LEGUMINOS/E. LXXXVI. ODONIA. LXXXVII. STEGANOTROPIS. LXXXVIII. VILMORINIA. LXXXIX. DIPLONYX, &c. 219 



Nees's Galactia. PI. tvv. 



18 G. ? ELLIOTTII (Nntt. gen. amer. 2. p. 11 7.) stems twining; 

 leaves pinnate, with 3 pairs of oblong-elliptic, coriaceous, mu- 

 cronulate, glabrous, shining leaflets, which are emarginate at 

 both ends ; racemes pedunculate, few-flowered, shorter than the 

 leaves, y.. ^. F. Native of South Carolina. Flowers pale- 

 red. Lower segments of the calyx elongated. Ell. sketch. 2. 

 p. 210. Flowers pale-red. 



I'.liiott's Galactia. PI. tvv. 



Cult. These plants should be cultivated and propagated in 

 the same manner as that recommended for Clitoria, p. 216. but 

 those species natives of North America do not require any heat. 



LXXXVI. ODO'NIA (from OCOVQ ocW-oe, odous odontos, a 

 tooth ; in reference to the wings being furnished with one tooth 

 each on the upper side). Bertol. lucub. 1822. p. 35. D. C. 

 prod. 2. p. 239. 



LIN. SYST. Diadelphia, Decdndria. Calyx bractless, 4-parted, 

 shorter than the corolla, the segments undivided and nearly 

 equal. Vexillum erectly spreading. Wings having each a single 

 tooth on the upper side. Carina bipartite below, deflexed. re- 

 mote from the vexillum. Stamens diadelphous. Style hooked 

 at length. Legume compressed, 1 -celled, usually 8-seeded. 

 A twining, sarmentose herb, with pinnately trifoliate leaves and 

 axillary racemes of flowers, which are shorter than the leaves. 

 This genus comes very near Galactia. 



1 O. TOMENTOSA (Bertol. 1. c.). ~4 . S. Native of St. 

 Domingo. Glycine velutina, Bertero, in herb. Balb. Young 

 legumes clothed with velvety tomentum, adult ones almost 

 glabrous. 



Tomentose Odonia. PI. tw. 



Cult. See Clitoria, p. 216. for culture and propagation. 



LXXXVII. STEGANO'TROPIS (from rrcyavoe, steganos, 

 covered, and rpoiric, tropis, a keel ; in allusion to the keel being 

 covered by the vexillum). Lchm. hort. sem. hamb. and nov. act. 

 bonn. vol. 14. p. 820. 



LIN. SYST. Diadelphia, Decdndria. Calyx 5-toothed, bi- 

 bracteate, permanent. Vexillum cucullate, bicallous at the base, 

 and spurred behind, inclosing the wings and keel, which are 

 membranous. Style membranous, dilated, and bearded at the 

 apex. Legume linear, many-seeded. A twining herb, with 

 pinnately ternate leaves and 2-flowered peduncles. 



I S. CONJUGA'TUS (Lehm. in sem. hort. hamb. nov. act. bonn. 

 xiv. p. 821.) stems villous ; leaflets sessile, lanceolate, pubes- 

 cent. 0.^. S. Native of South America. Flowers greenish- 

 yellow. 



C'oryMnvzte-floweredSteganotropis. Fl.Ju.Jul. Clt.1837. Pl.cl. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Clitoria, p, 216. 



LXXXVIII. VILMORI'NIA (in honour of M. Vilmorin, 

 Member of the Agricultural Society of Paris). D. C. prod. 2. 

 p. 239. 



LIN. SYST. Diadelphia, Decdndria. Calyx bractless, cylin- 

 drical, obtusely 4-toothed, somewhat bilabiate. Corolla papilio- 

 naceous ; petals oblong, with the wings shorter than the carina. 

 Stamens diadelphous. Style glabrous, subulate, acute. Legume 

 pedicellate, lanceolate, attenuated at the base, compressed, ending 

 in a filiform point. Seeds 12-16. An upright shrub, with 

 impari-pinnate leaves. Stipulas broadish at the base, ending in 

 a long subulate point. Racemes axillary. Flowers dark-red. 



1 V. MULTIFLORA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 239.) stem erect, gla- 

 brous ; leaves pinnate, with 5 or 6 pairs of ovate leaflets, which 

 are pubescent on the under surface ; racemes shorter than the 

 leaves. Tj . S. Native of the West Indies, particularly in St. 

