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147*. C. margiuata, Soxi. Leaflets lO-ZO-j'Ugal, inequilateral, oval-oblong, blunt, 

 pubernlous, margined : petiole eglandular : stipules semi-sagittate ; racemes axillary, exceeded 

 by the leaves : pedicels long, siopjoeried hy subulate bracts ; petals reddish ; " legume 

 cylindrical, toruloae, glabrous, pendulous." — C. Roxburghii, BC. C. javanioa, Lun. {non 

 L.), — Leaflets 2", sepals 3'", petals 10'" long. — Hab.' ITaturalized in Jamaica!, Wils.; 

 [introduced from the East Indies]. 



148. C. gi-andis, L. Leaflets XO-W-jui/al, oblong, rounded at both ends, pubernlous 

 above, rusty-pubescent beneath : petiole eglandular ; racemes axillary, drooping, rusty-pubes- 

 cent : pedicels ebracteate ; anthers hairy ; legume compressed-cylindrical, transversely rugu- 

 lose, glabrous. — C. brasiliana, Lam. — Leaflets 2"-li", sepals 8'", petals 4"'-6"', legume 3'-14' 

 (-4") long. — Hab. Jamaica !, Oerst. ; [Cuba, Haiti I ; Panama 1 to GuiaUa ! and Ecuador I]. 



Sect. 3. Cham^iistula. — Fertile stamens 7 : anthers oilong, bvporose at the summit. 

 Legume cylindrical or nearly so, woody or coriaceous, many-celled, often fllled with 

 pulp ; seeds compressed, parallel to the dissepiments. — Woody plants. 



149. C. bacillaris, L. Arborescent, glabrescent ; leaflets %jugal, semiovate, pointed: 

 petiole bearing a conical gland between the lower pair ; racemes few-flowered,; axiHary or ( 

 arranged in a lax corymb : pedicels long, spreading, ebracteate ; legume indehiseent, sub- '' 

 compressed-cylindrical, apiculate, warty, glabrous:- seeds horizontal. — Leaflets 5"-2", sepals 

 4"'-5"', petals 10'", legume 8"-12" long.— Hab. S. 'Vincent!, Guild.; Trinidad !, ScA. ; 

 [S. Thomas I, Mexico ! to Brazil !]. 



150. C. viminea, L. Shrubby, scandent, glabrescent; leaflets %-jugal, elliptical<- 

 oblong, slightly inequilateral, pointed, shining above: petiole bearing a cylindrical gland 

 between the lower or both pairs and a dorsal tubercle at the base : stipules falcate, setaceous, 

 subpungent (or lanceolate) ; racemes axillary, corymbiform : bracts deciduous ; legume 

 coriaceous, dehiscent along the suture, snbcylindrical, apiculate, tornlose, transversely 

 veiny, glabrous : seeds horizontal,^ — Sl.i. 180. f. 6, 7. — C. melanocarpa, Bert. C. undu- 

 lata, Benth. I : a form with semilunar, lanceolate stipules. — A high climber ; leaflets 3 J"-2", 

 sepals 2"'-3"', petals 6"'-8"', legume 4"-6" (-2") long.— Hab. Jamaica!: aU coll., in 

 mountain woods; S. Vincent!, Guild.; Trinidad!, Sch., Lockh. ; [Panama! to Brazil!]. 



IBl. C. bicapsularis, £. Shrubby, trailing, glabrous; leaflets Z-4s(-'i)-jugal, obo- 

 vate or oval-roundish, rounded at the top : petiole bearing an ovoid gland between the 

 lowest pair ; racemes few-flowered, axillary, as long as the leaves : pedicels short, bracteate ; I 

 legume coriaceous, dehiscent along the suture, sttbcylindrical, blunt, glabrous, unth a 

 longitudinal, incomplete dissepiment: seeds horizontal. — Jacq. Fragm. t. 58. — Leaflets 

 16"'-10"', sepals 4'", petals 6'", legume 8"-3" long. — Hab. Bahamas!, Swains^.; Jamaica!, 

 Wils,, March; Antigua!, Wullschl.; Dominica!, Imr.; S. Vincent!, Guild.; [Mexico 1 to 

 Peru!, Madeira!]. 



152. C. leevigata, W. Shrubby, glabrous; leaflets 4s-i-jugali ovate-oblong or 

 ovate-lanceolate, acuminate: petiole bearing oblong-lanceolate glands between each pair; 

 racemes axillary and terminal, the former exceeded by the leaves : pedicels as long as the ( 

 flower : bracts deciduous ; legume coriaceous, dehiscent along the suture, subcylmdiical, 

 blunt, transversely rugulose, glabrous. — Collad. Caff. t. 5. — Leaflets 3"-2", sepals 4'", 

 petals 6"'-8"', legume 3"-2" long.— Hab. Jamaica!, Al., in the dry bed of Falls River, 

 Kingston ; [Mexico to Brazil]. 



153. C. tomentosa, L. Shrubby, tomentose or pubescent; leaflets 8-i{-Z)-Jugal, 

 oblong or lanceolate-oblong, rounded or bluntish at the top, pubescent above, tomentose 

 beneath : petiole bearing glands between all or some pairs ; racemes axillary, the terminal 

 arranged in a corymb ; petals large ; legume coriaceous, dehiscent, subcylindrical, tomentose, 

 pubescent.— lea&f^ 18"'-9"', sepals 6"', petals 10"'-12"' long.— Hab. Trinidad!, Cr.; 

 [Venezuela ! to Peru, Canary Islands I to the Cape !, East Indies]. 



Sect. 3. Cham^senna. Stamens of ChamEeflstula. Legume flat-compressed, bivalved: 

 seeds compressed, parallel to the valves, with their longer diameter transverse to them. 

 — Woody plants. 



+ Petioles devoid of vascular glands, 

 f 154. O. emarginata, L. Arborescent, pubescent; leaflets S-S(-2)^'ugal, oval-ob- 



