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LEGUMINOSiE. CCLXXIV. Chamjefistula, CCLXXV. Cathartocarpus. 



on the bants of the river Magdalena. Cassia inflkta, Spreng. n^nsis, Jacq. icon. rar. t. 73. but not of Lam. Cassia torulosa 



syst. 2. p. 336. 



/n/7a^erf-podded Channaefistula. 



15 C. coNTORTA : erect, branched; leaves with 3 pairs of 



Shrub. 



CONTORTA ; 



obovate, pubescent, mucronate leaflets ; pedicels axillary, soli- 



1-fiowered ; legume linear, subterete, twisted. ^ . S. 



tary 



Native of Guinea, in the island of St. Thomas. Flowers large, 

 yellow. 



Twisted-podded Chamaefistula. Shrub. 



16 C. crotalarioi'des ; leaves with 3-4 pairs of oval, rather 

 tnucronate, pubescent leaflets, with a sessile elongated gland on 

 the petiole, between each of the pairs of leaflets, except the 



: branches 



and Cassia Tudica, Poir. suppl. 2. p. 126. and p. 127. 



Toro^e-podded Chamaefistula, FL June, July. CIt. 1816. 

 Shrub 6 feet. 



23 C. Chine'nsis ; leaves with 3-5 pairs of oval, acutish 

 leaflets, which are smoothish as well as the branches ; petiole 

 bearing a solitary gland ; peduncles very short, 3-4-flowered. 

 G. Native of China. Cassia Chinensis, Lam. diet. 1. p. 



■T2' 



644. but not of Jacq. 



but not of Desf. 



Cassia grandiflora, Pers. ench.l. p. 457. 



upper one ; 

 rulotis, mucronate. 



pubescent ; legumes ovate-oblong, pube- 

 Tj . S. Native of South America. Cassia 

 crotalarioides, Kunth, mim. t. 40. Sepals oblong, bluntish, 3- 

 nerved. Stipulas linear, subulate, elongated. Perhaps a spe- 

 cies of Cassia. 



Crotalaria-llke Chamfefistula. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 

 17 C. floribu'nda ; leaves with 3-5 pairs of oblong-lanceo- 

 late, glabrous leaflets, with an oblong gland on the petiole be- 



' China Chamaefistula. Fl. June. Clt. 1807. Sh. 4 to 6 ft. 

 ' 24 C. giga'ntea ; leaves with 4-5 pairs of oval leaflets, which 

 are attenuated at the base, and obtusely, somewhat emarginate 

 and mucronate at the apex, glabrous as well as the branches ; 

 petiole glandless ; racemes axillary, rather velvety, the upper 

 ones disposed in a kind of panicle. ^ . S. Native of Jamaica, 

 where it is cultivated under the name of Cassia arborescens. 



Cassia gig^ntea, Bert. ined. ex 



Roundish. Pedicels crowded, an inch long. 



Legumes unknown. 

 Giant Chamaefistula. 



D. C. prod. 2. p. 492. Sepals 



Bracteas subulate. 



Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



tween the lower pair ; branches glabrous ; peduncles many- 

 flowered; legumes nearly cylindrical, 3-times the length of the 



Cassia floribunda, leaflets, which are unequal at the base, mucronate at the apex 



25 C. exce'lsa ; leaves with 10-20 pairs of elliptic-ohlong 



pedicel. 



^ 



S. Native of New Spain. 



> 



Cav. ex. CoUad. mon. p. 88. 

 124. but not of Lam. 



Cassia corymbosa, Ort. dec. p, 



Bitndle-JloTvered Chamaefistula. 

 Tree or shrub. 



Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. S. Native of Brazil. 



smoothish above and shining, but pubescent beneath as well as 



the petioles and peduncles; corymbs of flowers panicled. ^. 



"" * " ^ " Cassia excelsa, Schrad. in gcett. anz, 



18 C. Herbertia^na ; leaves with 5 pairs of lanceolate, acu- 

 minated leaflets, which are smoothish above but pubescent be- 

 neath as well as the branches and petioles ; petiole bearing small, 

 sessile glands, one between each pair of leaflets, except the 2 

 extreme pairs ; racemes axillary and terminal, sub-corymbose. 

 Tj . S. Native of Barbadoes. Cassia Herbertiana^ Lindl. bot. 

 reg. 1422. Flowers large, straw-coloured. 



Herbert's Chamaefistula. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1828. Shrub 

 9 to 10 feet. 



19 C. i;eviga'ta ; leaves with 3-5 pairs of ovate-lanceolate, 

 acuminated, glabrous leaflets, with an oblong, acutish gland be- 

 tween each of the pairs on the petiole ; branches glabrous. Tj • S. 

