180 LEGUMINOSJJ. 



C. pnberula, J. J). JlooJi. 1—1' high, or lower ; leaflets 8"'-8"', stanctard 4'", legume 6'" long, 



a. Leaflets blunt or subretuse. 



p. obeotdata. Leaflets smaller, obcordate. 



Hab. Jamaica I, AL, March, M'Nab, rare ; Bahamas I, Antigna I, Nichols., Wullschl. ; 

 S.Vincentl, Ouild.; [Cubal (b,j8); NewMeiicol, Texas!, Mexicol, Venezuelal ; Galapagos!]. 



11. C. iotifolia, L. Shrubby, diffuse ; leaflets 8, elliptical-lanceolate, sericeous beneath 

 (or glabrescent) : stipules minute ; 'peduncles shoTt,axillan/, 1- wfew-flowered ; calyx deeply 

 5-fid, shortly exceeded b/ the corolla: lobes lanceolate; legume spathulate-oblong, puberu- 

 hms, stipitate.—Sl. t. Vi&.f. 1, 2.— Leaflets 14"-1", flowers 6'", legume li" long.— Hab. 

 Jamaica!, Pd.; [trop. Africa]. 



12. C. iucana, L. Annual; stem erect, pubescent ; leaflets 3, obovate or oval, hairy be- 

 neath or glabrescent : stipules minilte, deciduous ; racemes opposite to the leaves, h-many- 

 flowered ; calyx deeply 5-fid, exceeded by the corolla : lobes ovate-lanceolate ; keel bearded on 



< the margin, with a horizontal beak j legume pendulous, oblong, pilose with spreading hairs, 



' subsessile.— 5/. 1. 179. /. 1.— C. cubensis,i)a Chrysocalyx Schimperi, flbcAs^. /— Suffru- 



ticose, 2'-4'high; leaflets 2"-l"long; flowers greenish-yellow, 5"'-6 long; legume 16'" long, 



5"'diam. — Hab. Jamaica!, Ma<f., March, Al.,aoTrasaTi\ Antigua!, Wullschl.; Dominica!, 



Imr. ; S. Vincent !, Guild, j [Cjba and Mexico ! to Brazil !, Galapagos ! ; trop. Africa!]. 



18. C. auagyroides, JCth. Shrubby ; stem erect, puberulous ; leaflets 8, ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, pointed, subsericeous-pubescent beneath and glabrate : stipules minute, deciduous ; 

 racemes many-jlowered ; calyx sericeous, 5-fid or bilabiate, twice exceeded by the corolla: 

 lobes subulate-lanceolate ; keel bearded on the margin, with a short beak, equalling the 

 wings; legume spreading, oblong, puberulous vrith long appressed hairs, stipitate. — C. 

 Bombeyaua, DO. C. Hookeri, Am. — Leaflets 8"-li" long, cuneate at the base; flowers 8'" 

 long ; legume i"-\\" long, 6'" diam. — Hab. Dominica I, Imr. ; S. Vincent!, Gtuild. ; Trini- 

 dad!, Cr.; [Mexico!, Guiana 1, Brazil!, Montevideo I, New Granada!, Peru!]. 

 ^ 14. C. striata, DO. Herbaceous or suflrutescent ; stem erect, puberulous ; leaflets 3, 

 elliptical, mncronulate, puberulous or glabrate beneath : stipules obsolete or none ; racemes 

 terminal, elongated, many-flowered ; calyx puberulous, 5-fld or bilabiate, more than twice ex- 

 ceeded by the keel : lobes subulate-lauceolate ; keel puberulous on the margin with a long 

 subulate beak, twice as long as the wings ; legume cemuous, oblong, slightly puberulous 

 with appressed minute down, stipitate. — Bot. Mag. t. 3200.^C. Brownei, Serter. — 3'-6' 

 high ; leaflets 4"-li" long ; flowers about 6'" long, yellow, with purplish veins ; legume li" 

 long, 8"'-4"'diam. — Hab. Jamaica 1, Pd., Wils.,Al., March, Wullschl., commaa ; [BiazH'., 

 tropical Africa!, East Indies !]. 



*** Leaves 5-foliolate, long-peiioled. 



15*. C. quinquefolia, i. Annual, erect, puberulous or glabrescent; leaflets 5, lan- 

 ceolate, bluntish : stipules minute ; racemes many-flowered : bracts reflexed ; calyx glabrous, 

 5-fid, twice exceeded by the corolla : lobes ovate, pointed; keel glabrous on the margin, pu- 

 berulous along the dorsal line ; " legume obovate-oblong, glabrous, stipitate." — Sheed. Mai. 

 9. t. 28. — ^Leaflets 3" long, inferior smaller; flowers 10'" long, — Hab. Naturalized in Ja- 

 maica !, Wils. ; [East Indies]. 



2*. XJLEX, 1. 



Calyx bilabiate nearly to the base : superior lip 2-, inferior 8-toothed. Anthers unequal. 

 Legume inflated, short — Spiny shrubs ; leaves transformed into spinescent phyllodia. 



16*. v. europeeuB, Z. Erect, difi^use, pubescent ; flowers axillary : bracteoles oval ; 

 keel straight, as long as the wings ; legume oblong, ^'illous, exceeding the calyx, — Shrub 

 3'-6' high ; flowers yellow. — Hab. Naturalized in the high mountains of Jamaica (.Maef.) ; 

 [introduced from Western Europe]. 



SuBTKiBE 2. TRIFOLIMM — Stamens diadelphous. — Leaves 3(-6)-folioIate : leaflet-veins 

 usually produced to the margin. 



3*. TKIFOLIDM, L. 



Petals marcescent, including the legume, all or part of them connected below. — Flowers 

 Capitate or umbellate. 



