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LEGUMINOSjE. CCXLIX. Cjesalpinia. CCL. Poinciaka. 



Sect. IV. Libidi'bia (Libidibi is the name of the legume at 

 Cura^oa). Legume oblong, spongy, incurved laterally, con- 

 crete between the seeds inside, and somewhat many-celled. 



25 C. corta'ria (Willd. spec. 2. p. 532.) unarmed, glabrous ; 

 leaves with 6-7 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 15-20 pairs 

 of linear, obtuse leaflets ; racemes panicled ; pedicels shorter 

 than the flowers. Tj , S. Native of Cura^oa, Carthagena, St. 

 Domingo, in salt marshes by the sea-side. Ponciana cori^ria, 

 Jaeq. amer. 123. t. 175. f. 36. C. coriaria, Kunth, mim. t. 45. 

 C. Hiomse'a, Spreng. in herb. Balb. The legumes are called 

 Jjihidibty and are used in tanning leather when ripe by the Spa- 

 niards and natives. The flowers are small and yellow. 



Ride Brasiletto. Tree 15 to 20 feet. 



26 C. du'bia (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 343.) leaves with 12 pairs 

 of pinnae, each pinna bearing 2-4 pairs of oblong, oblique, mu- 

 cronate leaflets, which are discoloured beneath ; racemes panicled, 

 and are as w^ell as the calyxes clothed with rusty down ; legume 

 1 -seeded, h • S. Native of Brazil. Sello. 



Donhtfi 



uletto. Tree. 



"f Sjyecies not sufficiently Icnown, 



27 C. LEBBEKoiDES (D, C. prod. 2. p. 483.) nearly unarmed, 

 glabrous ; leaves abruptly bipinnate, with 3-4 pairs of pinnae, 

 each pinna hearing 6-7 pairs of ovate, obtuse, unequal leaflets ; 

 legumes compressed, flat, elongated, linear, membranous. T? • G. 

 Native of China. Protuberances under the leaves almost spi- 

 nose. Legume almost like that of Acacia Lebbek. Umbilical 

 funicle straight. Flowers unknown. 



Lehheh'like Brasiletto. Tree. 



28 C. ? puncta'ta (Willd, enum. 445.) unarmed; leaves im- 



pari-bipinnate ; pinnae impari-pinnate ; leaflets elliptic, obtuse, 

 mucronate, dotted. Tj . S. Native of Brazil. Ponciana punc- 

 tata, Poir. suppl. 4. p. 449. The dots on the leaves vanish on 

 drying. Perhaps a species of Morhiga. 



Dotted'leaved Brasiletto. Clt. 1820. Shrub 6 feet. 



29 C. ? echina'ta (Lam. diet. 1. p. 461.) prickly; leaves 

 bipinnate ; leaflets ovate, obtuse ; legumes echinated. T? . S. 

 Native of Brazil, where the wood is used for dyeing. Guilan- 

 dlna echinata, Spreng, syst. 2. p. 327. Perhaps a true species 

 of Guilandtna. Flowers yellow. This species is said to pro- 

 duce the best Brazil-wood or Brasiletto. 



£cAinaied-podded Brasiletto. Tree. 



30 C. ? CAssioiDES (Willd. enum. 444.) stipulas spinose; 

 leaves with 2-3 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 6-7 pairs of 

 oblong, retuse leaflets ; petioles rather pilose. T2 , S. Native 

 of South America, Ponciana cassioides, Poir. suppl. 4. p. 448. 

 Flowers and legumes unknown. 



Cassia-like Brasiletto. Clt. 1821. Shrub. 



31 C? mucrona'ta (Willd. enum. 444.) prickly; leaves bi- 

 pinnate, with 3 pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing 7 pairs of 

 oblong, obtuse, mucronate, glabrous leaflets. ^. S. Native of 

 Brazil. Ponciana mucronata, Poir. 1. c. Flowers and legumes 

 unknown. 



A/wcrona/e-leafletted Brasiletto. Shrub. 



32 C? PLuviosA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 483.) unarmed ; leaves 

 impari-bipinnate, with 6-8 pairs of pinnae, which are abruptly 

 pinnate, bearing 10-12 pairs of unequal, rhomboid-ovate, gla- 

 brous leaflets; gland axillary, ovate; racemes terminal ; pedicels 

 and calyxes clothed widi rufous velvety down. Tj . S. Native 

 of Brazil. Cubac^a pluviosa, Leandr. sacr. ined. According to 

 the testimony of Lcandre, water flows from the young branches, 

 and falls from them in drops like rain. The superior segment 

 of the calyx is longer than the rest. The vexillum is shorter 

 than the other petals. Stamens with the filaments villous at the 

 base. Legume 1 -celled, few-seeded. All ex Leandr. 



