Erythrina 



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standard nearly as broad as long, reflexed. Rev. J. Lindsay Ic. 

 hied. ; Lowe in Hot. Mag. t. 3227 ; llarf. Jam. i. 298 ; Benth. torn, 

 cit. 173 ; Griscl). loc. rit. Coral arbor Sloane Cat. 142 & Hist. it. 



38. (Fig. 15.) 



Coral Tree, Red Bean Tree. 



Sloane Herb. vi. 11! Wright ! Robins ! Macfadyen ; Savanna la Mar, 

 Purdie ! Moneague, Prior ! Arcadia, St. Ann, Mrs. Sewell ! Gordon Town, 

 J.P. 1314, Hart I Chapelton, Mrs. Craig I between Rose Hill and Temple 

 Hall; Chapelton; Faivcettl Tropical S. America. 



Tree to 30 ft., with short spines on the stem. Leaflets variable in shape, 

 more or less ovate-rhomboid, triangular, or roundish, lateral oblique, 



Fig. 15. Erythrina velutina Willd. 

 A, Leaf and raceme. B, Flower. C, Pod. 



B 



All x 



almost always tomentose beneath, 4-9 cm. 1. Floiuer-buds oblong-ellip- 

 soidal, 2-5-3 cm. 1. Flowers 2-3 together. Calyx 1-5-2 cm. 1. Corolla, 

 standard orange-red (almost vermilion), 3 '2-6 cm. 1. ; wings exserted, 

 chestnut-red with purple-red edge ; keel of 2 petals similar in shape 

 and colour to the wings and about the same length. Stamens about 

 6 cm. 1. Pod somewhat contracted between the seeds, about 13 cm. 1. ; 

 sometimes 1-seeded, 5-8 cm. 1., tomentose, the lower part seedless, with a 

 short beak at the apex. Seeds vermilion-red, about 1-5 cm. 1. 



16. MUCUNA Adans. 



Twining herbs or shrubs. Lateral leaflets unequal-sided. 

 Stipules deciduous. Flowers in racemes which are sometimes 

 subumbellate, large, purple, red or yellowish, occurring singly or 

 in clusters on the rhachis. Calyx shortly campanulate, with 



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