72 LVII. LEGUMINOSJE, [ Cassiec. 
mina nune 10, omnia perfecta et subzqualia v. superiora minora, v. 8 summa minima im- 
perfecta v. abortiva, nune 5; anthere uniformes v. staminum inferiorum majores, loculis 
apice poro v. rima brevi, v. raro foramine basilari dehiscentes. Ovarium sessile v. stipita- 
tum, in fundo calycis liberum, ssepius arcuatum, oc-ovulatum; stylus brevis v. elongatus, 
stigmate terminali truncato v. parvo, rarius ciliolato v. tumido.  Legumen teres v. plano- 
compressum, lignosum coriaceum v. membranaceum, indehiscens v. swpius 2-valve, rarius 
longitudinaliter alatum, intus nudum, v. laminis horizontalibus inter semina septatum, v. 
pulpa farctum. Semina transversa v. rarius longitudinalia, horizontaliter v. verticaliter 
compressa v. rarius tetragono-subteretia, albuminosa; cotyledones ovatse v. oblongs, 
planze et valvis leguminis parallele v. undulate et oblique; radicula brevis, recta.— 
Arbores frutices v. herb». — Folia abrupte pinnata v. rarius ad petiolos phyllodineos reducta. 
Stipule varie; glandulm petiolares verruciformes v. scutelliformes sepe adsunt. Flores 
flavi v. rarius albi v. rubidi, in racemos axillares v. terminales, v. in paniculas terminales 
dispositi, v. ad axillares subsolitarii. Bractes et bracteolz varis. 
Species ab auctoribus descriptee fere 400, sed plerseque reducendz, alie contra nonnulle in- 
editze in herbariis nostris adsunt, et verisimiliter ultra 200 servandz, per regiones calidiores utri- 
usque orbis late disperse; in America numerose, a Bonaria et Chile australi usque ad Mexicum, 
Novo-Eboracum et Massachusetts, et plurimze etiam in Africa tota, in Asia tropica, et in Australasia, 
exclusis Tasmania et Nova Zelandia. | JVog. Syn. Cass. 1837. Walp. Hep. i. 812; ii. 904; v. 559: 
Ann. i. 257; 1i. 443 ; iv. 695. — Harv. et Sond. Fl. Cap. ii. 271. Benth. Fl. Austral. ii, 280. 
Genus in sectiones subsectionesque sequentes dividitur, quarum nonnulle ab auctoribus pluribus 
genera propria nuncupantur : 
l. Fistula, DC. Sepala obtusa. Stamina perfecta 10, filamentis 3 inferioribus elongatis, antheris 
scpius oblongis breviter 2-rimosis, 7 superioribus abbreviatis antheris minute 2-porosis. lLegumen 
indehiscens, teres v. er , Septis transversis inter semina divisum. Semina horizon- 
taliter compressa (septis parallela). —Girté. Fruct. ài. t. 147. Collad. Hist. Cass. t. 1. Wight, 
Illustr. t. 88: Ic. Pl. t. 252, 269.  Hanb. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxiv. €. 26. BacrvnironiuM, Willd. 
Enum. Hort. Berol. 439. CarnagTocanPvus, Pers. Syn. Pl. i. 459. 
In C. javanica, Linn. (C. »odosa, Roxb., Wight, Ie. t. 410), C. Arereh, Delile; A. Rich. Fn. 
Abyss. t. 47, C. Brewsteri, F. MuelL., et nunüllis affinibus, filamenta inferiora medio in appendicem 
globosam dilatata. 
2. Senna. Sepala obtusa v. acutiuseula. Stamina 3 summa imperfecta ad staminodia parva re- 
ducta, inferiora 7 szepius perfecta, antheris crassis oblongis apice 2-porosis v. breviter 2-rimosis, in- 
fimis szepe majoribus. Legumen 2-valve v. rarius subindehiscens. Semina verticaliter compressa 
(valvis parallela) v. rarius horizontalia. Racemi axillares v. ad apices ramorum episeemen SENNA, 
Rozb. Fl. Ind. ii. 339.— Sectio in subsectiones sequentes dividitur: 
a. Chamcfistula, DC. . Legumen ssepius agre dehiscens. Semina transversa, —: v. omnia 
horizontalia (septis parallela). Jacq. Fragm. t. 38, 100, 101: Jc. Rar. t. 70 ad 73.  Collad. Hist, 
Cass. t. 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 18. Kunth, Mim. t. 38 ad 40. Bot. Mag. t. 633. Bot. Heg. t. 83, 856 (et 
1422 ?). Sweet, Fl. Austral. t. 32. 
b. Chamesenna, DC. (Senna, DC., inclusa) ^ Legumen2-valve, plano-compressum. Semina trans- 
versa, vertiealiter compressa (valvis parallela). Jacg. Jc. Rar. t. 74, 460: Hort. Schenbr. t. 208, 
270. Collad. Hist, Cass. t. 3, 7, 11.  Kunth, Mim. t. 41 ad 43. Bot. Mag. t. 810, 1829, 2638 ; Bot. 
Heg. (. 109, 1310. — Bisch. in Bot. Zeit. 1850, t. 10. 
In C. emarginata, Vog., in C. nutante, Collad. Hist. Cass. t. 4, speciebusque nonnullis iis affinibus, 
legumen crassiusculum durum, suturis erassis obtusis. In speciebus nonnullis Chilensibus, legumen 
erassiusculum vix dehiscens. In C. obovaía, Collad., C. lanceolata, Forsk., nonnullisque affinibus, 
Jacq. f. Ecl. 1. t. 87; Collad. Hist. Cass. t. 15; Wight, Io. t. 701; Bisch. in Bot. Zeit, 1860, 
t. 9, apud nonnullos genus proprium, SENNAM, Gertn. Fruct. ii. 819. 7, 146 ; Batka in Bot. Zeit. 
1854, 12, constituentibus, legumen tenue v. medio ad semina inerassatum, subindehiscens, seminibus 
funiculo longo filiformi appensis. His addit Vog. C. sylvestrem, Vell., aliasque species Brasilienses 
a Sennis ZEgyptiacis habitu longe diversas. In C. picta, G. Don, tamen, ab omnibus auctoribus 
Chamesenne relatum, legumen multo similius illi C. obovate quam in C. sylvestri. In C. alata, 
Linn.; Wight, Ic. t. 253, leguminis valvse medio longitudinaliter alat. In C. polyantha, Collad. 
Hist. Cass. 112. t. 2 (C. Browniana, Kunth, Mim. t. 41), ume ad suturam utramque longi- 
" tudinaliter alatum. 
