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LEGUMINOSJE. CCLXXII. CASSIA. 



Two-leaved Cassia. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1781. Shrub 1 

 to 2 feet. 



122 C. BIFOLIA'TA (D. C. in Collad. mon. 120. t. 9. f. B.) 

 leaves with 1 pair of leaflets, which are as well as the branches 

 and petioles pilose ; leaflets obovate, 3-5-nerved at the base ; 

 stipulas cordate, lanceolate, ciliated ; petiole without any awn. 

 Ij . S. Native of Brazil, very common about Rio Janeiro. 

 C. pentiindra, Raddi, pi. bras. add. p. 20. Flowers pentan- 

 drous, ex Raddi. C. nummularia, Vahl. incd. C. rotundifolia, 

 Pers. is perhaps the same, ex Juss. Legume puberulous. 



Bifoliate Cassia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 



123 C. FABAGINIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. 

 p. 363.) leaves with 1 pair of obovate, rather retuse, obliquely 

 cordate, ciliated, glabrous leaflets ; petioles glandless, and are 

 as well as the branches beset with soft hairs ; pedicels 1-2-toge- 

 ther, axillary, 1 -flowered, bibracteate, glabrous, fj . S. Na- 

 tive of Mexico, on the burning mount Jorullo. 



Fabago-leaved Cassia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



124 C. CULTRIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 

 363.) leaves with 1 pair of oblong-lanceolate, falcately-ensiform, 

 glabrous leaflets, which are denticulately ciliated at the apex; 

 petioles furnished with 1 gland beneath the leaflets ; branches 

 marked by a pilose line ; pedicels axillary, solitary, 1 -flowered, 

 hairy, bibracteate. ^ . S. Native on the banks of the river 

 Orinoco. 



Knife-leaved Cassia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



125 C. LINEARIFOLIA ; leaves with 1 pair of long, linear, co- 

 riaceous, glabrous, acuminated leaflets ; sepals acute. Jj . S. 

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



I.inear-lecifletted Cassia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



126 C. PU'LCHRA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 6. p. 362.) leaves 

 with 2 pairs of obovate-oblong, glabrous leaflets, which are 

 rounded at the apex ; petiole furnished with 1 gland beneath 

 the leaflets ; branches marked with 2 rows of stiff hairs ; pedi- 

 cels axillary, solitary, 1-flovvered, bibracteate, hispid. T? . S. 

 Native of South America, near San Carlos del Rio Negro. 



1'itir Cassia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



127 C. GRA'CILIS (Kunth, mim. p. 120. t. 3G.) leaves with 2 

 pairs of obovate-oblong, obtuse, glabrous leaflets ; branches also 

 glabrous ; petiole bearing 1 gland beneath the leaflets ; pe- 

 dicels solitary, axillary, 1-flowered, bibracteate, glabrous, twice 

 the length of the leaves. fj . S. Native on the banks of the 

 river Orinoco. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 360. 

 Legume glabrous, rather twisted. 



Slender Cassia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1817. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 



128 C. ROTUNDIFOLIA (Pers. ench. 1. p. 456.) leaves with 2 

 pairs of roundish leaflets ; branches rather villous ; stipulas 

 small, ovate, acuminated, about equal in length to the petioles ; 

 pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, elongated. ^ . S. Native of 

 Brazil. Legume pubescent, flat, 10-12-seeded, length of pedicel. 



Round-leafletted Cassia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



129 C. PERSOONII (Collad. mon. p. 119.) leaves and 

 branches glabrous ; leaves with 2 pairs of obovate veiny leaflets ; 

 stipulas lanceolate, adpressed, about equal in size to the leaflets. 

 ^ . S. Native of Cayenne. C. lanceolata, Pers. ench. 1. p. 

 456. but not of Forsk. 



Persoon's Cassia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



130 C. UNIFLORA (Spreng. neue entd. 1. p. 291.) leaves with 

 2 pairs of glabrous, obovate-lanccolate, veiny leaflets ; branch- 

 lets pubescent ; petioles glandular in the middle ; stipulas cor- 

 date-lanceolate ; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, 10-times longer 

 than the petioles. tj . S. Native of Brazil. Flowers reddish. 

 According to Neuw. reis. bras, vol. 2. the leaflets are shining 

 and silky beneath, with a gland on the petiole between the lower 

 pair. The flowers corymbous, and the legumes covered with 



yellow hairs. This is perhaps the same or perhaps a different 

 species. 



