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terminal ; carpels armed with a short prickle on the inside of each. 

 Tj . S. Native of Peru. Flowers yellow. 

 /VzcWy-carpelled Banisteria. Shrub ? 



23 B. LEON A (Cav. diss. 9. p. FIG. 109. 

 424. t. 247. exclusive of the fruit 



and American species,) leaves 

 ovate-oblong, acuminated, coria- 

 ceous, netted with veins, smooth, 

 somewhat glaucescent beneath ; 

 petioles without glands, short ; 

 panicles clothed with rufous down, 

 terminal. Tj . S. Native of Sierra 

 Leone among bushes near the 

 river side. Flowers yellow. Fruit 

 brown when ripe. 



Sierra Leone Banisteria. Fl. 

 Jan. March. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



24 B. MULTIFLORA (D. C. prod. 

 1. p. 589.) leaves ovate-oblong, 

 acuminated, coriaceous, netted 

 with veins, smooth, shining above, 



glaucous beneath ; petioles without glands, short ; panicles ter- 

 minal, clothed with rufous down, longer than the leaves; young 

 fruit velvety. Tj . S. Native of Cayenne. Very like B. Lebna. 

 Flowers yellow. 



Many-flowered Banisteria. Shrub 6 feet. 



25 B. MUCRONA'TA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 589.) leaves oval, acu- 

 minated-mucronate, smooth on both surfaces, membranous ; pe- 

 tioles short, each bearing 2 glands at the apex, and are, as well 

 as the nerves of the leaves, clothed with close-pressed down ; 

 corymbs axillary, few-flowered. Tj . ^. S. Native of New Spain. 

 Flowers yellow. 



71/ueronafe-leaved Banisteria. Shrub cl. 



26 B. FERRUGINEA (Cav. diss. 9. p. 424. t. 248.) leaves ovate, 

 acuminated, smooth above, and shining, rusty beneath, and are, 

 as well as the petioles, clothed with close-pressed hairs ; glands 

 situated on the lower part of the limb of the leaf; racemes 

 panicled ; fruit pubescent, with erect wings. fj . . S. Native 

 of Brazil. Leaves 2 inches long. Flowers yellow. 



Var. /3, fulgens (Meyer, prim, esseq. p. 181.) leaves 5 or 6 

 inches long. I; . *"\ S. Native of Guiana in woods. Flowers 

 yellow. 



Rusty-leaved Banisteria. Clt. 1820. Shrub cl. 



27 B. PERIPLOC^EFOLIA (Desf. cat. hort. par. ed. 2. p. 160.) 

 leaves ovate or oblong, mucronated, somewhat coriaceous, smootli 

 on both surfaces ; petioles each bearing 2 glands at the apex ; 

 corymbs terminal ; carpels hairy, and crested at the base. Tj . ^\ 

 S. Native of Porto-Rico. Flowers yellow. 



Var. a, subovata (D. C. prod. ]. p. 589.) leaves ovate-ob- 

 long. 



Var. (3, angustifdlia(D. C. prod. 1. p. 590.) leaves oblong- 

 linear. 



Periploca-leaved Banisteria. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1818. 

 Shrub cl. 



28 B. FU'LGENS (Lin. spec. 612. but not of Cav.) leaves ovate, 

 acuminated, smooth above, and clothed with silky pubescence 

 beneath, as well as the petioles, each of which bear 2 glands at 

 the apex ; branches dichotomous ; flowers in umbellate corymbs ; 

 fruit pubescent ; wings furnished on the inside with a smaller 

 wing. Tj . / ~\ S. Native of Guadaloupe. Flowers yellow. 



Fulgent Banisteria. Clt. 1759. Shrub cl. 



29 B. ? BRACHIA'TA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 590.) leaves oval, 

 acuminated, smooth on both surfaces ; petioles without glands ; 

 panicles terminal, furnished with round, opposite bracteas ; 

 ovaries pubescent. Tj . S. Native of Porto-Rico. Flowers 

 yellow. 



Armed Banisteria. Shrub ? 



