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LEGUMINOS^. CXCI. DOLICHOS. 



leaves; legumes acinaciform, oblong, cuspidate, 4-seeded. Tf.. 

 / ~ > . S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers usually twin, almost 

 sessile, small, pale yellow ? 



Four-seeded Dolichos. Fl. May, June. CIt. 1816. PI. tw. 



14 D. PAVONII ; plant smooth, herbaceous ; leaflets ovate, 

 acuminated, obtuse, mucronate ; peduncles long, few-flowered 

 at the top ; legumes flat, puberulous, villous ; calyx smooth, 

 green, with ovate ciliated segments, uppermost one broad ; vex- 

 illum very broad, covering the rest of the petals. I/ . r> . S. 

 Native of Peru. D. pubescens, Ruiz et Pav. in herb. Lamb. 



Pavon's Dolichos. PL tw. 



15 D. GLYCINOIDES (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 

 410.) stems twining; branches and petioles beset with retro- 

 grade pili ; leaflets ovate-oblong, obtuse, mucronate, rounded at 

 the base, 3-nerved, strigose ; peduncles very long, few-flowered ; 

 lobes of calyx acutish, with the upper lip very broad, and some- 

 what emarginate. I/ . / ~ > . S. Native of Peru, in sandy places 

 near Truxillo. Legume compressed. 



Glycinc-like Dolichos. PI. tw. 



16 D. CAPE'NSIS (Lin. amren. 6. afr. 22.) stems twining, her- 

 baceous, and are, as well as the leaves, glabrous ; leaflets ovate, 

 lateral ones a little lobed ; peduncles usually 2-flowered. 7. **\ 

 G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers yellow, ex. 

 Herm. afr. 17. solitary, ex Thunb. fl. cap. 590. Legume ellip- 

 tic, compressed, ex Lin. short, depressed, ex Herm. acinaciform, 

 attenuated at both ends, an inch long, and glabrous, ex Thunb. 

 Perhaps many species are confused under the name of D. Capen- 

 sis, and they are probably all species of Rhynchbsia. 



Cape Dolichos. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. PL tw. 



17 D. ARBORE'SCENS ; pubescent; leaflets ovate, acuminated, 

 entire, many-nerved ; racemes many-flowered, longer than the 

 leaves, spicate ; calycine segments lanceolate, lower one inflexed, 

 and longer. 1? . S. Native of Mexico. A strong shrub, with 

 yellow flowers, (v. s. in herb. Lamb.) 



Arborescent Dolichos. Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 



18 D. FALCA'TUS (Klein, in Willd. spec. 3. p. 1047.) stems 

 twining, pilose ; leaflets roundish-ovate, acuminated, glabrous, 

 terminal one 3- lobed, lateral ones with a lobe on the outer side ; 

 peduncles 2-flowered, shorter than the leaves ; legumes falcate. 

 Native of the East Indies. Rottl. et Willd. nov. act. cur. ber. 

 4. ISO?, p. 211. Flowers probably purple. 



I'alcate-poddeA Dolichos. PL tw. 



19 D. ARISTA* TUS (Lin. spec. 1021.) stems twining, herba- 

 ceous ; leaflets ovate-oblong, acuminated, smooth ; peduncles 2- 

 flowered ; legumes linear, straight, ending in a long awn. Q. 

 r ^. S. Native of South America. Awn of pod nearly an inch 

 long. 



Awned-ipodded Dolichos. PL tw. 



20 D. GEMINIFLORUS ; plant herbaceous, quite smooth, middle 

 leaflet sagittate, lateral ones oblique, and only bulged out on one 

 side, all mucronate ; stipulas spatulate ; bracteas ovate, acumi- 

 nated, membranous, drawn out at the base ; peduncles very long, 

 usually 2-flowered ; legumes very long, narrow, compressed, 

 on short pedicels. 3. '\ S. Native of Mexico, (v. s. in herb. 

 Lamb.) 



Twin-flowered Dolichos. PL tw. 



21 D. FILIFORMIS (Lin. amoen. 5. p. 402.) stems twining, her- 

 baceous ; leaflets linear, obtuse, mucronate, glabrous, pubescent 

 beneath; sfigma almost naked. %. . S. Native of Jamaica, 

 among bushes about Old Harbour. P. Browne, jam. 206. where 

 it is called cat's-clarvs. It is used as a purgative ingredient in 

 diet drinks, and is said to answer in cases of dropsy. 



Filiform Dolichos. PL tw. 



