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LEGUMINOS^. CCIX. Derris. CCX. Endespermum. CCXL Pongamia. CCXII. Dalbergia. 



bably very distinct from PhaseoUece, but the germination of the 

 seeds is not sufficiently known. 



3 P. ULiGiNosA (D. C. 1. c) leaves with 1-2 pairs of oval- 

 oblong, acuminated, glabrous leaflets. ^ . '^. S. Native of 



CCIX. DE'RRIS (Seppig, derris, a skin ; in reference to the 'Bengal. Galedupa uliginosa, Roxb. hort. beng. 53. Roblnia 



uliginosa, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1133. Flowers white. 

 Bog Pongamia. Clt. 1824. Shrub tw. 



4 P. GRANDiFLORA (Vent. malm. no. 28.) leaves with 3-4 

 pairs of elliptic, obtuse leaflets, which are pubescent beneath. 



Native of the East Indies. Galedupa grandiflora, Vahl 

 in herb. Juss. Legume compressed, flat, oval, pubescent. Ra- 

 cemes shorter than the leaves. 



consistence of the legumes). Lour. coch. p. 432. D. C. prod. 

 2. p. 415. 



LiN. SYST. Monadeljyhia, Decandria. Calyx tubular, with 

 5 blunt teeth. Corolla papilionaceous. Keel lunate, of 2 con- 

 crete petals. Stamens 10, monadelphous. Legume oblong, ob- 

 tuse, much compressed, 1 -seeded, membranous. Seed oblong, 

 flat. — Unarmed, clii:nbing, glabrous shrubs, with impari-pinnate 

 leaves, having from 1 to many pairs of exstipellate leaflets. 

 Racemes axillary and lateral. Flowers white. Roots fleshy. 



1 D. TRiFOLiA^TA (Lour. 1. c.) Icaves pinnately trifoliate; 

 leaflets ovate-lanceolute ; racemes axillary, length of leaves. 

 Tj . ^. G. Native of China, in the province of Canton, in woods. 



Trifoliate Derris. Shrub cl. 



2 D. pinna'ta (Lour. 1. c.) leaves impari-pinnate, with many 



Tj.S. 



Great-flowered VoxigdixmsL. Clt. 1818. Shrub. 



5 P. ser/cea (Vent. 1. c.) leaves with 3-4 pairs, or only 

 with 1 pair from abortion, of oblong leaflets, which are silky 

 beneath ; racemes elongated, approximating into a panicle, 

 Tj . S. Native of Java. Flowers probably white. 



SUhyAeo-vedi Pongamia. Shrub. 



6 P. atropurpu'rea (Wall. pi. rar. asiat. 1. p. 70. t. 78.) 



pairs of alternate, ovate-oblong leaflets ; peduncles lateral, many- leaves with 3-4 pairs of oblong, attenuated, coriaceous, smooth 



flowered. ^ . v^. S. Native of Cochin-china, in woods. 

 Pinnate AesiVGd Derris, Shrub cl. 



leaflets ; flowers disposed in dense racemes, numerous, forming 

 a terminal panicle; legumes broad, ovate-lanceolate, l-sceded, 



Cult. These shrubs are well adapted for the climbers in smooth. Tj . S. Native of the Burman empire, in woods on 

 greenhouses, or greenhouse conservatories. Ripened cuttings the shores of Martaban, at Amherst, and Moalmyne, and else- 



will root readily in sand, under a hand-glass. 



where. Flowers deep purple. The wood is much esteemed by 

 the Burmese and Taleyne people, who employ it for beams and 



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CCX. ENDESPE'RMUM (from tvltm, endees, indigent, I 'T'i^^ ^^ 

 T 1 • r 1 . r ° 1 rafters m their houses. Dr. Wallich was told that they eat tne 



and o-TTfp/xa, sperma^ a seed ; in reference to the want of seeds, # T 1 



tiere being only one in each legume). Blum, ex flora, 1825. 

 p. 132. D. C. prod. 2. p. 415. 



LiN. SYST. Monadelphia, Enncandria. Calyx bilabiate, Li- 

 bracteolatc at the base ; upper lip bluntly 2-lobed, lower one 

 tridentate. Wings and carina on long claws. Stamens 9, mo- 

 nadelphous, the tenth one absent or deficient. Legume on a 

 very long pedicel, membranous and foliaceous, lanceolate, 1- 

 seeded, indehiscent. Seed linear, compressed. This genus is 

 said to be allied to Dalbergia, 



1 E. sca'ndens (Blum. 1. c). "^ . ^. S, Native of Java. 

 Leaves abruptly pinnate ; leaflets alternate, oblong, elongated, 

 obtuse at the base, ending in a very short acumen at the apex, 

 villous on both surfaces, but more so beneath. Racemes when 

 bearing the flowers shorter than the leaves, but becoming lonf:rer 

 as the pods advance. Flowers small, probably white. 



Climbing Endespermum. Shrub cl. 



Ctdt. See Dalbergia for culture and propagation, p. 375. 