 Native of New Spain. Cassia laevigata, Willd enum. 441. 



p. 717. Cassia fastigiata, Nees. et Neuw reis. bras. ex. flora, 



1821. p. 308. and p. 329. 



Tall Chamaefistula. ' Tree. 



26 C. CoROMANDELiA na ; Icaves with 6-10 pairs of lanceolate 

 acute leaflets, which are glabrous as well as the branches ; pe- 

 tiole bearing an ovate thick gland near its base ; legumes terete, 

 smooth. T? . S. Native of the East Indies. Cassia Coroman- 



deliana, Jacq. fragm. 67. t. 100. 



Coromandel Chamaefistula. Fl. June, Jul. 



Very like C. torosa. 



Clt. 1823. 



Tr. 



27 C. Sophe'ra ; leaves with 8-10 pairs of lanceolate, acute, 

 nearly equal leaflets, which are glabrous as well as the branches; 

 ^ ^ ^ , S. Native of 



petiole bearing an oblong gland at the base. Tj - 

 India in shady woods, as well as of Egypt and China. 



Cassia 

 Rheed. 



Cassia septentrionklis, Zucc. cent. no. 69. Cassia grandiflora, mal. 2. t. 52. 



Desf. cent. hort. par. but not of Pers. Cassia elegans, H. B. large, pale yellow. 



et Kunth, 'nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 342. Hern. mex. p. 376. f. 1.? 



^Swioo^/i Chamaefistula. Shrub 6 to 12 feet. 

 . 20 C. pe'ndula ; leaves with 4 pairs of oblong, rounded 

 leaflets, which are glaucous beneath, and glabrous on both sur- 

 faces as well as the branches ; petiole bearing a clavate gland 

 between the lower pair of leaflets ; racemes axillary, many- 

 flowered ; legumes terete, rather torulose, glabrous. ^ . S. 

 Native of New Granada, near Guadua. Cassia p6ndula, Willd. 

 enum. 1. p. 440. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 343. 



PendulouS'TVicemed Chamaefistula. 

 Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 



Sophera, Lin. spec. 542. — Rumph. amb. 5. t. 97 



Burm. zeyl. t. 98. Racemes corymbous. Flowers 



Perhaps numerous species are confused 



under the name of C. Sophera. 



>yopAera Chamaefistula. Fl. Jul. Sept. Clt. 1658. 

 Cult. See Cassia for culture and propagation, p. 450 



Sh.4tol0ft. 



CCLXXV. 



caihairOy to 



Fl.July, Aug. Clt. 1820. 



:V. CATHARTOCARPUS (*:a0arpw, caihairo, lo 



rapTToc, harpos, the fruit ; in reference to the p"»P 



[itained in the pods being cathartic). Pers. ench. 1. P- *^ • 



Bactyrilobium, Willd. enum. 440.— Cassia, Gaertn. fr^c^- ;* 



purge, and 

 contained 



21 C. inde'cora ; leaves with 4 pairs of obovate-oblong 

 leaflets, which are rounded at the apex, glabrous above, but 

 clothed with soft pubescence beneath as well as the branches and 



f)etioles ; petiole bearing a gland between the lower pair of 

 eaflets; peduncles axillary, many-flowered; legumes compressed, 



blunt 



Legume 5-6 inches 



puberulous. Tj • S. Native of Caraccas. _ Cassia indecora, apex 

 H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 343. 

 long, divided internally into about 75 cells. 

 Indecorous Chamseflstula. Tree. 



22 C. TOROSA ; leaves with 4-7 pairs of ovate-lanceolate, gla- 

 brous leaflets, with a gland at the base of the petiole ; branches 

 labrous; legumes cylindrical, torulose. Tj . G. Native of 

 /hina. 



t. 147. Cassia, sect. 1. Fistula, D. C. in Collad. mon. p 

 prod. 2. p. 489. 



Lin. syst. Decdndria, Monogynia. Sepals very 

 hardly joined at the base, more or less unequal. Petals 5, un- 

 equal. Stamens 10, free, unequal, the 3 lower ones longest, tn 

 4 middle ones short and straight, 3 upper ones bearing ^"^^^'\^^ 

 difFormed anthers. Anthers ovate, opening by 2 chinks at 



Ovary stipitate. Legumes terete, or a little compresse , 



indehiscent, woody, with elevated sutures, transversely ^^^^^ 

 celled inside, the cells 1 -seeded, and filled with cathartic pup- 

 Trees with ab- 



Cassia torosa^ Cav. descrip. pi. p. 131. Cassia Chi-* 



in full flower in their native countries. 



\ C. gra'ndis (Pers. ench. 1. p. 459.) 



