Ill LKCrMINOS.!-:. (PILSK FAMILY.) 



§ 3. I^i/itiiii' scssilf, nearly even on both sutures, the juints quadram/ular. 

 24. D. triflorum, DC (Votping, jHilHsicnt ; leatlt-ts obconliite ; pe- 

 tlmiclfS iixilliin, siiii;lf, di'J-.I toj^ctlier, l-lluwin-il ; li-jjiuno curvctl, 3-4- 

 joiiiti'd. — M;iii;it(c, Smitli Flnrida. Iiitrcuiiiced. — Stem G'-12' l"iig. 



25. RHYNCHOSIA, DC. 



Calyx 2-lii)pcd, with tiif iippi r lip 2-( liii uml the lower S-parted, or nearly 

 eipially 4-i)arted. Stamens diadclphous (9 & 1). Style smooth, siil)ulate. 

 Legume ol)li)iig or seimitar-slia])ed, mo.xtly 1-2-seeded. Seeds earuiKuhite. 

 — Krett or twining herbs or slirul)s, with 1 or 3-foli<jlate, mostly s.)ftly-puhes- 

 ceut and resinous-dotted leaves, and axillary yellow flowers. 



» Stems twining, or low tind erect ; Jiowers in axillari/ racemes. 



-t- Culijx SOUK tell at '2-lipped, A-cleJl ; the teeth subulate, shorter than the corolla, 



the lowest one longest: stems twining. 



1. R. minima, DC. Tomento.se; leaflets small, roundish or broadly 

 rhombic, barely acute, dotted beneath; stipules subulate; racemes filiform, 

 mucii longer than the leaves, loosely 6- 12-flowered ; flowers minute, reflexed ; 

 legumes scimitar-shapeil. — Damp soil along the coast, South Carolina, ami 

 westward. July. — Leaflets i' - 1' long. 



2. R. parvifolia, DC. Velvety throughout ; leaflets ovate, oblong, or 

 obovate-oblong, obtuse, or the upper ones acute, hoary, and strongly reticu- 

 late l)eneath, longer than the ])etiole ; stij)ulos small, lanceolate ; racemes 

 equalling or longer than the leaves, slender, loosely 3 - 5-flowered ; lowest 

 tooth of the calyx nearly twice the length of the others; legume oblong, ob- 

 tuse, clothed with soft down and longer hairs intermixed, 2-3seeded. — 

 South Florida. — Stem l°-2° long. Leaflets 1' long. 



3. R, Caribaea, DC. Velvety throughout; stem prostrate or twiuiug ; 

 leaflets thiu, ovate, acute or slightly acuminate ; stipules ovate ; racemes 

 slender, shorter than the leaves, loosely 3 -5-flowered; teeth of the calyx 

 short, nearly equal ; legume scimitar shaped, acute. — South Florida. — 

 Stem 2° -3° long. Lefiflets li'-2' long. Racemes l'-2' long. Flowers 

 small. Legume I'- 1^' lo»g. tapering at the base. 



H- -(- Calyx 4-pnrted, nearly as long as the corolla, the lobes linear or lanceolate, 

 nearly er/nal : stems twining or erect. 



4. R. menispermoidea, DC. Stems several from one root, prostrate 

 or twining, downy ; .stipules ovate-lanceolate; leaflets solitary, reniform, to- 

 mentose ; peduncles rarely as b.ng as the petiole, with few crowded flowers at 

 the summit ; calyx deeply parted, the lanceolate acute or acuminate lobes 

 nearly equal; legume oblong, acute, tomontose, 2-seeded. — Charlotte Ilarljor, 

 South Florida (Blodoett). — Stems 2° - 3° long. Leaflets V-2' in diameter. 



5. R. tomentosa, Hook. & Arn. Softly pubescent; stem trailing or 

 climbing; leaflets oval or orbicular, often acute, f- 1^' long; stipules lanceo- 

 late ; racemes nearly se.'ssile, cluster-like, few-flowered ; calyx as long as the 

 corolla, and half as long as the oval 2 seeded legume. — Dry sandy soil in the 

 lower districts. June - August. — Stem 2° - 3° long. — Legume ^' long. 



