LEGUMINOS^. CVII. Nissolia. 



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few-seeded, 1 -celled, or transversely few-celled, ending in a 

 leafy, membranous wing, which is either ligulate or cultriform. 

 Usually climbing shrubs, with imparl- pinnate leaves. Perhaps 

 thist^enus is more nearly allied to Hedysarece or Dalbergiece. 



Sect. I. Nissolia'ria (an alteration from the generic name). 

 D. C.prod. 2. p. 257. Nissolia, Gaertn. fruct. 2. p. 309. t. 145. 

 Pers. ench. 2. p. 276, Calyx 5-toothed, naked on the outside, 

 the teeth acute. Petals of keel connected. Stamens monadel- 



neath ; flowers panicled ; monadelphous ; legume straightish, 

 rather velvety. Tj . '^. S. Native of Guiana, on the banks of 

 rivers. N. quinata, Aubl. guian. 2. p. 743. t. 297. Lam. ill. 

 t. 600. f. 4. Flowers violaceous. 



Rusty Nissolia. Shrub tw. 



8 N. AcuMiNA^TA (D. C. prod. 2, p. 258.) leaflets 5, alternate, 

 oblong, ending each in a very long acumen, membranous, gla- 

 brous ; legume rather cultriform, falcate below. ^2 • '^" S. Na- 

 tive of the province of Caraccas, near Hacienda del Tuy, between 



phous, with a dorsal fissure. Legume, according to Gaertner, San Pedro and La Vittoria. Machcc'rium acuminatum, H. B. et 



terete below the wing, separating transversely into 2 or 3 1- 

 seeded cells, but according to Jacquin the legume is 1 -celled 

 and 1-seeded. Pedicels 1-flowered, in fascicles. 



Kuntli, nov. gen. amer. G. p. 391. 

 Acuminated Nissolia. Shrub tw. 

 9 N, leiopiiy'lla (D. C. prod. 2. p. 258.) leaflets 7, nearly 



1 N. FRUTicosA (Jacq. amer. 198. t. 145. f. 44. hort. vind. opposite, oval-lanceolate, acuminated, glabrous on both surfaces ; 

 1G7.) stems twining, and are smoothish as w^ell as the petioles ; petioles, panicles, and calyxes clothed with rusty velvety down ; 

 leaflets oval, mucronate, smoothish ; pedicels 3-4, aggregate, 

 axillary ; teeth of calyx setaceous. Tj . '^. S. Native of Car- 

 tha^^ena in woods, and in the plains of Mexico, near Queretaro. 

 ex II. B. et Kunth, nov, gen. amer. 6. p- 504. Flowers yellow. 



Shrubby Nissoha. Fl. July, Nov. Clt. 1766. Sh. cl. 



2 N. iiirsu'ta (D. C. prod. 2. p. 257.) stems twining, and are 

 r.s well as the petioles hairy ; leaflets oval, mucronate, rather 

 hairy beneath and on the margins; pedicels 15-20, aggregate, 

 axillary ; teeth of calyx setaceous, very short. ^2 • ^- S. Na- 

 tive of Mexico, near Guanaxuato. 



Hairy Nissolia. Shrub tw. 



8 N. RACEMOSA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 257.) stems twining, and 

 are as well as the leaves smoothish ; leaflets oval-oblongs acute, 

 tapering to the base ; pedicels numerous, in fascicles ; fascicles 

 disposed in elongated racemes ; teeth of calyx almost wanting ; 

 ^ . . S.^ Native of St. Martha. Racemes numerous, axillary, 

 and terminal. Nissolia polysperma, Bert. ined. Flowers white. 



i?acmo5e-flowered Nissolia. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1800. Sh. tw. 



flowers monadelphous ; legumes quite smooth, straightish. Tj 

 Native of Guiana. A very distinct species. 

 Smooth-leaved Nissolia. Shrub. 



10 N. ROBiNi^FOLiA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 258.) leaflets 19-21, 

 oblong, obtuse, glabrous ; flowers panicled ; legume pubescent, 

 incurved at the base. Tj . S. Native of the Island of St. Vin- 

 cent. Flowers unknown. 



Robinia-I caved Nissolia. Clt. 1 824. Shrub. 



11 N. polyphy'lla (Poir. suppl. 4. p. 98.) leaflets 23-25, 

 elliptic-oval, obtuse, tomentose beneath, lower ones smallest ; 

 flowers panicled; legumes pubescent at the base and at the 

 sutures, rather cut at the base of the wing. Ij . S. Native of 

 French Guiana. Bracteas velvety. Calyx glabrous. Seeds 

 elongated. Flowers probably white. 



Many 



Shrub. 



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GoME^ziuM (in honour of Juan Gomez, a 



Portuguese botanist). Calyx naked on the outside, with 

 rounded lobes. Petals of keel connected at the apex only. 

 Stamens diadelphous. Legume indehiscent, 1-seeded. Perhaps 

 a proper genus. 



