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LEGUMINOS^E. LXXXI. CLITORIA. LXXXII. NEUROCARPUM. 



reg. 1047. C. calcarigera, Sal. par. t. 51. Perhaps there are 

 numerous species confounded under this name. 



I'ur. ((, angustifolia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 234.) leaflets linear. 



J'ar. ft, c/hpl/ca (D. C. 1. c.) leaflets ovate-oblong or elliptic. 

 Dill. hort. elth. t. 76. 



J'ur. 7, o'-fita (D. C. 1. c.) leaflets ovate. Pluk. aim. t. 90. 

 f. 1. 



I'irginian Clitoria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1732. PI. cl. 



11C. BRASILIA' NA (Lin. spec. 1026.) stems climbing, rather 

 glabrous; leaflets ovate-oblong, glabrous; pedicels twin, 1- 

 flowered ; bracteas ovate, longer than the calyx, and hiding it ; 

 legume linear, compressed. I/ . ^,. S. Native of Brazil and 

 Cayenne, and of Maranham. C. amce'na, Roth. cat. 2. p. 92. 

 t. 3. ex Pers. Breyn. cent. 78. t. 32. Flowers large, blue or 

 white (ex Meyer.) 



Brazilian Clitoria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1759. PI. cl. 



12 C. PLUMIE'RI (Turp. in Pers. ench. 2. p. 303.) stems climb- 

 ing ; leaflets ovate-oblong, acuminated or ovate, glabrous ; pedi- 

 cels 1-3, somewhat racemose ; bracteoles ovate, longer than the 

 calyx ; legumes linear, somewhat tetragonal. 1 . w . S. Native 

 of Mexico, St. Domingo, and perhaps of Peru. Ker. bot. reg. 

 268. C. racemosa, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. C. cal- 

 carata, Lher. in herb. Domb. Plum. amer. 1. t. 108. Flowers 

 large, white, but with the middle of the vexillum and wings of a 

 rose-purple colour, tomentose. 



Pliimier's Clitoria. Fl. Sept. Nov. PI. cl. 



13 C. SPECIO'SA (Cav. curs. 182. ex Lag. et Rod. in anal. sc. 

 nat. 1802. vol. 5. p. 72.) stems climbing; leaflets 3; calyx 

 shorter than the bracteoles, and furnished with a cucullate scale ; 

 stipulas spotted with purple. % . w . S. Native of New Spain. 

 Very like C. Plumieri. 



Slimy Clitoria. PI. tw. 



14 C. ARBORE'SCENS (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 302.) 

 stem arborescent ; leaflets 3 ; peduncles many-flowered ; ovary 

 tomentose; style villous. I? . S. Native of Trinidad. Flowers 

 pink. 



Arborescent Clitoria. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1804. Sh. 8 feet. 



SECT. IV. GLYCINOPSIS (from glyc'me and o^ij, opsis, resem- 

 blance ; the plants contained in the section resemble species of 

 Glyclne). D. C. legum. mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 235. Calyx cam- 

 panulate, 5-toothed. Corolla and stamens inserted almost at 

 the base of the calyx. Style dilated at the apex. Bracteoles 

 striated lengthwise. Leaves pinnately trifoliate, that is, with 

 one pair of leaflets, and an odd one. 



15 C. BERTERIA'NA (D. C. legum. mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 234.) 

 steins twining, and are, as well as the leaves, pubescent ; leaflets 

 ovate, acuminated ; peduncles longer than the leaves, bearing a 

 kind of raceme at the apex, containing 5 or 6 flowers ; legumes 

 linear, compressed, apiculated, straight ; bracteoles longer than 

 the calyx. I/ . '"'. S. Native of St. Domingo. Flowers yel- 

 lowish, with the vexillum pubescent on the outside. 



Bertcro's Clitoria. PI. tw. 



16 C. COCCI'NEA (Schrad. gcett. anz. 1821. p. 717.) stem 

 twining ; leaflets 3, elliptic-ovate or oblong, pubescent above, 

 clothed with rusty villi beneath on the nerves, as well as on the 

 petioles ; peduncles elongated, usually 3-flowered ; upper seg- 

 ment of the calyx truncate. *j . **\ S. Native of Brazil. C. 

 falcata, Nees in flora. 1821. p. 329. but not of Lamarck. 

 Flowers large, scarlet. 



Scarlet-dowered. Clitoria. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. tw. 



t Species not sufficiently known. 



17 C. VICIOI'DES (Nees et Mart. nov. act. bonn. 12. p. 28.) 

 branches angular ; leaves pinnate, having 10 or 1 1 pairs of ob- 

 long-elliptic pubescent leaflets ; racemes axillary, pedunculate ; 

 calyx 4-toothed ; flowers resupinate. I/ . w . S. Native of Bra- 



zil, on the road to Felisbert. Galactia viciaeformis, Spreng. syst. 

