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LEGUMlNOSiE. CCXIII. PxEROCARi^ts. 



loam, and peat, and young cuttings of them will strike root freely ovate-oblong, abruptly acuminated, and are, as well as Ae 



if planted in a pot of sand, with a hand-glass placed over them, in 

 a little bottom heat. The climbing kinds are well adapted for 

 covering the rafters in stoves or stove conservatories. 



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CCXIII. PTEROC A'RPUS (from Trrepovj pteroriy a wing, and 

 KctpTroQy carposy a fruit ; in reference to the pods being girded by 

 a broad wing). Lin. gen. no. 854. Lam. ill. t. 602. exclusive of 

 some species. D. C. prod. 2. p. 418. 



Lin. syst. Monadelphia Dccdndriuy ox Diadelphia Decdndria. 

 Calyx 5-toothed. Petals 5, disposed into p ^.Ipilionaceous co- 

 rolla. Stamens 10, monadelphous or dia/^ iphous. 

 dehiscent, irregular, nearly orbicular,, v.ually varicose, 1 -seeded, 

 ^rded by a wing. Cotyledons thic ., incurved. Radicle some- 

 ^ it inflexed at the base. — Un?:med trees or shrubs, with im- 



^^OSlyniorphous genus, and ought to be divided into several 

 genei'^^.y^ at present thejAow^rs and fruit of the species are too 

 httlek^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 



branches and fruit, glabrous, 

 in w'oods. 



T2 . S. Native of French Guiana, 



Legume in- 



P. Apalatoa, 'Rich, in act. soc. nat. par, 1. p. 111. 

 P. Rohrii, Willd. spec. 3. p. 905. exclusive of the synonymesof 

 Aublet, according to Konig in ami. bot. 1. p. 358. Aubl. guian. 

 2. t. 145. f. 56. fruit, exclusive of the rest of the plate. 

 Rohr's Pterocarpus. Clt. 1816. Tree 40 feet. 

 5 P. oRBicuLA^Tus (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 

 prod. 2. p. 418.) leaflets 5, opposite, ovate, acute, glabrous; 

 fruit orbicular, emarginate at the base, but mucronate at the 



T2 . S. Native of Mexico. Flowers yellow. 



Tree 30 feet. 



apex. 



Orfiicw/ar-fruited Pterocarpus. 

 6 P. amphyme'nium (D. C. prod. 2. p. 418.) leaflets 7, ovate- 

 elliptic, acute, rounded at the base, glabrous above, and pubes- 

 cent beneath ; branches, petioles, calyxes, and fruit clothed with 



Native of Mexico, on the western de- 



H. B. et 



This is a soft tomentum. ^2 . S. 



nder this practicable. 



clivities of mountains. 



Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 380. 



Amphymenium pubescens 



Flowers yellow ? 

 Tree 50 feet. 



oECT. I. MouTou CHIA {^MoutoucJii u the Caribbean name of 

 P. suherbsa). Aubl. guian. 2. p. 748. t.'i!99. D. C. prod. 2. p. 

 418. — Griselinea, Neck. elem. no. 1358V but not of Forst. 

 Staniens monadelphous, with the sheath or tube entire, not cleft 

 above. Legume roundish, suberose, 1 -seeded, having the supe- 

 rior suture straight, but not winged. 



1 P. Dra'co (Lin. spec. 438.) leaflets 5-7, alternate, ovate, 

 acuminated, gUbrous, shining ; fruit smoothish. T? • S. Native 

 of Guadaloupe and others of the West India islands- P. oflficinalis, 

 Jacq. amer. 283. t. 183. f. 92. P. Draco, Willd. exclusive of 

 the synonymes of Aublet and Commerson. P. hemiptera, Gsertn. 

 fruct. 2. p. 351. t. 156. f. 2-. The wood of this tree is white 

 and heavy, the bark thick, of a rusty grey colour, being cut 

 transversely it betrays no marks of redness at first, but in a 

 short time it is variegated with many blood red dots, that collect 

 into little globules or tears. The tree itself when cut in dif- 

 ferent parts in a short time is full of blood-coloured drops, shin- 

 ing and very clear, in the space of 10 minutes they harden, es- 

 pecially if the sun shines hot, and then are collected under the 

 name of sanguis draconis or dragon*s-blood. The bark, wood, ... , 



and leaves have an astringent taste. The resin of P. Drcico was ^^^^^'^!^:^^^ ^J^'i ' J!! 



formerly sent in abundance from Carthagena to Spain ; it no 

 longer occurs in commerce on account of the decreased demand 

 for dragon's-blood, and all the dragon's-blood now in commerce 



Around-memhraned Pterocarpus. 



7 P. MARSu^piUM (Roxb. cor. 2. p. 9. t. 116.) leaflets 5-f, 

 alternate, elliptic, somewhat emarginate, coriaceous, glabrous; 

 branches and calyxes glabrous ; panicle terminal ; legume rather 

 truncate, glabrous. P? . S. Native of Coromandel, on the moun- 

 tains. Flowers pale yellow. Stamens disposed in 2 pentandrow 

 bundles, which are rather concrete on the lower side. 



