( 1859 ) 



Cylista albiflora. White-flowered 

 Cylista. 



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 Cftm and Order. 



DlADELPHIA DeCANDRIA. 



Generic Character. 



Cat. 4-fidus, corolla major : lacinia suprema apice bifida* 

 yel emarginata ; infima maxima. Cor. persistens. Legumen 

 subdispermum. 



Specific Character. 



Cylista albifl&ra ; ferrugineo-pubescens, calycibus semiquin- 

 quefidis : laciniis subaequalibus, bracteis ovatis acuminatis, 

 corollis calyce majoribus. 



Descr. Stem climbing, covered with a rust colour, as 

 is in some degree the whole plant. Leaves ternate, petioled : 

 leaflets ovate-acuminate ; apex elongated by a very narrow 

 acumen, veined. Stipules lanceolate-acuminate! Racemes 

 axillary, in our specimen divided. Flowers looking all one 

 wav > yellowish white. Bractes membranaceous, rust- coloured, 

 ovate-acuminate, deciduous. Calyx divided half-way down 

 into five nearly equal segments, that is, the upper segment is 

 divided very nearly as deeply as the other three ; the lower 

 segment is somewhat but not much longer than the rest. 

 Corolla papilionaceous ; vexillum orbicular, emarginate, 

 with two teeth at the base of the lamina : al<B small, with 

 one tooth at the base. Carina very much curved at the 

 point, consisting of two petals not united, except for a 

 small space near the middle. Stamens diadelphous, 1 — 9 ; 



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