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LEGUMINOS^. CXCI. Doliciios. 



leaves; legumes acinaciform, oblong, cuspidate, 4-seeded. %. 

 ^. S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers usually twin, almost 

 sessile, small, pale yellow ? 



Four-seeded Doliciios. Fl. May, June. CIt. 1816. PI. tw. 



14 D. Pavonii ; plant smooth, herbaceous; leaflets ovate, 



Native of 



usually 4-flowered; legumes acinaciform, glabrous. 

 the East Indies. 



Ciliated-\ea\ed Dolichos. PI. tw. 



23 D. heterophy'llus (Horn. hort. hafn. suppl. p. 80.) stems 



twining; lateral leaflets broad, cordate, terminal one lanceolate 



and elongated ; legumes racemose, acinaciform, with the back 



at the top; legumes flat, puberulous, villous; calyx smooth, entire. O.*^. H. Cultivated in the Canary Islands. Perhaps 



peduncles 



green, with ovate ciliated segments, uppermost one broad ; vex 

 ilium very broad, covering the rest of the petals. 1/- '^. S. 

 Native of Peru. D. pubescens, Ruiz et Pav. in herb. Lamb. 

 Favours Dolichos. PL tw. 



a species of Ldblab. 



Variahle-leaved Dolichos. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1810. PL cl. 

 24 D. lu'teus (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 3, p. 1246.) stems twin- 

 ing, herbaceous, glabrous ; leaflets roundish or ovate-rhomboid, 

 15 D. GLYCiNOiDEs (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. glabrous; racemes spicate, longer than the leaves"; legumes 

 410.) stems twining; branches and petioles beset with retro- somewhat cylindrical, glabrous. 1/.^. S. Native of the south 

 grade pili ; leaflets ovate-oblong, obtuse, mucronate, rounded at of Jamaica, among grass in wet places by the sea-side. Flowers 



yellow. 



re//ow-flowered Dolichos. 



Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1812. Pllw. 



the base, 3-nerved, strigose ; peduncles very long, few-flowered ; 

 lobes of calyx acutish, with the upper lip very broad, and some- 

 what emarginate. 1/ . ^. S. Native of Peru, in sandy places 

 near Truxillo. Legume compressed. 



Glycinc-like Dolichos. PL tw. 



16 D. Cape'nsis (Lin. amocn. 6. afr. 22.) stems twining, her- 

 baceous, and are, as well as the leaves, glabrous ; leaflets ovate, 

 lateral ones a little lobed ; peduncles usually 2-flowered. %. ^. 

 G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers yellow, ex. 



Herm. afr. 17. solitary, ex Thunb. fl. cap. 590. Legume ellip- baceous ; leaflets glabrous, somewhat hastate ] peduncles erect 

 tic, compressed, ex Lin. short, depressed, ex Herm. acinaciform, 

 attenuated at both ends, an inch long, and glabrous, ex Thunb. 

 Perhaps many species are confused under the name of D. Capen- 

 siSf and they are probably all species of Rhynchdsia. 



Cape Dolichos. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. PL tw. 



25 D. OBTUsiFOLius ; plant pubescent ; leaflets broad, round- 

 ish, obtuse, middle one bulged out on both sides, and attenuated 

 at both ends ; racemes long ; flowers in fascicles ; teeth of calyx 

 narrow, lower ones subulate. %* ^. S. Native of Mexico. 

 Flowers apparently purple, (v. s. in herb. Lamb.) 



Blunt'leajletted Dolichos. PI. tw. 



26 D. hasta'tus (Lour. coch. 442.) stems procumbent, her 



many-flowered; legumes linear, rather terete, straight. %* 

 S. Native of the east coast of Africa, where it is also cultivated 

 for the sake of the seeds, which are eaten by the natives. Flowers 

 yellow. Perhaps this and the preceding species are referribleto 

 section II. Catidng, 



^ , , //^a*/a/e-leafletted Dolichos. PI. tw. 



entire, many-nerved ; racemes many-flowered, longer than the 27 D. angula'ris (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1051.) stem erect, 



hairy ; leaflets rhomboid-ovate, acuminated, lateral ones rather 



angular ; peduncles 2-flowered, shorter than the leaves ; legumes 

 ■ " " Native of Japan. 



17 D. arbore'scens ; pubescent ; leaflets ovate, acuminated, 

 ,_ tire, many-nerved ; racemes many-flowered, longer than the 

 leaves, spicate ; calycine segments lanceolate, lower one inflexed. 



and longer. 



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Native of Mexico. 



