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Class and Order. 
Decanpria DIADELPHIA. 
( Nat. Ord.—Lereuminos#. ) 
Generic Character. 
Cal. tubulosus ore truncato subdentato aut spathaceus, 
Corolle vexillum longissimum, oblongum, ale et carina 
dipetala vexillo multo breviores. Stamina diadelpha, recta, 
decimo nune ceteris subcoalito nunc libero alis multo bre- 
viore aut rarius deficiente. Legumen longum, torulosum, 
bivalve, polyspermum. Semina ovata, hilo lateralii—Ar- 
buscule aut Frutices, rarius Herbe. Stipule parve a peti- 
olo distincte. Folia petiolata unijuga cum impari, foliolis 
loco stipellarum glandulis basi stipatis. Caules et petioli 
interdum aculeatt. Racemi elongati, pedicellis sepe terna- 
tim approximatis. Flores rubro-coccineit. Semina sepius 
rubro et nigro mixta nitida. D C. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Eryrurina * velutina; caule arboreo ramisque sparsim spi- — 
nosis, racemis petiolis foliolisque furfuraceo-tomen- 
tosis inermibus, foliolis obtusissimis basi subcordatis 
terminali deltoideo, lateralibus rotundatis, calycibus 
campanulato-spatheformibus hine fissis 5-denticulatis 
subcoriaceis densé furfuraceo-tomentosis, vexillo ovali 
magno lato reflexo, staminibus submonadelphis lon- 
gissime exsertis, carina obtusissime alarumque petalis 
- imbricatis concavis exsertis calyce longioribus. Lowe. — 
Eryrarina velutina. Willd. Nov. Act. Berol. v. 3. p. 426. — 
Willd. Sp. Pl. v. 3. p. 904. De Cand. Prodr. v. _ 
* Bpvbzoc, red; from the fine red colour of the flowers of most of the species. _ 
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