LEGUMINOS.E. 



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fleshy, 1 -seeded. An herb, with trifoliate loaves and yellow 

 flowers. 



237 PERA'LTEA- Calyx bibracteolate, bilabiate, lower lip 

 trifid, upper one bidentate. Stamens diadelphous. Legume 

 compressed, 4-8-seeded. Subshrubs, with impari-pinnate leaves 

 and large purplish flowers. 



238 BRONGNJA'RIIA. All as in Periiltea, but the legume has 

 a longer stipe, and the seminiferous suture is without a margin. 



239 ANDIRA. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed. Vexillum 

 roundish, emarginate, longer than the kjej. Stamens diadel- 

 phous, 9 joined, and 1 free. Legume stipitate, orbicular, &c. 

 hard, 1-celled, 1 -seeded. Trees, with impari-pinnate leaves, and 

 terminal panicles of purple flowers. 



240 GEOFFROYA. Calyx campanulate, somewhat bilabiate,, 

 half 5-cleft. Wings and keel about equal in length, shorter 

 than the vexillum. Stamens diadelphous, 9 joined, and 1 free. 

 Legume drupaceous, egg-shaped, 1 -celled, 1 -seeded. Trees, 

 with impari-pinnate leaves, and axillary racemes or panicles of 

 yellowish flowers. 



241 BRO'WNEA. Calyx with 2 connate bracteas at the base, 

 constituting a sheath (f. 55. a.). Calyx 5-cleft (f. 55. &.). Pe- 

 tals 5 (f. 55. c.), unguiculate (f. 55.*.). Stamens 10-15, mo- 

 nadelphous, with the sheath cleft in front. -Legume 1-celled, 

 many-seeded, acinaciform, compressed. Trees, witji abruptly 

 pinnate leaves, and rose-coloured flowBrsfnsing in fascicles from 

 the buds. 



242 DI'PTERIX. Calyx 3-5-cleft, 2 uppeje segments largest, 

 wing-formed, 1-3 lower ones small. Corolla, papilionaceous. 

 Stamens 8-10, monadelphous, with the iwieath cle/t in front. 

 Legume somewhat compressed, thick, .2-valvefl, 1-seeded. 

 Trees, with abruptly pinnate leaves and panic-led flowers. 



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CASSIE\S:. Lobes of calyx imbricate before expansion (f. 57. 

 .). Petals pcngynous (f.-56. b. f. 57. b.~), nearly equal, rarely 

 sub-papilionaceous, imbricate in cestitaticn. Stamens distinct 

 (f. 57.c. f. 56. c.). Legt\ie usually dry and 2-valved (f. 58. g. 

 f. 56. e.). Cotyledons leafy, rarely Jlesliy. Leaves It or tripinnate, 

 sometimes abruptly or impari-pinnate, sometimes simple. Habit 

 variable. 



243 MORI'NGA. Petals 5, nearly equal. Stamens 10, un- 

 equal, sometimes 5 of which are sterile. Legume silique- 

 formed, 3-valved. Trees, with bi-tjipinnate leaves. 



244 GLEDI'TSCHIA. Flowers unisexual or hermaphrodite. 

 Calyx 3-4-5-cleft. Petals 3-4-5, the 2 lowest ones joined into a 

 keel. Stamens equal in number to the petals, and opposite- the 

 sepals. Legume transversely many-celled, rarely 1-celled, 1- 

 seeded. Spinose trees, with abruptly pinnate or bipinnate 

 leaves, and spikes of greenish flowers. 



245 GYMNOCLADUS. Flowers dioecious. Calyx tubular, 5- 

 cleft. Petals 5, equal. Stamens 10, inclosed. Legume oblong, 

 thick, pulpy inside. An unarmed tree, with bipinnate leaves, 

 and racemes of white flowers. 



