Ellipanthus. | LEGUMINOSA. 331 
iron-wood, sha, &c., ~~ are the produce of leguminose trees. The 
zebra- Sond of io Janeiro comes from Centrolobium robustum. 
some Bauhinias yields also inferior cordage. The bark of others, 
) especially Mimosee, are good for tanning Peake Gums and 
resins, such as gum kino, American gum-anime, and African pe 
racon, balsam of copaiva, gum-arabic, &c., are all produced 
from trees of this order. The seeds of several species, like Pongamia, 
yield good oil, while the fruits of others like Cyn ometra, tamarind, 
carob, &e., are edible. Medicinal properties of various nature, but 
_ too numerous for enumeration, are met with amongst these legum- 
inose plants, and the senna is of commercial importance. 
Sus-orpv. I. Leguminose proper-Flowers more or less irregular. 
etals imbricate. 
* Oper. ees at (tandard aa outside in bud. Stamens 
ith or without a more or 
x Sea. 10, arly so. ‘Leaves pinnate. 
Pods aca fleshy coriaceous, Aaa ¢ arillus ornate 3 stip- 
ules and stipulets present - Arillaria, 
Pods moniliform, terete or ernest indchiseent or nearly so; aril- 
lus none ; stipules, but no sti - Sophora, 
x x Stamen S united . ee or se sheaths, with or without a 
exillasy — 
+ Pods ods continuo ot arti 
O Pod indchiseent, usually pang Leaves pinnate. 
winged. 
Pod short and thick ; gendeps opposite . Pongamia. 
Pod reniform niliform, coriaceous or “drupaceous 5 leaflets 
: . Drepanocarpus. 
tT P one way or other, flat 
Leaflets opposite ; ‘ps aro ringed oles the upper or both 
sutures . . Derris. 
Leaflets alternate ; pe oblong or linear, usually several-seeded, 
broadly winged all round ; anthers basifix . an . Dalbergia. 
Leaflets alternate; pods irregularly orbicular and Peed 5 wing: 
all a] the solitary seed central ; en Blaiestoh go 
the leaves 
+ heemaieos pinnate (rarely aed to 8 or 1 ete’ 
Upper stamen usually pe the others uni 
in a sheath, or very rarely all united. 
'  & Pods not chambered inside. 
Anthers not terminated with a gland; pods often more or less ae 
woody ; disk ¢ Sssin' % or angular . + Millettia, 
dat ‘ods chambered inside. : 
thers terminated by a gues leaves om iit to de capa y 
3-1-foliolate_ : . Indigofera, 
Anthers blunt, wi thout gland ; leaves pinnate rae cea shuniz, 