Dark-purpIe-fioweYei Pongamia. Tree 70 feet. 



Cult. See Dalbergia for culture and propagation, p. 375. 



CCXIL DALBE'RGIA (in honour of Nicholas Dalberg, a 

 Swedish botanist). Roxb. hort. beng. p. 52. and cor. 2. vol. 2. 

 D. C. prod. 2. p. 416. Dalbergia, spec. Lin. fil. suppl. 52. 



Lam. ill. 601. f. 2.— Solori, Adans. fam. 327. 



Lin. syst. Monadelphla, Ocidndria, and Decdndriay or Dia- 



delphia, Decdndria. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed (f. 51. a.)* 

 Corolla papilionaceous (f. 51. c) ; petals of keel connected to 

 the apex (f. 51. &.). Stamens 8-10, sometimes all monadelphous, 

 with the tube or sheath cleft in front, sometimes divided into 2 

 equal opposite bundles. Legume stipitate, membranous, com^ 

 pressed, flat, oblong, taperine: to both ends, l-3-seeded(f 51.a.> 



^ ^ ^ - -Sometimes trees. 



Seeds compressed, remote. Radicle inflexed. 

 but usually climbing shrubs, with impari-pinnate leaves.^ 

 1 D. Ougeine'nsis (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 53.) leaves pinna 



telv 



CCXl.VOT<lGA'MlA (Pongam is the Malabar name of the trifoliate; leaflets ovate-roundish, rather villous, with undu- 

 st species). Lam. ill. t. 603. Vent. malm. no. 28. D. C. lately curled margins; pedicels l-flowered, * ' '"^ ^--"trps. 



prod. 2. p. 416. — Galedupa, Lam. diet. 2. p. 594. exclusive of 

 the synonymes of Rumphius, and therefore the name. 

 Lin. syst. Monadelphia, Decdndria. 



ncr m fascicles, 

 ''Native of the 



toothed, obliquely truncate. 



Calyx cup-shaped, 5- 

 Petals 5, all un*Tuiculate and dis- 



posed into a papilionaceous corolla. Stamens 10, monadelphous, 

 having the sheath or tube cleft above, or the tenth stamen 

 loosened from the rest. Legume somewhat stipitate, compressed, 

 flat, indehiscent, beaked, 1-celled, 1-2-seeded. — East Lidian 

 trees, with impari-pinnate leaves, opposite leaflets, axillary ra- 

 cemes of usually white or yellow flowers. 



1 P. gla' BRA (Vent. malm. t. 28.) leaves with 2-3 pairs of 

 ovate, acuminated, glabrous leaflets, b • S. Native of the East 



and are as well as the calyxes villous. fj . S. 



East Indies. Flowers small. Terminal leaflets obovate. 



Ougein Dalbergia. Clt. 1820. Tree 30 feet. 



2 D. Sissoo (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 52.) leaflets 5, alternate. 



Indies. Robinia mitis, Lin. 



1044. 



Willd. spec. 3. p. 

 Burm. fl.ind. 163. 



spec. 104-4. Dalbergia arborea, 



Galedupa Lndica, Lam. diet. 2. p. 594. 



Rheed. mal. 6. t. 3* Calyx red. Corolla white. 



Clt. 1699. Shrub 5 to 10 feet. 



petiolulate, obovate, abruptly acuminated, glabrous above, b" 

 pubescent beneath ; panicles axillary, puberulous, shorter th^ 

 the leaves. Tj . S. Native of Bengal. Stamens 8, monadel- 

 phous, with a dorsal fissure. Legume linear-lanceolate, tapering 

 to the base, stipitate, glabrous, 1-seeded. Flowers white. 

 Sissoo Dalbergia. Clt. 1820. Tree 30 feet. , 



3 D. LATiFOLiA (Roxb. cor. 2. p. 7. t. 113.) leaflets 3-5,^ 

 ternate, roundish, emarglnate, glabrous above and pubescent 

 neath; panicles axillary, few-flowered, much shorter than 

 leaves. - ^ ^- - -- -• ^ *-'««- »« 



Tj.S. 



Glabrous Pongamia. 



2 P. Chine'nsis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 416.) leaves with 2 or 3 

 of ovate- lanceolate, frlabrous leaflets 



Native of Coromandel, on the mountains* 



Flowers white. 



Le- 



glabrous 

 Native of China. Robinia mitis. 



pairs 



ij . G. 



Flowers yellow, tern in the raceme. 



Shrub 3 feet. 



; stem 

 Lour. 



shrubby, 

 coch. 455. 



China Pongamia. 



mens monadelphous, with a dorsal fissure. , g. 



gume oblong-lanceolate. The wood is used in malting nou 



hold furniture in India. 



Broad-leaved B3\hergm. Clt. 1811. Tree40 feet. , 



4 D. RUBiGiNosA (Roxb. cor. 2. p. 9. 1. 1 15.) leaflets (t "^^[^ 



opposite, oblong, obtuse, glabrous; branches and petioles 



mentose; panicles axillary, much shorter than the leaves. 



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