LEGUMINOS^. CCVI. Erythiuna. 



371 



/'/es/i-coloured-flowered Coral-free. 

 1 733. Shrub 4 to 1 feet. 



May 



Clt. 



Secund-Jiowered Coral-tree. Clt. 

 1820. Tree 10 to 14 feet. 



17 E. spECiosA (Andr. hot. rep. 



FIG. 50. 



10 E. corallode'ndron (Lin. spec. 992. exclusive of var. a.) .. „_ . ^. ^v,.. .v .. 



stemarboreous, prickly; petioles unarmed; leaflets broad, rhom- t. 443.) stems shrubby, prickfy; 

 boid-ovate, acute, glabrous ; calyx truncate, 5-toothed ; vexillum petioles and ribsof leaves prickly ; 



oblong ; the tenth stamen free, and about equal in length to the 

 rest. Tj . S. Native of the West Indies. Comm. hort. amst. 

 1. t. 108. E. spinosa^Mill. diet. no. 1. Flowers deep scarlet, 

 about 2 inches long, 

 have fallen. 



The flowers do not appear until the leaves 



leaflets broad, slightly 3-lobed, acu- 

 minated, glabrous ; calyx tubular, 

 somewhat bidentate ; vexillum li- 



Common CoraUtree. 

 to 12 feet. 



May 



Clt. 1690. Shrub 6 



near-lanceolate, elongated. 

 Native of the West Indies. 



II E. ennea'ndra (D. C. cat. hort. monsp. 109.) stem arbo- 

 reous, and is, as well as the petioles, prickly ; leaflets rhom- 

 bold, pubescent beneath ; calyx truncate ; vexillum linear-ob- 



long; stamens 9 joined together, the tenth absent. 

 tive of South America. 



\ 



E, velutina, Jacq. hort. schoenbr. 4. t. 

 4GG. Flowers of a deep scarlet colour. The leaves push forth 

 when the flowers begin to decay, and fall before they rise. In 

 Jacquin's E. velutina the calyx is somewhat bluntly toothed, 

 while in this plant it is truncate. 



Clt. 1800. Shrub 



Enneandrous Coral-tree. 

 6 to 1 2 feet. 



May 



Tj.S. 

 Ker. 

 hot. reg. 750. A. and B. where the 

 petioles are said to be unarmed in 

 the description, but the plant is 

 figured with them. Flowers deep 

 crimson. Stamens undescribed. 

 Racemes and calyxes velvety. 



Shewy Coral-tree. FI. Aug. Oct. 

 Clt. 1805. Shrub 6 to 10 feet, 



18 E. Guinee'nsis; stem much branched, prickly; petioles 

 and ribs of leaves prickly ; leaflets oval-lanceolate, entire ; calyx 



» S. Native of Sierra Leone, 



spathaceous ; legume torulose. 

 in the low lands. 



^ 



12 E. macrophy'lla (D. C. prod. 2. p. 411.) stem shrubby ; ...,,,... ..j^.. 

 petioles rather prickly ; leaflets broadly ovate, acuminated, gla- herb. Lamb.) 



An elegant species, with long spike-formed 

 racemes of scarlet flowers. The leaves pushing forth when the 

 flowers begin to fade, or as the wet season advances (v. s. 



brous above, pubescent beneath ; calyx tubular, bluntly some- 

 what bilabiate at the apex; vexillum linear-oblong, straight; 

 ^»ngs and keel shorter than the calyx; stamens 10, monadel- 

 p lous. Tj , G. Native country unknown, but is cultivated in 

 he gardens of TeneriflTe. ^ '" - . - - 



inches broad. 



Leaflets 9-12 inches long, and 7-9 



] rp . I^acemes clothed with velvety villi. Flowers 



sc^Iet. This species comes very near E. corallodendron, but 



amers from it in the tenth stamen being connected to the rest ; 



« IS also nearly allied to E. mollis. 



^ong-leqfietted Coral-tree. Clt. 1822. Tree 10 to 12 feet. 



anl ^^ V^ ^^^^^' ^^^^*- schoenbr. t. 216.) stem arboreous, 



a is, as well as the petioles, unarmed ; leaflets rhomboid-ovate, prickly ; 

 ^cute, glabrous ; calyx tubular, bilabiate at the apex ; vexillum 

 nlm ^% ' "'^^^^■^^"ceolate ; stamens 9 connected, the tenth one 



Guinea Coral-tree. Fl. Feb. March. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



19 E. rubrine'rvia (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 

 454.) stem arboreous, prickly; leaflets roundish-ovate, acumi- 

 nated, rather cuneated and rounded at the base, 3-nerved, glau- 

 cous beneath ; calyx tubular, spathaceous, glabrous ; vexillum 

 linear, straight ; stamens nearly monadelphous. T2 • S. Native 

 of South America, on the western declivities of mountains about 



Santa-Fe-de-Bogota, where it is called Chocho. 

 coloured. 



