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LEGUMIXOS/E. CL. /ESCIIYN-OMENE. 



glabrous. fj . S. Native of New Andalusia, near Bordones, 

 in shady woods. 



Furrojved-atetnmeU ^ischynomene. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 



5 JE. HJSPI'DULA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 530.) 

 arborescent ; branches striated and rather rlexuous ; rachis, pe- 

 duncles, and legumes hispid from tubercles ; peduncles few- 

 flowered ; leaves with 15-20 pairs of oblong-linear, somewhat 

 raUcronulate leaflets, which are glabrous as well as the calyxes ; 

 stipulas and bracteas ciliated. Jj . S. Native of South America, 

 on the banks of the river Magdalena, near Badilla. 



Hispid-\eg\imed vEschynomene. Shrub G to 10 feet. 



6 JE.. I'NDICA (Lin. spec. 1061.) em".herbaceous, erect, te- 

 rete, glabrous as well as the leaves; leaves with 15-20 pairs of 

 linear leaflets ; peduncles few-flowered ; legumes glabrous, 

 dotted; joints 10-12, straight on one side and rounded on the 

 other. . S. Native of the East Indies and Guinea.. Hedy- 

 sarum, Neli Tali. Roxb. hort. beng. 57. Rheedl rhal. 9. t. 18. 

 I-'lowers yellow. 



Indian jEschynomene. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1799. PI. 2 to 3 ft. 



7 IE. GLABE'RRIMA (Poir. suppl. 4. p. 76.) stem erect, terete, 

 glabrous as well as the leaves ; leaves with 30-35 pairs of linear 

 leaflets ; peduncles few-flowered ; legumes glabrous, dotted, 

 having 10-12 joints, which are straight on oi.e side and rounded 

 on the other. 0. H. Native of Carolina, where it is perhaps 

 spontaneous. 



Quite-smooth ^Escliynorncne. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



8 IE. AMERICA NA (Lin. spec. 1061.)stem erect, terete, hispid; 

 leaves with 10-20 pairs of linear, mucronate, rather ciliated 

 leaflets ; racemes simple, few-flowered ; legumes glabrous, dot- 

 less, having 4.-8 joints, which are straight on one side and 

 rounded on the other. Q. S. Native of the West Indies. Lain, 

 ill. t. 629. f. 2. Sloan, jam. 1. t. 118. f. 3. There is a variety 

 of this plant having a dvvarfer, almost glabrous stem. Flowers 

 brownish-yellow. 



American /Eschynomene. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1732. PL 3 ft. 



9 IE. GUAYAQUILE'NSIS ; shrubby; plant hispid ; leaves with 

 numerous pairs of linear, obtuse, mucronate, smooth leaflets, 

 which are serrated at the apex ; peduncles few-flowered, shorter 

 than the leaves ; bracteas ovate, cordate, cuspidate, ciliately ser- 

 rated ; joints of legume 6-8, smooth, straight on one side and 

 rounded on the other ; stipulas semisagittate. T? . S. Native 

 of Guayaquil. jEschynomene species, Guayaquil, Ruiz t Pav. 

 in herb^Lamb. along with the two following. 



(Tifll fuii -fEschynomene. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



IO^^^^IURIARTICULA'TA ; plant herbaceous, smooth, erect; 

 leafletsnnear, obtuse, glabrous ; peduncles few-flowered ; joints 

 of legume 14-18, smooth; bracteas large, serrated. Q. S. 

 Native of Guayaquil. Stipulas large, semisagittate. 



Many-jointed-legumed jEschynomene. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



11 JE. SCA'BRA; plant herbaceous, hispid; leaves with nume- 

 rous pairs of linear leaflets, which are obtuse at both ends ; 

 peduncles few-flowered ; bracteas serrated ; joints of legume 

 muricated in the centre. O- S. Native of Guayaquil. 



Scabrous /Eschynomene. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



12 3L. PA'TULA (Poir. suppl. 4. p. 78.) stem suffruticose ; 

 branches spreading, hispid at the apex; leaves with 10-15 pairs 

 of glabrous, linear, obtuse, hardly mucronulate leaflets ; racemes 

 simple, few-flowered ; joints of legume 4-5, semi-orbicular, pu- 

 berulous. fj . S. Native of the Mauritius. Perhaps a variety 

 of JE. Americana. 



Spreading jEschynomene. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1826. Shrub 

 trailing. 



