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LEGUMINOS/E. CXLIX. ADESMIA. 



tfwicated-fodAed Adesmia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1793. 

 PI. decumbent. 



2 A. SMITHIJE (D. C. 1. c.) stems decumbent, pubescent: leaves 

 with 5 pairs of cuneate, emarginate, pubescent leaflets ; pedicels 

 axillary, 1 -flowered, shorter than the leaves ; joints of legume 4-8, 

 pilose. O- S. Native of South America. Like A. muricata, 

 but the down on the stems is soft, not glandular, and clammy, 

 and the pedicels are all axillary. Habit of Smitliia. 



Smith's Adesmia. PI. decumbent. 



3 A.msriDULA (D. C. 1. c. t. 48.) stems diffuse, puberulous, and 

 with the petioles and peduncles scabrous from a few retrograde 

 spines ; leaves with 4-6 pairs of oblong, obtuse leaflets, which 

 are a little toothed at the apex and pilose on the margins ; pe- 

 dicels axillary, 1 -flowered; joints of legume 4-8, furnished in the 

 centre with feathery bristles. . S. Native of Peru. JEs- 

 chinomene hispidula, Lag. nov. gen. et spec. p. 22. no. 297. 

 Hedysarum pendulum, var. /3, Poir. diet. 6. p. 449. ex Desv. 

 Hedy'sarttm uniflorum, Domb. herb. 



Hispid Adesmia. PI. diffuse. 



4 A. TENE'LLA (Hook, in Beech, voy. p. 19.) plant pubes- 

 cently-hairy, glandless ; stems procumbent, simple ; leaves with 

 3-4 pairs of obovate, obtuse, or retuse leaflets, and sometimes 

 furnished with a terminal one ; pedicels axillary, 1 -flowered, 

 lower ones equal in length to the leaves ; calycine segments 

 ovate-lanceolate ; legume with 2-3 muricated joints, equal in 

 length to the calyx. O- H. Native of Chili, on hills near 

 Valparaiso. 



Tender Adesmia. PI. procumbent. 



5 A. ANGUSTIFOLIA (Hook, in Beech, voy. p. 19.) plant pu- 

 bescently hairy, glandless ; stems procumbent ; leaves with 4-5 

 pairs of remote, linear, bluntish leaflets; pedicels 1-flowered, 

 lower ones shorter than the leaves ; calycine segments lanceo- 

 late ; legume 5-6-jointed, beset with a few plumose stiff' bristles, 

 twice the length of the calyx. O- H. Native about Valparaiso. 



Narron-leafletted Adesmia. PI. procumbent. 



SECT. II. PERE'NNES. Perennial herbs, with very long, ter- 

 minal leafless racemes, and panicles. Flowers yellow. Plants 

 with the habit of Onnbrychis. 



6 A. DENTATA (D. C. in ann. sc. nat. 4. p. 94. Jan. 1825. 

 legum. mem. t. 49.) stem erect, beset with glandular pubes- 

 cence ; leaves with 4-5 pairs of obovate, truncate leaflets, which 

 are deeply serrated at the apex, when young rather villous ; 

 joints of legume 4-S, muricated. T/ . S. Native of South 

 America. .Kschinomene dentata, Lag. nov. gen. et spec. p. 22. 

 no. 39^ 



Tootlied-leaRetted Adesmia. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



7 A. BICOLOR (D. C. 1. c.) stems prostrate; leaves with 9-12 

 pairs of lanceolate, acute, entire, pubescent leaflets ; stipulas 

 conforming to the leaves ; racemes very long, opposite the leaves ; 

 joints of legume C-8, rounded in front, and clothed with very 

 short pubescence. If . S. Native of Monte Video, on rocks 

 by the sea-side and in the sand. Hedysarum bicolorum, Poir. 

 diet. 6. p. 448. Pedicels 6-8 lines long. Flowers rather 

 large, red on the outside but yellow on the inside. 



l'wo-coloured-fio\vered Adesmia. PI. prostrate. 



8 A. PE'NDULA (D. C. 1. c.) stems diffuse, hardly pubescent ; 

 leaves with 7-9 pairs of oval-oblong, entire, pubescent leaflets ; 

 racemes elongated ; lower flowers distant ; legumes pendulous, 

 with 7-8 rather hispid joints. Ij.. S. Native of Monte Video 

 and Buenos Ayres. Hedysarum pendulum, Poir. diet. 6. p. 

 449. var. a. Flowers yellow, but reddish on the outside. 



Pendulous-podded Adesmia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1825. 

 PI. diffuse. 



