Swartzia 



LEGUMINO.S.K 





about 5 mm. 1., soon falling. Racemes axillary, short, laxly 2-4-flowered. 

 Calyx rupturing into 2-4 irregular segments. Standard roundish-kidney- 

 shaped, about 4 cm. in diara. titonicnx, 8-12 longer than the rest, with 

 thicker filaments and oblong anthers on the side distant from the 

 standard ; the shorter stamens numerous, with thinner filaments, and 

 smallish anthers. Oiarn stalked. 1'ud 1-seeded, ellipsoidal, or 2-seeded, 



1-i.r. 0. Sn'art:i'i gwnj lex >i>reug. 



A, Leaf and inflorescence x 3. C, Pod x . 



B, Flower cut lengthwise, uat. size. I'. Seed, uat. 



(B after Baillon.) 



oblong, 2-5-5 cm. 1., sometimes 3-seeded, constricted between the se 

 5-10 cm. 1., beaked with the persistent style. Seeds about 2 cm. 1., kidi: 

 >haped, aril! ate. 



Urban divides the species into three varieties : var. a. genii in a, lea: 1 

 with apex scarcely or shortly acuminate, and roundish or subcordato b, 

 from the W. Indian Is. cited, omitting Jamaica: var. /3. janm, 

 leaflets long acuminate, and acute base, from Jamaica ; and var. -,. conti- 



' talis, petioles longer and narrowly winged, from Central Amrru-.i. 



SUBFAMILY 2. C&SALPINIEM 



Flowers irn'iMihir oi- >unict iincs regular: parts of the tln\vrr- 

 lly in 5's. Sepals 5, or tli<- 1' lii^lir.M united making I. 

 imbricate. 1'claU imln-icatc, tin' iijipcr within tho rest. 

 Stamens 10: anthers \er^atile. lladiele straight, enclosed 

 within the ed^o of tin- eotylrdons or slioi-t Iv e\>ertel. 1. aves 

 ]>innate or liij. innate : stipels none or \er\' rarelv minute. 