12 N. MicROPTERA (Poir. suppl. 4. p. 98.) leaflets usually 5, 

 ovate, obtuse, clothed beneath with cinereous pubescence, almost 

 sessile ; legume glabrous, bicarinated on the back, ending in a 

 short wing. Ij . G. Cultivated in the gardens of Teneriffe. 

 Flowers white ? 



SmalUwinged'^oMeA Nissolia. Clt. 1820. Sh. 



•j- Species not sufficiently known, 

 13 N. stipitaVa (D. C. in ann. sc. nat. 4. p. 99.) leaves un- 



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Native of Brazil at Rio Janeiro, where it is called Arasseiro, not 

 in Madagascar. Nissolia punctata, Lam. ill. t. 600. f. 1. Poir. 

 diet. 4, p. 492. MachaeVium punctkum, Pers. ench. 2. p. 270. 



N. ARBOREA (Jacq. amer. 199. t. 174. f. 48.) stem arbo- , ^'^ i 1 1\.^ \r.n..r^^.\ n1,tn<.P nuitc smooth stand- 



rcons prer-f 1^ fl \ 1 n • -11 ji 1,1 J Icnowii I lesvnTics oblong, mcurveu, obtuse, quite smooin, bianu 



ri-ous, erect, leaflets 1-2 pairs with the odd one oblong and acu- . "" ' P , . , • °' i ^^^ „„i „„ t,-„„.i ^^ thp nod V, S 



minntoil ^„*i 1 1 1 rt -1 t o -NT ino" on a Stipe, \vlHch IS as Jarse and as Droaa as. me pou. ^J.o. 



minated, rather pubescent beneath ; flowers sessile. >2 . S. Na- '"=''"'*- i ' .. „. , P , .. • ,i.i a^. .- . 



tive of Carthagena and Martinico in woods. Segments of the 

 calyx roundish. Flowers white ? 



ArUreous Nissolia. Shrub 12 feet. 



I : ^labra'ta (Link. enum. 2. p. 221.) stem erect ; leaflets 

 a" P^i^'Sj vsith an odd one, oval, acuminated, qui,te smooth ; 

 nowers pedicellate, racemose. '^ . S. Native country unknown. 

 *• lowers white. Nearly allied to N. arborea. 



Smoothish Nissolia. Clt. 1823. Shrub 6 to 12 feet. 



Sect. III. 



Flowers probably white. 



Stipitate-fruhed Nissolia. Shrub sarmentose. 



14 N. reticula^ta (Lam. ill. t. 600. f. 2. diet. 4. p. 492.) 

 leaflets obtuse ; legumes on short stipes, rather cut at the base 



Tj . '^.S. Native of Madagascar. MachaeVium 

 retlculatmn, Pers. ench. 2. p. 276. Flowers unknown. 



Reticulated Nissolia. Shrub tw. 



of the wing. 



Mach^'rium (an alteration from the Guiana 

 fmeo{N.ferruginea.) .Pers. ench. 2. p. 276. D. C. prod. 



-■• P- ^58. Calyx with 5 rounded lobes, girded by 2 concave, . i • t. 



roundish bracteoles at the base. Petals of keel connected a 33, alternate; flowers racemose; legumes hairy. ^ 



'"tie at the apex. Stamens monadelphous with a fissure on the Native of Brazil, on hills by the sea-s.de at Rio Janeiro. I\la- 



15 N. aculea'ta (D.C. prod. 2. p. 258.) petioles furnished 

 with 2 rather hooked prickles at the base of each ; leaflets 31- 



upper side, or diadelphous. Legume indehiscent, 1-seeded. Per- 

 haps a proper crenns "" 



proper genus. 



chccVium aculeatum, Raddi, pi. bras. add. p. 19. 

 PWc% Nissolia. Clt. 1824. Shrub tw. 



6 N diade'lpha (D. C. prod. 2. p. 258.) leaflets 5-7, some- 16 N. dubia (Poir. suppl. 4. p. 99.) leaflets o, almost gla- 



«hat alternate, oval-oblong, mucronate, clothed beneath with brous, lanceolate, acute at both ends ; flowers racemose ; ped.- 



2'^y ^elvety down^ flowers panicled, diadelphous ; legume eels in fascicles, pubescent ; legume hardly stipitate. Jj . S. 



*J>mewhat incurved, rather velvety. b . ^. S. Native of Native of Cayenne. 



ayenne. Legume 3-4 inches long and 5 lines broad, standing 

 on a stipe 3 or 4 lines long. ^ 



f^'«f/e/pAot« Nissolia. Shrub tw. 

 nate ;7^^^^«^^EA (Willd. spec. 3. p. 900.) leaflets 7-11, alter- 

 ' °'^'ongi mucronate, clothed with rusty velvety down be- 



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Shrub. 



17 N.RETUSA(Willd. enum. 742.) leaflets glabrous on both 

 surfaces, ovate-oblong, emarginate, lower ones roundish, h ■ 

 '^. S. Native of South America. ^ 



iJctoe-leafletted Nissolia. Clt. 1819. Shrub tw. 



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