 Domingo. Clitoria multiflora, Swartz, fl. ind.occid. 3. p. 1253. 



Many-Jlm-ered Vilmorinia. Clt. 1820. Shrub 6 feet. 

 Cult. For culture and propagation see Clitoria, p. 216. 



LXXXIX. DIPLO'NYX (from SnrXoos, diploos, double, and 

 OVVL,, onyx, a claw ; in reference to the wings, which are furnished 

 with two claws each). Rafin. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 154. 



LIN. SYST. Diadelphia, Decdndria. Calyx urceolate, bila- 

 biate, upper lip bifid, lower one trifid. Vexillum bent, with the 

 claw glandular. Wings biunguiculatc. Legume terete, 1- 

 celled, many-seeded. A twining shrub, with impari-pinnate 

 leaves, having 6 pairs of leaflets ; leaflets hastate, tomentose 

 beneath. Flowers violaceous, disposed in racemes. 



1 D. E'IEGANS (Rafin. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 277.). T? . / "\ G. 

 Native of Louisiana. 



Elegant Diplonyx. Shrub tw. 



Cult. See Clitoria for culture and propagation, p. 216. 



XC. BARBIE'RIA (in honour of J. B. G. Barbier, M. D. 

 a French physician and naturalist, author of Principes Generaux 

 de Pharmacologie ou de Matiere Medicale, 1 vol. 8vo. Paris, 

 1806). D. C. leg. mem. vi. prod. 2. p. 239. 



LIN. SYST. Diadelphia, Decdndria. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft, 

 bibracteate at the base ; segments acuminated, equal. Corolla 

 elongated ; petals 5, on long stipes ; wings shorter than the 

 carina, and the carina shorter than the vexillum. Stamens dia- 

 delphous. Style filiform, bearded lengthwise at the apex. 

 Stigma obtuse. Legume, judging from the ovary, linear, villous, 

 1 -celled, many-seeded. A shrub, with impari-pinnate leaves, 

 having many pairs of stipellate leaflets. Racemes axillary, few- 

 flowered, shorter than the leaves. Flowers of a scarlet-purplish 

 colour. Stipulas and bracteas acuminated. 



1 B. POLYMIY'LLA (D. C. 1. c. t. 39.). Tj . S. Native of 

 Porto-Rico. Clitoria polyphylla, Poir. suppl. 2. p. 300. Galac- 

 tia pinnata, Pers. ench. 2. p. 302. Flowers 2 inches long. Leaves 

 having 9 to 1 1 pairs of elliptic-oblong, mucronate leaflets ; the 

 young ones canescent beneath, the adult ones pubescent. 



Many-leajleltcd Barbieria. Clt. 1818. Shrub. 



Cult. See Cliloria, p. 216. for culture and propagation. 



XCI. KIESE'RIA (in honour of Kieser, some botanist known 

 to Reinwardt). Reinw. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 153. 



LIN. SYST. Diadelphia, Decdndria. Calyx campanulate, 5- 

 toothed, gibbous at the base, the lowest tooth longest and cari- 

 nated. Vexillum orbicular. Stamens diadelphous. Style 

 villous in front. Legume linear, compressed, hooked at the 

 apex, 1-cellcd, many-seeded. A tomentose shrub, with impari- 

 pinnate leaves, and terminal racemes of white flowers. 



1 K. SERI'CEA (Reinw. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 245.). T? . S. 

 Native of Java. 



Silky Kieseria. Shrub. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Clitoria, p. 216. 



XCII. GRO V NA (from ypbivn., grone, a cavern ; in reference 

 to the keel, which is hollowed beneath). Lour. coch. p. 459. 

 D. C. prod. 2. p. 239. 



LIN. SYST. Diadelphia, Decdndria. Calyx permanent, 4- 

 cleft ; the lobes nearly equal, superior one emarginate. Corolla 

 papilionaceous. Vexillum obcordate. Wings obtuse. Keel 

 bent, concave below, joined with the wings as far as the middle. 

 Stamens diadelphous, 9 joined together, and 1 free. Style fili- 

 form, crowned by a simple stigma. Legume straight, linear, 

 compressed, many-seeded. Seeds kidney-shaped. A suffru- 

 ticose, creeping, prostrate plant, with simple, ovate, entire leaves, 

 and subulate Stipulas. Flowers purple, disposed in spikes, each 

 bractea containing 2 flowers. Nearly allied to Galdctia. 



1 G. RE PENS (Lour. 1. c.). I^.G. Native of Cochin-china, 

 on hills. 



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