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LEGUMINOS^. XXXIX. Rafnia- XL. Vascoa. XLI. Borbonia 



flowers axillary, shorter than the leaves. 1? . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. 



Cordate-ledived Rafnia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



branches angular. 



12 R. retrofle'xa (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves obovate; branclie: 

 reflexed and retroflexed. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good ' 

 Hope. Stem much branched. Branches flexuous. Leaves op- 



2 R. elli'ptica (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves ovate-elliptic, acute, posite, sessile, obtuse. Flowers axillary, on very short pedicels. 

 cauline ones alternate, floral ones opposite. T?. G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers axillary. Legume drooping. 



^/%/ic'-leaved Rafnia. FhJu.July. Clt. 1819. Sh. 2 to 3ft. 



3 R. cuxEiFOLiA (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves cuneiformly-obovate ; 



fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 



Spartium ovatum. Berg, cap. 197. Crotalaria cuneiformis, Lam. 



diet. 2. p. 195. Leaves acuminated, succulent. Flowers yel- stem erect. T2.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Stem 

 lowisli-purple, disposed in racemose corymbs. Staminiferous branched, terete. Leaves ovate. Flowers axillary, pedicellate. 

 tube gaping above. Erect Rafnia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



14 R. DiFFU^sA (Thunb.> 1. c.) leaves ovate; stems decum- 



4 R. TRiFLORA (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves ovate ; branches angular ; bent. T2 . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Root fusi- 

 peduncles usually tern in the axils of the upper leaves, 1-flow- form. Branches diffuse. ■ Leaves alternate. Flowers axillary. 

 ercd, and bibracteate. T2 • G. Native of the Cape of Good Legume pedicellate, crowned by a recurved style. 



Shrub procumbent. 



all worth cultivating, as they are 



There is a specimen in the Linnaean Herbarium from Thunberg, 

 which answers to the above name and character, but the leaves 

 are rather more linear-lanceolate than obovate, and their colour 

 is somewhat glaucous, and the flowers mostly terminal. 



IietroJIexed''hrQ.nched Rafnia. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



13 R, ere'cta (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves oblong; flowers lateral; 



Wedge-leaved Rafnia. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1816. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 



Hope. Vent. malm. t. 48. Crotalaria triflora, Berg. cap. 193. 

 Lin. spec. 1004. Borbonia cordata, Andr. hot. rep. t. 31. ex- 

 clusive of the synonym, Sims, bot. mag. 859. Flowers large, 

 yellow, sometimes only 1 or 2 together in the axils of the leaves. 

 Three-Jlowered Rsifnvd, Fl. June, July. Clt. 1786. Shrub 

 2 to 4 feet. 



5 R. la'ncea (D. C. prod. 2. p. 119.) leaves lanceolate, 

 erect, imbricated ; stems ascending, terete ; flowers axillary, 

 solitary, on short pedicels ; the 4 upper lobes of the calyx 

 connected into a bifid 4-toothed lip, lower lobe setaceous. 

 Tj . G, Native of the Cape of Good Hope, CEdmannialancea, 

 Thunb. prod. 2. fl. cap. 561. act. holm. 1800. p. 281. t. 4. 



Za?2c'c-leaved Rafnia. Fl.Ju.July. Clt. 1823. Sh. ascending. 



6 R. opposiTA (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves linear-lanceolatCj alter- 

 nate ; branches terete ; branchlets axillary, bearing at the apex 

 2 opposite leaves and 1-2-flowers. T? . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Ho2)e. Cytisus Capensis, Berg. cap. 217. Spartium 

 Capense, Lin. spec. 995. Crotalaria opposita, Lin. fil. suppl. 

 322. Lip^ria opposita, Murr. syst. 554. 



0|;^05i/e -leaved Rafnia. Fl.Ju.July. Clt. 1824. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 



Diffuse Rafnia. 

 Culti The 



rather elegant when in flower 



species are 



; their culture and propagation is 

 the same as that recommended for the species of Borbonia. See 

 p. 131. 



XL. VASCO^A (in honour of Vasco de Gama, the cele- 

 brated Portuguese circumnavigator). D. C. leg. mem. vi. prod. 

 2. p. 119. — Rafnifle et Borboniae, spec, Thunb. and Willd.- 

 Crotal^riae, spec. Lin. 