246 ANOMA. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5, equal. Stamens 10, 



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the 5 alternate ones sterile. Legume oblong, thick, 2-valved, 1 - 

 celled, many- seeded. A tree, with opposite bipinnate leaves, 

 and panicles of white flowers. 



247 GUILANDINA. Calyx urceolate, 5-cleft. Petals 5, ses- 

 sile, nearly equal. Stamens 10, villous at the base. Legume 

 ovate, echinated, 2-valved, 1-3-seeded. Seeds bony, shining. 

 Trees or shrubs, beset with hooked prickles, with abruptly bi- 

 pinnate leaves, and racemose spikes of yellow flowers. 



248 COULTE'RIA. Calyx turbinate, 5-cleft, lower segment 

 largest, edged with glandular teeth. Petals 5, upper one 

 largest. Stamens 1 0, bearded at the base, with a nectariferous 

 gland on the upper side of the ovary. Stigma ciliated with 

 glands. Legume compressed, spongy, hardly dehiscent, trans- 

 versely many-celled. Seeds 4-6. Spinose shrujpe or trees, with 

 abruptly pinnate leaves, and racemes of yellow flowers. 



249 CSSALPI'NIA. Calyx 5-cleft, lower segment largest and 

 arched. Petals 5, unequal, unguiculate, upper one shortest. 

 Stamens 10, villous at the base, ascending. Legume unarmed, 

 compressed, 2-valved, many-seeded. Prickly or unarmed trees 

 or shrubs, with abruptly bipinnate leaves, and yellow flowers. 



250 POINCIA'NA. Calyx 5-cleft, unequal, lower segment 

 arched. Petals 5, unguiculate, upper one diflfbrmed. Stamens 

 10, long, hairy at the base. Legume compressed, 2-valved, 

 many-celled. Trees or shrubs, with abruptly bipinnate leaves, 

 and usually with variegated flowers. 



251 MEZONEU'RUM. Calyx 5-cleft; lower segment arched, 

 the other suborbicular. Petals 5, unguiculate, upper one 

 smallest. Stamens 10, declinate, villous at the base. Legume 

 leafy, flat, ovate-oblong, indehiscent, 1-celled, many-seeded, 

 expanded into a wing on the upper suture. Prickly trees, with 

 abruptly bipinnate leaves. 



252 REICHA'RDIA. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed. Petals 

 6-10, unequal, sub-papilionaceous. Stamens 10, declinate, 

 cohering by a beard below the middle. Legume samaroid, ex- 

 panded into a wing. A genus hardly known. 



253 LABI'CHEA. Calyx 5-cleft, regular, deciduous. Petals 

 5, roundish, obovate,. nearly equal. Stamens 2, hypogynous, 

 very short. Anthers 2- celled, bursting by a sub-operculate 

 pore. Ovary on a short stipe, ovate-oblong, 2-ovulate. Style 

 subulate. Stigma simple. A shrub, with impari-pinnate leaves, 

 and terminal racemes of flowers. 



254' HOFFMANSE'GGIA. Calyx 5-cleft.' Petals 5, unguicu- 

 late, glandular at the base, upper one broadest. Stamens 10, 

 * covered with glandular hairs, one usually abortive. Legume 

 linear, compressed, many-seeded. Herbs or subshrubs, with 

 impari-bipinnate leaves, and racemes of yellow flowers. 



255 MELANOSTI'CTA. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5, nearly equal, 

 tapering to the base, length of calyx. Stamens 10, villous at 

 the base. Legume compressed, ovate-oblong, hairy. Sub- 

 shrubs, with impari-bipinnate leaves. 



256 POMA'RIA. Calyx 5-cleft (f. 56. a.). Petals 5 (f. 56. 

 &.), unguiculate, upper one concave and shorter. Stamens 10 

 (f. 56. c.), declinate, hairy at the base. Legume oblong (f. 56. 

 d.), compressed, 2-seeded (f. 56. e.). Shrubs, with abruptly bi- 

 pinnate leaves. 



