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LEGUMINOS^E. CCLXXII. CASSIA. 



22 C. CHRYSOTRICHA (Collad. mon. p. 99. t. 13.) leaves with 

 J pnirs of rather pubescent ovate leaflets, lower pair the shortest 

 and rounded on the outside, with an oblong gland on the petiole 

 between the lower pair ; spines tridentate on the old branches. 



t; . S. Native of Guiana. C. ehrysocarpa, Desv. journ. bot. 

 1814. p. 72. C. virgata, Rich. act. soc. hist. nat. par. p. 108. 

 but not of Swartz. A rambling shrub. Ovary clothed with 

 silky, adpressed, yellow hairs, whence the specific name. 

 Golden-haired Wild-senna. Shrub rambling. 



23 C. RUGOSA ; branches and peduncles pubescent ; leaves 

 with 2 pairs of elliptic, obtuse leaflets, which are oblique at the 

 base and somewhat emarginate and mucronate at the apex, pu- 

 bescent beneath, with the veins and nerves very prominent ; 

 racemes forming a terminal panicle ; petiole bearing glands, one 

 between each pair of leaflets ; stipulas subulate. Tj . S. Native 

 of Brazil. Sello (v. s. in herb. Lamb.). 



Wrinkled-leaved Wild-senna. Shrub. 



24 C. MACRANTHE'RA (D. C. in Collad. mon. p. 99. t. 8.) 

 leaves with 2 pairs of oval-oblong, glabrous, acuminated leaflets, 

 with an oblong-ovate gland on the petiole between the lower 

 pair; petiole ending in a thick caducous bristle. Tj . S. Native 

 of Brazil. Ovary linear, a little arched, clothed with adpressed 

 pubescence. 



Long-aiithered Wild-senna. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1824. Sh. 



25 C. SCA'NDENS (Ruiz, et Pav. in herb. Lamb.) branches an- 

 gular, pubescent ; leaves smooth, membranous, with 2 pairs of 

 elliptic- oblong, acute, cuspidate leaflets, lower pair one half 

 smaller than the upper ; petiole bearing a large obtuse gland 

 between the lower pair of leaflets ; stipulas and bracteas lanceo- 

 late-subulate ; racemes long, puberulous, shorter than the leaves. 



Jj . / ~ > . S. Native of Guayaquil. 

 Climbing Wild-senna. Shrub cl. 



26 C. QUINQUANGULA'TA (Rich. act. soc. hist. nat. par. p. 

 108.) leaves with 2 pairs of ovate coriaceous, acuminated leaf- 

 lets, which are glabrous above but pubescent beneath, and un- 

 equal at the base, with an ovate thick gland between each of 

 the pairs on the petiole ; panicle terminal. Tj . S. Native of 

 Cayenne, in woods. Branches pentagonal, smoothish. Ovary 

 hoary, a little arched. Stigma large, ovate, petaloid. The 

 legume being unknown, the section to which the present plant 

 belongs is doubtful. 



Five-angled-branched Wild-senna. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1818. 

 Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



27 C. APOUCOUI'TA (Aubl. guian. 1. p. 379. t. 146.) leaves 

 with 2-3 pairs of ovate-oblong, acuminated, glabrous leaflets, 

 which are shining above, with an ovate sessile gland between 

 each of the pairs on the peLJole ; racemes axillary. lj . S. Na- 

 tive of Guiana, along the banks of the river Sinemari. C. acu- 

 minata, Willd. spec. 2. p. 517. but not of Mcench. C. nitida, 

 Rich. act. soc. hist. nat. par. p. 108. Apoucouita is the name of 

 the shrub in Guiana. 



Apoucouita Wild-senna. Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 



28 C. SENNOIDES (Jacq. icon. rar. t. 70.) leaves with 2-3 

 pairs of obovate glabrous leaflets, the lower ones the roundest, 

 with an oblong sessile gland on the petiole between the lower 

 pair; stipulas linear-subulate, spreading. Fj . S. Native of the 

 East Indies. Racemes axillary. 



Senna-like Cassia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1808. Sh. 3 to 4 ft. 



29 C. ALCAPARI'LIO (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 

 355.) leaves with 2-3 pairs of oblong glabrous leaflets, which 

 are rounded at the apex, with a gland on the petiole between 

 the lower pair ; racemes axillary and terminal, loose. Ij . S. 

 Native of Peru, in hot places near Olleros, where it is called 

 Alcaparillo. The legume, according to Bonpland, is terete ; it 

 is therefore probably a species of Chama>fistula. 