A strong shrub, with 

 yellow flowers, (v. s. in herb. Lamb.) 



Arborescent Dolichos. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 



18 D. falca'tus (Klein, in Willd. spec. 3. p. 1047.) stems 

 tw ining, pilose ; leaflets roundish-ovate, acuminated, glabrous, 

 terminal one 3- lobed, lateral ones with a lobe on the outer side ; 

 peduncles 2-flowered, shorter than the leaves ; legumes falcate. 

 — Native of the East Indies. Rottl. et Willd. nov. act. cur. ber. 

 4. 1803. p. 211. 



Falcate-^oidcd Dolichos." 



19 D. arista' Tus (Lin. spec. 1021.) stems twining, herba- 

 ceous ; leaflets ovate-oblong, acuminated, smooth ; peduncles 2- 

 flowered ; legumes linear, straight, ending in a long awn. ©; 

 ^. S. Native of South America, 

 long. 



linear, nearly terete, torose, acute, pendulous. 

 Banks, icon. Kcempf. t. 40. 



-^w^M^ar-leaved Dolichos. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



28 D. BiFLoRus (Lin. spec. 1023.) stem erect, peren 



nial, 



Flowers probably purple. 



PI. tw. 



Awn of pod nearly an inch 



Awned'podded Dolichos. PL tw. 



20 D. GEMiNiFLORus ; plant herbaceous, quite smooth, middle 

 leaflet sagittate, lateral ones oblique, and only bulged out on one 

 side, aU mucronate ; stipulas spatulate ; bracteas ovate, acumi- 

 nated, membranous, drawn out at the base ; peduncles very long, 

 usually 2-flowered ; legumes very long, narrow, compressed, 

 on short pedicels. %. ^,S. Native of Mexico, 



smooth ; leaflets oval-lanceolate, acute, glabrous ; peduncles very 

 short, 2-flowered ; legumes erectish, hairy. If.* S. Native o 

 the East Indies.— Pluk. aim. t. 213. f. 4. Flowers yeUoff. 

 D, biflorus, Burm. ind. 161. which was collected in Persia by 

 Garcin, is a distinct plant, but the specimen of it which is pr ^ 

 served in the herbarium of Delessert is so incomplete as to p^' 

 elude giving a description of it. m ii ft 



Two^fioweredBolichos. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1776. Pl;^^//; 



29 D. uNiFLORus (Lam. 



the base; branches villous, Lvviimig ^ jcancia wv«*, .. 



with soft villi ; flowers solitary, almost sessile in the axils ol ^ 

 leaves ; legumes nearly erect, falcate, 5-seeded, pubescent. 

 '^. S. 



. diet. 2. p. 299.) stem erect, woody a^ 

 , twining ; leaflets oval, acute, clotneu 



Lamb.) 



c 



PI. tw. 



'Jlowered Dolichos. 

 21 D. FiLiFORMis (Lia amoen. 5. p. 402.) stems twining, her- 

 baceous ; leaflets linear, obtuse, mucronate, glabrous, pubescent 

 beneath ; stigma almost naked. %. ^. S. Native of Jamaica, 

 among bushes about Old Harbour. P. Browne, jam. 206. where 

 it is called caVs-claws. It is used as a purgative ingredient in 

 diet drinks, and is said to answer in cases of dropsy. 



rm Dolichos. PL tw. 



FiUfi 



(Kl 



twining, filiform ; leaflets oblong, obtuse, mucronate, glabrous, for food. 



Native of the East Indies. Flowers yellow 

 One-JloweTed Dolichos. Shrub tw. 



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Sect. II. Catia'ng (Cat-jang is the name of some species 

 Malabar). D. C. prod. 2. p. 398. Legumes cylindrical. 



• Leaflets entire. 

 30 D. Catia'ng (Lin. mant. 259.) stem erect, herbaceous; 

 leaflets broad-lanceolate, glabrous; peduncles very long. ^ 

 flowered; legumes linear, terete, glabrous, straight. ^'^ 

 Native of the East Indies, where it is called cat-jang."^^ Jg 

 amb. 5. t. 139. f. 1.— Rheed. mal. 3. t. 41.— Lour, f^^'.^^^ 

 Seeds small, brown, black, or pale. There are several var ^ 

 of this plant differing in the colour of the flowers and see , ^j^ 

 of which are much cultivated in the places of their natural g 



on tne margms ; peduncles shorter than the petioles 



1 



^ ""• ui l»foot. 



Cat-Jang Dolichos. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1793. PI- *J* 



