. 

 bot. t. 5.) leaflets 3, linear, acute ; stem erect ; branches an- 

 gular ; keel beardless ; vexillum twice the length of the calyx 

 and carina- ^ . G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern 

 coast. Kcr. bot. reg. 484. Flowers large, yellow. Leaflets 

 hardly a line broad, but nearly an inch long. 



Var, /5, sctifoUum (Sieb. pi. exsic. nov, holl. no. S6S.) leaflets 

 narrow- linear, somewhat revolute and bristle-formed. Tj . G. 



Leaves impari-pinnate . 



10 G. TOMENTosuM (Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 106. t. 134.) 

 leaves impari-pinnate, with 2-4 pairs of leaflets : leaflets a\jr 

 shaped-linear, mucronate, scabrous above ; peduncles usually 

 solitary ; calyx hairy, shorter than the legume ; keel ciliated, 

 with silky hairs. T? . G. Native of New Holland, on the souj 

 coast, and in Van Diemen's Land. R. Br. in hort. kew. 3* 



Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. 



Greai'Jlowered Gompholobium. 

 Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



4 G. virga'tum (Sieb. pi. exsic, nov. holl. no. 3G0.) leaflets 

 3, linear, obtuse ; stem erect ; branches nearly terete ; carina 

 of flower beardless : 



P 



12. Shrub tomentose. 



Tomentose Gom^ho\6bi\xm. Fl. April, Jul. Clt. 1803. ShJft* 



Fl. Mar. Sept. Clt. 1803. 11 G. lana'tum (Cung. mss. ex G. Don, in Loud. hort. brit. 



keel. Tj . G. 



p. 163.) branches and leaves villous; leaves impari-pinnate' 

 leaflets linear-subulate, with revolute edges ; pedicels sohta^ 

 shorter than the leaves, terminal or axillary at the tops oH 



vexillum hardly longer than the calyx and branches ; keel bearded. Tp . G. Natiye of New iion^ 



Corolla twice the length of the calyx, of a coppery-yeilo^ 



Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. 

 The habit of the plant is that of G. lati/dUum, but the keel of 

 the flower is beardless. 



Fl. Mar. Dec. Clt. 1820. Shrub 



colour. 



Twiggy Gompholobium. 

 1 to 3 feet. 



5 G. LATiFOLiuM (Smith, in Lin. soc. trans. 9. p. 249.) leaflets 

 3, cuneate-linear, or oblong-linear; stem erect; keel fringed ; 

 calyx reflexed when in fruit. T2 • G. Native of New Holland, 

 on the eastern coast. R. Br. in hort. kew. 3. p. 11. Labill. the petiole. Legume ovate. 



Woolly Gompholobium. Fl. Mar. Ju. Clt. 1824. Sh. i to 



* 



106.) leaves imPf^* 



12 G. glabra'tum (D. C. prod. ^. p. , - 



pinnate, with 2-3 pairs of linear -subulate leaflets, with ^^^^^^ 

 edges; peduncles usually solitary; calyx glabrous, ^"^ 1 

 shorter than the legume. Tj. G. Native of New Hollar ' 

 Branches lepidotted with tubercles. Leaflets approximate along 



Calyx glabrous on the outsidj 



nov. holl. t. 133. G. fimbriktum. Smith, exot. bot. t. 58. G. ciliated along the margins of the lobes with fine wool. 



psoraleaefolium, Salisb. par. t. 6. Leaflets 1-2 lines broad, and unknown. 

 6-12 lines lonjr. 



Flowers large, yellow. 



Broad-leavcd Gompholobium. 

 Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



Fl. Mar. Sept. Clt. 1803. | to 1 foot. 



/SwooM Gompholobium. Fl. April, Aug. Clt. 1820. 



Sk- 



Native of New Holland, on the perfectly glabrous ; racemes short, terminal ; pedicels ta 



Innnrpr tlinn tliP l^rnrfpas. which are linear, b. G. Native 



6 G. MARGiNA Tuu (R. Br. 1. c.) leaflets 3, obovate, margi- 

 nated, flat ; stipulas equal in length to the petioles ; corolla 

 length of calyx. Tj. G. 

 southern coast. 



Marginatc-leayei Gompholobium. Fl. March, Sept. Clt. 

 1803. Shrub 1 foot. 



7 G. PEDUNCULA^RE (D. C. prod. 2. p. 105.) leaflets 3, with 

 somewhat revolute margins, lower ones obovate, mucronate, 

 upper ones lanceolate-linear, acuminated ; stipulas length of 



13 G. heterophy'llum (Cung. mss.) leaves trifoliate or 1 



3-5 or 7 leaflets, which are obovw 



broadest 



f)ari-pinnate, usually with 

 anceolate, or 



linear, all mucronate, terminal one 



longer than the bracteas, which are linear. ^ 



Flowers reddish. 



FL April, June. 



Clt. IS''- 



New Holland. Keel beardless ? 

 Variable-leaved Gompholobium 



Shrub ^ foot. ^j) 



- 14 G. vENu'sTUM (R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p* ^J 

 leaves impari-pinnate, with many pairs of leaflets ; leaflets a 



