Abrus. DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 257 
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1. E. resupinata, Roxb. 
- Herbaceous, Leaves ternate, appearing after the flowers — 
decay. Racemes radical, leafless ; corol resupinate. Fila- 
ments one and nine. 
A native of Hindoostan, In the Botanic garden they blossom 
in March, at which time no part of the plant is visible but the 
raceme, 
Root perennial. Stem nothing more than a single, from four 
to five inches high, scarce prickly, slightly villous shoot, which 
with the leaves, decays about the close of the mins. Leaves 
ternate, rather long-petioled, Leaflets nearly round, entire, 
smooth, from two to three inches each way. Petioles and 
nerves of the leaflets somewhat prickly. Stipules ovate. Ra- 
cemes radical, short-peduncled, appearing long before the — 
harbaceous stem, roundish-ovate, not six inches in height, 
but uncommonly interesting and beautiful, ’¢owers numer- 
ous, three-fold, pretty large, bright scarlet. Calyx bilabiate. 
Corol resupinate. Banner oval-shaped, much longer and 
Jarger than the keel, bright scarlet. Wings obovate, miuute, 
and nearly colourless. Kee/ much longer than the wings, ting- 
ed with red. Filaments one and nine, ee shorter ian 
the banner, but double the length of the keel. 
ABRUS. Schreb. gen. N. 1162. 
“Calyx obscurely four-lobed; the upper lobe broadest. 
Filaments nine, united into a sheath at bottom, gaping at the 
back, Stigma blunt, Seeds sub-globose. 
_ A. precatorius. Willd. 
Sans. Gunja, Krishnala, its red seed Ruttika. 
Hind, Rutti. 
Beng. Koonch or Goontch. 
-Konni. Rheed. Mal. viii. t. 39. 
Abrus. Rumph, Amb. v, t. 32. 
-Phaseolus arborescens, &c. Pluck, Alm. 294.4. a4. f. 6. 
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