13 IE. PU'MILA (Lin. spec. 1061.) stem herbaceous, smooth, 

 rather diffuse; leaflets linear, obtuse, mucronulate, 10-15 pairs; 

 racemes few-flowered ; legumes glabrous, having a few joints 

 which aje straight on one side and rounded on the other, and 



13 



scabrous in the centre. Q. S. Native of the East Indies. 

 Rheed. mal. 9. t. 21. 



Dwarf jEschynomene. Fl, July, Aug. Clt. 1818. PL | ft. 



14 JE. PLEURONE'RVIA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 321.) stem terete, 

 almost erect, clothed with adpressed pubescence, as well as the 

 petioles and nerves; leaves with 20 pairs of semi-lanceolate 

 leaflets, having almost a lateral nerve ; stipulas lanceolate, striated, 

 not produced at the base ; racemes few-flowered, almost ter- 

 minal ; legumes pubescent, with a few distinct joints, which are 

 straight on one side and rounded on the other. Q.I S. Na- 

 tive of St. Domingo. Smithia Domingensis, Balb. herb. In 

 some specimens of this plant the stamens are monadelphous, but 

 in others they are diadelphous. 



Side-nerved-\eafietteA jEschynomene. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



15 IE. DIFFU'SA (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1164.) stem herbaceous, 

 smooth, diffuse ; leaflets linear, obtuse ; peduncles hispid, 1 - 

 flowered ; joints of legume straight on one side and rounded on 

 the other, and scabrous in the centre. Q. S. Native of Tran- 

 quebar. Stem branched much at the base. 



Diffuse jEschynomene. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



16 JE. SUBVISCOSA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 321.) stem herbaceous, 

 erect, scabrous from small tubercles and pili, which are tipped 

 with glands; leaflets linear, obtuse, glabrous; peduncles usually 

 2-flowered, and are as well as the legumes beset with glandular 

 hairs. . S. Native of the East Indies. JE. viscidula, Roxb. 

 hort. beng. in Willd. enum. 776. but not of Mich. JE. Rox- 

 burgii, Spreng. syst. 3. p. 322. Flowers having the vexillum 

 streaked and spotted with red, the wings of a dirty-yellow co- 

 lour, and the keel violaceous at the apex. 



Rather-clammy jEschynomene. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. 

 PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



17 JE. GLANDULOSA (Poir. suppl. 4. p. 76.) stem shrubby, 

 beset with glandular hairs ; leaflets linear, mucronate ; peduncles 

 few- flowered; joints of legume 4-5, semiarticulated, furnished 

 with small prickles in the centre. Tj . S. Native of Porto Rico. 

 Very like JE. Americana. 



Glandular jEschynomene. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



18 JE. VILLOSA (Poir. suppl. 4. p. 76.) stem suffruticose, 

 terete, villous ; leaflets linear, obtuse, nearly glabrous ; racemes 

 axillary, divaricate ; legumes clothed with glandular pili. Tj . S. 

 Native of Porto Rico. Corolla small, white. Perhaps not 

 sufficiently distinct fromyE. glandulbsa. 



Villous jEschynomene. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



19 JE. HISPIDA (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1163.) stem herbaceous, 

 erect, hispid ; leaves with 20-25 pairs of linear obtuse leaflets ; 

 racemes simple, 3-5-flowered ; legumes distinctly stipitate, (i-9- 

 jointed, hispid. . H. Native of North America, from Phila- 

 delphia to Carolina. Hedy'sarum Virgmicum, Lin. ex Pursh. 

 Flowers yellow, veined with red. Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 111. 

 The hairs on the legume are scattered, and tubercularly glan- 

 dular at the base. 



Hispid jEschynomene. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1803. PI. S to 3 ft. 



20 JE. LATIFOUA (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 322.) leaflets oblong, 

 mucronate, glabrous ; racemes many-flowered, bracteate, and are 

 as well as the legumes hispid. 0. S. Native of Monte Video. 



Broad-leaved jEschynomene. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



21 JE. PUBE'RULA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 321.) stem, leaves, and 

 peduncles beset with scabrous down ; leaves with 10 pairs of 

 elliptic-linear, obtuse, mucronate leaflets ; racemes short, branched, 

 crowded, many-flowered ; stipulas linear-subulate, striated ; le- 

 gumes with few joints. Pj . S. Native of South America. 

 Branches terete, and probably suffruticose. Calyxes and brac- 

 teoles small. 



Puberulous jEschynomene. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



22 JE.. HY'STRIX (Poir. suppl. 4. p. 77.) stem terete, and is as 

 well as the petioles and peduncles rough from long, yellow bris- 



