LEGUMINOSiE. XLVII. Crotalaria. 



141 



tlian the petioles ; racemes terminal, elongated. Tj . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers cream-coloured, 6 lines 



long. 



Far. /3, elongata (Thunb. fl. cap. 571.) leaflets ovate, obtuse ; 



flowers yellow. 



Narrow-leaved CrotvAdixm. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1815, Sh. 



4 to 6 feet. 



126 C. macile'nta (Gailliaud, fl. meroe. 2. t. 62,) branches 



somewhat dichotomous, slender ; petiole about the length of the 



leaves ; leaflets 3, ovate, clothed with short hairs beneath ; spike p. 135.) leaflets oblong, obtuse, somewhat emarginate, glabrous; 



elongated, not much crowded with flowers ; fruit few-seeded. peduncles 3-flowered, bearing bristles at the apex, longer than 



O.? H. Native of Egypt, at the White River. The Chamois at the leaves ; legumes pendulous, oblong, cylindrical, sessile. Q.S. 



leaflets oblong-lanceolate, acute, covered beneath with silky pili ; 

 pedicels axillary, twin, 1 -flowered. ©. S. Native of Guinea. 

 Willd. spec. 3. p. 984. Stipulas small, lanceolate-subulate. 

 Flowers yellow. Legume pilose. In a specimen of this plant 

 sent to M. De Candolle from the English gardens, the leaves 

 were pubescent beneath, and the pedicels 2-4 together, not all 

 twin. 



Axillary Crotalaria. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1781. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 

 136 C. tria'ntiia (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. ined. D. C. prod. 2. 



Sennaar eat the herb. 



Lean Crotalaria. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 

 - 127 C. Willdenowia'na (D. C. prod. 2. p. 134.) pubescent; 

 stipulas subulate ; leaflets linear, cuneated, emarginate ; petioles 



Me 



'flowered 



Flowers yellow, reddish on the outside. 



« « « 4" 



Leaves having 5 or 7 leaflets. 



very short; racemes terminal, 4-6-flowered ; legume roundish- 137 C. quinquefolia (Lin. spec. 1006,} leaflets 5, narrow- 



ovate, acuminated. T2 . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. lanceolate, obtuse, young ones silky-pubescent; racemes oppo- 

 C. genistokles, Willd. spec. 3. p. 987. but not of Lam. Flowers site the leaves, terminal; bracteas linear, at length reflexed ; 



legume glabrous, apiculated by the style, on a short stipe. 0. S. 



Native of Malabar and Java. — Burm. fl. ind. 157. exclusive of 



small, yellow. Habit of a species of Genista. 

 Willdenow'*s Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



128 C. AspALATHOiDEs (Lam. diet. 2. p. 202.) plant exstipu- the 3-leaved variety — Rheed. mal. 9. t. 28. Habit of a lupine. 



late ; leaflets linear, cuneated, hairy ; racemes pedunculate, ter- 

 minal, 3-G-flowered; ovary very villous. Tj . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Leaflets very small. 

 Aspalathus-like Qxoi?\diY\2L. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



129 C. oBscu^RA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 134.) herbaceous, beset 

 with rusty hairs ; leaflets ovate, mucronate, glabrous above ; 

 flowers terminal, pedunculate; legume subcylindrical, villous. 

 0. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Legume an inch 

 long.- C. pilosa, Thunb. fl. cap. 572. but not of Mill. 



Obscure Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. PI. 1 foot. 



130 C. viLLOSA (Thunb. fl. cap. 572.) herbaceous, decum- 

 bent ; branches villous, diffusely retroflexed ; leaflets obovate, 



mucronulate, hairy; stipulas lanceolate; spikes terminal; le- 

 gume oblong, pubescent, ©. G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. 



Villcus Crotalaria. PI. decumbent. 



131 C. Salti v'na (Andr. bot. rep. 648.) brandies downy; 

 leaflets ovate, tomentose ; stipulas wanting ; racemes elongated, 

 opposite the leaves. Pj . G. Native of Abyssinia. Flowers 

 yellow. An elegant plant. 



