A SYNOPSIS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



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the calyx 48. Uraria. 



DDD. Pod 1-seeded, indehis- 



cent : no Joints. . . .40. Lespedeza. 



9. Dalbehoia Tribe. 



A. Fruit drupaceous, slobose or 

 ovoid, indeliiscent, the 



endocarp woody .jO. Andiea. 



AA. Fruit not drupaceous 



B. Lfts. mostly alternate. . . 

 c. Anthers versatile, the 

 locules parallel, long- 

 itudinally dehiscent. 51. Tipuana. 

 cc. Anthers small, erect, 

 didymous, the locules 

 placed back to back : 

 generally dehiscent 

 at apex by a short 



crack 52. Daleergia. 



BB. Lfts. opposite 



c. Pod longitudinally 4- 



winged 53. Piscidia. 



cc. Pod with a narrow wing 

 along the upper 

 suture or both sut- 

 ures 54. Derrls. 



10. LOTU.s Tribe. 



A. Pod indehiscent or tardily 



2-valved 55. Anthvllis. 



AA. Pod 2-valved 



B. Calyx lobes usually longer 

 than tube ; keel ros- 

 trate 56. Lotus. 



BE. Calvx teeth shorter than 



tube : keel obtuse. 57. Hosackia. 



11. ViciA Tribe. 



A. Stem woody : inflorescence 

 subtermin'al : stamens 0, 

 the standard-stamen ab- 

 sent 5S. ABKCS. 



AA. stem herbaceous : fls. soli- 

 tary or racemose in the 



axils : stamens 10 



E. Wings adherent to the 



keel 50. Lens. 



(See article Lentil.) 

 BE. Wings free or only slight- 



Iv adherent 



c. Sheath ot stamens ob- 

 lique at the mouth : 

 style slender, beard- 

 ed or hairy only at 

 the apex or all round 



the upper part 60. VICIA. 



cc. Sheath of stamens 

 equal at the mouth. 

 D. Calyx lobes leafy : 

 style rigid, dilated 

 above and the mar- 

 gins reflexed and 

 joined together so 

 that it becomes 

 flattened laterally, 

 bearded down the 



inner edge 61. PisuM. 



DD. Calyx lobes not 

 leafy : style flat- 

 tened above on the 

 back and front, 

 bearded down one 

 face 62. Lathyrcs. 



12. PiiASEOLrs Tribe. 



a. Style longitudinally bearded 

 above on the inner side 

 or rarely pilose only 

 around the stigma ; petals 

 normal or the keel long- 

 beaked or spiral : inflores- 

 cence nodose-racemose. . . 

 B. Calyx tube not longer 



than lobes 



c. Keel spiral. . . . 

 cc. Keel obtuse or arched, 

 beaked 



63. Phaseolcs. 



D. .Stigma strongly ob- 

 lique or introrse. . 64. Vigna. 

 DD. Stigma subglobose on 

 inner face : style 

 flattened out at 



apex. 65. PAcni'RUiztis. 



DD. Stigma small, termi- 

 nal : style filiform 

 or subulate at apex.66. Dolichos. 

 BB. Calyx tube c y I i n d r ical 



longer than lobes 67. Clitoria, 



AA. Style not bearded 



B. Standard stamen free 

 only at the very base, 

 thence connate with 

 the rest into a closed 

 tube : calyx mostly 4- 



lobed 



c. Calyx bell-shaped 



D. Pod broad, the upper 

 suture tliickened or 



2-winged 68. Dioclea. 



DD. Pod linear, narro\v 



or flat 69. Pueraria. 



CC. Calyx bilabiate, the up- 

 per lip larger, entire 

 or 2-lobed or 2- 



parted 70. Canavalia. 



BB. Standard stamen free or 

 connate only at the 



base 



c. Calyx 4-lobed 71. Galactia. 



CC. Calyx not 4-lobed 



D. Inflorescence usuall.v 

 racemose, the rachis 

 of the raceme joint- 

 ed 



E. Standard much larg- 

 er than the wings 



and keel 72. Erythrina. 



EE. Standard smaller 

 than the keel. . . 



F. Pod 2-valved 



G. Anthers of 2- 



kinds 73. Muccna. 



GG. Anthers uniform.. 74. Apios. 

 FP. Pod not dehiscent, 

 except at the 



top 75. BUTEA. 



DD. Inflorescence some- 

 times racemose but 

 the rachis of the 

 raceme not jointed. 

 E. Lvs. especiail.v be- 

 neath with minute 

 resinous dots ; in- 

 florescence race- 

 mose or sulmmbel- 

 late or the fls. so- 

 litary 



F. Ovules 2 76. Flemingia. 



FF. Ovules 4 or more. 

 G. Pod turgid : seeds 



strophiolate. . ..77. Fagelia. 

 GG. Pod compressed : 

 seeds not stro- 

 phiolate 78. Cajaxus. 



EE. Lvs. without minute 

 resinous dots ; fls. 

 clustered or race- 

 mose in the axils, 

 solitary or twin 

 along the rachis. . 



F. Fls. showy ; stand- 



ard large, flat- 

 tened out; 

 bracts persist- 

 ent 79. Centrosema. 



FP. Fls. medium 

 sized ; standard, 

 erect, compli- 

 cate : sides of- 

 ten r e fl e xed : 



bracts persistentSO. AMPHiCAEPiEA. 

 FFF. Fls. small (showy 

 in Kennedya^ ; 

 standard spread- 

 ing or reflexed : 

 bracts persistent 

 or small and de- 

 ciduous 



G. Seeds not stroph- 



iolate 81. Glycine. 



