LEGUMIXOS/E. XLVII. CROTALARIA. 



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87 C. FOLiosA C\Villd. enum. 747.) leaflets obovate, emar- 



1 beneath with strigose ])ili ; racemes terminal, 

 usually 4-flowered ; stem diffuse, branched. T; . S. Native 

 of the East Indies. Indigofera foliosa, Rottl. 



Leafy Crotalaria. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1818. Sh. 2 to 3 feet. 



88 C. HAVANE'NSIS (Guss. ex Schlecht. Linnaea. 4. p. 36.) 

 smooth ; leaflets oblong, emarginatp, tapering to the base ; 

 flowers racemose ; legume oblong, cylindrical, fj . S. Native 

 of Cuba, about the Havannah. 



Havannah Crotalaria. Shrub. 



89 C. OHIXE'NSIS (Rottl. in Willd. enum. 747.) stipulas lan- 

 ceolate, and bracteas ovate, both reflexed ; leaflets obovate, 

 covered beneath with strigose pili ; racemes terminal ; stems 

 diffuse: legume stipitate, ovate, obtuse, glabrous. 0. S. Na- 

 tive of the East Indies. Flowers more minute than in any other 

 speciesofthe genus. Mart, in acad. mun. 0. p. 157. t. H. 



Orixa Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. PI. 1 foot. 



90 C. VIRGA'TA (Roxb. ex Mart. acad. mun. fi. p. 157. t. G.) 

 stipulas small ; leaflets obcordate, destitute of a mucrone, gla- 

 brous ; raceme few-flowered, opposite the leaves, lateral ; branches 

 diffuse, rather twiggy. Tj , S. Native of Coromanelel. Legume 

 unknown. 



Twiggy Crotalaria. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1816. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 



91 C. CUBE'^SIS (D. C. prod. 2. p. 131.) stipulas linear- 

 setaceous ; leaflets obovate-roundish ; racemes nearly opposite 

 the leaves; stem erect, hairy. 0. S. Native of Cuba. C. 

 hirta, Lag. nov. spec, liort. madr. p. 22. but not of Willd. 



Cuba .Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



92 C. SETI'FERA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. ined. D. C. prod. 2. 

 p. 131.) stipulas linear-setaceous ; leaflets obovate, mucronate ; 

 racemes opposite the leaves, and are hairy, as well as the petioles 

 and branches ; legume pendulous, cylindrical, hairy, nearly ses- 

 sile. . H. Native of Mexico. Flowers yellow. Keel 

 acute, shorter than the vexillum and wings. 



Bristle-bearing Crotalaria. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



93 C. COLVJTEOIDES (Lam. diet. 2. p. 200.) leaflets obovate, 

 obtuse, mucronate, rather pilose beneath, longer than the pe- 

 tioles ; racemes terminal, loose ; legume glabrous, stipitate, 

 bladdery, destitute of a style. Jj . ? S. Native of Africa. Pluk. 

 t. 185. f. 3. 



Colutea-llke Crotalaria. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



94 C. PURPURA'SCENS (Lam. diet. 2. p. 200.) stipulas seta- 

 ceous, villous ; leaflets obovate-cuneiform, retuse, mucronate, 

 glabrous ; racemes opposite the leaves almost terminal ; calyx 

 villous, about equal in length to the corolla ; legume pendulous, 

 sessile, oblong, bladdery. . S. Native of Madagascar, and 

 the Mauritius. Vexillum purplish above. Branches and pe- 

 tioles clothed with hispid villi. 



Purplish-fioviered Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. 

 PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



95 C. INCA'NA (Lin. spec. 1005.) stipulas and bracteas seta- 

 ceous, villous, deciduous ; leaflets oval or obovate, villous be- 

 neath ; racemes spike-formed, opposite the leaves ; calyxes gla- 

 brous ; keel with a tomentose margin ; legume pendulous, sub- 

 sessile, hairy. . S. Native of the Caribbee Islands. Flowers 

 yellow. Jacq. obs. 4. t. 82. Cav. icon. 4. t. 322. Ker. hot. reg. 

 377. C. pubescens, Mcench. 



Hoary Crotalaria. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1714. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



96 C. DOMBEYA'NA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 132.) stipulas and 

 bracteas setaceous, villous, deciduous ; leaflets oval-oblong, 

 acute, pubescent beneath ; racemes spike-formed, opposite the 

 leaves ; ovarium pubescent : legume pendulous, sessile, gla- 

 brous. Jj . ? S. Native of Peru. C. incana /3, Lam. diet. 2. 

 p. 200. Very near to C, incana, but the flowers are double the 

 size, and disposed in dense spikes. 



