LEGUMINOS^. XL VII. Crotalaria. 



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87 C. FOLibsA (Willd. enuin. 747.) leaflets obovate, emar- 

 : — i.« covered beneath with strigose pili ; racemes terminal, 



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usually 4-flowered ; stem diffuse, branched. 



oFthe East Indies. Indigofera foliosa, Rottl. 



Z^q/y Crotalaria. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1818. 



88 C. Havane'nsis (Guss. ex Schlecht. Linnaea. 4. p. 36,) 

 §mooth ; leaflets oblong, emarginate, tapering to the base ; 



. S. Native 



97 C. pu'bera (Vahl. eclog. 2. p. bS^ stipulas subulate, de- 

 ciduous ; leaflets oblong, obtuse, clothed beneath with adpressed 

 Native canescent villi ; racemes terminal and axillary ; legume pendu- 

 lous, oblong, villous. Fj- S. Native of the island of St. 

 Sh. 2 to 3 feet. Martha. Branches rather villous. C. pubera, Schrank. pi. ran 



flowers racemose ; legume oblong, cylindrical. 

 of Cuba, about the Havannah. 



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Shrub. 



89 C, Oiuxe'nsis (Rottl. in Willd. enum. 747.) stipulas lan- 

 ceolate, and bracteas ovate, both reflexed ; leaflets obovate, 

 covered beneath with strigose pili ; racemes terminal ; stems 

 diffuse; legume stipitate, ovate, obtuse, glabrous. 0. S, Na- 

 tive of the East Indies. Flowers more minute than in any other 



Ij . ? S. Native of the Mauritius. Allied 



species of the genus. 

 Orixa Crotalaria. 



Mart, in acad. mun. C. p. 157. t. H. 

 Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. PL 1 foot. 



90 C. virga'ta (Roxb. ex Mart. acad. mun. 6. p. 157. t. G.) 

 stipulas small ; leaflets obcordate, destitute of a mucrone, gla- 

 brous ; raceme few-flowered, opposite the leaves, lateral ; branches 

 diffuse, rather twiggy. Tp . S. Native of Coromandcl. 

 imknovvn. 



Legume 



setaceous ; leaflets obovate-roundish 



Twiggy Crotalaria. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1816. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 



91 C. Cubk'j^sis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 131.) stipulas linear- 



; racemes nearly opposite 



the leaves; stem erect, hairy. 0. S. Native of Cuba. C. 



hirta, Lag, nov. spec. hort. madr. p. 22. but not of Willd. 



. Cuba Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. PL 1 to 2 ft. 



92 C. seti'fera (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. ined. D. C. prod. 2. 

 p. 131.) stipulas linear-setaceous ; leaflets obovate, mucronate ; 

 racemes opposite the leaves, and are hairy, as well as the petioles 

 and branches ; legume pendulous, cylindrical, hairy, nearly ses- 

 sile. 0. H. Native of Mexico. Flowers yellow. Keel 

 acute, shorter than the vexillum and wings. 



Bristle-bearing Crotalaria. PL 1 to 2 feet. 



93 C. coLUTEOiDES (Lam. diet. 2. p- 200.) leaflets obovate, 

 obtuse, mucronate, rather pilose beneath, longer than the pe- 

 tioles : racemps tprminnl. Innsp ? Ipgume glabrous, stipitate, 



, Native of Africa. Pluk. 



mon, t. 14, differs from Vahl's plant in the racemes being op 

 posite the leaves, and therefore the plant is more nearly allied 

 to C. incana. 



Downy Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



98 C. affi'nis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 132.) stipulas and bracteas 

 setaceous and deciduous ; leaflets obovate-cuneated, truncate, 

 smoothish ; petioles, branches, and legumes villous ; racemes op- 

 posite the leaves, 

 to C incana. Calyxes villous. Legume sessile, very hairy. 



Allied Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



99 C. ru^MiLA (Ort. dec. 2. p. 23.) stipulas subulate, spread- 

 leaflets obovate, emarginate, glabrous, rather fleshy ; 



racemes opposite the leaves and lateral ; legumes nearly sessile, 

 pendulous, pubescent ; stem ascending. ©. S. Native of Cuba. 

 Flowers yellow, smaller than those of C incana^ to which the 

 plant is very nearly allied. Stem and petioles hardly pubescent. 



Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1823, PL | 



100 C. falca ta (Vahl. ined. ex herb. Puer. D, C. prod. 2. 

 p. 132.) stipulas small, deciduous; leaflets elliptic, somewhat 

 cuneated at the base, clothed with minute pubescence beneath, 



the leaves : vexillum 



ing; 



Dwarf Crotalaria. 