22 D. CILIA RIS (Klein, in Willd. spec. 3. p. 1049.) stems 

 twining, filiform ; leaflets oblong, obtuse, mucronate, glabrous, 

 but ciliated on the margins ; peduncles shorter than the petioles, 



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usually 4-flowered ; legumes acinaciform, glabrous. Native of 

 the East Indies. 



Ciliated-leaved Dolichos. PL tw. 



23 D. HETEROPHY'LLUS (Horn. hort. hafn. suppl. p. SO.) stems 

 twining ; lateral leaflets broad, cordate, terminal one lanceolate 

 and elongated ; legumes racemose, acinaciform, with the back 

 entire. . r \ H. Cultivated in the Canary Islands. Perhaps 

 a species of Lablab. 



I'ariablc-leai-ed Dolichos. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1810. PL cl. 



24 D. LU'TEUS (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. 3. p. 1246.) stems twin- 

 ing, herbaceous, glabrous ; leaflets roundish or ovate-rhomboid, 

 glabrous ; racemes spicate, longer than the leaves ; legumes 

 somewhat cylindrical, glabrous. If.-^- S. Native of the south 

 of Jamaica, among grass in wet places by the sea-side. Flowers 

 yellow. 



}W/<m>-flowered Dolichos. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1812. PL tw. 



25 D. OBTUSIFOLIUS ; plant pubescent ; leaflets broad, round- 

 ish, obtuse, middle one bulged out on both sides, and attenuated 

 at both ends ; racemes long ; flowers in fascicles ; teeth of calyx 

 narrow, lower ones subulate. % . l ~^. S. Native of Mexico. 

 Flowers apparently purple, (v. s. in herb. Lamb.) 



Blunt-leafletted Dolichos. PL tw. 



26 D. HASTA'TUS (Lour. coch. 442.) stems procumbent, her- 

 baceous ; leaflets glabrous, somewhat hastate ; peduncles erect, 

 many-flowered ; legumes linear, rather terete, straight. 11 . ^. 

 S. Native of the east coast of Africa, where it is also cultivated 

 for the sake of the seeds, which are eaten by the natives. Flowers 

 yellow. Perhaps this and tbe preceding species are referrible to 

 section II. Catting. 



flastale-leafietted Dolichos. PL tw. 



27 D. ANGULA'RIS (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1051.) stem erect, 

 hairy ; leaflets rhomboid-ovate, acuminated, lateral ones rather 

 angular ; peduncles 2-flowered, shorter than the leaves ; legumes 

 linear, nearly terete, torose, acute, pendulous. Native of Japan. 

 Banks, icon. Kocmpf, t. 40. 



slngiilar-\ea\cd Dolichos. PL 1 to 2 feet. 



28 D. BIFLORUS (Lin. spec. 1023.) stem erect, perennial, 

 smooth ; leaflets oval-lanceolate, acute, glabrous ; peduncles very 

 short, 2-flowered ; legumes erectish, hairy. I/ . S. Native of 

 the East Indies. Pluk. aim. t. 213. f. 4. Flowers yellow. 

 D. biflorus, Burin, ind. 161. which was collected in Persia by 

 Garcin, is a distinct plant, but the specimen of it which is pre- 

 served in the herbarium of Delessert is so incomplete as to pre- 

 clude giving a description of it. 



Two-flowered Dolichos. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1776. PL 1| ft. 



29 D. UNIFLORUS (Lam. diet. 2. p. 299.) stem erect, woody at 

 the base ; branches villous, twining ; leaflets oval, acute, clothed 

 with soft villi ; flowers solitary, almost sessile in the axils of the 

 leaves ; legumes nearly erect, falcate, 5-seeded, pubescent. ^ . 

 r *. S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers yellow. 



One-flowered Dolichos. Shrub tw. 



SECT. II. CATIA'NG (Cat-jang is the name of some species in 

 Malabar). D. C. prod. 2. p. 398. Legumes cylindrical. 



* Leaflets entire. 



30 D. CATIA'NG (Lin. mant. 259.) stem erect, herbaceous; 

 leaflets broad-lanceolate, glabrous ; peduncles very long, 2-3- 

 flowered; legumes linear, terete, glabrous, straight. Q. S. 

 Native of the East Indies, where it is called cat-jang. Rumph. 

 amb. 5. t. 139. f. 1. Rheed. mal. 3. t. 41. Lour. coch. 442. 

 Seeds small, brown, black, or pale. There are several varieties 

 of this plant differing in the colour of the flowers and seed, all 

 of which are much cultivated in the places of their natural growth 

 for food. 



Cat-jang Dolichos. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1793. PL l foot. 



