Sophoree.] LVII. LEGUMINOS/E. 553 
oblongo-lineares, Ovarium subsessile, pauciovulatum ; stylus leviter incurvus, stigmate 
parvo terminali. Legumen oblique oblongum, utrinque acutatum, compressum, coriaceum, 
9-valve, intus eontinuum. Semina 2-3, suborbicularia, compressa; radicula brevissima, 
recta, inter cotyledones retracta.— Frutex. ^ Folia l-foliolata, foliolo amplo exstipellato. 
Stipule ovato-lanceolatz. ^ Flores albi, in racemos axillares terminalesque nune ramosos 
dispositi.  Bractes stipuliformes, opposite, ovatz, subcordats, persistentes; bracteolwe 
similes nisi majores, flores omnino includentes. 
Speeies 1, Indi: Orientalis et Afriez tropicze incola. Benth. in. Amn. Wien. Mus. ii. 69. Roxb, 
Pl. Corom. ii. 4. 259 (Podalyria). | Wight, Ic. t. 266. 
263. Baphia, Jfzel in Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 867.—Calyx ovoideus v. globosus, membra- 
naceus, apice brevissime dentatus, per anthesin 2-fidus v. spathaceo-fissus. Petala subses- 
silia; vexillum orbieulatum ; ale oblique oblongs v. obovatw; carina leviter incurva, 
obtusa, petalis dorso subocohsrentibus. Stamina libera; antherse filamentis breviores. 
Ovarium subsessile, 2—4-ovulatum; stylus ineurvus, breviter subulatus, stigmate parvo 
terminali.  Legumen lineare lanceolatum v. falcatum, acuminatum, plano-compressum, 
coriaceum, 2-valve, intus continuum v. parce farctum. Semina suborbieulata ; radieula 
brevis, ineurva.—A rbores fruticesve. Folia l-foliolata, foliolo amplo exstipellato. Stipulm 
parve. Flores albi v. flavi, ad axillas fascieulati v. in racemos breves axillares termi- 
nalesque nune ramosos dispositi. DBractece parvz; bracteole nunc magn: sed decidusw, 
nune calyce breviores v. parvze et diutius persistentes. 
Species ad 6, Africz tropieze et Madagascariz incole. DC. Prod. ii. 424. 
Genus quoad species recensendum, nonnullis adhue ineditis, verisimiliter in sectiones 2 dividen- 
dum: 
-1. Biracteolaria. Flores albi. Calyx sepius 2-fidus. — BnacTEOLARIA, ZHochst. in. Flora, 1841, ii. 
638; Walp. Hep. v. 065: Ann. ii. 308; Harv. Thes. Cap. t. 20. — Hue referenda B. nitida, Lodd., 
et CARPOLOBLE sp. 1 et 2, G. Don, Gen. Syst. i. 310. 
- 2. Delaria. Flores flavi. Calyx spathaceus. DzrAmrA, Desv. in Ann. Sc. Nat. ser. l. ix. 406. 
D. ovalifolia, Desv., est stirps Angolensis nec Brasiliensis. 
204. Leucomphalus, Benth. in Hook. Nig. FI. 322. t. 31.—Calyx subglobosus, mem- 
branaceus, per anthesin fissus. Petala subsessilia; vexillum late obovatum; ale lineari- 
oblongs ; carinz petala alis latiora, libera. Stamina libera; antherz lineares, filamento 
longiores. Ovarium longe stipitatum, pauciovulatum ; stylus incurvus, subulatus, stigmate 
parvo terminali.  Legumen longe stipitatum, faleato-ovatum, turgidulum, coriaceum, 
2-valve, intus nudum. Semina 1-2, transverse oblonga, crassa, hilo laterali. strophiolo 
crasso fungoso appendieulato; embryo . . .—Frutex. Folia 1-foliolata, foliolo amplo exsti- 
pellato. Stipule ineonspicus. Flores albi, in paniculas terminales dispositi. Bractes et 
bracteole parvze. 
Species 1, Africz tropiez incola. Wap. Ann. i. 257. Hook. Ic. Pl. t. 784. 
265. Bowringia, Champ. in Hook. Kew Journ. iv. 75.—Calyx laxe cyathiformis, mem- 
branaceus, ore truncato, dentibus minutis, Petala brevissime unguieulata; vexillum 
orbiculatum ; ale falcato-oblongz ; carinz petala alis subsimilia v. paullo majora, dorso 
vix connata. Stamina libera v. nonnulla ima basi connata; antherz oblongse. Ovarium 
stipitatum, oc-ovulatum; stylus subulatus, stigmate parvo terminali. Legumen stipita- 
tum, turgidum, ovoideum v. subglobosum, tenuiter coriaceum, 2-valve. X Semina oblonga 
v. globosa, hilo laterali, strophiolo magno cyathiformi appendiculata ; cotyledones crassm ; 
radieula brevissima recta.— Frutex scandens. Folia l-foliolata, foliolo amplo. exstipellato. 
Stipule minutz. Flores albi, in racemis brevibus axillaribus pauci.  Dractee minute, 
fugaces; bracteole parv:e, diutius persistentes. 
Species 1l, ins. Hongkong incola. Walp. Ann. iv. 580.  Ben'h. Fl. Hongk. 95. 
266. Panurea, Spruce, gen. nov.—Calycis oblique turbinati lobi breves, lati, 2 superiores 
in labium 2-dentatum connati. Petala breviter unguiculata; vexillum suborbiculatum; 
ale oblique ovatz; carins petala libera, alis breviora sed ezterum similia, Stamina 
