LEGUMINOSiE. LXXXVI. Odonia. LXXXVII. Steganotropis, LXXXVIIL Vilmorinia. LXXXIX. Diplonyx, &c. 219 



Nees^s Galactia. PL tw. 



18 G. ? Elliottii (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 11 7.) stems twining; 

 leaves pinnate, with 3 pairs of oblong-elliptic, coriaceous, mu- 

 ; cronulate, glabrous, shining leaflets, which are emarginate at 

 both ends ; racemes pedunculate, few-flowered, shorter than the 

 ^ leaves, 1(1. '^. F. Native of South Carolina. Flowers pale- 

 red. Lower segments of the calyx elongated. Ell. sketch. 2. 



9 



i 



'. 



Flowers pale-red. 



PI. tw. 



p. 240 

 ElUotCs Gjilactia. 



Many-JlorveredVih^orimz. Clt. 1820. Shrub 6 feet. 

 Cult. For culture and propagation see Clitoria, p. 216. 



LXXXIX. DIPLO'NYX (from ^i7r\ooc, diploos, double, and 



opv^y onyxy a claw ; in reference to the wings, which are furnished 

 with two claws each). Rafin. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 154. 



Lin. syst. Diadelphiay Decdndria. Calyx urceolate, bila- 

 biate, upper lip bifid, lower one trifid, Vexillum bent, with the 



claw glandular. Wings biunguiculate. 



Legume 

 with 



terete, 1- 



impan-pmnate 



Cult. These plants should be cultivated and propagated in celled, many-seeded.— A twining shrub, 

 the same manner as that recommended for Clitoria, p. 216. but leaves, having 6 pairs of leaflets ; leaflets hastate, tomentose 



those species natives of North America do not require any heat# 



LXXXVI. ODO'NIA (from o^ovg o^ovrocy odous odontos^ a 

 tooth ; in reference to the wings being furnished with one tooth 

 each on the upper side). Bertol. lucub. 1822. p. S5. D. C. 

 prod. 2. p. 239. 



LiK. SYST. Diadelphia, Decdndria. Calyx bractless, 4-parted, 

 shorter than the corolla, the segments undivided and nearly 

 equal. Vexillum erectly spreading. Wings having each a single 

 tooth on the upper side. Carina bipartite below, deflexed, re- 

 9iote from the vexillum. Stamens diadelphous. Style hooked 

 at length. Legume compressed, 1-celled, usually 8-seeded. — 

 A twining, sarmentose herb, with pinnately trifoliate leaves and 

 axillary racemes of flowers, which are shorter than the leaves. 

 This genus comes very near Galactia. 



1 O. TOMENTOSA (Bcrtol, 1. c). 



Domingo. Glycine velutina, Bertero, in herb. Balb. Young 



legumes clothed with velvety tomentum, adult ones almost 

 glabrous. 



beneath. Flowers violaceous, disposed in racemes. 



1 D. e'legans (^Rafin. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 277.). T? • 

 Native of Louisiana. 



Elegant Diplonyx. Shrub tw. 



Cult. See Clitbria for culture and propagation, p. 216 



rs 



G. 



M. D. 



XC. BARBIE^RIA (In honour of J. B. G. Barbier, __. 

 a French physician and naturalist, author of Principes Generaux 

 de Pharmacolofrie ou de Matiere Medicale, 1 vol. 8vo. Pa^i« 



D. C. leg. mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 239. 

 Lin. syst. -•'"'• ^ ... ^ ^ 



1806). 



^• 



S. Native of St. 



Tomentose Odonia. PI. tw. 



Cult. See Clitbria^ p. 216, for culture and propagation. 



Diadelphiay Decdndria. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft, 

 bibracteate at the base ; segments acuminated, equal. Corolla 

 elongated ; petals 5, on long stipes ; wings shorter than the 

 carina, and the carina shorter than the vexillum. Stamens dia- 

 delphous. Style filiform, bearded lengthwise at the apex. 

 Stigma obtuse. Legume, judging from the ovary, linear, villous, 

 1-celled, many-seeded. — A shrub, with impari-pinnate leaves, 

 having many pairs of stipellate leaflets. Racemes axillary, few- 

 flowered, shorter than the leaves. Flowers of a scarlet-purplish 

 colour. Stipulas and bracteas acuminated. 



1 B, polyphy'lla (D. C. 1. c. t. 39.). ^2 . S. Native of 

 Porto-Rico. Clitoria polyphylla, Poir. suppl. 2. p. 300. Galac- 



LXXXVTT (lTT7n AXTrk'T^urMiTo /r * tia pinnata, Pers. ench. 2. p. 302. Flowers 2 inches long. Leaves 



•L.AAAV11. blLGANO TR0PIS5 (from ortyavoc, stesanos, 'V „/ n • r „iiL*;„ ^ki«„^ «,„^rr,nt.fp l.^aflpi-<i • fl.p 

 vered, and roo^.c. imW.. . to.l • in .11n«;nn I ,\..\.e\he^\n. ^^^^'^S ^ to 11 pairs of elhpt c-oblong, mucronate leaflets , the 



roembranous. 



covered, and rpoTric, tropis, a keel ; in allusion to the keel being 

 covered by the vexillum). Lehm. hort. sem. hamb. and nov. act. 

 l>onn. vol. 14. p. 820. 



