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/Ycf/j-coloured-flowered Coral-tree. Fl. May, July. Clt. 

 1733. Shrub 4 to 10 feet. 



10 E. CORALLODE'NDRON (Lin. spec. 992. exclusive of var. .) 

 stem arboreous, prickly; petioles unarmed ; leaflets broad, rhom- 

 boid-ovate, acute, glabrous ; calyx truncate, 5-toothed ; vexillum 

 oblong ; the tenth stamen free, and about equal in length to the 

 rest. fj . S. Native of the West Indies. Comm. hort. amst. 

 1. t. 108. E. spinosa, Mill. diet. no. 1. Flowers deep scarlet, 

 about 2 inches long. The flowers do not appear until the leaves 

 have fallen. 



Common Coral-tree. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1690. Shrub 6 

 to 12 feet. 



HE. ENNEA'NDRA (D. C. cat. hort. monsp. 109.) stem arbo- 

 reous, and is, as well as the petioles, prickly ; leaflets rhom- 

 boid, pubescent beneath ; calyx truncate ; vexillum linear-ob- 

 long ; stamens 9 joined together, the tenth absent. J; . S. Na- 

 tive of South America. E. velutina, Jacq. hort. schcenbr. 4. t. 

 4GG. Flowers of a deep scarlet colour. The leaves push forth 

 when the flowers begin to decay, and fall before they rise. In 

 Jacquin's E. velullna the calyx is somewhat bluntly toothed, 

 while in this plant it is truncate. 



Enneandrous Coral-tree. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1800. Shrub 

 6 to 12 feet. 



12 E. MACROPHY'LLA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 411.) stem shrubby ; 

 petioles rather prickly ; leaflets broadly ovate, acuminated, gla- 

 brous above, pubescent beneath ; calyx tubular, bluntly some- 

 what bilabiate at the apex; vexillum linear-oblong, straight; 

 wings and keel shorter than the calyx ; stamens 1 0, monadel- 

 phous. Tj . G. Native country unknown, but is cultivated in 

 the gardens of Teneriffe. Leaflets 9-12 inches long, and 7-9 

 inches broad. Racemes clothed with velvety villi. Flowers 

 scarlet. This species comes very near E, corallodendron, but 

 differs from it in the tenth stamen being connected to the rest ; 

 it is also nearly allied to E. mollis. 



Long-leafietted Coral-tree. Clt. 1822. Tree 10 to 12 feet. 



13 E. MI'TIS (Jacq. hort. schocnbr. t. 216.) stem arboreous, 

 and is, as well as the petioles, unarmed ; leaflets rhomboid-ovate, 

 acute, glabrous ; calyx tubular, bilabiate at the apex ; vexillum 

 elongated, linear-lanceolate ; stamens 9 connected, the tenth one 

 almost free, and about equal in length to the others. 1?. S. 

 Native of Caraccas. E. inermis, Mill. diet. no. 6. ? Flowers 

 either pale or dark scarlet. The leaves rising when the flowers 

 begin to fade. 



Mild Coral-tree. Clt. 1790. Tree 10 to 12 feet. ' 



14 E. SUBEROSA (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 53.) stem prickly; 

 petioles unarmed ; leaflets roundish-rhomboid, tomentose be- 

 neath ; calyx spathaceous, bilabiate ; stamens diadelphous, length 

 of the vexillum. T? . S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers 

 scarlet. 



Corky Coral-tree. Tree. 



15 E. POIA'NTHUS (Brot. in Lin. trans. 14. p. 342. t. 11.) 

 stem arboreous, prickly ; petioles also prickly ; lateral leaflets 

 ovate, middle one rhomboid-ovate, all pubescent beneath ; calyx 

 obliquely truncate, with the upper side cleft or entire ; stamens 

 diadelphous, hardly shorter than the vexillum. Jj . S. Native 

 of South America. Lindl. bot. reg. 1246. Flowers scarlet. 



Grass-flowered Coral-tree. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1823. Tree 

 10 to 15 feet. 



16 E. SECUNDIFLORA (Brot. in Lin. trans. 14. p. 340. t. 12.) 

 stem arboreous, prickly ; petioles unarmed ; leaflets ovate, some- 

 what acuminated, glabrous on both surfaces ; calyx unopen, ob- 

 soletely denticulated, toothless, truncate, and variously cut be- 

 hind ; stamens diadelphous, length of the vexillum ; keel equal 

 in length to the wings, but longer than the calyx, and almost 3 

 times shorter than the vexillum. f? . S. Native of Brazil. 

