DOCU 717 
the blade Mis than deni blades of the wings 
auricled ne side: keel-petals scythe-shaped. g 
Pod ea. Mcd 20 species, mostly in tropical 
regions. 
ow 
at the bent apex: pod 5-9 em. lo ong, coarsely ubesee ent. [Mucuna Deeringiana 
Small]—(VELVET-BEAN. ee EAN. )—Pinelands, oo citrus groves, 
and old-fields, pen. Fla. Nat. of ‘Asia Uae grown as a ground-cover. 
49. MUCUNA Adans. Woody vines. Leaflets 3. Racemes pendent, head- 
like, the several flowers borne in a radiating cluster. Calyx 2-lipped, the upper 
lip entire, the lower lip prominently 3-lobed. Corolla nian eue standard 
much shorter than the other petals: keel-petals 
scythe-shaped. Pod thick, but flattish, with promi- 
nent transverse corrugations.—About 25 species, 
mostly tropica 
m n Sloanei Fawe. & Rendle. Vigorous woody 
: blades of the leaflets ovate (the lateral ones 
em. long 
: K 
pen. Fla.—(W. I. S. A.)—A] year.—The hairs of the pod are exceeding 
irritating to the skin—henee ‘“eowitch.’’ The seeds are used as beads and 
ornaments for watch-chain 
50. DIOCLEA H. B. K. Vines or woody plants. Leaflets 3. Panicle 
raceme-like, long-peduncled. Calyx 2-lipped, the lobes, except the middle 
lower one, ‘short. Corolla blue or purple, or white: 
standard reflexed, narrowed at the base. 
sessile or ni so. Pod flat.—About 16 species, 
mostly natives of tropical America. 
1. D. multiflora (T. & G.) C. Mohr. Plant pubes- 
cent: leaflets 5- ak em. long; blades oval, subor- 
bicular, or renifor alyx 5-7 mm. long; lo 
lobes Jane eolate: sarei unde standard 12-15 
ong. 
Coastal Plain, m occasionally adj. pim 
to La., Ark., and Ky.—Sum 
1. GALACTIA P. Br. Vines with prostrate or twining stems, or erect 
partially woody plants. Leaflets 3 or rarely 1, 5 or 7. Panicles raceme-like. 
