Boutoniane. N. O. Leguminose. 
TAB. CLIL 
CLiroria VIRIDIFLORA. 
Volubilis glabra, foliis ternatis, foliolis ovatis mucronatis, stipellis 
setaceis, floribus fasciculatis, vexillo ovato retuso ecalcarato, 
calyce campanulato 5-fido, bracteolis lanceolatis longitudina- 
liter striatis. 
Clitoria viridiflora. Bouton, MSS. in Herb. nostr. 
Has. Moist and shady places on the borders of forests in 
Mauritius, especially in the district called ** Flacq.” Messrs. 
Bouton, Bojer. 
A climbing shrubby plant, almost every-where perfectly 
glabrous. Leaves of 3 ovate petiolated leaflets, mucronated at 
the point, glaucous beneath. There are two small setaceous 
stipules between the 2 lateral leaflets and 2 others upon the 
petiole of the terminal cone. Flowers 4—6 from the axils of 
the leaves, glabrous, each upon a short pedicel which has a few 
scattered leaves. Calyx campanulate, glabrous, with 2 striated 
bracteas at the base. Corolla of an uniform dull yellowish-green 
colour. Vezillum destitute of spur, embracing with its base the 
2 wings and the keel, and then suddenly bending back from 
near the middle, where there is an oblong reddish spot. Wings 
twisted at the apex which is pressed against the extremity of 
the keel. Keel slightly curved upwards. Stamens 10, diadel- 
phous. Legume broadly-linear, compressed, stipitate, enclosing 
8—10 seeds. 
Fig. 1. Vexillum. £2. Flower, from which the vexillum is : 
removed. /f. 3. Keel. 4. One of the wings untwisted. f. 5. 
Calyx and Stamens. f. 6. Pistil :—magnified 
