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LEGUMINOStE. CXLVII. Zornia. CXLVIII. Stylosanthes. 



Lin. syst. Monadelph 



Calyx campanulate, . 7 Z. l.eVis (Schlecht. et Cham, in Linnaea. 5, p. 582.) plant 



bilabiate, upper lip emarginate, lower one 3-cleft. Corolla inserted 



in the bottom of tlie tube of the calyx. Vexillum having revolute 



sides. Keel bifidly lunulate. Stamens monadelphous. Anthers 



alternately globose and ovate. Legume compressed, 3-5-jointed; tive of Mexico, near Jalapa. 



joints nearly orbicular, usually hispid. — Glabrous herbs, full of 



pellucid dots. Stipulas sagittate, lower ones lanceolate, upper 



ones the largest, and forming girding bracteas. Leaflets 2 or 4, 



smooth ; bracteas somewhat 7 -nerved, sparingly dotted, ciliated; 

 legumes smooth, but rather puberulous between the joints; 

 leaflets variable, ovate, or ovate-lanceolate, acute. ©. S. Na- 



Smooth Zornia. 



PI. f foot. 



8 Z. pube'scens (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 515.) 



. , „ _ stem erect, dichotomously branched, glabrous ; branches and 



rising from the top of the petiole. Flowers yellowy surrounded petioles clothed with villous pubescence ; leaflets oblong-lanceo- 



j^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^ both surfaces, and are glandless as well as 

 the calyxes ; bracteas ovate, acute, ciliated, dotted ; legumes 

 hispid and muricated, having 5-G joints. ©. S. Native of 



by the large stipulas. 



Icajleis rising from the top of 



1 Z. ANGUSTiEOLiA (Smith, in Rees' cycl.no. 1.) stems diffuse; South America, on the banks of the river Magdalena, near 



leaflets oblong-lanceolate ; bracteas ovate-sagittate, 5-nerved, 

 ciliated, shorter than the legumes, full of glandular dots; 

 prickles of legume covered with retrograde stift' hairs. ©. S. 

 Native of the Mauritius and the East Indies, in sandy places. 

 Rhced. mal. 9. t. 82. Z. diphylla a, Pers. 2. p. 318. Hedy- 



Honda. 



Pubescent Zornia. PI. 1 to 2 feet, 



9 Z. LATiFOLiA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 317.) plant ascending, 

 clothed In every part with villi ; bracteas ovate, acute, many- 

 nerved. O. H. Native of Brazil. Leaflets ovate, 12-18 lines 



sarum di])Iiyl]um, var. a, Lin. syst. 5G0. exclusive of the syno- long and 8-9 broad, longer than the petioles. Flowers large. 



nyme of Sloanc. In some specimens of this plant the legumes Legume unknown. 

 are prickly their whole length, in others only at their apex. ^^ " " 



to 



Icafli 

 1 foot. 



Fl. July, Aug. 



PI. 



leojl 



PI. I to I foot. 



2 Z. glochida'ta (Reichb. in Sieb, pi. exslc. seneg. no. 40.) 

 stems erect, branched ; leaflets linear ; bracteas ovate-sagittate, 

 5-nerved, dotless, and ciliated with long hairs, a little shorter 

 than the legumes ; legume With 5-4 joints, beset with glochidate 

 prickles, which are covered with retrograde stiff hairs. ©. S, 

 Native of Senegal. 



Glochidafed'i)oddcd Zornia. 



1 Z. Maranhame'nsis ; stems erect, branched, pubescent 

 at the apex ; leaflets lanceolate, acute ; stipulas subulate ; brac- 

 teas lanceolate, 3-nerved, acute, villous ; legume with 3-4 hispid 



jomts. 

 Ma 



0. S. 



Maranh 



PI. i foot. 

 11 Z. Zeylone'nsis (Pers. ench. 2. p. 318.) leaflets ovate; 



S. 



PL I to I foot. 



Fl. July, Aug. 



Clt. 1823. 



Native of Ceylon. 

 f. L 



■Burm. zeyl. t. 50. f. 1. 



3 Z. BiARTicuLA^TA ; Stem branched ; leaflets lanceolate, acute ; 

 spikes few-flowered ; stipulas ovate, membranous, acute, 4-5- 

 nervcd, ciliated ; legumes 2-jointed, echinated ; prickles hooked 



0. S. 



Native of the Gold Coast, in sandy places. 

 ^ ^ " ' PI. ^ foot. 



at apex 



Two-Jointed-podded Zornia. 



4 Z. GRACILIS (D. C. prod. 2. p. 31G.) stems erect; leaflets 

 oblong-lanceolate; bracteas linear-sagittate, acuminated at both 

 ends, 5-nerved, a little ciliated, full of glandular dots ; prickles 

 of legume beset with stiff retrograde bristles. ©. S. Native 

 of Guiana. 



bracteas ovate, ciliated ; legumes prickly ; stem erect 



- • -- - - ^ pi^^k, aim. t. 102. 