 Flowers deep scarlet, secund (f. 50.) 



Secund-JloweredCora\-lree. Clt. FIG. 50. 



1820. Tree 10 to 14 feet. 



17 E. SPECIOSA (Andr. bot. rep. 

 t. 143.) stems shrubby, prickly ; 

 petioles and ribs of leaves prickly ; 

 leaflets broad, slightly 3-lobed, acu- 

 minated, glabrous ; calyx tubular, 

 somewhat bidentate ; vexillum li- 

 near-lanceolate, elongated. J? . S. 

 Native^of the West Indies. Ker. 

 bot. reg. 750. A. and B. where the 

 petioles jlre said to be unarmed in 

 the description, but the plant is 

 figured with them. Flowers deep 

 crimson. Stamens undescribed. 

 Racemes and calyxes velvety. 



Shemy Coral-tree. Fl. Aug. Oct. 

 Clt. 1805. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 



18 E. GUINEE'NSIS; stem much branched, prickly; petioles 

 and ribs of leaves prickly ; leaflets oval-lanceolate, entire ; calyx 

 spathaceous; legume torulose. ^ S. Native of Sierra Leone, 

 in the low lands. An elegant species, with long spike-formed 

 racemes of scarlet flowers. The leaves pushing forth when the 

 flowers begin to fade, or as the wet season advances (v. s. 

 herb. Lamb.) 



Guinea Coral-tree. Fl. Feb. March. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



19 E. RUBRINE'RVIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 

 454.) stem arboreous, prickly ; leaflets roundish-ovate, acumi- 

 nated, rather cuneated and rounded at the base, S-nerved, glau- 

 cous beneath ; calyx tubular, spathaceous, glabrous ; vexillum 

 linear, straight ; stamens nearly monadelphous. Tj . S. Native 

 of South America, on the western declivities of mountains about 

 Santa-Fe-de-Bogota, where it is called Chocho. Flowers flesh- 

 coloured. 



Red-nerved-\eave<\ Coral-tree. Clt. 1823. Tree 10 to 20 ft. 



20 E. UMBROSA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) stem arboreous, 

 prickly ; leaflets somewhat acuminated, 3-nerved, glabrous, 

 rounded and truncate at the base, the middle one rather deltoid ; 

 calyx campanulate, spathaceous ; vexillum linear-cuneated, 

 straight, very long ; stamens diadelphous. J? . S. Native of 

 South America, between La Guayra and Caraccas, where it is 

 called Bucare, and where it is planted in rows to shade the plan- 

 tations of 1'hcobroma Cacao or chocolate-nut. It is also used 

 in Trinidad for the same purpose. Flowers scarlet. 



Shady Coral-tree. Clt. 1817. Tree 40 to 60 feet. 



21 E. CA'FFRA (Thunb. prod. 121. fl. cap. 559.) stem arbo- 

 reous, and is, as well as the petioles and primary ribs of leaves, 

 prickly ; leaflets broad-ovate, glabrous, bluntly acuminated ; 

 calyx 5-toothed ; vexillum oval-oblong, obtuse ; stamens 9 con- 

 nected together, the tenth free. Tj . S. Native of Caffre Land. 

 Ker. bot. reg. 736. A. and B. Sims, bot. mag. 2431. Flowers 

 of a dirty scarlet-colour. 



Ca/rarian Coral-tree. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1816. Shrub 

 6 feet. 



22 E. HUMEA'NA (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 243.) stem arboreous, 

 prickly ; leaflets acute, smooth ; petioles prickly, and nerves of 

 leaves beneath ; racemes aggregate, straight, terminal ; calyx 

 truncate, toothed ; stamens diadelphous, shorter than the vexil- 

 lum. 17 S. Native country unknown. E. Caff'ra, Brot. vag. 

 Flowers scarlet. 



Hume's Coral tree. Tree. 



23 E. ARBORE'SCENS (Roxb. cor. 3. t. 219.) stem arborescent, 

 prickly; petioles unarmed ; leaflets broadly ovate, acutish, pubes- 

 cent beneath ; calyx campanulate, entire ; vexillum oval, con- 

 cave ; stamens 10, monadelphous at the base. Pj . S. Native 

 of Nipaul. Flowers of a carmine colour, about an inch and a 



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