Alcaparillo Wild-senna. Shrub. 



30 C. BICAPSULA'RIS (Lin. spec. 538.) leaves with 3 pairs of 

 obovate, rather marginate, glabrous leaflets, lower ones the 

 roundest, with a somewhat globose gland on the petiole between 

 the lower pair, which is attenuated at the base ; stipulas linear- 

 subulate, spreading. Jj . S. Native of the West Indies, Suri- 

 nam, and St. Martha. Plum. ed. Burm. t. 76. f. 1. Jacq. fragm. 

 t, 58. Merian, sur. t. 32. C. inflata, Spreng. in herb. Balb. 



Var. p, aristata (D. C. prod. 2. p. 495.) leaflets mucronate 

 at the apex. Jj . S. Native of Guadaloupe. C. Berterii, Coll. 

 hort. rip. p. SO. t. 34. 



Var. 7, quadrijuga (D. C. 1. c.) leaves with 4 pairs of obtuse 

 leaflets. 



Bicapsular Wild-senna. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1739. Shrub 

 4 to 6 feet. 



31 C. ARGE'NTEA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 358.) 

 leaves with 3 pairs of sub-elliptic leaflets, which are rounded at 

 the apex, and clothed with silky pubescence, but silvery beneath, 

 with a gland on the petiole between the lower pair ; flowers axil- 

 lary, solitary, and disposed in racemes at the tops of the 

 branches ; legumes slender, clothed with adpressed pubescence. 

 Jj . S. Native of Mexico, on the banks of the river Mescala. 



Silvery Wild-senna. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



32 C. GENICULA'TA ; clothed with scurfy stellate tomentum ; 

 leaves with 3 pairs of ovate oblique leaflets, tapering to the apex, 

 with a hairy gland on the petiole between the lower pair ; racemes 

 short, corymbose, axillary ; legumes articulated, fj . S. Na- 

 tive of Peru. (v. s. in herb. Lamb.) 



Jointed-podded Wild-senna. Shrub. 



33 C. MOLLISSIMA (Humb. et Bonpl. in Willd. enum. 440.) 

 leaves with 3 pairs of ovate acuminated leaflets, which are clothed 

 with soft pubescence beneath ; petiole pilose, bearing a hairy gland 

 between each pair of leaflets, fj . S. Native of South America. 

 Legumes unknown. 



Very-soft Wild-senna. Clt. 1816. Shrub. 



34 C. RENIFORMIS ; branches pubescent ; leaves with 3 pairs 

 of elliptic, acuminated, glabrous leaflets, tapering to both ends, 

 lower ones the smallest, with an elongated gland between each 

 pair ; stipulas large, reniform, acuminated on one side. T? . S. 

 Native of Brazil, Sello. Perhaps a species of Chamcefistula. 



Kidney -shaped-stipuled Wild-senna. Shrub. 



35 C. ARTEMISIOIDES (Gaud, in D. C. prod. 2. p. 495.) 

 clothed in every part with velvety canescent down; leaves with 

 3-4 pairs of linear-filiform leaflets, with a small gland on the 

 petiole between the lower pair ; racemes axillary, 5-8-flowered, 

 a little shorter than the leaves. Jj . G. Native of New Holland, 

 in the interior of the country. 



Wormwood-like Wild-senna. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Sh. 

 2 to 3 feet. 



36 C. GLUTiN6sA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 495.) leaves with 3-4 

 pairs of oblong, acuminated, glabrous leaflets, which are clammy 

 as well as the branches, with a small sessile gland on the petiole 

 between the lower pair ; racemes axillary, usually 4-flowered. 

 Pj . G. Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Legume 

 broad, linear, on a short stipe, mucronate by the style. 



Clammy Wild-senna. Shrub. 



37 C. OXYADE'NA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 475.) leaves with 4-5 

 pairs of obovate glabrous leaflets, outer ones the longest, all 

 glaucous beneath ; petioles glabrous, furnished with a subulate 

 acute gland, which is situated between the lower pair of leaflets. 



fj. S. Native of Jamaica. C. discolor, Desv. journ. bot. 1814. 

 p. 73 ? C. frutescens, Mill. diet. no. 2. 



Sharp-glanded Wild-senna. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 



38 C. DISPAR (Willd. enum. 441.) leaves with 4-5 pairs of 

 oblong usually obtuse leaflets, outer ones the largest, with a 

 gland between each pair on the petiole. T? . S. Native of South 

 America. Compare it with C '. florilmnda. 



