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few-seeded, 1 -celled, or transversely few-celled, ending in a 

 leafy, membranous wing, which is either ligulate or cultriform. 

 Usually climbing shrubs, with impari- pinnate leaves. Perhaps 

 this genus is more nearly allied to Hedij&arece or Dalbergiece. 



SECT. I. NISSOLIA'RIA (an alteration from the generic name). 

 D. C. prod. 2. p. 257. Nissolia, Gsrtn. fruct. 2. p. 309. t. 145. 

 Pers. ench. 2. p. 276. Calyx 5-toothed, naked on the outside, 

 the teeth acute. Petals of keel connected. Stamens monadel- 

 phous, with a dorsal fissure. Legume, according to Gsertner, 

 terete below the wing, separating transversely into 2 or 3 1- 

 seeded cells, but according to Jacquin the legume is 1 -celled 

 and 1 -seeded. Pedicels 1 -flowered, in fascicles. 



1 N. FRUTICOSA (Jacq. ainer. 198. t. 145. f. 44. hort. vind. 

 167.) stems twining, and are smoothish as well as the petioles; 

 leaflets oval, mucronate, smoothish ; pedicels 3-4, aggregate, 

 axillary ; teeth of calyx setaceous. Jj . / "\ S. Native of Car- 

 thagena in woods, and in the plains of Mexico, near Queretaro. 

 ex H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 504. Flowers yellow. 



Shrubby Nissolia. ' Fl. July, Nov. Clt. 1766. Sh. cl. 



2 N. HIRSU'TA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 257.) stems twining, and are 

 as well as the petioles hairy ; leaflets oval, mucronate, rather 

 hairy beneath and on the margins; pedicels 15-20, aggregate, 

 axillary ; teeth of calyx setaceous, very short. Tj . '"\ S. Na- 

 tive of Mexico, near Guanaxuato. 



Hairy Nissolia. Shrub tw. 



3 N. RACEMOSA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 257.) stems twining, and 

 are as well as the leaves smoothish ; leaflets oval-oblong, acute, 

 tapering to the base ; pedicels numerous, in fascicles ; fascicles 

 disposed in elongated racemes ; teeth of calyx almost wanting ; 

 Tj . f ^. S. Native of St. Martha. Racemes numerous, axillary, 

 and terminal. Nissolia polysperma, Bert. ined. Flowers white. 



7iaeCTflo,se-flowered Nissolia, Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1800. Sh. tw. 



SECT. II. GOME'ZIUM (in honour of Juan Gomez, a 

 Portuguese botanist). Calyx naked on the outside, with 5 

 rounded lobes. Petals of keel connected at the apex only. 

 Stamens diadelphous. Legume indehiscent, 1 -seeded. Perhaps 

 a proper genus. 



4 N. ARBOREA (Jacq. amer. 199. t. 174. f. 48.) stem arbo- 

 reous, erect, leaflets 1-2 pairs with the odd one oblong and acu- 

 minated, rather pubescent beneath ; flowers sessile. J? . S. Na- 

 tive of Carthagena and Martinico in woods. Segments of the 

 calyx roundish. Flowers white ? 



Arboreous Nissolia. Shrub 12 feet. 



5 N. GLABRA'TA (Link. enum. 2. p. 221.) stem erect; leaflets 

 1-2 pairs, with an odd one, oval, acuminated, quite smooth ; 

 flowers pedicellate, racemose. Jj . S. Native country unknown. 

 Flowers white. Nearly allied to N. arborea. 



Smoothish Nissolia. Clt. 1823. Shrub 6 to 12 feet. 



SECT. III. MACH^'RIUM (an alteration from the Guiana 

 name of N . ferruglnea.~) Pers. ench. 2. p. 276. D. C. prod. 

 2. p. 258. Calyx with 5 rounded lobes, girded by 2 concave, 

 roundish bracteoles at the base. Petals of keel connected a 

 little at the apex. Stamens monadelphous with a fissure on the 

 upper side, or diadelphous. Legume indehiscent, 1-seeded. Per- 

 haps a proper genus. 



6 N. DIADE'LPHA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 258.) leaflets 5-7, some- 

 what alternate, oval-oblong, mucronate, clothed beneath with 

 rusty velvety down ; flowers panicled, diadelphous ; legume 

 somewhat incurved, rather velvety. Tj . ^ S. Native of 

 Cayenne. Legume 3-4 inches long and 5 lines broad, standing 

 on a stipe 3 or 4 lines long. 



Diadelphous Nissolia. Shrub tw. 



