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LEGUMINOS-iE. XLVII. CROTALAIUA. 



East Indies. C. pilosa, Roxb. Rottl. nov. act. nat. cur. 1808. 

 C- hirta, Mart. acad. mun. 6. p. 156. t. F. Calyx densely 

 clothed with rusty villi, hardly shorter than the corolla. 



Hairy Crotalaria. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1816. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



70 C. PROSTRA'TA (Rottl. in Willd. enum. 747.) leaves ellip- 

 tic-lanceolate, obtuse, pubescent beneath ; racemes opposite the 

 leaves on long peduncles, few-flowered ; stem prostrate, pubes- 

 cent. 0. S. Native of the East Indies. Mart. acad. mun. 6. 

 p. 155. t. F. Calyx tomentose, about the length of the corolla, 

 which is white. Legume glabrous, sessile. Perhaps C. pros- 

 trata of D. Don, in prod. fl. nep. 211. is the same plant. 



Prostrate Crotalaria. Fl. July. Clt. 1804. PI. prostrate. 



2. Leaves composed of 3-7 leaflets. 



* Leaves trifoliate. Racemes terminal or opposite the leaves. 

 Stipulas broad, leafy. 



71 C. ARBORE'SCENS (Lam. diet. 2. p. 199.) stipulas on short 

 petioles, obovate, emarginate, deciduous ; leaflets obovate ; pe- 

 tioles and branchlets canescent ; legume pedicellate. Tj S. 

 Native of the Mauritius and of the Cape of Good Hope. C. in- 

 canescens, Lin. fil. suppl. C. Capensis, Thunb. fl. cap. 572. 

 Jacq. hort. vind. t. 64. Flowers yellow, about the size of those 

 of Colutea. 



Arborescent Crotalaria. Fl. Ju. Oct. Clt. 1774. Sh. 6 to 10 ft. 



72 C. LUNARIS (Lin. spec. 1005.) stipulas semi-cordate, 

 lunate ; leaflets ovate, acuminated, clothed beneath with white 

 villi ; flowers terminal, solitary, girded by a 3-leaved involucre. 

 .? G. Native of Africa. Lin. hort. cliff. 357. C. lunaris, 

 Burm. cap. prod. 21. 



71/oon-shaped-stipuled Crotalaria. PL 



73 C. TU'RGIDA (Delaum. herb. amat. t. 238 ) stipulas round- 

 ish ; leaflets ovate, glabrous ; flowers terminal, somewhat corym- 

 bose. Tj . S. Native of? 



Turgid Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 



* Leaves trifoliate. Racemes opposite the leaves, rarely 

 terminal. Stipulas setaceous or wanting . 



74 C. OBOVA'TA ; suffruticose, branched ; leaflets obovate, en- 

 tire, somewhat emarginate at the apex, and rather pilose be- 

 neath ; racemes terminal, spike-formed ; legume hairy. fj . S. 

 Native of Guinea. Flowers yellow. 



O&OKnte-leafletted Crotalaria. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



75 C. OCHROLEU'CA ; shrubby, erect, branched ; leaflets 

 linear-lanceolate, entire, acuminated, clothed beneath with silky 

 pili ; racemes terminal, spike-formed, few-flowered. fy . S. 

 Native of Guinea. Flowers cream-coloured. 



Cream-coloured-flowered Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



76 C. LABURNIFO'LIA (Lin. spec. 1005. fl. zeyl. p. 278.) sti- 

 pulas wanting ; leaflets oval, acute, glabrous ; racemes oppo- 

 site the leaves ; legumes pendulous, on long stipes, which are 

 4-times longer than the calyx. Q. S. Native of Malabar and 

 Ceylon. Rheed. mal. 9. t. 27. Burm. zeyl. t. 35. Legume 

 cylindrical, glabrous, length of stipe. Corolla large, yellow. 

 Keel acuminated, much longer than the wings. 



Laburnum-leaved Crotalaria. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1739. 

 Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



77 C. PE'NDULA (Bert. ined. 1). C. prod. 2. p. 1 30.) stipulas 

 wanting ; leaflets oval, obtuse, glabrous ; racemes opposite the 

 leaves ; legumes pendulous, stipitate ; stipe twice the length of 

 the calyx, but one-half shorter than the legume. fy . S. Native 

 of Jamaica. Very like the preceding species. 



PemMmw-legumed Crotalaria. Fl. Jul. Sept. Clt. 1 820. Sh. 



