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LEGUMINOSjE. CLXXXIII. RHYNCHOSIA. 



angular, pubescent ; leaflets cuneate-orbicular, very obtuse, 

 rather pubescent ; racemes filiform ; flowers twin ; legumes 

 sessile within the calyx, orbicular, compressed, 1 -seeded. 1. ^. S. 

 Native of the East Indies. Glycine nummularia, Lin. mant. 

 .571. The racemes are said to be longer than the leaves, but 

 according to the specimens they are shorter. 

 Monoj-norl Rhyncliosia. PI. tw. 



22 R. ERVOIDEA (D. C. legum. mem. ix. prod. 2. p. 386.) 

 stems twining, rather angular, and a little pubescent ; leaflets 

 cuneate-roundish, very blunt, smoothish, dotted beneath ; ra- 

 cemes few-flowered, sessile, or on short peduncles, and branching ; 

 legumes oblong, glabrous, 2-seeded, rather falcate, compressed. 

 If. . ^. S. Native of the East Indies, where it is called Kata- 

 are, according to Leschenault. 



Ervum-like Rhyncliosia. PI. tw. 



23 R. AtfnEA"(D. C. prod. 2. p. 386.) leaflets roundish- 

 rhomboid ; racemes shorter than the petioles ; legumes villons, 

 1-seeded. 1(.. ^. S. Native of the East Indies. Glycine 

 aurea, Willd. nov. act. nat. cur. berol. 4. 1803. p. 18. Hedy- 

 sarum aureum, Keen. Rottl. Flowers golden yellow. 



GoWe/i-flowered Rhyncliosia. PI. tw. 



24 R. RHOMBIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 386.) stems twining, 

 terete, and are as well as the leaves glabrous ; leaflets roundish- 

 rhomboid, dotted beneath ; racemes filiform, longer than the 

 leaves ; legumes oblong, 2-secded, glabrous. I/ . ^\ S. Na- 

 tive of the East Indies. Glycine rhombifolia, Willd. spec. 3. 

 p. 1065. 



Var. ft, Timoriensis (D. C. prod. 2. p. 386.) leaflets acumin- 

 ated, lateral ones an inch long. If. . rs . S. Native of the Island 

 of Timor. 



Rhomb-leajlctted Rhynchosia. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1815. 

 PI. tw. 



25 R. CA'NA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 386.) stem erect, pubescent ; 

 leaflets ovate-roundish, clothed with hoary tomentum beneath ; 

 peduncles axillary, 2-flowered, shorter than the petioles; legumes 

 oblong, smoothish, 2-seeded. Tj . S. Native of the East 

 Indies. Glycine cana, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1063. 



Hoary Rhynchosia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



26 R. MEDICAGI'NEA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 386.) stems twining, 

 filiform ; leaflets obovate, obtuse, glabrous ; racemes longer than 

 the leaves ; legumes oblong, mucronate, glabrous, constricted 

 between the seeds. 0.? . S. Native of Ceylon. Burm. 

 xeyl. 188. t. 88. Dolichos medicagineus, Lam. diet. 2. p. 297. 

 Allied to R. minima. Legume 2-seedcd. 



Medick-like Rhynchosia. PI. tw. 



27 R. SUAVE OLENS (D. C. prod. 2. p. 378.) stem erect, 

 clammy ; leaflets ovate, acute, clothed with clammy pili ; pe- 

 duncles 1 -2-flowered, filiform, articulated in the middle ; legumes 

 oblong, 2-seeded, hoary. ^ S. Native of the East Indies, 

 on rocks near Madras. Glycine suaveolens, Lin. fil. suppl. 

 326. Hedysarum venosum, Rottl. Calyx 4-parted, with the 

 upper segment bifid, and it is therefore probably a species of 

 Cylista. The whole shrub is sweet-scented. The vexillum is 

 streaked with red. 



Sweet-scented Rhynchosia. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1816. Sh. 

 1 to 3 feet. 



28 R. VI'SCIDA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 387.) stems ? leaflets ovate-- 

 roundish, clothed beneath with silky hoary down ; racemes ax- 

 illary, very long; legumes pubescent. If. . ? /0 . ? S. Native of the 

 East Indies. Glycine viscida, Willd. in nov. act. nat. cur. 4. 1 803. 

 p. 208. Pers. ench. 2. p. 300. Hedysarum viscidum, Lin. Rottl. 



Viscid Rhynchosia. PI. tw. ? 



29 R. VISCOSA (D. C. 1. c.) stems twining, clothed with 

 clammy pili ; leaflets ovate-roundish, acuminated, scabrous on 

 both surfaces, lateral ones broadest on the outside ; racemes 

 axillary, shorter than the leaves ; corolla with a pilose vexillum ; 



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legumes oblong, setose, compressed, 2-seeded. fj . ^. S. Na- 

 tive of the East Indies. Glycine viscosa, Roth. nov. spec. 349. 

