180 LEGUMINOSiE. 



C. pubernla, J.I). Hook. !—V high, or lower; leaflets 8"'-3'", standard 4'", legume 6"' long. 



o. Leaflets blunt or subretuse. 



fi. obcotdata. Leaflets smaller, obcordate. 



Hab. Jamaica !, A I., March, M' Nab, rare; Bahamas !, Antigua !, Nichols., Wullschl. ; 

 S.Vincent!, Guild.; [Cuba! (a,0); New Mexico!, Texas!, Mexico!, Venezuela! ; Galapagos!]. 



11. C. lotifolia, L. Shrubby, diffuse; leaflets 3, elliptical-lanceolate, sericeous beneath 

 (or glabrescent) : stipules minute ; peduncles short, axillary, 1- or few-flowered ; calyx deeply 

 5-fid, shortly exceeded by the corolla : lobes lanceolate ; legumg spathulate-oblong, pnberu- 

 lous, stipitate.— SI. t. 176./. 1, 2.— Leaflets 1*"-1", flowers 6'", legume li" long.— Hab. 

 Jamaica!, Pd. ; [trop. Africa]. 



12. C. incana, L. Annual ; stem erect, pubescent ; leaflets 3, obovate or oval, hairy be- 

 neath or glabrescent : stipules minute, deciduous ; racemes opposite to the leaves, 5-many- 

 flowered ; calyx deeply 5-fid, exceeded by the corolla : lobes ovate-lanceolate ; keel bearded on 

 the margin, with a horizontal beak ; legume pendulous, oblong, pilose with spreading hairs, 

 suhsessile. — SI. t. 179. /. 1. — C. cubensis, DC. Chrysocalyx Schimperi, Hochst.l — Suffru- 

 ticose, 2'-4' high; leaflets 2"-l" long; flowers greenish-yellow, 5"'-G"' long; legume 16'" long, 

 6"'diam. — Hab. Jamaica !, Mac/., March, A/., common ; Antigua !, Wullschl.; Dominica !, 

 Imr. ; S. Vincent !, Guild. ; [Cuba and Mexico ! to Brazil !, Galapagos ! ; trop. Africa!]. 



13. C. anagyroides, Kth. Shrubby ; stem erect, puberulous ; leaflets 3, ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, pointed, subsericeous-pubescent beneath and glabrate : stipules minute, deciduous ; 

 racemes many-flowered ; calyx sericeous, 5-fid or bilabiate, twice exceeded by the corolla: 

 lobes subulate-lanceolate ; keel bearded on the margin, with a short beak, equalling the 

 ■wings; legume spreading, obloug, puberulous with long appressed hairs, stipitate. — C. 

 Dombeyana, DC. C. Hookeri, Am. — Leaflets 3"-l£" long, cuneate at the base ; flowers 8'" 

 long; legume 2"-l£" long, 6'" diam. — Hab. Dominica!, Imr.; S. Vincent!, Guild.; Trini- 

 dad !, Cr. ; [Mexico!, Guiana!, Brazil!, Montevideo !, New Granada !, Peru!]. 



14. C. striata, DC. Herbaceous or suffrutescent ; stem erect, puberulous ; leaflets 3, 

 elliptical, mucronulate, puberulous or glabrate beneath : stipules obsolete or none ; racemes 

 terminal, elongated, m any -flowered ; calyx puberulous, 5-fid or bilabiate, more than twice ex- 

 ceeded by the keel : lobes subulate-lanceolate ; keel puberulous on the margin with a long- 

 subulate beak, twice as long as the wings ; legume cernuous, oblong, slightly puberulous 

 with appressed minute down, stipitate. — Bot. Mag. t. 3200. — C. Brownei, Berter. — 3'-6' 

 high ; leaflets 4"-li" long ; flowers about 6"' long, yellow, with purplish veins ; legume \\ 

 long, 3"'-4"' diam. — Hab. Jamaica !, Pd., TFils., AL, March, Wullschl., common ; [Brazil !, 

 tropical Africa !, East Indies !]. 



*** Leaves h-foliolate, long-petioled. 



15*. C. quinquefolia, L. Annual, erect, puberulous or glabrescent ; leaflets 5, lan- 

 ceolate, bluntish : stipules minute ; racemes many-flowered : bracts reflexed ; calyx glabrous, 

 5-fid, twice exceeded by the corolla : lobes ovate, pointed; keel glabrous on the margin, pu- 

 berulous along the dorsal line ; " legume obovate-oblong, glabrous, stipitate." — Rheed. Mai. 

 9. t. 28. — Leaflets 3" long, inferior smaller; flowers 10'" long. — Hab. Naturalized in Ja- 

 maica !, Wils. ; [East Indies]. 



2*. ULEX, L. 



Calyx bilabiate nearly to the base : superior lip 2-, inferior 3-toothed. Anthers unequal. 

 Legume inflated, short. — Spiuy shrubs ; leaves transformed into spinescent phyllodia. 



16*. XJ. europseus, L. Erect, diffuse, pubescent ; flowers axillary : bracteoles oval ; 

 keel straight, as long as the wings ; legume oblong, villous, exceeding the calyx, — Shrub 

 3'-6' high ; flowers yellow. — Hab. Naturalized in the high mountains of Jamaica (Macf.) ; 

 [introduced from Western Europe]. 



Subteibe 2. TRIFOLIEJE.— Stamens diadelphous. — Leaves 3(-5)-foliolate : leaflet-veins 

 usually produced to the margin. 



3*. TRIFOLIUM, L. 



Petals marcescent, including the legume, all or part of them connected below. — Flowers 

 capitate or umbellate. '* 



