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LEGUMINOSyE. XVIII. GOMPHOLOBIDM. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Podolchtum, p. 116. bow- 

 ever, the species of this genus are easiest propagated by layers. 



XVIII. GOMPHOLO'BIUM (from yo^oc, gompJws, a club, 

 and Ao/3oc, lobos, a pod ; in reference to the shape of the pod 

 being like that of a club or wedge). Smith, in Lin. trans. 4. 

 p. 220. 9. p. 249. K. Br. in liort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 11. 



Li\. SYST. Decundria, Monug ijnici. Calyx 5-parted, nearly 

 equal. Carina of 2 concrete petals. Vexillum broad. Stigma 

 simple. Legume many-seeded, nearly spherical, very blunt. 

 Australian stiff shrubs, with alternate, compound leaves, stand- 

 ing on short petioles. Pods glabrous both inside and outside. 

 Pedicels furnished with 2 bracteoles in the middle, or at the 

 base. Calyx usually finely fringed with wool. Flowers yellow. 



1 G. OLAUCE'SCENS (Cung. in Fields' new south wales, p. 346.) 

 leaves ternate ; leaflets linear, mucronate, with revolute mar- 

 gins ; branchlets angular, glabrous ; keel of flower beardless ; 

 calyx length of corolla before the expansion of the vexillum. 

 1j . G. Native of New Holland, on the Blue Mountains. 



Glaucescent Gompholobium. Fl. April, Jul. Clt. 1824. Sh. A ft. 



2 G. BAiiBiGERUM (D. C. prod. 2. p. 105.) leaves ternate ; 

 leaflets linear, acutish ; stem erect ; branches angular ; keel 

 bearded along the suture ; vexillum large, longer than the calyx 

 and keel. J? . G. Native of New Holland. G. fimbriatum, 

 Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 36. but not of Smith. Flowers 

 golden-yellow, about an inch in length, larger than those of G. 

 grandiflorum. 



Bearded-keeled Gompholobium. Fl. April, Aug. Clt. 1824. 

 Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



3 G. GRANDIFLORUM (Smith, in Lin. trans. 9. p. 249. exot. 

 bot. t. 5.) leaflets 3, linear, acute ; stem erect ; branches an- 

 gular ; keel beardless ; vexillum twice the length of the calyx 

 and carina. f; . G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern 

 coast. Ker. bot. reg. 484. Flowers large, yellow. Leaflets 

 hardly a line broad, but nearly an inch long. 



Var, ft, settfbllum (Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 363.) leaflets 

 narrow-linear, somewhat revolute and bristle-formed. Tj . G. 

 Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. 



Grcat-Jloniered Gompholobium. Fl. Mar. Sept. Clt. 1803. 

 Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



4 G. VIRGA'TUM (Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 360.) leaflets 

 3, linear, obtuse ; stem erect ; branches nearly terete ; carina 

 of flower beardless ; vexillum hardly longer than the calyx and 

 keel. Tj . G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. 

 The habit of the plant is that of G. lalifolium, but the keel of 

 the flower is beardless. 



Twiggy Gompholobium. Fl. Mar. Dec. Clt. 1820. Shrub 

 1 to 3 feet, 



5 G. LATIFOLIUM (Smith, in Lin. soc. trans. 9. p. 249.) leaflets 

 3, cuneate-linear, or oblong-linear ; stem erect ; keel fringed ; 

 calyx reflexed when in fruit. J? . G. Native of New Holland, 

 on the eastern coast. R. Br. in hort. kew. 3. p. 11. Labill. 

 nov. holl. t. 133. G. fimbriatum, Smith, exot. bot. t. 58. G. 

 psoraleffifolium, Salisb. par. t. 6. Leaflets 1-2 lines broad, and 

 (i-12 lines long. Flowers large, yellow. 



Broad-leaked Gompholobium. Fl. Mar. Sept. Clt. 1803. 

 Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



6 G. MARGINATUM (R. Br. 1. c.) leaflets 3, obovate, margi- 

 nated, flat ; stipulas equal in length to the petioles ; corolla 

 length of calyx. T? . G. Native of New Holland, on the 

 southern coast. 



Marginate-leaved Gompholobium. Fl. March, Sept. Clt. 