7 N. FERRUGINEA (Willd. spec. 3. p. 900.) leaflets 7-11, alter- 

 nate, oblong, mucronate, clothed with rusty velvety down be- 



neath ; flowers panicled ; monadelphous ; legume straightish, 

 rather velvety. Ij . '"X S. Native of Guiana, on the banks of 

 rivers. N. quinata, Aubl. guian. 2. p. 743. t. 297. Lam. ill. 

 t. COO. f. 4. Flowers violaceous. 

 Rusty Nissolia. Shrub tw. 



8 N. ACUMINA'TA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 258.) leaflets 5, alternate, 

 oblong, ending each in a very long acumen, membranous, gla- 

 brous ; legume rather cultriform, falcate below, fj . ^. S. Na- 

 tive of the province of Caraccas, near Hacienda del Tuy, between 

 San Pedro and La Vittoria. Machse'rium acuminatum, H. B. et 

 Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 391. 



Acuminated Nissolia. Shrub tw. 



9 N. LEIOPHY'LLA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 258.) leaflets 7, nearly 

 opposite, oval-lanceolate, acuminated, glabrous on both surfaces ; 

 petioles, panicles, and calyxes clothed with rusty velvety down ; 

 flowers monadelphous ; legumes quite smooth, straightish. Tj .S. 

 Native of Guiana. A very distinct species. 



Smooth-leaved Nissolia. Shrub. 



10 N. ROBiNivEFOLiA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 258.) leaflets 19-21, 

 oblong, obtuse, glabrous ; flowers panicled ; legume pubescent, 

 incurved at the base. Tj . S. Native of the Island of St. Vin- 

 cent. Flowers unknown. 



Robinia-leaved Nissolia. Clt. 1824. Shrub. 



11 N. POLYPHY'LLA (Poir. suppl. 4. p. 98.) leaflets 23-25, 

 elliptic-oval, obtuse, tomentose beneath, lower ones smallest ; 

 flowers panicled ; legumes pubescent at the base and at the 

 sutures, rather cut at the base of the wing. Tj . S. Native of 

 French Guiana. Bracteas velvety. Calyx glabrous. Seeds 

 elongated. Flowers probably white. 



Many-leaved Nissolia. Shrub. 



12 N. MICROPTERA (Poir. suppl. 4. p. 98.) leaflets usually 5, 

 ovate, obtuse, clothed beneath with cinereous pubescence, almost 

 sessile ; legume glabrous, bicarinated on the back, ending in a 

 short wing. Tj . G. Cultivated in the gardens of Teneriffe. 

 Flowers white ? 



Small-winged-podded Nissolia. Clt. 1820. Sh. 



} Species not sufficiently known. 



13 N. STIPITA^TA (D. C. in ann. sc. nat. 4. p. 99.) leaves un- 

 known ; legumes oblong, incurved, obtuse, quite smooth, stand- 

 ing on a stipe, which is as large and as broad as the pod. Tj . S. 

 Native of Brazil at Rio Janeiro, where it is called Arasseiro, not 

 in Madagascar. Nissolia punctata, Lam. ill. t. 600. f. 1. Poir. 

 diet. 4. p. 492. Machae'rium punctatum, Pers. ench. 2. p. 276. 

 Flowers probably white. 



Stipitate-fmited. Nissolia. Shrub sarmentose. 



14 N. RETICULA'TA (Lam. ill. t. 600. f. 2. diet. 4. p. 492.) 

 leaflets obtuse ; legumes on short stipes, rather cut at the base 

 of the wing. Tj . ^. S. Native of Madagascar. Machae'rium 

 reticulatum, Pers. ench. 2. p. 276. Flowers unknown. 



Reticulated Nissolia. Shrub tw. 



15 N. ACULEA'TA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 258.) petioles furnished 

 with 2 rather hooked prickles at the base of each ; leaflets 31- 

 33, alternate ; flowers racemose ; legumes hairy. Tj . / ~ > . S. 

 Native of Brazil, on hills by the sea-side, at Rio Janeiro. Ma- 

 chae'rium aculeatum, Raddi, pi. bras. add. p. 1 9. 



Prickly Nissolia. Clt. 1824. Shrub tw. 



16 N. DU'BIA (Poir. suppl. 4. p. 99.) leaflets 5, almost gla- 

 brous, lanceolate, acute at both ends ; flowers racemose ; pedi- 

 cels in fascicles, pubescent ; legume hardly stipitate. Tj . S. 

 Native of Cayenne. 



Doubtful Nissolia. Shrub. 



17 N. RETUSA (Willd. enum. 742.) leaflets glabrous on both 

 surfaces, ovate-oblong, emarginate, lower ones roundish. Jj . 

 / "\ S. Native of South America. 



jRetoe-leafletted Nissolia. Clt. 1819. Shrub tw. 

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