194 lEGUMINOS^. 



Stamens diadelpHoua. Stigma minufe. Legume compressed : seeds separated by cellnlar 

 tissue. — Habit and inflorescence of Teramntts : flowers larger; stem twimng(orprocambent); 

 leaves %-foUolate (rarely &-l-fplioiate). 



Sect. 1. SwEDTFA, i)(X (Galactia, JfJcA. ; Cam^esia, W. J.)— Vexillar stamen free.- 



•' 87. Cr. filifornus, SeiM. Stem twining ; leaflets 3, ovate-oblong, hairy beneath, 

 about as long as the common petiole; racemes elongated, interrupted ; calyx-lobeS linear, 

 twice as long as their tube, the superior and inferior of equal length, the lateral ones some- 



r what shorter ; legume flat, oblong-linear, rounded at the areuate top, miih a short, wneinate 

 *eaiJ, pubescent, often villous, chiefly along the middle line of the valves. — J acq. le. Bar. t. 

 573._(}alega, JTaeq. Sweetia, DC. Glycine tenniflora, W. Galactia tenuiflora, W. A. ; 

 G. dubia, Z>a ; G. pilosa, iVM«. ,• G. Berteriana, DC. v G. brevistyla, ScA/wA^. Teramnus 

 volubilis, Macf. partim! (non She.). — It resembles Teramnus lahialis, but is distinguished 

 by larger flowers (corolla 5"'-6"' long), and broader legumes, and by the generic, though 

 rather artificial character. — ftAB. Bahamas 1, Swains. ; Jamaica !, Macf., Al., Dist., Wils., 

 WullscM.; common; Antigua!; Wullsehl.; Trinidad 1, dr.; [Georgia I, Florida!, Cuba!, 

 Guadeloupe !, Panama !, Venezuela !, trop. Australia !, East Indies !]. 



88. G. an^stifolia, Kth. Stem twining above ; leaflets 3, oilong-linear, mucronu- 

 late-obtuse, pubescent beneath, much longer than the common petiole ; racemes exceeded by, 

 or as long as the leaves, usually few-flowered ; calyx-lobes lanceolate, twice as long as the 

 tube, subequal, the superior broader ; legume flat, oblong-linear, rounded at the straight 

 top, mth a short, uncinate beak, pubescent. — Jacq. Ic. Bar. t. 573. Humb. Mimos. t. 56. 

 — Galega longifolia, Jacq. -{Sweetia, DC). Dolichos fiKfonnis, L. e Jamaica? (non Macf.). 

 6. Sagoti, Walp. .'—Leaflets IV'-Z" long, 3"'-4"' broad ; corolla purple, 4"'-B"' long ; 

 legume 1" long, 2i"' broad. — Hab. Antigua!, Wullsehl.; [Guadeloupe I, Venezuela]. 



Sect. 2. EuGALACTiA. (Galactia, P. Br. '; Collsea, DC.) — Yexillar stamen adhering 

 to the column above its base. 



89. G. Iiockharti, 6r. {n. sp.). Stem twining, pubescent, leaflets 3, oval-oblong, 

 mucrouulate-obtuse, pubescent beneath, as long as the common petiole; racemes many- 

 flowered, exceeding the leaves ; calyx-lobes lanceolate, acuminate, 2-3 times longer than 

 their tube, subequsi, the lateral somewhat shorter ; standard scarcely twice as long as the 

 calyx, glabrous ; legume oblong, pointed, villous, at length pubescent. — CoUsea parvifiora, 

 Benth. MS. — Habit of (?. filiformis, but flowers more approximate, 1-2 in the fitscicle ; 

 leaflets 2"-9"' long, l"-i*' broad: stipules and stipeUse setaceous, persistent; racemes 

 peduneled, e"-4" long (the peduncle included) : pedicels as long as the calyx ; calyx 3'" 

 long ; tube turbiuate-campa,nu]ate, pubescent ; standard 4"'-5"' long, obovate-roundish, ex- 

 ceeding a little the other petals : keel oblong, blunt : wings spathulate ; vexillar stamen 

 adhering to the column above its free base ; style filiform, arcuate : stigma minute ; legume 

 sessile, 1" long, 4"' broad. — ^Hab. West Indies !, 8w. ; Trinidad !, Loekh. ; [Venezmsla !, 

 i?e««?/. 273, New Granada!]. 



90. G. pendula, Pers. Stem twining, pubescent ; leaflets 3, obovate-oUong, mucro- 

 nulate-obtuse, hispidvdons beneath, longer thail the common petiole ; racemes few-flowered, 

 equalling or exceeding the leaves : flowers Idrge^ pendulous : pedicels as long as the calyx ; 

 calyx-lobes ovate, pointed, as long as the tube, subeqnal, the lateral narrower ; standard 

 obovate-spathulate, 6 times as long as the calyx, glabrous ; . legume stipitate, arcuate, ob- 

 long-linear, acuminate, pubescent.- -SI. t. 114. /. 4. Br. Jam. t. 32. /. 2. — Clitoria Ga- 

 lactia, L. CoUoea pendiia, Benth. partim. — A " milky," high climber ; calyx 2'", corolla 

 12<" long, crimson. — Hab. Jamaica ! Jifocf., Bancr., Wils., March, common in the lime- 

 stone districts. 



91. G. longiflora. Am. Stem twining, pubescent; leaflets 3, ovate-oblong, muoro- 

 nulate-obtuse, pubescent, about aa long as the common petiole ; racemes several-flowered, 

 exceeding the leaves : floiiiers large, in distant pairs : pedicels shorter than the calyx ; calyx- 

 lobes lanceolate, acuminate, the inferior longer than the tube, the lateral shorter ; standard 

 obovate-spathulate, twice as long as the calyx, glabrous ; legume subsessUe, straightish, 

 oblong-linear, rounded at the mucrouate top, villous-pubescent. — CoUsea pendula, Benth. 

 partiiit. ' Dolichds ruber, Jacq. Amer. Pint. t.. 191 (Diodea Jacquiniana,. DC^, appears 



