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- LEGUMINOS^. CCVL Erythrina. 



Lalf long. Legumes pendulous, pedicellate, villous, cuspidate at rica, at Caraccas and near Cumana. Legume glabrous. Seeds 



grey. Flowers copper-coloured. 



67at/cow5-leaved Coral-tree. Clt. 1819. Tree 20 feet? 



the apex. 



Arborescent Coral- tree. 



Clt. 1818. Tree 12 to 15 feet. 



24 E. I'ndica (Lam. diet. 2. p. 391. var. a.) stem arboreous, 



32 E. ? isope'tala (Lam. diet. 2. p. 392.) stems sarmentose, 



prickly ; petioles unarmed ; leaflets broad-ovate, acute, gla- and are as well as the petioles unarmed ; leaflets ovate-lanceo 



calyx spathaceous ; vexillum spreading, ovate, concave ; 



S. Native of the East 



brous 



stamens monadelphous at the base. 

 Indies. 



late, glabrous; calyx campanulate, 5-lobed; petals unguiculate, 



^ 



E. orientalis, 



E. corallodendron /3, Lin. spec. 992. 

 Murr. comm. goett. 8. p. 35. t. 1. — Rheed. mal. 6. t. 7. 



about equal in length 



S. 



stamens 10, monadelphous at the base. 



Flowers an inch 



P 



Legume unknown. 



Rumph. amb. 2. t. 7G. Flowers of a splendid scarlet-colour. 

 In Rheede's figure the calyx is acute and much elongated, but 

 in the figure of Rumphius it is short and obtuse ; they are there- 

 fore probably distinct species. 



Indian Coral-tree. Clt. 1814. Tree 20 to 80 feet. 



25 E. Loure'iri ; stem arboreous, prickly ; petioles unarmed ; 

 leaflets rather cordate, deltoid, acute, glaucous ; calyx spatha- 



vexillum very long, acute ; stamens monadelphous at the 

 base, equal in length to the vexillum. T^ . G. Native of China 

 and Cochin-china. E, corallodendron, Lour. coch. 427. Flowers 



^ . ^. S. Native of Brazil, at Rio Janeiro. 

 and a half long. 



Equal-'petalled Coral-tree. Shrub cl. 

 83 E. Senegale'nsis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 413.) stem shrubby, 

 and is as well as the petioles and ribs of leaves prickly ; leaflets 



, glabrous ; calyx obliquely 

 vexillum 



ovate-oblong, obtuse, coriaceous 



truncate, somewhat bilabiate 



straight, obtuse. Tj. S. Native of Senegal. 



ceous 



long, deep crimson. 

 broad. 



oblong-cuneiform, 



Flowers an inch 



Leaflets 3 inches long and 12 or 15 lines 



scarlet. A decoction of the bark is used against intermittent 

 fevers, and the leaves are used to cleanse ulcers. 

 Loureird*s Coral-tree. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



The leaves push forth when the flowers begin to fade. 

 /yen^^a/ Coral-tree. Fl. Feb. Mar. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 

 34 E. Abyssi'nica (Lam. diet. 2. p. 392.) stem arboreous, 



leaflets glabrous, obtuse, lateral 



T? 



prickly ; petioles unarmed ; 



ones broadly and obliquely ovate, terminal one roundish. 



Native of Abyssinia (Bruce). Flowers and fruit unknown. 



26 E. picTA (Lin. spec- 993.) stem arboreous, prickly; pe- According to Bruce, the seeds of this species of Cora/-^ree are 



tioles and ribs of leaves rather prickly ; leaflets broadly ovate, called Carats in Abyssinia, and are used in weighing gold and 



painted with white in the centre ; calyx spathaceous ; vexillum 

 oval, concave ; stamens monadelphous at the base, b . S. 



stamens monadelphous 

 Native of the Moluccas. E. Tudica /3, Lara. 1. c. — Rumph. 



precious stones. 



Abyssinian Coral-tree. Tree. 



icon 



. ined. D. C. 



35 E. BKEviTLORA (Moc. ct Scsse, fl. mex. 



prod. 2. p. 413.) stem shrubby, and is as well as the petioles 



prickly ; leaflets ovate, acute ; racemes axillary, shorter than 



27 E. spathaVea (D. C. prod. 2. p. 412.) stem arboreous, the leaves ; calyx bilabiate : vexillum oval ; legumes pendulous, 



G. Native of 



amb. 2. t. 77. Flowers of a carmine colour. 

 Pamferf-leaved Coral-tree. Clt. 1696. 



Seeds dark purple. 

 Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 



and is as well as the petioles unarmed ; leaflets broad-ovate, 

 acute, glabrous ; calyx velvety, spathaceous, acutely 5-toothed 

 the apex, h . S. 



at 

 scarlet 



apex. Tj • S' Native of St. Domingo, 

 vexillum not seen. 



Wings and keel 



• SpathaceonS'CdXyyied Coral-tree. Clt. 1824. Sh. 6 to 10 ft. 

