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LEGUMINOS^E. CCLXXIV. CHAMJEFISTUIA. CCLXXV. CATHARTOCARPUS. 



on the banks of the river Magdalena. Cassia inflata, Spreng. 

 syst. 2. p. 336. 



Jii/lated-poAded Charnsefistula. Shrub. 



1 5 C. CONTORT A ; erect, branched ; leaves with 3 pairs of 

 obovate, pubescent, mucronate leaflets; pedicels axillary, soli- 

 tary, 1-flowered; legume linear, subterete, twisted. T? . S. 

 Native of Guinea, in the island of St. Thomas. Flowers large, 

 yellow. 



TVisfcrf-podded Chamfefistula. Shrub. 



16 C. CROTALARIOI'DES ; leaves with 3-4 pairs of oval, rather 

 mucronate, pubescent leaflets, with a sessile elongated gland on 

 the petiole, between each of the pairs of leaflets, except the 

 upper one ; branches pubescent ; legumes ovate-oblong, pube- 

 rulous, mucronate. T? . S. Native of South America. Cassia 

 crotalarioides, Kunth, mim. t. 40. Sepals oblong, bluntish, 3- 

 nerved. Stipulas linear, subulate, elongated. Perhaps a spe- 

 cies of Cassia. 



Crotalaria-like Chamaefistula. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



1 7 C. FLORIBU'NDA ; leaves with 3-5 pairs of oblong-lanceo- 

 late, glabrous leaflets, with an oblong gland on the petiole be- 

 tween the lower pair ; branches glabrous ; peduncles many- 

 flowered ; legumes nearly cylindrical, 3-times the length of the 

 pedicel. J? . S. Native of New Spain. Cassia floribiinda, 

 Cav. ex. Collad. mon. p. 88. Cassia corymbosa, Ort. dec. p. 

 124. but not of Lam. 



Bundle-Jloncred Chamsefistula. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. 

 Tree or shrub. 



1 8 C. HERBERTIA'NA ; leaves with 5 pairs of lanceolate, acu- 

 minated leaflets, which are smoothish above but pubescent be- 

 neath as well as the branches and petioles ; petiole bearing small, 

 sessile glands, one between each pair of leaflets, except the 2 

 extreme pairs ; racemes axillary and terminal, sub-corymbose. 

 Jj . S. Native of Barbadoes. Cassia Herbertiana, Lindl. bot. 

 reg. 1422. Flowers large, straw-coloured. 



Herbert's Chamaefistula. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1828. Shrub 

 9 to 10 feet. 



19 C. L/EVIGA'TA ; leaves with 3-5 pairs of ovate-lanceolate, 

 acuminated, glabrous leaflets, with an oblong, acutish gland be- 

 tween each of the pairs on the petiole ; branches glabrous. Tj . S. 

 Native of New Spain. Cassia laevigata, Willd enum. 441. 

 Cassia septentrionalis, Zucc. cent. no. 69. Cassia grandiflora, 

 Desf. cent. hort. par. but not of Pers. Cassia elegans, H. B. 

 et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 34-2. Hern. mex. p. 376. f. 1.? 



Smooth Chamaefistula. Shrub 6 to 12 feet. 



20 C. FE'NDULA ; leaves with 4 pairs of oblong, rounded 

 leaflets, which are glaucous beneath, and glabrous on both sur- 

 faces as well as the branches ; petiole bearing a clavate gland 

 between the lower pair of leaflets ; racemes axillary, many- 

 flowered ; legumes terete, rather torulose, glabrous. Tj . S. 

 Native of New Granada, near Guadua. Cassia pendula, Willd. 

 enum. 1. p. 440. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 343. 



Pendulous-ra.ceme<!i Chamaefistula. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. 

 Shrub 10 to 12 feet. 



21 C. INDE'CORA ; leaves with 4 pairs of obovate-oblong 

 leaflets, which are rounded at the apex, glabrous above, but 

 clothed with soft pubescence beneath as well as the branches and 

 petioles ; petiole bearing a gland between the lower pair of 

 leaflets ; peduncles axillary, many-flowered ; legumes compressed, 

 puberulous. Jj . S. Native of Caraccas. Cassia indecora, 

 H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 343. Legume 5-6 inches 

 long, divided internally into about 75 cells. 



Indecorous Chamaefistula. Tree. 



22 C. TOROSA ; leaves with 4-7 pairs of ovate-lanceolate, gla- 

 brous leaflets, with a gland at the base of the petiole ; branches 

 glabrous ; legumes cylindrical, torulose. \i . G. Native of 

 China. Cassia tordsa, Cav. descrip. pi. p. 131. Cassia Chi- 



nensis, Jacq. icon. rar. t. 73. but not of Lam. Cassia torulosa 

 and Cassia I'ndica, Poir. suppl. 2. p. 126. and p. 127. 