• Lin. syst. DiacWphia, Decdndria. Calyx 5-toothed, bi- 



n^^^^^*^' P^'''"^"^"^' Vexillum cucullate, bicallous at the base, 

 •nd spurred behind, inclosing the wings and keel, which are 



Style membranous, dilated, and bearded at the 

 "pex. Legume linear, many-seeded. — A twining herb, with 

 pinnately ternate leaves and 2-flowered peduncles. 



. I o. conjuga'tus (Lehm. in sem. hort. hamb. nov. act. bonn. 



'v« p. 821.) stems villous: leaflets sessile, lanceolate, pubes- 



yellow. 



^o«>ga/e-flowered Steganotropis. Fl.Ju.Jul. Clt.1827. Pl.cl. 



young ones canescent beneath, the adult ones pubescent. 

 Mamj-leoflettcd Barhieria. Clt. 1818. Shrub. 

 Cult. See Clitoria, p. 216. for culture and propagation. 



XCL KIESFRIA (in honour of Kieser, some botanist known 

 to Reinwardt). Reinw. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 153. 



LiN. SYST. Diadelphia, Decdndria. Calyx campanulate, 5- 

 toothed, gibbous at the base, the lowest tooth longest and cari- 

 nated. Vexillum orbicular. Stamens diadelphous. Style 

 villous in front. Legume linear, compressed, hooked at the 

 apex, 1-celled, many-seeded. — A tomentose shrub, with impari- 



I?.S. 



Native of South America. Flowers greenish- pinnate leaves, and terminal racemes of white flowers. 



Cult. 



For culture and propagation see Clitbria, p. 216. 



Lxxxvin. 



M u "^' VILMORI'NL\ (in honour of M. Vilmorin, 

 p. 239 ° ^^^ Agricultural Society of Paris). D. C. prod. 2. 



239. 



Li 



Ar^!:!^ P'^- ^'"^elphia, Decdndria. 

 «ncaj, obtusely 4-toothed, somewhat bi 



Stam"^ 5 petals oblong, with the wings shorter than 



Pedicpl!^ '^laaelphous. Style glabrous, subulate, acute. 



m a fir?' '^"'^^olate, attenuated at the base, compress 



s. 



Seeds 12-16. 

 Stipulas broadish at the base, ending in 



Flowers dark-red. 



„ f.,.„ ,— ^...^ci^i^at iiic uaac, compresscd, ending 



a hliform point. 



J^"jPan-pinnate leave 



ong subulate point. Racemes axillary. 

 brou8.*i^^"'^''^''^(I^- C. prod. 2. p. 239.) stem erect 

 are nub ^^^^^ pmnate, with 5 or 6 pairs of ovate leaflets, which 

 leaves ^^""- onthe under surface ; racemes shorter than the 



Do ** „ - 



"""20. Chtoria multiflora,~Swartzrfl. i^nd.'occid. 3. p. 1 253. 



1 K. sERi'cEA (Reinw. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 245.)- 



Native of Java. 



Silky Kieseria. Shrub. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Clitoria, p. 216. 



XCII. GRO'NA (from ypiort], grone, a cavern ; in reference 

 to the keel, which is hollowed beneath). Lour. coch. p. 459. 



D. C. prod. 2. p. 239. 



Lin. syst. Diadelphia, Decdndria, Calyx permanent, 4- 



cleft ; the lobes nearly equal, superior one emarginate. Corolla 



papilionaceous. Vexillum obcordate. Wings obtuse. Keel 



oase, compres«t:u, t^nuuig bent, concave below, joined with the wings as far as the middle. 



An upright shrub, with Stamens diadelphous, 9 joined together, and 1 free, ^ty e hli- 

 '^" "^ ^- ,.' . - 1 V__ ^ -: — 1. «*: Legume straight, hnear, 



A suffru- 



Calyx bractless, cylin- 

 bilabiate. Corolla papilio- 



Legunie 



form, crowned by a simple stigma. 



compressed, many-seeded. Seeds kidney- shaped. 



gla- ticose, creeping, prostrate plant, with simple, ovate, entire leaves, 



P. , , . 1 '^ "• 1 T?i ..— xl« ^i;cnr%cp/i in snikes. each 



'-"- v.i cue unaer suriace ; racemes snorier uiaii mc 

 V^: , ^ative of the West Indies, particularly in St. 



and subulate stipulas. Flowers purple, disposed in spikes, eacl 

 bractea containing 2 flowers. Nearly allied to Galdctm. 



1 G. KE PENS (Lour. I. c). »2. G. Native of Cochin-china, 



on hills. - " ' 



F F 2 



