12. 



GENISTA TRIQUETUA. 



Triangular Genista. 



DiADELi'HIA. DeCANDRIA. 



Class 17. Order 4. 



Genista: from genu, the kneej either because it is flexible, or be- 

 cause it is supposed to relieve pains in that joint. 



Linn. gen. n. 859. ^U. Hort. Kew. 3. 14. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Cal. Perianth one-leafed, small, tubular, two-lipped j upper lip two- 

 toothed, more deeply divided j lower, three- toothed, nearly equal. 

 Cor. papilionaceous. Banner oblong, remote from the keel, the 

 whole reflex. Wings oblong, loose, shorter than the others. Keel 

 straight, emarginate, longer than the banner. Stam. Filaments 

 ten, connate, emerging from the keel. Anthers simple. Pist. 

 Germ oblong. Style simple, rising. Stigma sharp, rolled in. 

 Per. Legume roundish, turgid, one-celled, two-valved. Seeds soli- 

 tary, usually kidney-form. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Leaves ternate, the upper ones simple. Branches three-sided, pro- 

 cumbent. 



Branches flexuose, green, trailing on the ground. Leaves 

 trifid, ovate, concave. Flowers in clusters, on short pedicels ; 



