FABACEAE . 711 
pink: standard with a suborbieular or reniform blade and a mee claw. Free 
potion of the filaments long. Pod lenticu- x | 
ar.—About 5 species, natives of tropieal and 
Uno d America, 
1. E. Ecastophyllum er Britton. Shrub 
with wide-spreading or trailing branches 
ng; Bae ovate or 
mm. long: Sere white or pink; standard 
m. long, t d de pers pod 
suborbieular, 2 $ in di 
e 
= erg 
U. S.) ]— — Coasta l era dius and 
shore hammocks, S S» Fla. and K eys — (N. 
C. A. 0. 
—In rshes 
behind. sand- dunes uc "branches rds dnos pensions jungles. 
38. AMERIMNON Jacq. Shrubs. Leaflets solitary. Racemes short. 
Calyx 2-lipped: upper lip with 2 broad lobes: lower lip with 2 short lateral 
lobes and a Pa middle one. Corolla white o? 
or pink: andard with an obovate or 
cuneate D and a short elaw. xu ipi 
and ovary as in Ecastophyllum. Pod m 
or less aset stipitate.—About 12 spe- 
cies, tropical American. 
. A. Brownei Jacq. Shrub with reclining 
or trailing branches: leaflets thickish, the 
blades 6-12 em. long, ovate to elliptic- -ovate, 
od E acutish, Lus us in age: racemes 
x 4—5 mm. lo 
2 broad. penes lateral lobos of HB lower : 
lip ovate, the middle lobe see ae e i 
hite or pink; standard 8-10 mm. long, the blade obovate or cuneate: pods 
iur oblong, or (eem oblong, 1-3. 5 em. img —Shore hammocks, S pen. Fla. 
and the Ke eys.—(W. I., Mex., C. A., S. A.)—-The greatly elonga ate, often rope- 
like branches, frequently form almost NETS entanglements on the edges 
of hammocks. 
39. ICHTHYOMETHIA P. Br. Trees. Leaflets several, pinnate. Pani- 
eles thyrsoid. Calyx slightly 2-lipped, the upper lip notched: lower lip of 
three broad lobes about equal in length. 
Corolla white or partially colored: standard 
with a broad blade cordate at the base, and 
a short claw. Pod narrow, 4-winged.— 
About 6 NAA natives of tropical and sub- - 
tropical Amer 
1. I. piscipula (L.) A. Hitche. Medium- 
sized tree: leaflets 7-9; blades oval or obo- . 
vate, or nearly ovate, 2-10 em. long, undulate 
stri iped wi red: standard 14-16 mm. long, 
the blade pee enipe pod 5-10 em. long, 