7Y-o.se-podded Chamaefistula. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1816. 

 Shrub 6 feet. 



23 C. CHINE'NSIS ; leaves with 3-5 pairs of oval, acutish 

 leaflets, which are smoothish as well as the branches ; petiole 

 bearing a solitary gland ; peduncles very short, 3-4-flowered. 

 T; . G. Native of China. Cassia Chinensis, Lam. diet. 1 . p. 

 644. but not of Jacq. Cassia grandiflora, Pers. ench. 1. p. 457. 

 but not of Desf. 



China ChamEefistula. Fl. June. Clt. 1807. Sh. 4 to 6 ft. 



24 C. OIGA'NTEA ; leaves with 4-5 pairs of oval leaflets, which 

 are attenuated at the base, and obtusely, somewhat emarginate 

 and mucronate at the apex, glabrous as well as the branches ; 

 petiole glandless ; racemes axillary, rather velvety, the upper 

 ones disposed in a kind of panicle. ^ . S. Native of Jamaica, 

 where it is cultivated under the name of Cassia arborescens. 

 Cassia gigfintea, Bert. ined. ex. D. C. prod. 2. p. 492. Sepals 

 roundish. Pedicels crowded, an inch long. Bracteas subulate. 

 Legumes unknown. 



Giant Chamsefistula. Tree 20 to 30 feet. 



25 C. EXCE'LSA ; leaves with 1 0-20 pairs of elliptic-oblong 

 leaflets, which are unequal at the base, mucronate at the apex, 

 smoothish above and shining, but pubescent beneath as well as 

 the petioles and peduncles; corymbs of flowers panicled. Tj . 

 S. Native of Brazil. Cassia excelsa, Schrad. in gcett. anz. 

 p. 717. Cassia fastigiata, Nees. et Neuw reis. bras. ex. flora, 

 1821. p. 308. and p. 329. 



Tall Chamsefistula. Tree. 



26 C. COROMANDELIA'NA ; leaves with 6-10 pairs of lanceolate 

 acute leaflets, which are glabrous as well as the branches ; pe- 

 tiole bearing an ovate thick gland near its base ; legumes terete, 

 smooth. Jj . S. Native of the East Indies. Cassia Coroman- 

 dclii'ina, Jacq. fragm. 67. t. 100. Very like C. tordsa. 



Coromandel Chamsefistula. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1823. Tr. 



27 C. SOPHE'RA ; leaves with 8-10 pairs of lanceolate, acute, 

 nearly equal leaflets, which are glabrous as well as the branches ; 

 petiole bearing an oblong gland at the base. Tj . S. Native of 

 India in shady woods, as well as of Egypt and China. Cassia 

 Sophera, Lin. spec. 542. Rumph. amb. 5. t. 97. f. 1. Rheed. 

 mal. 2. t. 52. Burm. zeyl. t. 98. Racemes corymbous. Flowers 

 large, pale yellow. Perhaps numerous species are confused 

 under the name of C. Sophera. 



Sophera Chaniefistula. Fl. Jul. Sept. Clt. 1658. Sh. 4tolOft. 

 Cult. See Cassia for culture and propagation, p. 450. 



CCLXXV. CATHARTOCA'RPUS ( K a0a lpw , cathairo, to 

 purge, and xapwoc, karpos, the fruit ; in reference to the pulp 

 contained in the pods being cathartic). Pers. ench. 1. p. 459. 

 Bactyrilobium, Willd. enum. 440. Cassia, Gsertn. fruct. 2. 

 t. 147. Cassia, sect. 1. Fistula, D. C. in Collad. mon. p. 83. 

 prod. 2. p. 489. 



LIN. SYST. Decandria, Monogynia. Sepals very blunt, 

 hardly joined at the base, more or less unequal. Petals 5, un- 

 equal. Stamens 10, free, unequal, the 3 lower ones longest, the 

 4 middle ones short and straight, 3 upper ones bearing abortive, 

 diffbrmed anthers. Anthers ovate, opening by 2 chinks at the 

 apex. Ovary stipitate. Legumes terete, or a little compressed, 

 indehiscent, woody, with elevated sutures, transversely many- 

 celled inside, the cells 1 -seeded, and filled with cathartic pulp. 

 Seeds elliptic, rather compressed, horizontal. Trees with ab- 

 ruptly pinnate leaves and pendulous or erect racemes of large 

 yellow flowers. The trees much resemble the Laburnum when 

 in full flower in their native countries. 



1 C. GRA'NDIS (Pers. ench. 1. p. 459.) leaves with 10-20 