Flowers flesh- 



aim * r '"tj^^^^iaLc , atcmitrns C7 coiiuecteu, me \ 



dimost tree, and about equal in length to the others, 

 ^ative of Caraccas. " * - - - - 



njfi, 1 -• E. inermis, Mill. diet. no. 6. ? 



either pale or dark scarlet, 

 '^egin to fade. 



T?. S. 



Red-nervedAe^.\e(!i Coral-tree. Clt. 1 823. Tree 10 to 20 ft. 

 20 E. UMBRosA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) stem arboreous, 



leaflets somewhat acuminated, 3-nerved, glabrous, 

 rounded and truncate at the base, the middle one rather deltoid ; 

 calyx campanulate, spathaceous ; vexillum linear-cuneated, 



stamens diadelphous. ^ . S. Native of 



straight, 



very 



long 



The leaves rising when the flowers 



Flowers South America, between La Guayra and Caraccas, where it is 



Mild 



Clt. 1790. Tree 10 to 12 feet. 



called Bucare, and where it is planted in rows to shade the plan- 

 tations of llieohrbma Cacao or chocolate-nut. It is also used 



* • SUBEROSA (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 53.) stem prickly ; 

 neath unarmed ; leaflets roundish-rhomboid, tomentose be- 

 of the V n ^P^^^^'^^°^s, bilabiate ; stamens diadelphous,^ length 



in Trinidad for the same purpose. 

 AyAarfy Coral-tree. Clt. 1817. 



Flowers scarlet. 

 Tree 40 to 60 feet. 



scarlet 



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21 E. Ca'fira (Thunb. prod, 121. fl. cap. 559.) stem arbo- 



^ reous, and is, as well as the petioles and primary ribs of leaves, 



Native of the East Indies. Flowers prickly ; leaflets broad-ovate, glabrous, bluntly acuminated ; 



calyx 5-toothed ; vexillum oval-oblong, obtuse ; stamens 9 con- 

 nected together, the tenth free. ^ . S. Native of CafFre Land. 



I e P*^ di-iree. Iree. nccicu lugeiuer, nie it^iuu iree. r^ • o. i^aiive ui v^aiirc ijauu. 



1^. poiANTHUs (Brot. in Lin. trans. 14. p. 342. t. 11.) Ker. hot. reg. 736. A. and B. Sims, bot. mag. 2431. Flowers 



petiol 



Ovate m'rl 11 x--*^"V » pti-iwica cLiTiKj |M luivi^ , jciicicii leciiicia 



obliqiel ^"^ rhomboid-ovate, all pubescent beneath ; calyx 



diadel ^ ^^""^^t^» with the upper side cleft or entire ; stamens 

 of So mJ^A^' .^y shorter than the vexillum. h . S. Native 



of a dirty scarlet-colour. 

 Caffrarian Coral-tree. 

 6 feet. 



FL June, July. Clt. 1816. Shrub 



^ G^^ America. Lindl. bot. reg. 1246. Flowers scarlet. 

 10 to 15 feet. 



Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1823. Tree 



stem afb ^^^^^^^^^-^^a (Brot. in Lin. trans. 14. p. 340. t. 12.) 

 ^hat aci ^^^^^^' P^^J^^y ; petioles unarmed ; leaflets ovate, some- 



Iv t\ ""^^^ * glabrous on both surfaces ; calyx unopen, ob- Hume's Coral -tree. Tree. 



22 E. Humea'na (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 243.) stem arboreous, 

 prickly ; leaflets acute, smooth ; petioles prickly, and nerves of 

 leaves beneath ; racemes aggregate, straight, terminal ; calyx 

 truncate, toothed ; stamens diadelphous, shorter than the vexil- 

 lum. f} . S. Native country unknown. 

 Flowers scarlet. 



E. Caffi-a, Brot. vag. 



fioletelv d -1 &***"*^^"s on both suriaces ; calyx unopen, ob- 

 hind • ^ ^"^'^"'^^edf toothless, truncate, and variously cut be- 

 in I.J .^,^^ens diadelphous. length of the vexillum : keel eaual 



secund 



h 



23 E. arbore'scens (Roxb. cor. 3. t. 219.) stem arborescent, 

 prickly; petioles unarmed ; leaflets broadly ovate, acutish, pubes- 

 cent beneath ; calyx campanulate, entire ; vexillum oval, con- 

 stamens 10, monadelphous at the base. ^. S, Native 



Flowers of a carmine colour, about an inch and a 



cave 



of Nipaul. 

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