Clt. 1823, PL 4 to 1 foot. 



but glabrous above ; 

 shorter than the 



racemes opposite 

 keel, which is falcate. 



T? . S. Native of 



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racemes terminal, loose ; 

 bladdery, destitute of a style. Ij . 

 t. 185. f. 3. 



Colutea-like Crotalaria. ' Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



94 C. ruRPURA^scENS (Lam. diet. 2. p. 200.) stipulas seta- scattered hairs ; the nerves, petioles, and branches hoary ; 



Guinea. Flowers small. Young legumes pendulous and terete. 



Falcate-keeled Crotalaria. Shrub 2 feet. 



101 C, MUCRONA^TA (Desv. joum. bot. 1814. vol. 1. p. 76.) 

 leaflets ovate, mucronate, clothed beneath with powdery pubes- 

 cence ; flowers sessile, spicate, terminal. T2 . ? S. Native of 

 the Antilles. 



Alucronate-leaved Crotalaria. Shrub. 

 - 102 C. MicAXS (Link, enum. 2. p. 228.) stipulas wanting ; 

 leaflets oval, acute, beset with scattered shining hairs ; racemes 

 opposite the leaves ; filaments of stamens hairy. If. S. Native 

 of? Legume unknown. 



GUttering-haived Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. PL 



1 to 2 feet. 



103 C. curta'ta (Link, 1. c.) leaflets oval, obtuse, beset with 



ceous, villous; leaflets obovate-cuneiform, retuse, mucronate, racemes terminal, elongated; keel shorter than the vexillum. 



glabrous; racemes opposite the leaves almost terminal ; calyx ©. S. Native of ? 



villous, about equal in length to the corolla ; legume pendulous, >S'^or/-keeled Crotalaria. Fl. April, May. Clt. ? PL I foot, 



sessile, oblong, bladdery. 0, S. Native of Madagascar, and 104 C. pedunculosa (Desv. journ. bot. 1814. vol. 1. p. 76.) 

 the Mauritius. 



* tides clothed with hispid villi. 



Vexillum purplish above. Branches and pe- leaflets somewhat ovate, acute ; flowers in racemose spikes ; 



Purplish-Qowered Crotalaria. 

 PL 2 to 3 feet. 



FL July, Aug. Clt. 1824. 



95 C. incaVa (Lin. spec. 1005.) stipulas and bracteas seta- 



tf ceous, villous, deciduous ; leaflets oval or obovate, villous be- 

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neath ; racemes spike- formed, opposite the leaves ; calyxes gla- 



s ; keel with a tomentose margin ; legume pendulous, sub- 

 sessile, hairy. Q. S. Native of the Caribbee Islands. Flowers 

 yellow. Jacq. obs. 4. t. 82. Cav. icon. 4. t. 322. Ker. bot. reg. 

 ^77. C. pubescens, Moench. 



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 bracteas 



Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1714. PL 2 to 3 feet. 



2. p. 132.) stipulas and 



setaceous, villous, deciduous ; leaflets oval-oblong, 

 acute, pubescent beneath ; racemes spike-formed, opposite the 

 leaves 



brous. I? . ? S. 



ovarium pubescent : 



Native of Peru. 



legume pendulous, sessile, gla- 



200. Very near to C. incana^ but the flowers are double the bescence ; legume many-seeded, hairy. ^ . S. 



racemes opposite the leaves, on long peduncles. I2 •? S. Native 

 of the East Indies. 



Peduncled Crotalaria. Shrub. 



105 C. MOLLi'cuLA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 

 403.) branchlets terete ; stipulas linear-subulate ; leaflets lan- 

 ceolate, obtuse, clothed with soft pubescence on both surfaces, 

 but canescent beneath ; racemes many-flowered, opposite the 

 leaves, almost terminal : calyx clothed with adpressed pubes- 

 cence. Ovary 16-ovulate, stipitate. 17 . G. Native of Mexico, 

 near Guanaxuato. Flowers about the size of those of C. incana. 



Soft Crotalaria. Shrub 2 feet. 



106 C. Maypure'nsis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6, 

 p. 403.) branchlets angular ; stipulas capillary ; leaflets lan- 

 ceolate, obtuse, somewhat mucronate, glabrous above, and 

 clothed with adpressed pubescence beneath ; racemes many- 

 flowered, almost terminal; calyxes clothed with adpressed pu- 



Native on the 



uze, and disposed in dense spikes. 



. Dombey's Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



banks of the river Orinoco, near Maypures. 

 Maypures Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 

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