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a. K. argentea Mart. Brazil. Source of Para, Brazilian or Ceara 



Rhatany, Eatanhia da terra. 



b. K. cistoidea Hook. Chili. Root resembles Payta Rhatany. 



c. K. Ixina L. Brazil to Mexico and West Indies. Source of 



Savanilla or New Granada Rhatany. See (e) 



■d. K. secuudiflora DC. (K. lanceolata Tor.). Florida to New 

 Mexico and Mexico, Linear-leaved Krameria. Source of 

 Texas Rhatany. 



€. K. tridndra R. & Pa v. (K. tomentosa St. Hil. ). Peru and 

 Bolivia. Source of Peruvian or Payta Rhatany. Root of this 

 and of (c), Rhatany, Rhatany root; Krameria. U. S. P,, Kra- 

 meriae radix, Br., Radix ratanhiae (ratanhai); Ger. Ratanha- 

 wurzel, Ratanhiawurzel; Fr. Ratanhia (Codex); Sp. Ratania, 

 Crameria. [Varieties are Short or Stumpy Rhatany (the main 

 root) and Long Rhatany (the branches)]. A powerful astrin- 

 gent. 



1115. KRAUNHIA, Raf. 1808. Wisteria. Papilionaceae . 



Syn. Wisteria, Nutt. 1818, also Glycine, in part. Woody 



climbers with showy blue or purple flowers. Four known spe- 

 cies, three of Asia; 1 in U. S. 



■a. K. frutescens (L. ) Raf. (G. frutescens L. , W. speciosa Nutt. 

 (Kew), W. frutescens Poir. ). Southeastern U. S. American 

 Wisteria, Kidney-bean tree, Virgin's- bower*. 



1116. KRYNiXZKIA, Fisch. & Mey. 1841. Boraginaceae. 



Syn. Krynitzia, Piptocalyx, Torr. 1874, not Oliver, 1870 

 (but Heller catalogues two species under this name). Herbs. 

 Perhaps 20 species, N. America. See Allocarya, Cryptanthe, 

 Eremocarya and Oreocarya. 



1117. KUHNIA, L. False Boneset. Compositae. 



Named for JDr. Adam Kuhn of Philadelphia, pupil of Lin- 

 naeus. Syn. Eupatorium, in part. Perennial herbs with 

 small flower heads in corymbs. About 8 species, N. America; 

 4 in U. S. 



1118. KUHSiSTERA, Lam. 1789. Prairie Clover. Papilionaceae. 



Named from resemblance to Kuhnia. Syn. Petalostemon, 

 Michx. 1803, also Dalea, in part. Perennial herbs with spicate 

 or capitate flowers (purple or white). About 35 species, N. 

 America; 27 in U. S. (a) K. caudida (Willd. ) Kze. is White 

 Prairie Clover or Tassel-flower; (b) K, purpurea (Vent.) 

 MacM. is Violet Prairie Clover, Red Tassel-flower, Red Thim- 

 ble weed. 



1119. KUMLIENIA, Greene. Kumlienia. Eanunculaceae. 



Herb. One species in western U. S. 



1120. KUNZIA, Spreng. 1818, not Kunzea, Reichb. Rosaceae. 

 Syn. Pur.-hia, DC. 1817, not Spreng 1817. Shrubs. Two 



species, Pacific slope U. S. 