30 B. ? FAGIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 590.) leaves oval-ob- 

 long, acuminated, smooth, with the middle nerve clothed beneath 

 with close-pressed villi ; petioles biligulate at the apex ; corymbs 

 axillary, dichotomous. 1? . S. Native of Cayenne. Flowers 

 yellow. 



Beach-leaved Banisteria. Shrub ? 



31 B. ELLI'PTICA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 161.) 

 leaves elliptical, rounded at both ends, pointed, membranous, 

 smooth above, but clothed with adpressed hairs beneath, as well 

 as the branches, and bearing 2 sessile glands at the base of each 

 leaf ; umbels axillary, few-flowered. ^ . ^. S. Native of Peru 

 near Loxa. Flowers probably yellow. 



Elliptical-leaved Banisteria. Shrub cl. 



32 B. LONGIFOLIA (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 856.) leaves ob- 

 long, rounded at the base, acuminated at the apex, stiff, shining, 

 on short footstalks ; panicles terminal, with very wide-spread- 

 ing branches. Jj . S. Native of the Caribbee Islands. Flowers 

 yellow. 



Long-leaved Banisteria. Shrub cl. ? 



33 B. PI'CTA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 160.) 

 leaves oblong, narrowed, and acute at the apex, but rounded at 

 the base, thickish, smooth above, but clothed with adpressed 

 hairs beneath, each bearing 2 pea-like glands at the base ; 

 flowers terminal, umbellately-crowded. Tj . ( ^ > . S. Native of 

 New Spain between Carthagena and Panama in humid places. 

 Flowers yellow. 



Painted Banisteria. Shrub cl. 



34 B. MACROCA'RPA (Pers. ench. 1. p. 507.) leaves oblong, 

 acuminated ; spikes of flowers compound ; wings of fruit very 

 broad, obliquely rounded. Tj S. Native of Martinico. 



Large-fruited Banisteria. Shrub. 



35 B. LEDIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 159.) 

 leaves oblong-linear, rounded at both ends, somewhat mucronate, 

 coriaceous, smooth, shining above ; petioles clothed with silky 

 down ; peduncles terminal and axillary, many-flowered. Tj . 

 r \ S. Native of Cuba near Havannah. Flowers yellow. 



Ledum-leaved Banisteria. Shrub cl. 



36 B. SALICIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 390.) leaves oblong, 

 acute at both ends, clothed with silky down beneath, bearing 2 

 glands at the top of each petiole ; racemes axillary, somewhat 

 compound, length of leaves. Tj . < ~ > . S. Native of Brazil. 

 Leaves irregularly opposite, therefore somewhat alternate. 

 Flowers yellow. 



Willorv-leaved Banisteria. Shrub cl. 



37 B. DIVERSIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 159.) leaves elliptical-oblong, ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, 

 somewhat mucronate, rounded at the base, coriaceous, smooth 

 and shining above, puberulous beneath, each with 2 sessile 

 glands at the base ; peduncles terminal, twin, many-flowered, 

 f; . / "\ S. Native of Cuba in dry places near Havannah. 



Diverse-leaved Banisteria. Shrub cl. 



38 B. FAuciFibRA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 159.) 

 leaves elliptical-oblong, somewhat pointed, mucronate, rounded 

 at the base, coriaceous, puberulous above, and pubescent be- 

 neath, each furnished with 2 stipitate glands towards the base ; 

 umbels terminal. Tj . S. Native of Cuba near Havannah. 

 Flowers yellow. 



Ferv-flomered Banisteria. Shrub cl. ? 



39 B. OVATA (Cav. diss. 9. p. 429. t. 257. f. 1.) leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute, pubescent beneath ; petioles each bear- 

 ing 2 glands at the apex ; umbels terminal ; fruit hemispherical, 

 with very short wings. Tj . S. Native of the Island of Domi- 

 nique. Vent, choix. in a note, no. 51. t. 51. A. Flowers of a 

 reddish-sulphur colour, with yellow anthers. 



0ate-leaved Banisteria. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1810. Shrub cl, 