Rainy Brasiletto. Tree 40 to 60 feet. 



33 C. proce'ra (Poppig. ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 343.) leaves 

 simply pinnate, with many pairs of oblong-linear, obtuse, gla- 

 brous leaflets ; racemes few-flowered ; stamens about equal in 



Native of Cuba. 



length to the corolla. Tj . S. 

 jTa// Brasiletto. Clt. 1824. 



Tree. 



from 



Flowers yellow. 



galensiSf p. 32. and p. 90,. 



^ 1 C enneaphyllay Roxb. 2 C. oleosi^erma^ Roxb. 3 C. Chi- 

 nensis, Roxb. 4 C Idcerans^ Roxb. 5 C. resupinata, Roxb. 

 6 C paniculatay Roxb. 7 C. Sumatrdna, Roxb, 8 C poli/- 



phylla, Roxb. 



• Cult. Ccesalpinia is a genus of fine flowering trees and shrubs, 

 but in our collections they are never allowed to grow to a size 

 large enough for flowering, in consequence of their being prickly, 

 and are not admired on that account. A mixture of loam and 

 peat suits them best. Cuttings are difficult to root, but some- 

 times will succeed if taken off' from the mother plant in a grow- 

 ing state and planted in sand, with a hand-glass placed over 

 them in a moist heat. 



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CCL. POINCIA^NA (in honour of M. de Poinci, once go- 

 vernor of the Antilles, and a patron of botany). Lin. gen. 51 0. 

 Lam. ill. t. 333. Gsertn. fruct- 2. t. 150. D. C. prod, 2. p. 483, 



Poincia, Neck. elem. 1282. 



Monogy 



Calyx cup-shaped at the 



Petals 5, 8ti- 



The Barbadoes flower-fence » 



nca. 



Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. 



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base, permanent, 5-cleft, lower segment arched, 

 pitate, upper one diffbrmed. Stamens 10, very long, all fertile, 

 with the filaments hairy at the base. Style very long. Legume 

 flat, compressed, 2-valved, somewhat many-celled from the seeds 

 being separated by a kind of cellular spongy substance. Seeds 

 obovate, compressed, with the endupleura gelatinous when placed 

 in water. Embryo with flat cotyledons, and an oval plumule,— 

 Very elegant prickly or unarmed shrubs and trees, wuh abrupt- 

 ly-bipinnate leaves, and corymbous panicles of shewy flowers, on 



long bractless pedicels. * a h ^ 



1 P. pulche'rrima (Lin. spec. 554.) prickly ; leaflets ob- 



ovate ; calyx glabrous ; petals on long stipes, fringed. '2 ' .* ^ 

 Native of the East Indies and tropical Africa, from whence it 

 has migrated to South America and the West India Islands. 

 Reich, gart. mag. t. 93. D. C. legum. mem. xi. t. 23. t. H^ 

 Sims,bot. mag. 995.— Merian.sur. t.45.— RJieed. mal.6.t.l. 



Rumph. amb. 4. t. 20. Csesalpmia pulcherrima, Swartz, obs.^l oo^ 

 To this species the P. pulcherrima, P. alata, and -P. trtjngf^ 



species tne /". pu 



Burm. ind. p. 333. appertain. ^^>^ ^ x. rxct 



planted in the West Indies as hedges to divide the lands, wnencc 

 the English name. It is called Spanish carnation in some ol 

 West Indian colonies. Sir Hans Sloane calls it wild-senna, -J^ot 

 Browne calls it Barbadoes-pride. Its French name is "^"J^'^'p^^^ 

 Jleurs de Paradis. Ligon says the seeds were first earned o 

 badoes from the Cape de Verd Islands. The flowers are beaui^^ 

 fully variegated with a deep red or deep orange colourt >^, ' 

 and some spots of green; they have a very ^8""^. jj^,^' 



sometimes the flowers are deep orange, and sometimes y ^^ 

 without any admixture. All parts of the plant are thoug^ ^^^ 

 be very powerful amenegogues, and are frequently us 

 that purpose among the negroes. ^, ,goj 



5eaM///w/ Barbadoes-flower-fence. FL Jul. Sept. ^^^' ^"^ 'i 



Shrub 6 to 8 feet. ^ • „^^. 



2 P. ii^si'gnis (Kunth, mim. t. 44. H. B. et *^"7"' j^e . 

 gen. amer. 6. p. 333.) prickly; calyx glabrous ; F^^^f 4 j^e- 

 standing on very short stipes. Fj . S. Native of Soutn^ 



Flowers copper-coloured, painted with purple ^^g/^^^ ^ 



Noble F^ ** — t:*! » T 1-- ^1* ift^.^. ^ 



to 1 feet. 



(Lin. spec. 554.) 



