LEGUMINOS.E. CCIX. DERRIS. CCX. ENDESPERMVM. CCXI. POXGAMIA. CCXII. DALBERGIA. 



bably very distinct from Phaseolietz, but the germination of the 

 seeds is not sufficiently known. 



CCIX. DE'KRIS (ceppie, derris, a skin ; in reference to the 

 consistence of the legumes). Lour. coch. p. 432. D. C. prod. 

 2. p. 415. 



LIN. SYST. Monadelphia, Decdndria. Calyx tubular, with 

 5 blunt teeth. Corolla papilionaceous. Keel lunate, of 2 con- 

 crete petals. Stamens 1 0, monadelphous. Legume oblong, ob- 

 tuse, much compressed, 1-seeded, membranous. Seed oblong, 

 flat. Unarmed, climbing, glabrous shrubs, with impari-pinnate 

 leaves, having from 1 to many pairs of exstipellate leaflets. 

 Racemes axillary and lateral. Flowers white. Roots fleshy. 



1 D. TRIFOLIA'TA (Lour. 1. c.) leaves pinnately trifoliate ; 

 . leaflets ovate-lanceolate ; racemes axillary, length of leaves. 



lj . w . G. Native of China, in the province of Canton, in woods. 

 Trifoliate Derris. Shrub cl. 



2 D. PINNA'TA (Lour. 1. c.) leaves impari-pinnate, with many 

 pairs of alternate, ovate-oblong leaflets ; peduncles lateral, many- 

 flowered. Tj . w . S. Native of Cochin-china, in woods. 



Pinnate-leaved Derris. Shrub cl. 



Cult. These shrubs are well adapted for the climbers in 

 greenhouses, or greenhouse conservatories. Ripened cuttings 

 will root readily in sand, under a hand-glass. 



CCX. ENDESPE'RMUM (from trcinc, endees, indigent, 

 and (rirtpfia, sperma, a seed ; in reference to the want of seeds, 

 there being only one in each legume). Blum, ex flora, 1825. 

 p. 132. D. C. prod. 2. p. 415. 



LIN. SYST. Monadelphia, Ennedndria. Calyx bilabiate, bi- 

 bracteolate at the base ; upper lip bluntly 2-lobed, lower one 

 tridentate. Wings and carina on long claws. Stamens 9, mo- 

 nadelphous, the tenth one absent or deficient. Legume on a 

 very long pedicel, membranous and foliaceous, lanceolate, 1- 

 seeded, indehiscent. Seed linear, compressed. This genus is 

 said to be allied to Dalbergia. 



1 E. SCA'NDENS (Blum. 1. c.). J? . ^. S. Native of Java. 

 Leaves abruptly pinnate ; leaflets alternate, oblong, elongated, 

 obtuse at the base, ending in a very short acumen at the apex, 

 villous on both surfaces, but more so beneath. Racemes when 

 bearing the flowers shorter than the leaves, but becoming longer 

 as the pods advance. Flowers small, probably white. 



Climbing Endespermum. Shrub cl. 



Cull. See Dalbergia for culture and propagation, p. 375. 



CCXI. PONGA'MIA (Pongam is the Malabar name of the 

 first species). Lam. ill. t. 603. Vent. malm. no. 28. D. C. 

 prod. 2. p. 416. Galedupa, Lam. diet. 2. p. 594. exclusive of 

 the synonymes of Rumphius, and therefore the name. 



LIN. SYST. Monadelphia, Decdndria. Calyx cup-shaped, 5- 

 toothed, obliquely truncate. Petals 5, all unguiculate and dis- 

 posed into a papilionaceous corolla. Stamens 10, monadelphous, 

 having the sheath or tube cleft above, or the tenth stamen 

 loosened from the rest. Legume somewhat stipitate, compressed, 

 flat, indehiscent, beaked, 1-celled, 1-2-seeded. East Indian 

 trees, with impari-pinnate leaves, opposite leaflets, axillary ra- 

 cemes of usually white or yellow flowers. 



1 P. GLA' BRA (Vent. malm, t. 28.) leaves with 2-3 pairs of 

 ovate, acuminated, glabrous leaflets. Tj . S. Native of the East 

 Indies. Robinia mitis, Lin. spec. 1044. Dalbergia arborea, 

 Willd. spec. 3. p. 901. Galedupa I'ndica, Lam. diet. 2. p. 594. 

 Burm.fl.ind. 163 Rheed.mal. 6.1.3. Calyx red. Corolla white. 



Glabrous Pongamia. Clt. 1699. Shrub 5 to 10 feet. 



2 P. CHIKE'NSIS (D. C. prod. 2. p. 416.) leaves with 2 or 3 

 pairs of ovate- lanceolate, glabrous leaflets ; stem shrubby. 



fj . G. Native of China. Robinia rnltis, Lour. coch. 455. 

 Flowers yellow, tern in the raceme. 

 China Pongamia. Shrub 3 feet. 



