-* The Liberian Flora 



TJraria picta, A-.V,-. : an civet low shrub with the lower leaves entire 

 and the upper pinnate 5 9-foliolate, long dense villous spike- 

 like racemes df small pink papilionaceous flowers and few- 

 jointed puds nestling among the long brown calyx teeth and 

 turning ultimately greyish white and glossy like enamel; Cape 

 Palinas, / '^f/, $ \ ! 



Dioclea reflexa, /AW-./.: a hairy twining shrub with 3-foliolatc leaves, 

 the terminal leaflet 4 6 in. by 2 4 in., stiff long racemes of 

 brilliant dark-red papilionaceous flowers, jj in. long, and supported 

 by persistent recurved bracts, and with coriaceous flat I -seeded 

 pods, 3 4 in. by 2 in.; Kakatown, //'//;/<!; Cape Palmas, 



Canavalia obtusifolia, DC.: a nearly glabrous rambling twining or 

 trailing herb with 3-foliolate leaves (leaflets very obtuse, up 

 to 4 in. by 2\ in.), long-peduncled spikelike racemes of purple 

 or blue papilionaceous flowers, to over I in. long, and flat linear 

 pods, 45 in. by | j in.; Kakatown (?), Whyte\ This is 

 usually a seashore plant. 



Phaseolus adenanthos, Hook. / : a wide-climbing almost glabrous 

 perennial herb, with 3-foliolate long-stalked leaves, dense 6 12- 

 flowercd long-pcduncled racemes of rose-coloured or yellowish 

 papilionaceous flowers, f in. long, and flat linear pods, 4 5 in. 

 by in.; Monrovia, Whyte\ Cultivated for the tuberous root, 

 which is cooked and eaten. 



Vigna vexillata, /></////. : a herbaceous twiner with a slender tuberous 

 root, slender hairy stems, 3-foliolate leaves, very long-peduncled 

 umbel-like racemes of yellowish purple and blue flowers, resem- 

 bling those of sweet peas, and linear pods, 3 4 in. by \ in. ; 

 Kakatown, \Vhyte \ 



V. luteola, ttcntlt.: a herbaceous twiner to 15 ft. long, with a large 

 tuberous root, very slender stems, 3-foliolate leaves, long-peduncled 

 umbel-like racemes of yellow to bluish papilionaceous flov 

 4 \ in. long, and straight pods, i| 2j in. by \ \ in.; 

 Kakatown, Whyte\ 



Cajanus indicus, L. : a finely silky herb, 8 10 ft. high, with 3-foliolate 

 leaves, acute leaflets, silvery silky below, scanty axillary and 

 terminal racemes of yellow purple- veined papilionaceous flowers, 

 up to in. long, and long-pointed downy pods, 2 3 in. by 

 J in. ; Monrovia, Vogel. This is the " Pigeon Pea " or 



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