Powc/^-podded Pterocarpus. Clt. 1811. Tree 40 feet. 



8 P. DALBERGiorDES (Roxb. hort. bcug. p. 53.) leaflets 5-7 



alternate, elliptic, bluntish, coriaceous, and are, as well as the 



branches and calyxes, glabrous ; panicles of flowers axillary. 



T?. S. Native of the East Indies. Stamens divided into 2 F^' 



tandrous bundles. Flowers yellow. 



Dalhergia-like Pterocarpus. Tree 40 feet. ^, 



9 P. bi'lobus (Roxb. in herb. Lamb.) leaflets broad, gw- 



brous, alternate, ovate-roundish, deeply 2-lobed at the apex^ 



racemes short, axillary; fruit 1-seeded- I2 • ^* Native 



East Indies. 



Two-lohed-ledLvedi Pterocarpus. Tree 20 feet. 



Sect. III. Echinodi'scus (from ix'^voq, echinos, a J^.^S^J 

 and harKOQy dishosy a disk ; in allusion to the legumes being 

 with stifF bristles in the centre). Fruit almost o^^" hichb 

 somewhat falcate, mucronate from the base of the style, ^ . 



either lateral or oblique, girded all round by a membrane, 



- i ' B "^Flowers unknoirn. 



is obtained chiefly from the fruit oi Cdlamus Draco verus, and ^f ^^ ^^^> ^^"g f^'^ ^^^^tles in the centre. F^^^'f '' jj have 

 rudentum. the uses of which we shall ffive under that head. ^he species of this section are not well known, or 11 ^ 



rudeniumy the uses of which we shall give under that head. 



Z)rrt o^on Vblood Pterocarpus. Clt. 1820. Tree 30 to 40 ft. 



2 P. suBERosus (Pers. ench. 2. p. 277.) leaflets 5-9^ alternate, 

 ovate, acuminated, glabrous, shining; fruit reticulately-rugose 

 from elevated nerves. ^ . S. Native of Guiana, in humid 

 woods. Moutouchia suberosa, Aubl. guian. 2. p. 74-8. t. 299. 

 P. Moutouchia, Lam. ill. t. 602. f. 1. Racemes panicled. Flowers 

 yellow. 



Coriy-fruited Pterocarpus. Tree 40 feet. 



S P. CRISP a'tus (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon, ined.) leaflets 

 5-9, alternate, ovate, acutish ; fruit smoothish; petals curled. 

 \l . S. Native of Mexico. Racemes panicled. Flowers of a 

 dirty yellow peach colour. 



Cwr/eJ-pctalled Pterocarpus. Tree 40 feet. 



Sect, II. Amphyme'nium (from a/x^i, amphi^ around, and vjit>?>', 

 hymen f a membrane ; in reference to the pods being girded round 

 by a membrane). Stamens monadelphous, with the sheath or 

 tube cleft longitudinally on the upper side, sometimes the whole 

 Icnf'th. Fruit almost orbicular, containing 1 or 2 seeds inside, 

 girded all round by a broad membrane. 



4 P. Ro'iiRii (Vahl. symb. 2. p. 79.) leaflets 7-9, alternate, 



probably constituted a distinct genus. ^ j^^ 



10 P. ADANs6Nii(D.C.prod. 2. p. 419.) leaflets ^^'^^'^^^^^^ 

 nate, petiolulate, oval or rather oblong, acutish or mucr 

 adult ones glabrous above, but clothed with ^^P^^^^ V. pe- 

 velvety, canescent down beneath, as well as the branc ^^ 

 tioles, peduncles, and legumes ; point of legume lateral, ^ 

 what falcate, not reflexed. »? . S.. Native of Senegal, 

 negalensis, Vahl. ex herb. Juss. 



Adanson's Pterocarpus. Tree 20 to 30 feet. ^^ 



11 P. ECHiNA^TUs (Pers. ench. 2. p. 277.) leaflets ovate,^ ^ 

 what cordate, glabrous ; legume smoothish, falcate, ^^ *^ 



point directed towards the pedicel. 

 Solar. 



^. S. Native 



E china tcd'irmi^di Pterocarpus. Tree. . 1 ^et» 



12 P. erinaVeus (Lam. diet. 5. p. 728. ill. 602. ^- ^'^ ^iisty 



alternate, elliptic, obtuse, glabrous above, but clothed witi ^^ 



ice beneath ; fruit having a short, straight, ^^^I^! fjroe 



Native of Senegal and other parts of Guinea. ^ V ji,e 



African kino has been discovered by Mr. Mungo Park *?^. ^ 



lis tree. It is known up the rivers Gambia 

 enegal by the name of Pan du Sangue. Kino is a gw^ ^^^ 



>?.S. 



roduce of tl 