 3. p. 257. Corolla white. Vexillum broad and roundish. 



Vetch-like Clitoria. PL tw. 



Cult. The species of this genus are beautiful climbers and 

 twiners, with large elegant pea-flowers, which are produced in 

 abundance in hot seasons. The soil best adapted to them is a 

 mixture of peat, loam, and sand. Cuttings will root under a bell- 

 glass in heat ; but the best method of increasing them is by seeds, 

 which sometimes ripen in this country, and are generally re- 

 ceived yearly from the places of their natural growth. 



LXXXII. NEUROCA'RPUM (from vivpov, neuron, a nerve, 

 and nap-Tog, carpos, a fruit ; in reference to the valves of the pod 

 being furnished with a strong longitudinal nerve each). Desv. 

 journ. bot. 1814. 1. p. 75. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. 

 p. 406. D. C. prod. 2. p. 235. Rhombifolium, Rich. herb. 



LIN. SYST. Diadelphia, Decandria. Calyx tubular, perma- 

 nent, having 5 nearly equal acuminated teeth, furnished at the 

 base with 2 lanceolate bracteas. Vexillum large, roundish. Keel 

 obtuse. Wings 2. Stamens diadelphous. Legume stipitate, 

 compressed, rather triquetrous, mucronate by the base of the style, 

 the valves marked with a prominent nerve along the middle 

 lengthwise. Stipe of legume girded by a sheath, which rises 

 from the torus. Seeds 4 to 8, when young, generally separated 

 by cellular substance. Usually twining shrubs, with pinnately 

 trifoliate leaves, and stipellate leaflets. Peduncles axillary, 1-2- 

 flowered. Flowers large, white or purplish. Legume glabrous. 



1 N. SIMPLICIFO'LIUM (Kunth, mim. 213. t. 59. nov. gen. 6. 

 p. 407.) shrubby, erect ; leaves simple, ovate-elliptic, rounded 

 at both ends, emarginate, glabrous, rather glaucous beneath, 

 puberulous on the nerves and veins ; peduncles 2-flowered. T? . 

 S. Native of South America, on the banks of the river Orinoco. 

 Flowers large, white. 



Simple-leaved Neurocarpum. Clt. 1824. Shrub 2 feet ? 



2 N. ANGUSTIFO'LIUM (Kunth, mim. p. 218. t. 60. nov. gen. 

 amer. 6. p. 408.)' shrubby, erect; leaves trifoliate; leaflets 

 linear-lanceolate, obtuse, mucronate, ciliated, glabrous, glaucous 

 beneath, and pilose on the nerves ; peduncles solitary, 1 -flower- 

 ed. Tj . S. Native of South America, in sandy places near 

 Maypures, on the Orinoco, and of New Andalusia, near Que- 

 tepe. Flowers large, white. 



Narrow-leaved Neurocarpum. Shrub 2 feet. 



3 N. GLYCINOI'DES (Desv. obs. leg. in Schlecht. Linnsea. vol. 

 2. p. 510.) stems climbing, hairy ; leaflets ovate-elliptic, mucro- 

 nate, glabrous above, but pale and puberulous beneath along the 

 nerves ; racemes pedunculate, longer than the petioles, few-flow- 

 ered ; calyx clothed with adpressed villi, 5-cleft ; the lobes acu- 

 minated, lowest one longest, y. . ^,. S. Native of Cayenne. 

 Legume 6-8-seeded. Flowers red in a dried state. Clitoria 

 glycinoides, D. C. prod. 2. p. 234. 



Glycine-Hke Neurocarpum. PI. cl. 



4 N. GUIANE'NSE (Desv. journ. bot. 1814. 1. p. 75.) stem 

 erect, shrubby ; leaves sessile, trifoliate ; leaflets oblong, obtuse, 

 and somewhat mucronate, and are, as well as the branches, pu- 

 bescent ; flowers 2-3, on very short peduncles. % . S. Native 

 of Guiana, in meadows. Crotalaria Guianensis, Aubl. guian. 2. 

 p. 761. t. 305. Crotalaria Iongif61ia, Lam. diet. 2. p. 201. 

 Rhombifolium canescens, Rich. herb. Stamens diadelphous. 

 Flowers purplish. 



Guiana Neurocarpum. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1824. PI. 1 foot. 



5 N. LAURIFO'LIA (Desv. obs. legum. ex Schlecht. Linnsea. 2. 

 p. 510.) erect; leaves on short petioles ; leaflets 3, oblong-lan- 

 ceolate, reticulated, obtuse ; flowers axillary, usually twin. ^ . 

 S. Native of Porto-Rico, in pastures. Corolla yellowish. 

 Clitoria luurifolia, Poir. suppl. 2. p. 301. 



Laurel-leaved Neurocarpum. Shrub erect. 



