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LEGUMINOSiE. LXXXI. Clitoria. LXXXII. Neurocarpum. 



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1047. C. cakarigera, Sal. par. t. 51. Perhaps there are zil, on the road to Felisbert. 



numerous species confounded under this name 



2.57. Corolla white. 



fi 



tifbli 



3. p. 



Vetch'lihe Clitoria. 



Galactia viciaeformis, Spreng.sjst 

 Vexillunfi broad and roundish. 



PL tw. 



Dill. hort. elth. t. 7G. 

 Far. 



f. 1. 



Cult. The species of this genus are beautiful climbers d 

 twiners, with large elegant pea-flowers, which are produced in 



y/ovdta(T>. 6. 1. c.) leaflets ovate.— Pluk. aim. t. 90. abundance in hot seasons. The soil best adapted to themisi 



mixture of peat, loam, and sand. Cuttings will root underabeO- 

 glass in heat ; but the best method of increasing them is by seeds, 

 which sometimes ripen in this country, and are generally re- 

 ceived yearly from the places of their natural growth. 



LXXXII. NEUROCA'RPUM (from vfvpor, «ewron,anem, 



and KaoTToc. carvos, a fruit ; in reference to the valves of thepoJ 



Desv. 



Virginian CUtoria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1732. PI. cl. 



11 C. Brasilia^ NA (Lin. spec. 1026.) stems climbing, rather 

 glabrous; leaflets ovate-oblong, glabrous; pedicels twin, 1- 

 flowered ; bracteas ovate, longer than the calyx, and hiding it ; 



S. Native of Brazil and 



legume linear, compressed. 



Maranham 



C. amoe'na, Roth. cat. 2. p. 92. 



t. 3. ex Pers— Breyn. cent. 78. t. 32. Flowers large, blue or being furnished with a strong longitudinal nerve each). 



white (ex Meyer.) 

 Brazilian Clitoria. 



Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1759. PI. cl. 



journ. hot. 1814. 1. p. 75. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. ainer.6. 

 p. 406. D. C. prod, 2. p. 235.— Rhombifolium, Rich, herb, 



12C. PLUMiE'Ri(Turp, in Pers. ench.2. p. 303.)stemsclimb- Lin. syst. Diadelphia, Decdndria. Calyx tubular, pernu- 



ing ; leaflets ovate-oblong, acuminated or ovate, glabrous ; pedi- 

 cel 



calyx ; legumes linear, somewhat tetragonal. If . ^. S. Native 

 of Mexico, St. Domingo, and perhaps of Peru. Ker. hot. rcg. 

 268. C. racemosa, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. C. cal- 

 car^ta, Lher. in herb. Domb. — Plum. amer. 1. t. 108. Flowers 

 large, w hite, but with the middle of the vexillum and wings of a 

 rose-purple colour, tomentose. 



Plumier's Clitoria. Fl. Sept. Nov. PI. cl. 



nent, having 5 nearly equal acuminated teeth, furnished at the 

 base with 2 lanceolate bracteas. Vexillum large, roundish. Keel 

 obtuse. Wings 2. Stamens diadelphous. Legume stipitalc, 

 compressed, rather triquetrous, mucronate by the base of the m. 

 the valves marked with a prominent nerve along the middle 



Stipe of legume girded by a sheath, which nw 



Seeds 4 to 8, when young, generally separate 



by cellular substance.— Usually twining shrubs, with pmnatej 



Peduncles axillary, 1-2- 



lengthwise. 

 from the torus. 



13 C. sPECio'sA (Cav. curs. 182. ex Lag. et Rod. in anal. sc. flowered. Flowers large, white or purplish. 



nat. 1802. vol. 5. p. 72.) stems climbing; leaflets 3; calyx 

 shorter than the bracteoles, and furnished with a cucullate scale; 

 stipulas spotted with purple. If. y^* 

 Very like C Plumieri. 

 Shen-y Clitoria. PL tw. 



trifoliate leaves, and stipellate leaflets. 



" ' Legume glabrous. 



t. 59. nov. gen J. 



p. 407.) shrubby, erect ;^leaves' simple, ovate-elliptic, roundri 



S. Native of New Spain. at both ends, emarginate, glabrous, rather glaucous beneaui, 



1 N. siMPLiciFoYiUM (Kunth, mim. 213 



puberulous on the nerves and veins ; peduncles 2-flowerecI- 

 S. Native of South America, on the banks of the river Orinoco. 



14 C. arbore'scens (Ait. hort, kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 302.) Flowers large, white. 



stem arborescent ; leaflets 3 ; peduncles many-flowered ; ovary 

 tomentose; style villous. ^.S. Native of Trinidad. Flowers 



pink. 



Arborescent Clitoria. 



Clt. 1824. Shrub 2 feet? 



Simple-leaved Neurocarpum- 



2 N. ANGUSTiFo^LiuM (Kuuth, mim. p. 218. t. 60. nov.^r 



leaves trifoliate; 



amer. 



6. p. 408.) shrubby, erect; 



Shrub 2 feet. 



Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1804. Sh. 8 feet, linear-lanceolate, obtuse, mucronate, ciliated, g^^^^^"^' ^^^^^^^ 



beneath, and pilose on the nerves; peduncles solitary, 1 -A 

 ed. T?. S. Native of South America, in sandy V^^^^^q^^ 

 Maypures, on the Orinoco, and of New Andalusia, near h 



tepe. Flowers large, white. 



Narrow-leaved Neurocarpum. fenruD z leet. jpovol 



3 N. GLYciNoi^DES (Dcsv. obs. leg. in Schlecht. liinnsea. 

 2. p. 510.) stems climbing, hairy ; leaflets ovate-ellipttc,^^^^ 

 nate, glabrous above, but pale and puberulous ^^"^,^ l^.flo*- 

 nerves ; racemes pedunculate, longer than the petioles, ^ 

 ered ; calyx clothed with adpressed villi, 5-cleft ; the ^ ;^j^, 

 minated, lowest one longest. %. v^. S. Native o J . 



Sect. IV. Glycinopsis (from glycine and o'^pig, opsis^ resem- 

 blance ; the plants contained in the section resemble species of 

 Glycine), D. C. legum. mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 235. Calyx cam- 

 panulate, 5 -toothed. Corolla and stamens inserted almost at 

 the base of the calyx. Style dilated at the apex. Bracteoles 

 striated lengthwise. Leaves pinnately trifoliate, that is, with 

 one pair of leaflets, and an odd one. 



15 C. Berteria'na (D. C. legum. mem. vi.. prod. 2. p. 234.) 

 stems twining, and are, as well as the leaves, pubescent ; leaflets 

 ovate, acuminated ; peduncles longer than the leaves, bearing a 



kind of raceme at the apex, containing 5 or 6 flowers ; legumes y"^^^^^". ^"^^=>«' ""^ -"^-- ^ • y; - r. ^^^ 

 i;.... ..oo^ .r.'Lu\.A c..n;X . l.r..f..l.. Inn^.r tli.n Legumc 6-8-seeded. Flowers red m a dried stac 



Native of St. Domingo. Flowers yel- 



linear, compressed, apiculated, straight ; bracteoles longer than 



the calyx, l!/ . '^. S. 



lowish, with the vexillum pubescent on the outside. 



Berterd's Clitoria. PI. tw. 



16 C. cocci'nea (Schrad, goett. anz. 1821. p. 717.) stem 



glycinoides, D. C. prod. 2. p. 234. 

 Glycine-like Neurocarpum. PI. cl. 



LrCycine-ltke iNeurocarpum. n. ci. «g\ ^^ 



4 N. Guiane'nse (Desv. journ. bot. 1814. 1. P- '^^^^ 

 ?ct, shrubby ; leaves sessile, trifoliate ; leaflets oblong. 



erect, shrubby ; leaves sessile, trifoliate ; leaflets o^'^^'^^jj^^^ pr 

 and somewhat mucronate, and are, as well as the bran ^^^^ 



S. 



twining ; leaflets 3, elliptic-ovate or oblonef, pubescent above, , - no t,^^* ,,^^„n/^lpQ It 



1 *i. J -.u ^ -IT u ^v ^v ° ^ 11 ^1 bescent : flowers 2-3, on very short peduncles. ^ ^nian.' 



clothed with rusty villi beneath on the nerves, as well as on the n r^ - - i r» *. i\ :.. ^^^'^^r^$r^w Aubh g^**". 



,.1 J 1 1 * J ^^ o a ;i of Guiana, m meadows. Crotalaria uuianensis, -n^" o ^qj 



petioles; peduncles elongated, usually 3-flowered ; upper seg- _-- J o^ff r^ . ix • i \oa\^ Tam diet. 2. P- r 



petioles ; peduncles elongated, usually 3-flowered ; upper seg- 



^. S. Native of Brazil. C. 



ment of the calyx truncate. \ . 

 falcata, Nees in flora. 1821. p 

 Flowers large, scarlet. 



829. but not of Lamarck. 



p. 761. t. 305. 

 Rhombifolium canescens 

 Flowers purplish. 



/ycr/r/e^flowered Clitoria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. tw. 



Guiana Neurocarpum. Fl 



Clt. 1824 



, iadelpbo«^ 

 . PI. 1 f^ 



t 



ijfficiently 



17 C. vicioi'des (Nees et Mart. nov. act. bonn. 12. p. 28.) 

 branches angular ; leaves pinnate, having 10 or 1 1 pairs of ob- 

 long-elliptic pubescent leaflets ; racemes axillary, pedunculate ; 



calyx 4-toothed ; flowers resupinate. ]!/ . ^. S. Native of Bra* 



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6 IN. LAURIFOLIA (^JJCSV. ODS. legum. CA kji-»— ■ vj^pg-lflT 



. 510.) erect; leaves on short petioles ; leaflets ^^J ^^ 1; 



S. Native of Porto-Rico, in pastures. 

 Clitoria laurifolia, Poir. suppl. 2. p. 301. 

 Laurel-leaved Neurocarpum. Shrub erect. 



Corolla yello 



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