 28 E. veluti'na (Willd. nov. act. scrut. berol. 3. p. 426. 

 spec. 3. p. 914.) stem arboreous, prickly; leaflets rounded at 

 both ends, 3-nerved, rather pilose above, but clothed with soft 

 canescent tomentum beneath, unarmed, terminal one transversely 

 elliptic ; calyx spathaceous, slightly 5-toothed, tomentose ; vex- 



.S. 



few-seeded, glabrous, unarmed, mucronate. ^? 

 Mexico, at the river Ayacapixtla. Flowers scarlet. 



Short'floivered Coral-tree. Tree. ^ p 



36 E. coRALLOiDEs (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D-^* 

 prod. 2. p. 413.) stem arboreous, bearing a solitary prickle under 

 each leaf; petioles unarmed; leaflets ovate; calyx truncate- 



vexillum linear-oblong 



legumes glabrous, 



G. 



few-seeded, stipitate 

 Native of Mexico, 



ilium elliptic, reflexed. 

 Caraccas. 



h 



Native of South America, near 



H. B. etKunth, nov. gen, amer. 6. p. 435. Flowers 



at the base, cuspidate at the apex. T? • ^^ * . i- 



Flowers scarlet. Seeds red ; the hylum girded by a white^me, 



they are commonly called Colorines. 



Coral-like-seeded Coral-tree. Tree. j n C 



37 E. PATENS (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. ^'^' 



with a reddish yellow vexillum, and with the wings and keel prod. 2. p. 414.) stem shrubby, and is as well as the petio 

 fTTf^f^nUli v/^n^fv unarmed ; leaflets ovate, obtuse ; racemes terminal, rather v 



vety ; mouth of calyx dilated and obliquely truncate ; vexi u 

 spreading, stipitate, roundish ; legume villous. l2'®' 



greenish yellow. 

 Velvety Coral-tree. 

 29 E. Fu'i 



Clt. 1810. Tree CO feet. 

 (Lour. coch. 427.) stem shrubby, prickly; pe- 

 tioles unarmed ; leaflets lanceolate, glabrous; calyx bilabiate;' 

 vexillum elongated, convolute; stamens monadelphous at the 

 base. ^ . G. Native of Cochin-china, on the banks of rivers. 

 Gelala aquatica , Rumph. amb. 2. t. 78. ex Lour, but neither 

 the figure nor description agrees with the present plant. Flowers 

 of a brownijiih-red colour. 

 ^ Broivnish-RoVf ered Coral-tree. Shrub 8 feet. 



30 E. NERVOSA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 413.) stem arboreous, and 

 is as well as the petioles unarmed ; leaflets oval, acuminated, 

 glabrous above, feather-nerved beneath and clothed with vel- 



racemes axillary, short ; 



calyx ample, irregularly 5-tootlied. Tj . S. Native of Brazil. 



Flowers scarlet. 



Spreading Coral-tree. 

 38 



Tree. 



prod. 



E. bivarica'ta (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. ^' * 

 2. p. 414.) stem shrubby, prickly: petioles "^^JJ^^ 

 leaflets cordate, acute ; calyx velvety, spathaceous, ^;^?^, , ^ 

 the apex ; vexillum spreading, oval ; stamens diadelp o • 

 .»? . S. Native of Mexico. Flowers scarlet, large, and v j 

 beautiful. Racemes lafpral. manv-flowpr^d. Perhaps the sa 



vety down as well as the petioles ; 



Racemes lateral, many-flowered. 

 as E. spathacea, but differs in the trunk being prickly- 

 Divaricate Coral- tree. " 



Tree. 



486. t 



Flowers 2 inches long. Leaflets 4-G inches long, with the nerves 

 elevated beneath. Legumes unknown. 



iV^rrerf-leaved Coral -tree. Tree. 



31 E. GLAu'cA (Willd. nov. act. nat. scrut. berol. 3. p. 428. 

 spec. 4. p. 915.) stem arboreous, prickly ; petioles almost un- 

 armed ; leaflets ovate, glaucous beneath ; calyx bilabiate ; vex- 

 illum cuneiform, spreading; keel longer than the wings ; stamens 

 10, monadelphous at the base. ^ . S. Native of South Ame- 



39 E. monospe'rma (Gaud, in Freycenet, voy. hot. p. * ' '^ 

 114.) arboreous, unarmed; leaflets broadly ovate, rem ^^ 

 obtuse, clothed with brownish tomentum beneath; ^^S""* i^j 

 seeded, fj . S. Native of the Sandwich Islands. Flowers scar 



Owe-5eerf^rf Coral-tree. Tree. hi u^St 



i Speciesj the names ofnktch are given in garden catalog 



but without any description. 



1 E. acideatissivia, Desf. 2 E. triacdntha, Willd. , 



4 E. piscidioldes, Hortul. 5 E.f&lg^ns. Horti - 

 6 J?, ^iric/a, Roxb. 7 E.ovali folia, ^o^h. Q E . sublobata^ ^^^ 



8 



JB. acidcalissivia^ 

 incana^ AVilld 



8 £. 



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