726 | FABACEAE 
l. V. repens (L.) Kuntze. Stem usually pubescent throughout: leaflets a 
cm. long; ue ovate to api or linear-lanceolate: calyx about 5 
subulate longer 
than ies standar , 
16-19 mm. long: pod 4-6.5 em. long 
luteola (Jaeq.)  Benth.]—Cul 
waste- -places, woods, and thickets, 
Plain, Fla. to Tex. and N. C.— (IF 
Mez., C. A., S. A.)—A1l year. 
V. arina (Berm.) Merrill. 
a mainly near the nodes: 
3-11 em. long; blades broadly ovate or . 
orbicular-ovate, subor wees or orbicular-|~ 
obovate: calyx about 4 long; lower X 
lobe deltoid, not. longer ore the tube; 
lateral pis wider than corolla nearly 
as in V. repens: pod 4- . lon rr —Shore 
and waste- ee S. Fla.—(WF. I., O. W.)—Spr.—fall. 
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3. V. sinensis (L.) Endl. Stem iu leaflets 8-15 em. long; blades 
‘ovate to ovate-hastate or hastate: 7-0 mm. long; lower lobe much 
shorter than the ed Arie) narrow on a ae base; lateral lobes Lus 
ally narrowed ds e base dca rd 2.5-3.5 em. wide: ’ pod 12 —20 cm. long 
more.—(Cow poc EAN. pir places, fields, and ear Coastal 
Plain and adj. perde "Fla. to Tex, Mo. and N. C. Nat 
Sum.-fall. 
60. DOLICHOS L. Herbs resembling Phaseolus, and with a similar 
ealyx. Corolla with a prominently appendaged standard, very broad wings 
and narrow keel-petals which are bent at 
right-angles, but not coile Pod linear to 
scimitar-shaped.—A bout 30 species, all 
tropieal 
1. D. Lablab L. Leaflets 5-13 cm. long; 
ms bun xara or os E p dd 
na r 
zu usur corolla purple, violet, or 
white; blade of the ps 16-21 mm. 
"ide ' wings 17-21 mm. long: po 
6-8 em. long, toothed- Pucca 
13 mm. long, with a white scar.—(Hya- 
CINTH-BEAN. | BLACK-BEAN.  EGYPTIAN-BEAN.)—Pinelands, hammocks, and 
waste- Dur pen. Il and the Keys. Nat. of E. I., and cult.—(W. I.)— 
Frequently grown an ornamental vine. The erect panicles of white or 
tinted force are sone acne. One-half the stamen-tube is illustrated. 
61. CANAVALI Adans. Vines. Leaflets 3. Racemes or panicles mostly 
erect. Calyx d gan 2-lipped, the upper lip very broad, s than the 
lower lip, the 2 lobes broadly rounded, the lower lip with 3 small lobes 
Corolla reds colored or white, often conspicuous: blades of fe wings a 
keel-petals narrow, those of the latter with a prominent curved auricle at 
the base. Pod broad.—About 15 species, natives of tropical and subtropical 
regions. 