78 C. ANAGYROIDES (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 

 404.) arborescent ; stipulas subulate, minute ; leaflets lanceo- 



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late-oblong, acute, mucronate, cuneated at the base, clothed 



beneath with adpressed pubescence, younger ones with silky 



brown pubescence ; racemes many-flowered, opposite the leaves ; 



legumes many-seeded, and are, as well as the calyxes, pubescent. 



Jj . S. Native of Caraccas. Allied to C. arborescens. 



Anagyrus-like Crotalaria. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1823. Sh. 6 ft. 



79 C, BROWNEI (Bert. ined. D. C. prod. 2. p. 130.) stipulas 

 deciduous or wanting; leaflets oval, attenuated at both ends, 

 apiculately mucronate, adult ones glabrous ; racemes terminal, 

 opposite the leaves ; legume pendulous, cylindrical, glabrous, 

 on a very short stipe. 1? . S. Native of Jamaica, on the sides 

 of rivulets frequent. Leaflets and young legumes clothed with 

 shining, silky, appressed pubescence. Flowers yellowish-brown, 

 striated. 



Browne's Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. Shrub 4 ft. 



80 C. BRACTEA'TA (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 54.) stipulas want- 

 ing ; leaflets oval, tapering to the base, and acuminated at the 

 apex, smooth above, but clothed with very minute pubescence 

 beneath : racemes opposite the leaves : legumes pendulous, 

 almost sessile, densely clothed with hairs. Jj . G. Native of 

 the East Indies and Chittagong. Flowers smaller than in the 

 two preceding species, but the bracteas are reflexed as in them. 

 Perhaps C. braclcala of Fischer is the same. 



Bractcated Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt.1820. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 



81 C. CYTISOIDES (Roxb. hort. beng. 54.) stipulas subulate, 

 deciduous ; leaflets elliptic, acuminated at both ends, glabrous 

 above, but clothed with fine pubescence beneath ; racemes op- 

 posite the leaves, nearly terminal ; ovary pubescent, on a very 

 short stipe. I? . G. Native of Nipaul. C. psoraleoides, D. 

 Don, prod. fl. nep. 242. This species comes very near to C. 

 bracteatn, but the ovarium is pubescent, not as in that species 

 densely hairy. 



Cytisus-like Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1826. Shrub 

 2 to 4 feet. 



82 C. CAJANIFI/LIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 

 405.) stipulas? leaflets oblong, obtuse, mucronate, cuneated at 

 the base, glabrous above, pttberulous beneath and canescent ; 

 racemes many-flowered, almost terminal ; legumes many-seeded, 

 and are, as well as the calyxes, clothed with appressed pubes- 

 cence. \i . G. Native of Mexico, on the declivity of mount 

 Jorullo. 



Pigeon-pea-leaved Crotalaria. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1824. 

 Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



83 C. GRAHA'MI; shrubby, diffuse ; leaves ternate ; leaflets 

 cuneate-elliptic, rather pilose, mucronate ; stipulas subulate, re- 

 flexed, permanent ; racemes sub-capitate, opposite the leaves. 



^2 . S. Native of Mexico. C. dichotoma, Graham in edinb. 

 new phil. journ. dec. 1826. Flowers yellow. 



Graham's Crotalaria. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1 824. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 



84 C. STRIA'TA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 131.) stipulas wanting; 

 leaflets elliptic, obtuse, mucronate, nearly glabrous ; racemes 

 terminal, and nearly opposite the leaves ; bracteas setaceous, 

 deciduous. Q. S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers yellow, 

 pendulous. Keel acuminated, striped with black lines ; the 

 vexillum also striped a little. 



Str/ped-fiowered Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



85 C. UEVIGA'TA (Lam. diet. 2. p. 198.) glabrous; stipulas 

 wanting ; leaflets elliptic-oblong, obtuse ; racemes opposite the 

 leaves, 3-6-flowered ; legume pedicellate. fj . S. Native of 

 Madagascar. 



Smooth Crotalaria. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



86 C. HETEROPHY'LLA (Lin. fil. suppl. 323.) stipulas subu- 

 late, spreading ; lower leaves simple, the rest trifoliate ; leaflets 

 elliptic, emarginate. S. Native of the East Indies. Co- 

 rolla yellow, and striped. Legume smooth. 



Variable-leaved Crotalaria. PL 1 foot. 



