372 



LEGUMINOSjE. CCVI. ERYTHUISA. 



lialf long. Legumes pendulous, pedicellate, villous, cuspidate at 

 the apex. 



Arborescent Coral-tree. Clt. 1818. Tree 12 to 15 feet. 



24 E. I'NDICA (Lam. diet. 2. p. 391. var. a.) stem arboreous, 

 prickly ; petioles unarmed ; leaflets broad-ovate, acute, gla- 

 brous ; calyx spathaceous ; vexillum spreading, ovate, concave ; 

 stamens monadelphous at the base. fj . S. Native of the East 

 Indies. E. corallodendron ft, Lin. spec. 992. E. orientalis, 

 Murr. comm. goett. 8. p. 35. t. 1. Rheed. mal. 6. t. 7. 

 Ruinph. amb. 2. t. 76. Flowers of a splendid scarlet-colour. 

 In Rheede's figure the calyx is acute and much elongated, but 

 in the figure of Rumphius it is short and obtuse ; they afe there- 

 fore probably distinct species. 



Indian Coral-tree. Clt. 1814. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



25 E. LOURE'IRI ; stem arboreous, prickly ; petioles unarmed ; 

 leaflets rather cordate, deltoid, acute, glaucous ; calyx spatha- 

 ceous ; vexillum very loi:g, acute ; stamens monadelphous at the 

 base, equal in length to the vexillum. Tj . G. Native of China 

 and Cochin-china. E. corallodendron, Lour. coch. 427. Flowers 

 scarlet. A decoction of the bark is used against intermittent 

 fevers, and the leaves are used to cleanse ulcers. 



Lotireiro's Coral-tree. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



26 E. picTA (Lin. spec. 993.) stem arboreous, prickly ; pe- 

 tioles and ribs of leaves rather prickly ; leaflets broadly ovate, 

 painted with white in the centre ; calyx spathaceous ; vexillum 

 oval, concave ; stamens monadelphous at the base. fj . S. 

 Native of the Moluccas. E. I'ndica ft, Lam. 1. c. Rumph. 

 amb. 2. t. 77. Flowers of a carmine colour. Seeds dark purple. 



Pain/ed-leaved Coral-tree. Clt, 1696. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 



27 E. SPATHA'CEA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 412.) stem arboreous, 

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

 acute, glabrous ; calyx velvety, spathaceous, acutely 5-toothed 

 at the apex. T? . S. Native of St. Domingo. Wings and keel 

 scarlet ; vexillum not seen. 



^)ar/i<7ceo*-calyxed Coral-tree. Clt. 1824. Sh. 6 to 10 ft. 



28 E. VELUTI'NA (Willd. nov. act. scrut. berol. 3. p. 426. 

 spec. 3. p. 914.) stem arboreous, prickly ; leaflets rounded at 

 both ends, 3-nerved, rather pilose above, but clothed with soft 

 canescent tomentum beneath, unarmed, terminal one transversely 

 elliptic ; calyx spathaceous, slightly 5-toothed, tomentose ; vex- 

 illum elliptic, reflexed. (? . S. Native of South America, near 

 Caraccas. H. B. etKunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 435. Flowers 

 with a reddish yellow vexillum, and with the wings and keel 

 greenish yellow. 



Vekcty Coral-tree. Clt. 1810. Tree CO feet. 



29 E. FU'SCA (Lour. coch. 427.) stem shrubby, prickly ; pe- 

 tioles unarmed ; leaflets lanceolate, glabrous ; calyx bilabiate ; 

 vexillum elongated, convolute; stamens monadelphous at the 

 base. Tj . G. Native of Cochin-china, on the banks of rivers. 

 Gelala aquatica , Ruinph. amb. 2. t. 78. ex Lour, but neither 

 the figure nor description agrees with the present plant. Flowers 

 of a brownish-red colour. 



Brownish-Rowercd Coial-tree. Shrub 8 feet. 



30 E. NERVOSA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 413.) stem arboreous, and 

 is as well as the petioles unarmed ; leaflets oval, acuminated, 

 glabrous above, feather-nerved beneath and clothed with vel- 

 vety down as well as the petioles ; racemes axillary, short ; 

 calyx ample, irregularly 5-toothed. Jj . S. Native of Brazil. 

 Flowers 2 inches long. Leaflets 4-C inches long, with the nerves 

 elevated beneath. Legumes unknown. 



A^erted-leaved Coral-tree. Tree. 



31 E. GLAU'CA (Willd. nov. act. nat. scrut. berol. 3. p. 428. 

 spec. 4. p. 915.) stem arboreous, prickly ; petioles almost un- 

 armed ; leaflets ovate, glaucous beneath ; calyx bilabiate ; vex- 

 illum cuneiform, spreading; keel longer than the wings ; stamens 

 10, monadelphous at the base. \ . S. Native of South Ame- 



rica, at Caraccas and near Cuinana. Legume glabrous. Seeds 

 grey. Flowers copper-coloured. 