 1803. Shrub 1 foot. 



7 G. PEDUNCULATE (D. C. prod. 2. p. 105.) leaflets 3, with 

 somewhat revolute margins, lower ones obovate, mucronate, 

 upper ones lanceolate-linear, acuminated ; stipulas length of 



petioles; stems diffuse ; pedicels much longer tl;an the leaves, 

 and bibracteolate at the apex ; corolla longer than the calyx. 

 *2 . G. Native of the eastern coast of New Holland. Stems 

 somewhat herbaceous. Legume oval, rather compressed. This 

 plant, along with the following species, will probably form a 

 distinct genus. 



Pedunculate-flowered Gompholobium. Fl. April, July. Clt. 

 1824. PI. | foot. 



8 G. TETRATIIECOIDES (Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. 359.) leaflets 

 3. linear, with subrevolute margins ; branches terete, hispid from 

 short down ; pedicels scarcely longer than the leaves ; carina 

 beardless, and is as well as the vexillum hardly longer than the 

 calyx. Jj . G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. 

 Leaves on short stalks ; leaflets 2 lines long. 



Tetratheca-like Gompholobium. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1824. 

 Shrub ^ to -| foot. 



9 G. POLYMORPHISM (R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 

 11.) leaflets 3-5, linear, or oblong-cuneated, mucronate, with 

 recurved margins ; stem procumbent, weak, twining ; stipulas 

 shorter than the petioles ; pedicels much longer than the leaves, 

 bibracteolate, both at the t:ase and the apex or in the middle. 

 Jj . G. Native of New Holland, on the south-west coast. 

 Vexillum large, scarlet on the inside with a yellow base, and 

 purplish on the outside. G. grandiflorum, Andr. bot. rep. 642. 

 ex Sims, bot. mag. 1533. 



Polymorphus Gompholobium. Fl. Mar. Aug. Clt. 1803. 

 Shrub ^ to 1 foot. 



* * Leaves impari-pinnate. 



10 G. TOMENTOSUM (Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 106. t. 134.) 

 leaves impari-pinnate, with 2-4 pairs of leaflets ; leaflets awl- 

 shaped-lincar, mucronate, scabrous above ; peduncles usually 

 solitary ; calyx hairy, shorter than the legume ; keel ciliated, 

 with silky hairs. Jj . G. Native of New Holland, on the south 

 coast, and in Van Diemen's Land. R. Br. in hort. kew. 3. 

 p. 12. Shrub tomentose. 



Tomentose Gompholobium. Fl. April, Jul. Clt. 1803. Sh. 1 ft. 



11 G. LANA'TUM (Cung. mss. ex G. Don, in Loud. hort. brit. 

 p. 163.) branches and leaves villous ; leaves impari-pinnate; 

 leaflets linear-subulate, with revolute edges ; pedicels solitary, 

 shorter than the leaves, terminal or axillary at the tops of the 

 branches ; keel bearded. Jj . G. Native of New Holland. 

 Corolla twice the length of the calyx, of a coppery-yellow 

 colour. 



Woolly Gompholobium. Fl. Mar. Ju. Clt. 1824. Sh. to 1 ft. 



12 G, GLABRA'TUM (D. C. prod. 2. p. 106.) leaves impari- 

 pinnate, with 2-3 pairs of linear -subulate leaflets, with revolute 

 edges; peduncles usually solitary; calyx glabrous, one-half 

 shorter than the legume. T? . G. Native of New Holland. 

 Branches lepidotted with tubercles. Leaflets approximate along 

 the petiole. Legume ovate. Calyx glabrous on the outside, 

 ciliated along the margins of the lobes with fine wool. Corolla 

 unknown. 



Smooth Gompholobium. Fl. April, Aug. Clt. 1820. Sh. 

 to 1 foot. 



13 G. HETEROPHY'LLUM (Cung. mss.) leaves trifoliate or im- 

 pari-pinnate, usually with 3-5 or 7 leaflets, which are obovate, 

 lanceolate, or linear, all mucronate, terminal one broadest, 

 perfectly glabrous ; racemes short, terminal ; pedicels rather 

 longer than the bracteas, which are linear. 1? . G. Native of 

 New Holland. Keel beardless ? Flowers reddish. 



Variable-leaved Gompholobium. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1823. 

 Shrub | foot. 



14 G. VENU'STUM (R. Br. in hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 3. p. 12.) 

 leaves impari-pinnate, with many pairs of leaflets ; leaflets awl- 



