Vicia LEGUMINOSAE Amorpha 



Peduncle 2-fld.: fls. bluish: pods glabrous, 4-seeded: 



stipules entire 7 . V. tetrasperma 



Peduncle 3-6-fld.: fls. whitish: pods hairy, 2-seeded: 



stipules laciniately cleft 8. V. hirsuta 



Fls. larger, 2 cm. long, bluish 9. V. tridentata 



dd. Fls. numerous, in a 1-sided raceme: seeds 2-8: plants 



villous 10 • V. villosa 



1. Vicia faba Linn. Broad Bean gS (Ts'an Tou; Silkworm Bean) (B.M. 552). Stout 

 herb, to lm.; fls. yellow and purple, fragrant, III-V; fr. IV-VI; pods thick. In- 

 troduced from northern Africa and southwestern Asia; locally in An., Che., Ki., 

 Ku. Cultivated, vegetable, fodder. 



2. Vicia unijuga A. Br. ^MM ( Wai T<ou Ts ' ai ; Oblique-headed Plant) (Mak.F. 413). 

 Erect herb, to lm.; fls. purple, VII-VIII; fr. VIII-IX. Eastern Asia; locally in 

 Che., Hup., Ki. Shaded woodland. 



3. Vicia venosa (Willd.) Maxim. (Otobus venosus Willd.) (Le. F. 1:689). Erect herb, 

 to lm.; fls. purple, V; fr. VIII. Northeastern Asia; locally in Ku. Woodland. 



4. Vicia kulingana Bailey (B.G. 1:33). Weak herb, to lm.; fls. purple, VII-IX; 

 lfts. 4. China; locally in An., Che., Ki. Woodland. 



5. Vicia sativa Linn. Spring Vetch g^l! (Yeh Wan Tou; Wild Pea) (B.M. 552). 

 Annual vine; fls. purple, IV; fr. V. Introduced from Europe; locally in An., Ku. 

 Roadside and field weed. Fig. 177. 



6. Vicia sepium Linn. ffiX^Ma. (I Ch'ui Yeh Wan Tou) (G.M. 930). Vine; fls. 

 purple, VI-VII. Introduced from Europe; locally in Ku. Field weed. 



7. Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Moench %%~3. (Niao Hai Tou; Bird-pecked Bean) (G.M. 

 931). Vine; fls. pink or purple, IV; fr. V. Naturalized from Europe; locally in 

 Che., Ku. Grassland. 



8. Vicia hirsuta (L.) S.F. Gray fhWM (Hsiao Ch'ao Ts'ai; Small Nest-plant) (G.M. 

 931). Vine; fls. whitish, IV; fr. V. Naturalized from Europe; locally in Che., 

 Ku. Grassland. 



9. Vicia tridentata Bunge lilfgja (Shan Li Tou; Mountain Dark-bean) (Bunge 19). 

 Vine; fls. purple, large, over 2cm. long, IV. North China; locally in An., Ku. 

 Grassland. 



10. Vicia villosa Roth Hairy Vetch (G.M. 932). Vine; fls. purple, V. Eurasia; locally 

 in Ku. Roadside and field weed. 



19. Lathyrus Linn. Vetchling LL|§:SM (Shan Li Tou Shu; 



Mountain Dark-bean Genus) 



Herbs, mostly vines with tendril-bearing pinnate Ivs.: fls. variously colored and 



showy; toing petals free or nearly so; style flattened and bearded on the inner face. 



Over 100 species, in the northern hemisphere and South America; 3 or 4 in China. 



(An old Greek name, used by Theophrastus for some leguminous plant.) 



1. Lathyrus odoratus Linn. Sweet Pea ^@^gS (She Hsiang Wan Tou; Musk- 

 fragrance Pea) (B.M. 551). Vine; fls. variously colored, V-VII; fr. VI-VIII; 

 fragrance pronounced. Introduced from Italy; locally in An., Che., Ku. Cultiva- 

 ted, flowers. Fig. 178. 



20. Amorpha Linn. False Indigo ^itUM (Tzu Hua Huai Shu) 

 Deciduous shrubs, glandular-punctate: lvs. pinnate, without tendrils; fls. small, 



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