Hedysarum conjugatum, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1178. H.di- 

 phyllum, var. Lin. Z. conjugata, Smith, in Rees' cycl. no. 3. 



Ceylon Zornia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1 825. PL i foot. 



12 Z. dictyoca'rpa (D. C. prod. 2. p. 317.) leaflets lanceo- 

 late ; bracteas ovate-sagittate, acuminated, shorter than the le- 

 gumes, a little ciliated and rather glandular, hardly 5-nerved; 

 joints of legume unarmed, glabrous, reticulated. 0. H. ^a- 

 tive of New Holland. 



Net-f, 



Slender Zornia. 



PI. i to 4r foot. 



5 Z. reticula'ta (Smith, in Rees' cycl. no. 2.) stems erect ; 

 leaflets lanceolate, glabrous, lower ones elliptic ; bracteas ovate, 

 acute, ciliated, glandless, 5-nerved, reticulated, length of legumes • 

 legumes pubescent, as well as furnished with a few°downy 

 prickles. O. S. Native of Jamaica, Cayenne, Porto Rico 



wif'*"^.^ ^'"''V Hedysarum diphyllum /3, Lin. Swartz. and 

 >\iJUI. Z. dipliyllum /3, cili;\tum, Pers. 



/ rtr. ft, puherula (D. C. prod. 2. n. 3\G^ branrlies n.,T.«cr.^«f 



Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 610. 

 Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. i foot. 



J 



4 leaflets at the apex of each petiole. 



13 Z. tetraphy'ila (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 76. t. 41.) 

 leaflets 4, digitate, oblong, acuminated ; bracteas glabrous, lengtn 

 of legumes, 5-nerved ; prickles of legume rather scabrous. 

 %. ¥. Native of Carohna, in sandy fields. Anonymos brae 

 teata, Walt. car. 181. Z. bracteata, Gmel. syst. 1096. Hedy- 

 sarum tetraphyllum. Lam. diet. 2. p. 405. but not of Thunb. 



Four-Icnjlctied Zornia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1854. Pl-1"' 



14 Z. Cape'nsis (Pers. ench. 2. p. 317.) leaflets 3-4, oblong, 

 rather acute, dotted beneath ; bracteas semisagittate at the base, 



at the apex; bracteas ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, longer than ©. G. 



0. S. Native of Cayenne. Perhaps a proper the coun 



the legumes. 



species. Perhaps only a variety of Z. jmlescens. 



lictlcuJatcd-hractead Zornia. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1800. PI. 1 ft. 



6 Z. -niYMiFOLiA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 514.) 

 stems diflusc, and are as well as the petioles pubescent ; leaflets 

 oblong, glabrous above, but puberulous beneath, havincr the 

 margms dotted as well as the calyxes ; bracteas ovate, 5-ne'rved, 

 puberulous and glandular beneath ; legumes rather pilose, the 

 joints reticulated with veins. '"-■-- -- - 

 near Santa Rosa. 



but ovate at the top ; legumes 4-jointed, reticulately scabrous- 

 ^ ^ Native of the Cape of Good Hope, in the interior oi 



p. 44 

 no. 5. 



3antry. Hedysarum tetraphyllum, Thunb. nov. act. ups- ■ 

 . t. 3. fl. cap. 595. Z. heterophylla, Smith, in Rees' cyci. 



Cajie Zornia. Fl. July, Aug. 

 Cult. See Myriadenus, p. 27 J 



Clt. 1824. Vlitoi 



foot 



CXLVIII. STYLOSA'NTHES (from frrvXo^, stylos, a style. 



u 7 ^i 7 c XT • * ' av0oc, anthos, a flower ; in allusion to the flower having a lo^^ 



►2 . r 2/ . .' b. Native of Mexico, style). Swartz, prod. 108. act. holm. 1 789. p. 296. fl. ind- ^*^' 



(i.clandcstlna ; plant larger and more branchei 



glabrous, ciliated. 



dotless; bracteas a little dotted, glabrous, ciliated. ©. S. 

 Native of Mexico, near Jalapa. Z. thymifolia, Schlecht". et 

 Cham, in Linnaea. 5. p. 582. Perhaps a proper species. 

 Thyme-leaved Zornia. PI. i ' '' 



1280. t. 25. Lam. ill. t. 627. D. C. prod. 2". p. 317. 



SYST. Monadelphiay Decdndria. Tube of calyx ^^^ 

 long and slender, with a 5-parted limb ; the lobes unequal. 



Lin. 



Keel 

 the 



to 4 foot. 



rollu inserted in the throat of the tube of the calyx, 

 minute, bifid at the apex. Stamens monadelphous, having 

 tube or sheath cleft in front. Ovary sessile. Style filif<^^ 



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