Rhynchosia.] xlvii. 5 papilionace^: (baker). 217 



Stipules minute setaceous. 



Lateral leaflets unequal-sided ; flowers racemose. 

 Corolla § in. long. 



Leaves subglabrous 6. R. flavissima. 



Leaves tomentose 7. R. splendens. 



Corolla f in. long. 



Stem and leaves beneath subglabrous 8. R. minima. 



Stem and leaves beneath finely grey-silky 9. R. caribcea. 



Stem and leaves beneath densely grey-silky . . . . 10. R. Memnonia. 



Lateral leaves equal-sided ; flowers 1-2 " 11. R.filicaulis. 



Stipules linear, 2-3 lines long. 

 Stems subglabrous. 



Calyx-teeth lanceolate ; corolla twice the calyx . . . . 12. R. latisalma. 

 Calyx-teeth linear; corolla half as long again as the calyx 13. R. elegans. 



Stems densely ferrugineo-pubescent 14. R.ferruginea. 



Stipules ovate, 4 in. long 15. R. viscosa. 



*** Arcyphyllum {EU.). Twining herbs, with flowers in dense clusters. Pods ex- 

 serted, scarcely constricted. Corolla bright red, marcescent. 



Calyx j in. long 16. R. debilis. 



Calyx 4 in. long 17. R. densijiora. 



**** Dolichoides. A twining herb, with the flowers solitary or in pairs in the axils 

 of the leaves. Pod not constricted. 

 The only species 18. R. Grantii. 



1. R. Mannii, Baker. Stem woody, wide-climbing, glabrous. Sti- 

 pules ovate, membranous. Petioles 2 in. long, slender, glabrous ; leaf- 

 lets 3, the central one roundish, 3 in. long, nearly as broad, cuspidate, 

 the petiolule an inch long, lateral ones unequal-sided, subcoriaceous, 

 both sides green and glabrous, the upper one rather glossy. Stipellae 

 setaceous £ in. long. Flowers in dense racemes 4-5 in. long, on firm 

 woody peduncles as long as themselves. Bracts like the stipules. Calyx 

 I in. long, cut down to the base, quite glabrous, the upper tooth only 

 half as long as the others, emarginate, the lowest rather longer than 

 the middle one, all lanceolate, acute. Corolla bright red, equalling the 

 calyx. Pod j in. long, I in. broad,* bright glaucous grey- velvety. 



Upper Guinea. Fernando Po, Mann I 



2. R. congensis, Baker. Stems suffruticose, twining, clothed with 

 fine grey pubescence. Stipules ovate, membranous. Petioles 2-3 in. 

 long, pubescent ; leaflets 3, the central one roundish, 3-4 in. long, 

 cuspidate, the petiolule an inch long, the lateral ones unequal-sided, 

 both sides glabrous. Flowers in dense nearly sessile racemes 3-5 in. 

 long. Bracts like the stipules. Calyx f in. long, cut down to the base, 

 finely pubescent, the upper lip 2 lines broad, bifid halfway down, the 

 others acute. Corolla bright red, equalling the calyx. Pod f in. long, 

 \ in. broad, densely grey-velvety. 



Lower Guinea. Congo, C. Smith ! Capt. Burton 1 



3. R. calycina, Guill. et Perr. Fl. Seneg. 214. Stems woody, long, 

 wide-twining, terete, glabrous or slightly grey-downy. Stipules ovate, 

 membranous, deciduous. Petioles 1-3 in. long, subglabrous ; leaflets 



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