O'/aMC<H<,s-leaved Coral-tree. Clt. 1819. Tree 20 feet ? 



32 E. ? ISOPE'TALA (Lam. diet. 2. p. 392.) stems sarmentose, 

 and are as well as the petioles unarmed ; leaflets ovate-lanceo- 

 late, glabrous ; calyx campanulate, 5-lobed ; petals unguiculate, 

 about equal in length ; stamens 1 0. monadelphous at the base. 



fe . w . S. Native of Brazil, at Rio Janeiro. Flowers an inch 

 and a half long. Legume unknown. 

 Equal-pet ailed Coral-tree. Shrub cl. 



33 E. SENEGALE'NSIS (D. C. prod. 2. p. 413.) stem shrubby, 

 and is as well as the petioles and ribs of leaves prickly ; leaflets 

 ovate-oblong, obtuse, coriaceous, glabrous ; calyx obliquely 

 truncate, somewhat bilabiate ; vexillum oblong-cuneiform, 

 straight, obtuse. T; . S. Native of Senegal, Flowers an inch 

 long, deep crimson. Leaflets 3 inches long and 12 or 15 lines 

 broad. The leaves push forth when the flowers begin to fade. 



Senegal Coral-tree. Fl. Feb. Mar. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



34 E. ABYSSI'NICA (Lam. diet. 2. p. 392.) stem arboreous, 

 prickly ; petioles unarmed ; leaflets glabrous, obtuse, lateral 

 ones, broadly and obliquely ovate, terminal one roundish. Jj . S. 

 Native of Abyssinia (Bruce). Flowers and fruit unknown. 

 According to Bruce, the seeds of this species of Coral-tree are 

 called Carats in Abyssinia, and are used in weighing gold and 

 precious stones. 



Abyssinian Coral-tree. Tree. 



35 E. BREVIFLORA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex, icon. ined. D. C. 

 prod. 2. p. 413.) stem shrubby, and is as well as the petioles 

 prickly ; leaflets ovate, acute ; racemes axillary, shorter than 

 the leaves ; calyx bilabiate ; vexillum oval ; legumes pendulous, 

 few-seeded, glabrous, unarmed, mucronate. Tj . G. Native of 

 Mexico, at the river Ayacapixtla. Flowers scarlet. 



Short-Jlomered Coral-tree. Tree. 



36 E. CORALLOIUES(MOC. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 

 prod. 2. p. 413.) stem arboreous, bearing a solitary prickle under 

 each leaf; petioles unarmed; leaflets ovate; calyx truncate; 

 vexillum linear-oblong ; legumes glabrous, few-seeded, stipitate 

 at the base, cuspidate at the apex. Tj . G. Native of Mexico. 

 Flowers scarlet. Seeds red ; the hylum girded by a white line ; 

 they are commouly called Colorines. 



Coral-like-seeded Coral-tree. Tree. 



37 E. PA' TENS (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 

 prod. 2. p. 414.) stem shrubby, and is as well as the petioles 

 unarmed ; leaflets ovate, obtuse ; racemes terminal, rather vel- 

 vety ; mouth of calyx dilated and obliquely truncate ; vexillum 

 spreading, stipitate, roundish ; legume villous. Jj . S. Native 

 of Mexico. Flowers scarlet. 



Spreading Coral-tree. Tree. 



38 E. DIVARICA'TA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 

 prod. 2. p. 414.) stem shrubby, prickly: petioles unarmed; 

 leaflets cordate, acute ; calyx velvety, spathaceous, 5-toothed at 

 the apex ; vexillum spreading, oval ; stamens diadelphous. 



fj . S. Native of Mexico. Flowers scarlet, large, and very 

 beautiful. Racemes lateral, many-flowered. Perhaps the same 

 as E. spathacea, but differs in the trunk being prickly. 

 Divaricate Coral-tree. Tree. 



39 E. MONOSPE'RMA (Gaud, in Freycenet, voy. bot. p. 486. t. 

 114.) arboreous, unarmed ; leaflets broadly ovate, reniform, 

 obtuse, clothed with brownish tomentum beneath ; legume 1- 

 seeded. ^ . S. Native of the Sandwich Islands. Flowers scarlet. 



One-seeded Coral-tree. Tree. 



t Species, the names of which are given in garden catalogues, 

 but without any description. 



1 E. acvleatusima, Desf. 2 E. triacdntha, Willd. 3 E. 

 incana, Willd. 4 E. piscidioldes, Hortul. 5 E.fii/gens, Hortul. 

 6 E. str'tcta, Roxb. 7 E. ovalifblia, Roxb. 8 E. sitb/obata, Roxb. 



