114 NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS. 
two-lobed, more rarely bifoliolate with the petiole prolonged into a 
point between the two symmetrical leaflets; the lateral stipules 
vary in form, and are often small and caducous. The flowers are 
racemes, simple and axillary or terminal, or ramified and terminal. 
Griffonia’ comes very near Bauhinia, from which it is distinguished 
by its subcampanulate imbricated calyx, inserted on top of the tubular 
receptacle. The five petals are nearly equal, and are also imbricate. 
The ten stamens, inserted in the throat of the receptacle, are free and 
fertile, with versatile introrse two-celled anthers. The gynzceum, 
too, is inserted on the edge of the receptacular tube on the side 
oppesite to the vexillary petal. The ovary, borne ona long foot, 
contains an indefinite number of ovules, whose placenta is on the 
side next the receptacular cavity ; it is surmounted by a short style, 
tapering at the apex. The fruit is a stipitate obliquely oblong 
turgid bivalve few-seeded pod. Griffonia consists of two or three 
species of climbing shrubs from the west of tropical Africa,’ with 
alternate simple coriaceous leaves, and flowers in simple or compound 
racemes, terminal, axillary, or more or less supra-axillary. 
Gercis Siliquastrum. 
Fre. 87. Fra. 88. 
Inflorescence. Longitudinal section of flower (3). 
The flowers of the Judas Tree (Cercis,? Fr., Gainier; figs. 87-91) 
151.—Linvu., Introd. to Bot., 78, fig. 35.— 
A. Ricu., Hilém., ed. 9, i. 85.—Ducu., Elém. Linn. Soc., xxv. 80, t. 40. Despi 
166, fig. 77.—Nrrro (L.), in Ann. Se. Nat. printed on. ‘these Transactions oe. ae 
sér, 4, xx. 177; in Compt. Rend. Acad. Se., published considerably before Brntoam & 
14 Mai, 1866. Hooxer’s Genera, in which the generic name 
1H, By., in Adansonia, vi. 188, t. 2 (nee Bandeirea figures for the first time. Hence the 
B. H.).—Bandeira@a Wuiw., ex B. H., Gen. priority belongs altogether to the name Grif- 
577, 1003, n. 335.—OLiv., Fl. Trop. Afr, ii. fonia. 
284, 3 Cercis L., Gen. on. 510.—J., Gen., 351.— 
2H. By., loc. cit., 229.—Brntu., in Trans, 
