Phaseolus.) LEGUMINOS&. 385 
232. Phaseolus Linn. 
Herbs, rarely undershrubs, —— nei suberect ; leaves pin 
nately 3-foliolate, leaflets eglandular ; stipules membranous, Leaner 
late, small or conspicuous, biattixadl or valtately attached ; stipels 
subulate. Flowers fasciculately copiously racemose, peduncle 
ry wit rachis n odose; bracts and bracteoles often conspicu- 
ong, € 
or exceeding the standard, adnate to keel above the st kee 
ail in a beak to form a complete spiral. Stamens 
ary filament epee: or Resa 7: above the base, 9 
the others connate in a sheath;.anthers uniform. Ovary sub- 
ssile, many-ovuled ; style ase in ssi of keel and following 
its curvature, thickened upwards, usually longitudinally bearded 
below the oblique or introrse stigma. Fruit a linear or faleate 
ret 
mm 
occluded between the seeds. Seeds thickish, smooth ; hilum 
punctate or shortly linear ; strophiole 0. 
Stipules fixed by their — corolla never pure yellow (sometimes 
_ Yellowish-green in P. lunatus) :— 
$ narrow, subcylindric, almost straight; flowers white and purple 
semierectus. 
Pod broad, subeompressed, recurved :— 
Racemes aes capitate; flowers white and ‘purple; pods linear, 
RO Ridin’ 2 a ay adenanthus. 
Hace lax ; pods 2—4-seeded :— 
Pod oblong ; flowers small yellowish-green or dirty white.../wnatus. 
Pods linear; flowers medium :— 
Racemes shorter than the leaves; flowers lilae to white 
vulgaris. 
—— as long as or exceeding the leaves ; wee deariet or 
ly pinkish-white 2/22 Ji. Ri aie tea tee eeneens=* ultifiorus. 
v= hau peltately at or near their middle ; corolla eats pure 
yellow 
*Pods g glabrous :—[p. 386] 
tPods cylindric ; : seeds rounded at ends ; sah seein aa 