3 P. ULIGINOSA (D. C. 1. c.) leaves with 1-2 pairs of oval- 

 oblong, acuminated, glabrous leaflets. T; . ^. S. Native of 

 Bengal. Galedupa uliginosa, Roxb. hort. beng. 53. Robinia 

 uligiuosa, Willd. spec. 3. p. 1133. Flowers white. 



Boti Pongamia. Clt. 1824. Shrub tw. 



4 P. GRANDIFLORA (Vent. malm. no. 28.) leaves with 3-4 

 pairs of elliptic, obtuse leaflets, which are pubescent beneath. 



I?. S. Native of the East Indies. Galedupa grandiflora, Vahl. 

 in herb. Juss. Legume compressed, flat, oval, pubescent. Ra- 

 cemes shorter than the leaves. 



Great-flowered Pongamia. Clt. 1818. Shrub. 



5 P. SERI'CEA (Vent. 1. c.) leaves with 3-4 pairs, or only 

 with 1 pair from abortion, of oblong leaflets, which are silky 

 beneath ; racemes elongated, approximating into a panicle, 

 fj . S. Native of Java. Flowers probably white. 



/S'/7i/-leaved Pongamia. Shrub. 



6 P. ATROPURPU'REA (Wall. pi. rar. asiat. 1. p. 70. t. 78.) 

 leaves with 3-4 pairs of oblong, attenuated, coriaceous, smooth 

 leaflets ; flowers disposed in dense racemes, numerous, forming 

 a terminal panicle; legumes broad, ovate-lanceolate, 1-seeded, 

 smooth. (7 . S. Native of the Burman empire, in woods on 

 the shores of Martaban, at Amherst, and Moalmyne, and else- 

 where. Flowers deep purple. The wood is much esteemed by 

 the Burmese and Taleyne people, who employ it for beams and 

 rafters in their houses. Dr. Wallich was told that they eat the 

 tender leaves. 



Dark-2>urjjle-fiowereA Pongamia. Tree 70 feet. 



Cult. See Dalbergia for culture and propagation, p. 375. 



CCXII. DALBE'RGIA (in honour of Nicholas Dalberg, a 

 Swedish botanist). Roxb. hort. beng. p. 52. and cor. 2. vol. 2. 

 D. C. prod. 2. p. 416. Dalbergia, spec. Lin. fil. suppl. 52. 

 Lam. ill. 601. f. 2. Solori, Adans. fam. 327. 



LIN. SYST. Monadelphia, Octdndria, and Decdndria, or Dia- 

 delphia, Decdndria. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed (f. 51. .). 

 Corolla papilionaceous (f. 51. c.) ; petals of keel connected to 

 the apex (f. 51. i.). Stamens 8-10, sometimes all monadelphous, 

 with the tube or sheath cleft in front, sometimes divided into 2 

 equal opposite bundles. Legume stipitate, membranous, com- 

 pressed, flat, oblong, tapering to both ends, l-3-seeded(f. 51. d.). 

 Seeds compressed, remote. Radicle indexed. Sometimes trees, 

 but usually climbing shrubs, with impari-pinnate leaves. 



1 D. OUGEINE'NSIS (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 53.) leaves pinnately 

 trifoliate ; leaflets ovate-roundish, rather villous, with undu- 

 lately curled margins ; pedicels 1 -flowered, rising in fascicles, 

 and are as well as the calyxes villous. (? . S. Native of the 

 East Indies. Flowers small. Terminal leaflets obovate. 



Ougein Dalbergia. Clt. 1820. Tree 30 feet. 



2 D. Sissoo (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 52.) leaflets 5, alternate, 

 petiolulate, obovate, abruptly acuminated, glabrous above, but 

 pubescent beneath ; panicles axillary, puberulous, shorter than 

 the leaves. Tj . S. Native of Bengal. Stamens 8, monadel- 

 phous, with a dorsal fissure. Legume linear-lanceolate, tapering 

 to the base, stipitate, glabrous, 1-seeded. Flowers white. 



Sissoo Dalbergia. Clt. 1820. Tree 30 feet. 



3 D. LATIFOLIA (Roxb. cor. 2. p. 7. t. 11 3.) leaflets 3-5, al- 

 ternate, roundish, emarginate, glabrous above and pubescent be- 

 neath ; panicles axillary, few-flowered, much shorter than the 

 leaves. ^ .S. Native of Coromandel, on the mountains. Sta- 

 mens monadelphous, with a dorsal fissure. Flowers white. Le- 

 gume oblong-lanceolate. The wood is vised in making house- 

 hold furniture in India. 



Broad-leaved Dalbergia. Clt. 1811. Tree 40 feet. 



4 D. RUBIGINOSA (Roxb. cor. 2. p. 9. t. 115.) leaflets 7, nearly 

 opposite, oblong, obtuse, glabrous ; branches and petioles to- 

 mentose ; panicles axillary, much shorter than the leaves. J? . 