One-flowered Cassia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



131 C. BRE'VIPES (D. C. in Collad, mon. p. 119. t. 9. f. A.) 

 leaves with 2 pairs of glabrous leaflets ; young branches and 

 petioles tomentose ; leaflets oblong ; stipulas cordate-lanceolate, 

 many-nerved at the base ; petioles glandless ; pedicels axillary, 

 1-flowered, rather shorter than the petioles. J? . S. Native of 

 Panama. 



Short-peAicetted Cassia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



132 C. KuNTHiA ( NA(Schlecht. et Cham, in Linnsea. 5. p. 599.) 

 stems trailing, filiform, puberulous ; leaves distich, with 3 pairs 

 of approximate leaflets ; rachis ending in a bristle-like mucrone ; 

 leaflets obliquely-obovate, mucronulate, 3-nerved, and reticu- 

 lately veined, glabrous, obsoletely ciliated ; petiole pubescent, 

 bearing a gland between the lower pair of leaflets ; stipulas 

 cordate, ovate, acuminated, pungent, many-nerved, ciliated ; 

 peduncles axillary, solitary, bibracteate, pubescent on the inner 

 side, exceeding the leaves. I? . S. Native of Mexico, on hills 

 near Hacienda de la Laguna. 



Kunth's Cassia. Shrub procumbent. 



133 C. FOLIOSA ; branches pubescent ; leaves with 3-4 pairs 

 of elliptic, obtuse, mucronate, glabrous leaflets ; pedicels 2-3, 

 axillary ; sepals acute ; legumes flat, lanceolate ; stipulas linear- 

 subulate, ^i . S. Native of Peru. (v. s. in herb. Lamb.) 



Leafy Cassia. Shrub. 



134 C. TENE'LLA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. C. p. 365.) 

 leaves with 2-4 pairs of oblong, glabrous leaflets ; stems pro- 

 cumbent, puberulous ; petioles bearing 1 gland, puberulous ; 

 pedicels puberulous, axillary, solitary, 1-flowered, bibracteate. 



Jj . S. Native on the banks of the river Orinoco, near San Borja. 

 Weak Cassia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Sh. procumbent. 



135 C. MUCRONA'TA (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 341.) leaves with 3 

 pairs of oblong-elliptic, mucronate, glabrous leaflets, with an 

 urceolate gland between the lower pair; peduncles axillary, 1- 

 flowered. Fj . S. Native of Brazil. 



71/ttcronate-leaved Cassia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



2. RIimos'..ldeee (from Mimosa, and idea, like ; plants with 

 the habit of Mimosa). D. C. prod. 2. p. 502. Leaves with 

 from 5 to 50 pairs of leaflets. 



136 C. LINEA'TA (Swartz, fl. ind. occ. p. 726.) erect; leaves 

 with 5 pairs of oblong, obtuse, mucronulate leaflets, which are 

 pubescent beneath, but glabrous above as well as the petioles 

 and branches, with a sessile gland at the base of the petiole ; 

 pedicels 1-flowered, axillary, and lateral ; legumes hairy. Ij . S. 

 Native of Jamaica, among rubbish. 



imerf-leaved Cassia. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1818. Sh. 1 to 3 ft. 



137 C. CUNEA'TA (D. C. in Collad. mon. p. 121.) erect; 

 leaves with 5 pairs of obovate-cuneated, very blunt, mucronate 

 leaflets, which are pubescent beneath as well as the branches 

 and petioles, with a sessile gland at the base of the petiole ; 

 pedicels axillary, aggregate ; legumes pubescent, spirally twisted, 

 fj . S. Native of South America. 



Ciraente-leafletted Cassia. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



138 C. PROSTRA'TA (Humb. et Bonpl. in Willd. enum. 441.) 

 prostrate ; leaves with 5-7 pairs of oblong-linear, cultriform, 

 obtuse, mucronate leaflets ; petiole pilose, bearing a pedicellate 

 gland at the base ; pedicels axillary, solitary, 1-flowered, gla- 

 brous ; legumes pubescent. It . S. Native of South America, 

 near the Orinoco. Stipulas and petioles ciliated at the base. 

 H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 365. 



Prostrate Cassia. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1819. PI. prostrate. 



139 C. PYGM.E\A (D. C. mem. soc. nat. gen. 2. p. 2. t. 131.) 

 prostrate ; leaves with 4-6 pairs of linear, mucronate leaflets, 