Dombey's Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



97 C. PU'BKRA (Vahl. eclog. 2. p. 55.) stipulas subulate, de- 

 ciduous ; leaflets oblong, obtuse, clothed beneath with adpn 

 canescent villi; racemes terminal and axillary; legume pendu- 

 lous, oblong, villous. f? . S. Native of the island of St. 

 Martha. Branches rather villous. C. pubera, Schrank. pi. rar. 

 mon. t. 14. differs from Vahl's plant in the racemes being op- 

 posite the leaves, and therefore the plant is more nearly allied 

 to C. incana. 



Downy Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



98 C. AFFI'NIS (B.C. prod. 2. p. 132.) stipulas and bracteas 

 setaceous and deciduous ; leaflets obovate-cuneated, truncate, 

 smoothish ; petioles, branches, and legumes villous ; racemes op- 

 posite the leaves. Tj . ? S. Native of the Mauritius. Allied 

 to C. incana. Calyxes villous. Legume sessile, very hairy. 



Allied Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



99 C. PU'MILA (Ort. dec. 2. p. 2,'J.) stipulas subulate, spread- 

 ing ; leaflets obovate, emarginate, glabrous, rather fleshy ; 

 racemes opposite the leaves and lateral ; legumes nearly sessile, 

 pendulous, pubescent ; stem ascending. O- S. Native of Cuba. 

 Flowers yellow, smaller than those of C. incana, to which the 

 plant is very nearly allied. Stem and petioles hardly pubescent. 



Dwarf Crotalaria. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1823. PI. \ to 1 foot. 



100 C. FALCA'TA (Vahl. ined. ex herb. Puer. D. C. prod. 2. 

 p. 132.) stipulas small, deciduous; leaflets elliptic, somewhat 

 cuneated at the base, clothed with minute pubescence beneath, 

 but glabrous above ; racemes opposite the leaves : vexillum 

 shorter than the keel, which is falcate. Jj . S. Native of 

 Guinea. Flowers small. Young legumes pendulous and terete. 



Fa/crtte-keeled Crotalaria. Shrub 2 feet. 



101 C. MUCRONA'TA (Desv. journ. bot. 1814. vol. 1. p. 76.) 

 leaflets ovate, mucronate, clothed beneath with powdery pubes- 

 cence ; flowers sessile, spicate, terminal. I?.? S. Native of 

 the Antilles. 



Afucronafe-leaved Crotalaria. Shrub. 



102 C. MICANS (Link, enum. 2. p. 228.) stipulas wanting ; 

 leaflets oval, acute, beset with scattered shining hairs ; racemes 

 opposite the leaves ; filaments of stamens hairy. 2 . S. Native 

 of? Legume unknown. 



Glittering-haired Crotalaria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. 

 1 to 2 feet. 



103 C. CURTA'TA (Link. 1. c.) leaflets oval, obtuse, beset with 

 scattered hairs ; the nerves, petioles, and branches hoary ; 

 racemes terminal, elongated ; keel shorter than the vexillum. 

 O. S. Native of? 



,S7ior<-keeled Crotalaria. Fl. April, May. Clt. ? PI. I foot. 



104 C. PEDUNCULOSA (Desv. journ. bot. 1814. vol. 1. p. 76.) 

 leaflets somewhat ovate, acute ; flowers in racemose spikes ; 

 racemes opposite the leaves, on long peduncles. ^ .? S. Native 

 of the East Indies. 



Peduncled Crotalaria. Shrub. 



105 C. MOLLI'CULA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 

 403.) branchlets terete ; stipulas linear-subulate ; leaflets lan- 

 ceolate, obtuse, clothed with soft pubescence on both surfaces, 

 but canescent beneath ; racemes many-flowered, opposite the 

 leaves, almost terminal : calyx clothed with adpressed pubes- 

 cence. Ovary 16-ovulate, stipitate. Tj . G. Native of Mexico, 

 near Guanaxuato. Flowers about the size of those of C. incana. 



Soft Crotalaria. Shrub 2 feet. 



106 C. MAYPURE'NSIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. 

 p. 403.) branchlets angular ; stipulas capillary ; leaflets lan- 

 ceolate, obtuse, somewhat mucronate, glabrous above, and 

 clothed with adpressed pubescence beneath ; racemes many- 

 flowered, almost terminal ; calyxes clothed with adpressed pu- 

 bescence ; legume many-seeded, hairy. Ij . S. Native on the 

 banks of the river Orinoco, near Maypures. 



Maypures Crotalaria. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 

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