Salt's Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1810. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 



132 C. decu'mbens (Pers. ench. no. 50.) herbaceous, decum- 

 bent, hairy; leaflets ovate-oblong, pubescent above, and clothed 142 C. HEPrAPHy'LLA (Lour. coch. p. 433.) leaves impari- 

 beneath with silky tomentum, nerved ; flowers terminal, some- 



/'ii;e-/car^c? Crotalaria. Fl.Ju. Jul. Clt. 1792. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



^ Species not sufficiently known, 



138 C. PILOSA (Mill, diet, no. 2.) leaves simple, lanceolate, 

 pilose ; petioles decurrent. Native of New Spain, at Vera 

 Cruz. 



Pilose Crotalaria. Clt. ? PL 1 to 2 feet. 



139 C. FRUTicosA (IMill. diet. no. 4.) leaves simple, linear- 

 lanceolate, hairy; petioles decurrent; stem fruticose. ^2 . S. 

 Native of Jamaica. 



Shrubby Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1716. Tr, 28 ft. 



140 C. angula'ta (Mill. diet. no. 9.) leaves simple, ovate, 

 sessile; branches angular, hairy ; flowers lateral. O- S. Na- 

 tive of Campechy. 



Jngular-^temmedi Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1700. 



PL 2 to 3 feet. 



141 C. STYRAciFOHA (Hom. hort. hafn. suppl. 151.) leaves 

 simple, broad-ovate, nearly sessile, pubescent on both surfaces, 

 hoary; stipulas subidate. tj . S. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Perhaps the same as C. styracifblia of Desf. hort. par. 

 Perhaps a species of Podalyria. 



Styrax-leaved Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



whatspicate; legume pubescent. ©. G. Native of the Cape 



of Good Hope. C. lineata, Thunb. fl. cap. 572. but not of 

 Lam. 



Decumbent Crotalaria. PL decumbent. 



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trifoliate. Flowers all axillary. 



pinnate, with 3 pairs of leaflets ; leaflets ovate-oblong, rather 

 tomentose ; spikes elongated, axillary, and terminal, legume 

 stipltate, turgid, villous. ^i. G. Native of Cochin-china. 

 Flowers white. Stamens monadelphous. This plant ought 

 certainly to be removed from the genus in consequence of its 



pinnate leaves. 



Seven-leaved Crotalaria. Shrub 10 feet. 



135 C. LOTiFoLiA (Lin. spec. 1005.) leaflets oblong-cuneated, 143 C. macro'styla (D.Don, prod. fl. nep. 242.) leaves tri- 



emarginate, clothed with silky villi beneath ; peduncles axillary, "' ' "^ " ' ' ' ^'^~ 



solitary, 1-flowered; legume sessile. 



Dill. 



T2 . S. Native of Ja- 

 maica and Santa Cruz.— Sloane, hist. 2. t. 176. f. 1-2. 

 ehh. t. 102. f. 131. The plant is said by many authors to be 

 glabrous, but by Vahl the leaves are said to be silky beneath. 



Lotus-leaved Crotalaria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1732. Shrub 

 2 to 4 feet. 



134 C. volu'bilis (Thunb, fl. cap. 572.) plant glabrous, be- 



foliate ; leaflets obovate, retuse, coriaceous, mucronvdate, clothed 

 with silky villi beneath as well as the branches ; racemes axil- 

 lary; legume ovate, compressed, 1 -seeded, very villous, fj. S. 

 Native of Shreenagur. In consequence of the stamens being 

 diadelphous, and the style being very long and plumose, it re- 

 cedes from the present genus. 



Long-styled Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



tween decumbent and twinintr ; leaflets obovate, obtuse ; flowers Cult. All the species of this genus are free flowerers, and 



axillary, solitary, on short pedicels ; legume ovate, pedicellate, 

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

 Twmwg Crotalaria. Shrub decumbent. 



1^5 C. axilla'ris (A 



several of them are very handsome when in bloom. All of 

 them thrive well in any light rich soil, and young cuttings of the 

 shrubby kinds root freely in a pot of sand, with a bell-glass 



) placed over them, but this is generally unnecessary, as most of 



