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LEGUMINOS.E. CCV. CYLISTA. CCVI. ERYTHRIKA. 



ments cuneated, upper one bifid, lower and lateral ones equal ; 

 legume divided transversely into 2 1 -seeded cells, somewhat 

 constricted in the middle ; bracteas broad, ovate, mucronulately 

 acuminated. I/ . ^. S. Native of Mysore. Flowers yellow. 

 Seeds spherical, bluish violet, polished, lower one usually abor- 

 tive. 



Tomentose Cylista. Clt. 1820. PL tw. 



3 C.? ALBIFLORA (Sims, bot. mag. 1859.) calyx half-5-cleft, 

 with nearly equal segments, shorter than the corolla ; bracteas 

 ovate, acuminated. ^ . r *. S. Native of the Mauritius. The 

 plant is clothed in every part with ferruginous pubesceiS*. Per- 

 haps a species of Rynclivsia. Flowers white. 



White-jlowered Cylista. Fl. April, May. Shrub tw. 



4 C. VILLOSA (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. SOO.) calyx 

 membranous ; upper segment bifid. I? . r ^. G. Najtive of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Dolichos hirtus, Anclr. bot/^p. t. 416. 

 Flowers yellow. 



yillous Cylista. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1776.^phrub tw. 



5 C. PYCHNOSTA'CHYA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 410.Jrolyx with one 

 of the lips bipartite, and with the other bluntly tridentate. fj . 

 / ~ 1 . S. Native of Sierra Leone. Leaves unknown. Pedicels 

 twin, densely racemose. Calyx and legume permanent, clothed 

 with velvety down. Petals and stamens permanent. Corolla 

 probably resupinate. The tridentate lip is usually under the 

 vexillum. Perhaps a proper genus. 



Slender-spiked Cylista. Shrub tw. 



Cult. See Erioscma, for culture and propagation, p. 348. 



CCVI. ERYTHRrNA (from cpvQpng, erythros, red; in re- 

 ference to the colour of the flowers). Lin. gen. 855. Lam. ill. 

 t. 608. D. C. prod. 2. p. 410. Corallodendron, Tourn. inst. t. 

 446. Mouricou, Adans. 



LIN. SYST. Diadeljihia, Decdndria. Calyx tubular (f. 50. .), 

 with a truncate, somewhat dentate border (f. 50. a.), or spathace- 

 ous. Corolla with a very long oblong vexillum (f. 50. 6.) ; 

 wings as well as the dipetalous keel much shorter than the vex- 

 illum. Stamens diadelphous (f. 50. c.), straight, the tenth 

 one adhering more or less to the rest, but sometimes free, 

 much shorter than the wings, rarely deficient. Legume long (f. 

 50. rf.), torulose, many-seeded, 2-valved. Seeds ovate, having 

 a lateral hylum. Trees or shrubs, rarely herbs, with small sti- 

 pulas, which are distinct from the petiole, pinnately-trifoliate 

 leaves, having the leaflets furnished with glands at the base in- 

 stead of stipels. Stems and petioles usually furnished with 

 prickles. Racemes of flowers elongated, with the pedicels 

 usually approximating by threes. Flowers red, scarlet, or crim- 

 son. Seeds shining, usually black and red mixed, or pure black 

 or red. 



1. Acaules (from , without, and caulis, a stem ; in reference 

 to the species contained in this division having nothing but an- 

 nual stems, rising from a subterraneous trunk). Both tlieflori- 

 ferous and leaf bearing branches dying down yearly, and rising 

 again from an underground stump or trunk. 



1 E. HERBA'CEA (Lin. spec. 992.) branches herbaceous, an- 

 nual, and are, as well as the leaves, unarmed and glabrous ; leaf- 

 lets rhomboid ; racemes elongated ; flowers distant, tern ; calyx 

 truncate ; vexillum lanceolate. If. . F. Native of Carolina, 

 Florida, and about the Mississippi, in sandy fields and woods. 

 Trew. ehr. t. 58. Sims, bot. mag. 877. Lodd. bot. cab. 851. 

 Floriferous branches sometimes furnished with one or two leaves. 

 Corolla deep scarlet. The tenth or loose stamen free and short. 



Herbaceous Coral-tree. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1724. PI. 2 

 to 3 feet. 



2 E. HEDEIUEFOLIA (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 244.) leaflets some- 

 what 3-lobed, acuminated ; pedicels rising in the racemes by 



threes ; calyx 5-toothed ; stem prickly ; root tuberous. % . F. 