 Hedysarum glutinosum, Rottl. in herb. Puer. Dolichos gluti- 

 nosus, Leschen. herb. Legume an inch long, apiculatcd by the 

 style. 



Clammy Rhynchosia. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1820. Sh. tw. 



30 R. FRIDERICIA'NA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 387.) stems twining, 

 decumbent, angular ; leaflets ovate-rhomboid, obtuse, clothed 

 with soft pubescence on both surfaces ; racemes longer than the 

 leaves ; legumes pubescent, 2-seeded. fj . r ^. S. Native of 

 the Island of Manilla. Glycine Fridericiana, Wcinm. in flora. 

 1821. p. 29. Flowers small, yellow. 



Frideric's Rhynchosia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Sh. tw. 



31 R. ROSEA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 387.) stems twining ; leaflets 

 ovate, cordate, acute, quite entire ; peduncles 3-flowered ; le- 

 gumes compressed, keeled, 1-seeded. I^.^.G. Native of the 

 Society Islands. Glycine rosea, Forst. prod, no. 271. 



/foie-coloured-flowcred Rhynchosia. PI. tw. 



32 R. LU'CIDA (D. C. 1. c.) stems twiiiing ; leaflets ovate, acu- 

 minated, quite entire ; racemes terminal, glandular ; pedicels 

 tern ; legumes inflated, 2-seeded. 1. ^\ G. Native of the So- 

 ciety Islands. Glycine lucida, Forst. prod. no. 272. Perhaps 

 this plant belongs to a different genus. 



Lucid Rhynchosia. PI. tw. 



33 R. CROTALARIOIDES (D. C. 1. c.) branches terete ; leaflets 

 oblong-ovate, 3-nerved, pubescent beneath ; racemes axillary, 

 aggregate, shorter than the petioles ; legumes oblong, acute, 

 usually 1-seeded. Tj . ^. ? S. Native of the East Indies. Cro- 

 talaria macrophylla, Willd. spec. 3. p. 982. 



Crotalaria-like Rhynchosia. Shrub tw. 



34 R. RUFE'SCENS (D. C. 1. c.) leaflets roundish-ovate, clothed 

 with hoary pubescence; racemes axillary; legumes ovate, 1- 

 seeded, longer than the calyx. I/ . / '\ S. Native of the East 

 Indies. Glycine rufescens, Willd. nov. act. nat. cur. berol. 4. 

 p. 1 803. p. 222. Hedysarum rufescens, Rottl. ex Willd. 



Rufesccnt Rhynchosia. PI. tw. 



35 R. GLA'BRA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 387.) stems twining, filiform, 

 angular; leaflets lanceolate, ciliated, beset with resinous dots 

 beneath, and hairy on the nerves; racemes axillary, usually 

 4-flowered ; legumes oblong, mucronate, 2-5-seeded. T^. 1 " 1 . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Glycine glabra, Spreng. 

 neue. entd. 3. p. 54. Flowers yellow. 



Glabrous Rhynchosia. PI. tw. 



36 R. ? GALACTIOIDES (D. C. prod. 2. p. 387.) stems twining ; 

 branches beset with retrograde pili ; leaflets oval-oblong, ob- 

 tuse at the base and mucronate at the apex, glabrous and shin- 

 ing above, but pubescent beneath ; racemes shorter than the 

 leaves, 5-8-flowered ; legumes villous, 3-seeded, somewhat con- 

 stricted between the seeds. ^ . ? ^. S. Native of South 

 America, near Hacienda de Blandin, in Caraccas. Glycine ga- 

 lactioidcs, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 427. t. 575. 

 Lobes of calyx nearly equal, much acuminated. 



Galactia-lil;e Rhynchosia. Shrub tw. 



37 R. ? scARABJEoloES (D. C. 1. c.) stems twining, scabrous ; 

 leaflets ovate, obtuse at both ends, clothed with soft silky down 

 on both surfaces ; veiny beneath ; peduncles 1 -flowered ; le- 

 gumes oblong, constricted between the seeds ; seeds furnished 

 with a thick bifid arillus. O- ^ S. Native of the East Indies, 

 Madagascar, and the Mauritius. Dolichos scarabasoides, Lin. 

 suppl. 1020. Burm. ind. 159. exclusive of the synonyme of 

 Garcin. Cajan scarabaeoides, Pet. Th. diet. sc. nat. 6. p. 167. 

 Pluk. aim. t. 52. f. 3. Lin. fl. zeyl.no. 182. According t 

 the figure in Plukenet aim. the legume is 4-secded, and the 

 seeds separated by cellular substance, but according to M. 

 Petit Thouars, it is 9 lines long and 2 lines broad. 



Beelk-likc-secAeA Rhynchosia. Fl.Ju. Jul. Clt. 1773. PI. tw. 