Lm. SYST. MonadelpJiia, Decdndria. Calyx semi-^-cleft. 

 with the lobes nearly equal, broadest at the base, and rather 

 acute at the apex, but not spinose. Corolla smooth, with an 

 obtuse keel, and a roundish vexillum. Stamens monadelphous, 

 with the sheath cleft in front. Legume compressed, sessuCi 

 many-seeded. — Smooth Cape subshrubs, with simple, sessue! 

 stem^clasping leaves, which are cordate at the base, the cauli* 

 ones alternate, and the floral ones opposite. The flowers ais* 

 posed in fascicles in the upper axils oi the leaves, and some* 



7 R. axJlla^kis (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves lanc^eoiate, ' iternat^ t^^\ ^O'-y"^^^^^' «" '^^'^ Pedicels, all yellow, and without anj 



and opposite ; flowers terminal, solitary ; branches axillary. 

 ^2. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, Leaves like those 

 of hyssop. Legume drooping. 



>^xi//ar?/-branched Rafnia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



8 R. angula'ta (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves lanceolate, alternate ; 



bracteas. 



1 V. AMPLExicAu^Lis (D. C. 1. c.) Icavcs orbicular, cordate- 

 very obtuse, floral ones coloured. ^ . G. Native of the tap^ 

 of Good Hope. Crotalaria amplexicaulis, Lin. spec. H"^' 

 Burm. prod. Rafnia amplexicaulis, Thunb. fl. cap. 568. CroU- 



peduncles lateral, 1 -flowered; stem angular. 



of the Cape of Good Hope. Rafnia, Burch. cat. 777. has a 



terete stem and angular branches. Leaves lanceolate, acute, 



C-9 lines long, and 1-2 broad. Pedicels naked, reflexed after 



flowering. Legume pedicellate, compressed, mucronate by the 



style. 



b G N t' ' ^^^^"^ reniformis, Lam. diet. 2. p. 194. 



^«^w/ar-branched Rafnia. 



Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



Stem-claspingAQdiVeii Vascoa. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1^^ ' 

 Shrub 3 to 5 feet. 



2 V. P£RFOLiATA (D. C. 1. c.) Icaves cordate, o^^^^ 

 bluntishly-mucronated. \i . G. Native of the Cape of Gooo 

 Hope.— Seb. thes. 1. t. 24. f. 5. Borbbnia perfoliata, Th J 

 prod. f. cap. 122, Crotalaria amplexicaulis. Lam. diet. 2. p* _ 



^wifwrnr-urancnea itaima. c>nruD ^ to ^ leei. ^, . .■■ ^.^ ^ , •*• t . i i i.^i'ncroof 



o T? oT.T^/ . /T^i.^.r.K 1 «\ i^«,-^o io,.^^^i^f^ ^^*.r.^^^4. . 1 his SDCcies diffcrs from thc preceding m the leaves oeiUj, 



9 K. spicATA (Inunb. 1. c.) leaves lanceolate, alternate; r i/. ^ n • -i t • i ° i i i ^^nmteJ* 



w.r« «vni.r,r rn.Pmn.P. \. C. N.tivP c^fh. C.r.. of hdf Smaller, morc Hgid, distmctly rcticulatcd, and mucronai 



flowers axillary, racemose. ^2 . G. Native of the Cape of , 



Good Hope. Stem somewhat herbaceous. Spikes or racemes ^ \r\*' 



of flowers leafy, therefore the flowers may be called axillary. 

 >9/5?AT^/-flowered Rafnia. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



10 R. ANGUSTiFoLiA (Thuub. 1. c) leaves lanceolate, alter- 

 nate ; pedicels lateral, 1-flowered; stem terete. Tj . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Stem purplish. 



Narrow-leaved Rafnia. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



11 R. FiLiFOLiA (Thunb. 1. c.) leaves linear-lanceolate, alter- 

 nate ; flowers axillary. ^ . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Rafnia, no. 228. Burch. cat. is perhaps referable to this species, 

 of which the branches are roundish, and the leaves linear, also 

 having axillary floriferous branchlets, bearing 2-3 leaves, and 

 1 flower each ; legume pedicellate, inflexed, pendulous. 



Thread-leaved Rafnia. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



2. Shrub 



P^r/b/m/e-leaved Vascoa. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 181 

 2 to 3 feet. ^ 



Cult, For culture and propagation see Borbonia. Thep 

 are rather elegant when in flower. 



XLI. BORBO^NIA (in memory of Gaston de BourlJ 

 duke of Orleans, son of Henry IV. of France, a great lover 

 patron of botany ; see also Gastbnia). Lin. gen. no. 857. 

 ill. 619. D. C. leg. mem. vi. but not of Plum. prod. 2. P-J'^ 



Lm. SYST. Monadelphia, Decdndria. Calyx attenuatea^ 

 the base, 5-cleft, with the lobes about equal in length, te^.^^ 

 nating each in a spiny acumen. Corolla villous on the ou ^ 

 with the vexillum emarginate at the apex, and the keel od 



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