 Native of Louisiana. Xyphanthus hederaefolius, Rafin. Flowers 

 scarlet. 



Ivy-leaved Coral-tree. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



3 E. RESUPINA'TA (Roxb. cor. 3. t. 220.) branches herbace- 

 ous, annual, and are, as well as the petioles, rather prickly ; 

 leaflets roundish ; racemes crowded with flowers, short ; calyx 

 bilabiate ; vexillum oval-oblong. T/ . S. Native of the East 

 Indies. Vexillum of a lurid scarlet colour. Racemes 2 or 3 

 inches long, rising before the leaves. 



Resupinale-fiowered Coral-tree. Clt. 1823. PI. 1 foot. 



2. Species the stems of which are only herbaceous in t/tc gar- 

 dens, or when not protected in winter by a stove, but in their na- 

 tive countries become small trees. 



4 E. IIO'RRIDA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 

 prod. 2. p. 413.) stems almost herbaceous, angular, and are, as 

 well as the petioles and ribs of leaves, very prickly ; leaflets 

 ovate, cordate, acute ; calyx 5-toothed ; legume stipitate, pen- 

 dulous, prickly. If. . F. Native of Mexico, on mount Aya- 

 hual-tempos. Flowers unknown, but probably crimson. 



Horrid Coral-tree. Clt. 1824. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



5 E. LO'NGIPES (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. prod. 

 2. p. 413.) stems nearly herbaceous, prickly ; petioles unarmed ; 

 leaflets ovate ; racemes lateral, on long peduncles ; calyx ob- 

 liquely truncate, somewhat bilabiate ; vexillum oblong ; stamens 

 9 connected, the tenth free. If. . F. Native of Mexico. Flowers 

 of a coppery scarlet colour. Root fibrous. 



Long-peduncled Coral-tree. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



6 E. LEPTORHI'ZA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 

 prod. 2. p. 413.) stems herbaceous, and are, as well as the 

 petioles, unarmed ; leaflets ovate, rather cordate ; calyx spatha- 

 ceous ; vexillum oblong, bidentate at the apex ; legume rather 

 villous. 1. F. Native of Mexico. Racemes terminal. Flowers 

 of a pale scarlet colour. Stamens 9 connected, and one free. Le- 

 gume stipitate, cuspidate at the apex. 



Slender-rooted Coral-tree. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



7 E. CRI'STA-GA'LLI (Lin. mant. 99.) stems woody ; petioles 

 prickly, glandular ; leaflets oval or ovate, glaucescent, coriace- 

 ous, bluntish ; calyx truncate, somewhat bidentate ; stamens 9 

 connected, but with the tenth free ; keel 3 times the length of the 

 calyx. Fj . F. Native of Brazil. Smith, exot. bot. 2. p. 95. 

 Sweet, fl. gard. 214. A stout shrub. Flowers of a bright deep 

 scarlet colour. 



Cock's-comb Coral-tree. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1771. Shrub 

 6 to 8 feet, or tree 20 feet. 



8 E. LAURIFOI.IA (Jacq. obs. 3. p. 1. t. 51.) stems suflru- 

 ticose, branched ; branches glabrous, rather prickly ; leaflets 

 petiolate, oblong, acuminated ; petioles rather prickly, glandu- 

 lar ; calyx truncate, unidentate ; keel monopetalous ; stamens 

 monadelphous. Jj F. Native of South America. Sweet, fl. 

 gard. 2. t. 142. E. crista-galli, Ker/dmt. reg. 313. exclusive 

 of the synonymes. Flowers of a rich dull crimson. 



Laurel-leaved Coral-tree. Fl. July, Se}>t. Clt. 1800. PI. 6 

 feet, or tree 20 feet. 



3. Arboreous or shrubby species, with the branches bearing 

 the racemes as mell as the leaves. 



9 E. CA'RNEA (Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 8.) stem shrubby, prickly ; 

 petioles unarmed ; leaflets rhomboid-ovate, acute, glabrous ; 

 vexillum linear, elongated ; calyx campanulate, truncate. Tj . S. 

 Native of South America, in Vera Cruz and St. Martha. Lindl. 

 bot. reg. 1327. Trew. ehr. 2. t. 8. E. Americana, Mill. diet. 

 no. 2. Flowers pale red, not large, about 2 inches long. 



Far. /3 ; leaves puberulous beneath. Ker. bot. reg. 389. 