9 A. PUNCTA'TA (D. C. 1. c.) stems procumbent, beset with 

 glandular pili ; leaves with 9-12 pairs of linear, obtuse, entire, 



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rather mucronate, pubescent, ciliated leaflets ; racemes spicate, 

 crowded with flowers ; joints of legume 4-8, oblong, hairy, and 

 dotted with black. If.S. Native of Monte Video and Buenos 

 Ayres. Hedysarum punctatum, Poir. diet. 6. p. 447. Caly- 

 cine segments linear-subulate. Flowers apparently purplish on 

 the outside. 



Doited-podded Adesmia. PI. procumbent. 



10 A. PAPPOSA (D. C. 1. c. with a figure) stem ascending, leafy 

 and villous at the base ; leaves with 8-10 pairs of obovate, 

 retuse, mucronate, entire, rather pilose leaflets, when young 

 pubescent beneath ; racemes terminal, compound, very long, 

 glabrous, pedunculate, many-flowered ; calyx glandless ; base of 

 vexillum with a tuft of hairs ; legume with 2 joints, beset 

 with soft plumose bristles. If. . G. Native of Chili. jEschi- 

 nomene papposa, Lag. nov. gen. et spec. p. 23. no. 298. He- 

 dysarum papposum, Lher. ined. Flowers small, with a reflexed 

 vexillum. Stamens probably only 5. Habit almost of Oxij- 

 trojiis dejjej-fi. 



Z)<WH?/-bristled Adesmia. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1823. PI. asc. 



11 A. LONGISE'TA (D. C. 1. c.) plant decumbent, villous; 

 leaves with 6-7 pairs of obovate, mucronulate leaflets, which are 

 villous on both surfaces ; racemes almost terminal ; flowers 

 distant, on long pedicels ; calyxes glandular ; legumes 2- 

 jointed, beset with long, plumose stiff bristles. I/. S. Native 

 of South America. Herb almost with the habit of Anthyllls 

 montuna, the flowers of Onbnis, the legumes of Onobrychis, and 

 the stamens of Sophbra. 



Long-brittled-podded Adesmia. PI. decumbent. 



12 A. CONFE'RTA (Hook, in Beech, voy. p. 20.) plant ascend- 

 ing, pubescent ; leaves with 6 pairs of obovate-oblong, retuse, 

 mucronate leaflets ; racemes terminal, compound, beset with 

 black glands, many-flowered ; fructiferous pedicels deflexed ; 

 calycine segments ovate ; legume 3-4-jointed, muricated, and 

 glandular. 'Jf.G. Native of Chili. 



Crowded-Rowered Adesmia. PI. ascending. 



13 A. FKUTICULOSA ; stem decumbent, pilose, as well as the 

 petioles ; leaves with numerous pairs of small, lanceolate, mu- 

 cronate leaflets ; peduncles few-flowered, shorter than the leaves ; 

 legumes 3-4-jointed, hairy, and muricated. If . S. Native of 

 Mexico. jEschinomene fruticulosa, N. E. herb. Lamb. 



Fruticulose Adesmia. PI. decumbent. 



14 A. MIMOSOIDES ; plant procumbent; branches and petioles 

 villously pubescent ; leaves with numerous, linear, alternate, 

 sessile, obtuse, mucronate leaflets, which are oblique at the base ; 

 pedicels short, 1-flowered. 1J. . S. Native of Mexico. JEs- 

 chinomene mimosoides, N. E. in herb. Lamb. 



Mimosa-like Adesmia. PI. procumbent. 



SECT. III. SPINOSJE. Stems shrubby, spinose. There are 

 numerous unpublished species belonging to this section in Dr. 

 Gillies's herbarium. 



15 A. MICROPHY'LLA (Hook, in Beech, voy. p. 19. t. 9. Lodd. 

 hot. cab. 1691.) stem shrubby, much branched ; branches stri- 

 ated, pubescent, divaricate, spinose ; leaves with 6 pairs of 

 small, orbicular leaflets, on short petioles, pubescent ; racemes 

 of flowers somewhat capitate, terminal, simple, spinescent ; brae- 

 teas orbicular ; legumes 3-jointed, covered with long plumose 

 bristles, which are stiff and naked at the base. ^ . G. Native 

 of Valparaiso. Plant dichotomous, resembling furze. Stamens 

 and petals free. 



Small-leaved Adesmia. Fl. summer. Clt. 1826. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 



16 A. GLUTiNbsA (Hook, in Beech, voy. p. 19.) stem shrubby, 

 branched ; branches spreading, beset with glandular, glutinous 

 hairs, spinose ; leaves with about 3 pairs of elliptic, hairy leaf- 

 lets ; racemes elongated, terminal, simple, spinescent, and are 

 as well as the linear bracteas clothed with white hairs ; legumes 



