LEGUMINOS^E. 253 



2. Clitoria Plumieri. Large Pea-flower. 

 Stem hispidulous, leaflets ovate slightly hispidulous, 

 peduncles 2-6-flowered, bracteoles ovali-subrotund 

 longer than and concealing the calyx, standard spur- 

 red, legumes linear subtetragonal. 



C. major, Browne, 298. C. Plumieri, Pers. Ench. II. Bot. 

 Reg. t. 268. 



HAB. Common on Fences. 



FL. September January. 



Twining, hispidulous or subglabrous. Leaflets, ovate, acu- 

 minate with the apex mucronate, sparingly hispidulous, nerved 

 and veined. Stipules oblong, marescent: stipels linear, acute. 

 Peduncles axillary, 26 flowered, flowers shortly pedicelled. 

 Bracteoles longer than and concealing the calyx, ovali-subro- 

 tund, concave, longitudinally striatulated, submembranaceous. 

 Calyx with the upper lip obscurely bifid as if emarginate ; the 

 lower 3-fid with the middle lobe produced. Standard large, 

 subrotund, emarginate, white stained with deep bright purple 

 and streaked in the centre with yellow, externally puberulous : 

 wings stained with purple towards the apex. Ovary linear, 

 compressed, sulcated : style expanded towards the stigma, 

 Legume twice the size of the C. VIRGINIANA, about 6 inches 

 long, and of an inch broad, linear, compressed, subtetragonal 

 with the sides of the valves deeply sulcated, subulato-attenuated 

 (for an inch in length) at the apex, about 12-seeded. 



This is a beautiful species. The flowers are large (twice the 

 size of those of C. VIRGINIANA), and of a very bright purple. 

 They are commonly called the fee-fee, from the noise made by 

 the negro children in blowing through the flower. 



3. * Clitoria glycinoides. Hirsute Clitoria. 

 Stem hirsute, leaflets ovato-elliptic mucronate 

 glabrous above hairy along the nerves beneath, 

 racemes peduncled longer than the petiole few-flow- 

 ered, calyx appresso-villous, standard destitute of a 

 spur. 



De Cand. Prod. II. 234. 

 HAB. Neighbourhood of Savannah la Mar. 

 FL. Autumn ? 



I have seen specimens of this plant sent by Dr Distin from 

 the above locality. 



VIII. GALACTIA. 



Calyx bibracteolated, 4-fid ; segments acute, sub- 

 equal. Corolla papilionaceous, with the petals 5, ob- 



