2S4 IG5. LEGüMINOSAE 



330. (251.) Stem herbaceous or woody at the base only 331 



Stem woody throughout 347 



331. Uppermost stamen united with tlie others from the base, at least when 



young 332 



Uppermost stamen free from the otliers, at least at the base. . . . 336 



332. Filaments united into a closed tube, at least when young. Corolla red, 



blue, or white. Fruit dehiscing by two valves 333 



Filaments united into a sheath split on one or both sides. Corolla yellow, 

 sometimes veined with red. Fruit breaking up into joints, more 

 rarely indehiscent 335 



333. Stem twining. Leaflets 5 — 7, stipellate. Bracteoles present. Upper- 



most stamen finally separating from the others. ^See 266.) 



Glycine L. 



Stem erect or decumbent. Leaflets not stipellate. Bracteoles absent. 



Uppermost stamen remaining united with the others 334 



334. Leaflets 5 — 7. Stipules bristle-like. Corolla red ; standard sessile ; 



wings free. Connective ending in a short point. Fruit septate- 



(See 313.) Cyamopsis DC. 



Leaflets numerous. .Stipules semi-sagittate. Corolla blue or white ; 

 standard short-clawed ; wings adhering to the keel. Connective 

 without an appendage. Fruit i-celled. (See 204.) , . Galega L. 



335. Fruit enclosed by the enlarged calyx, folded, with 2 or more flat joints. 



Calyx 2-lipped. (See 208.) Smithia Ait. 



Fruit much exceeding the calyx. Ovar\^ stalked. (See 209.) 



Aeschynomene L. 



336. L^ppermost stamen united witli the others in th.e middle, at least when 



young 337 



Uppermost stamen free throughout 339 



337. Standard clawed. Wings adhering to the keel. Ovules several or 



many, very rarely only 2. Stigma usually penicillate. Fruit linear, 

 rarely oblong or ovate, dehiscing by two valves. Leaflets usually 

 with many parallel side-nerves. Flowers white or red, in terminal or 

 leaf-opposed racemes, rarely in axillary fascicles or racemes ; in this 

 case ovules numerous. Bracteoles absent. (See 233.) 



Tephrosia Pers. 



Standard nearly sessile. Wings short. Ovules i — 3. Fruit oblong to 



orbicular, indehiscent, very rarel}^ dehiscing by two valves. Flowers 



in axillary spikes or racemes 338 



338. Calyx-lobes much longer than the tube, feathery. Corolla red ; keel 



adhering to the staminal tube. Fruit enclosed by the calyx, oblong 

 or ovate. Unarmed, hairy plants. Stipules connate. — Species 2. 



North Africa Ebenus L. 



Calyx-lobes as long as or shorter than the tube. Fruit projecting beyond 

 the calyx, hemispherical or spirally twisted. — Species 10. North 



