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rachis, more rarely solitary or few in each axil’ (Tropical America, 
Asia, Australia, and Africa’). 
51. Flemingia Roxs.’—Flowers almost those of Hriosema, calyx- 
lobes nearly equal or lowest lobe longer, nearly free, often falcate. 
Corolla and stamens of Rhynchosia. Germen sessile or shortly 
stipitate, short; ovules 2, descending; style filiform or rather 
thickened above; apex minutely capitate, stigmatiferous. Legume 
short oblique turgid, continuous within, 1—2-seeded, 2-valved. 
Seeds somewhat thick, hilum short exarillate-—Herbs, undershrubs, 
or shrubs ; erect, prostrate, or more rarely twining ; leaves 1-3-folio- 
late exstipellate ; veins prominent on under surface ; stipules striated 
usually caducous; flowers’ racemose, racemes branched (Ostryodium,' 
Chalaria’), or dense spike-like or capitate, axillary or terminal 
(Flemingiastrum’) ; bracts sometimes small (Chalaria); oftener dry 
striated imbricated before anthesis, finally deciduous (Memingias- 
trum) ; more rarely large, reniform or subcucullate, inflated plaited, in- 
cluding flowers (Ostryodium) ; bractlets 0 (Zropical Asia, Africa, and 
Australia). 
III. GALEGEA. 
52. Galega ‘T.—Flowers irregular resupinate ; receptacle scarcely 
dilated into a very short slightly glandular cup. Calyx gamose-: 
palous, scarcely perigynous ; teeth or lobes 5, short, nearly equal, 
valvate or scarcely imbricated in estivation. Corolla papilionaceous ; 
standard obovate-oblong, shortly unguiculate ; 
wings oblong, 
1 This genus in most cases differs from Rhyn- 
chosia by the habit of the leaves and stem, but 
is scarcely to be properly distinguished by cha- 
racters taken from the direction of the hilum 
and insertion of the funicle. 
2 Species about 40. Avst., Guian, t. 306 
(Cytisus).—H. B. K., Nov. Gen. et Spec., t.572- 
574 (Glycine).—A, Ricu., Fl. Abyss. Tent., t. 
44 (Rhynchosia). — Bentu., Niger, 312; in 
Mart. Fl, Bras., Papil., 207, t. 55, 56.—K1., 
in Pet. Moss., Bot., t. 6.—Harv. & Sonp., Fl. 
Cap., ii. 258, —Baxer, in Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. 
ii, 223.—H. Byn., in Adansonia, vi. 226.— 
Watp., Rep., i, 784; v. 540; Ann,, ii. 431; iv. 
566. 
3 Pl. Coromand., iii, 44, t. 248, 249.—DC., 
Prodr., ii, 351.—EnD., Gen,, n. 6697.—B. H., 
Gen., 544, n. 235.—WMillingtonia Roxs., Mss., 
ex Env. (nec Fl. Ind., i. 102). 
4 Red or purple, mixed with yellow. 
5 Dusvx., in Journ. Bot.,i.119, t.4, fig. 2— 
DC., loc. cit., sect. ii —Lourea Jaume, in Bull. 
Phil, déc. 1812 (nee NEcK.).— Moghania Jaume, 
in Desvx. Journ. Bot., i. 61. 
6 Wieut & Arn., Prodr., i, 241.—WiautT, 
Teon., t. 327. 
7 DC., loc. cit., sect. i—Lepidocoma JuNGH., 
Reise, ex Flora (1857), 508. 
8 Arv., Hort. Kevw., ed. 2, iv. 349.—WIe@uT, 
Icon., t. 267, 268, 326, 327, 329, 389, 390, 408, 
987.—Guiut. & Pern, Fl. Sen, Tent., i. 212, t, 
52 (Rhynchosia).— Benru., in Pl. Jungh., i. 
244; Fl. Austral, ii. 268.—Baxer, in Oliv, Fl. 
Trop. Afr., ii, 230.—Watv., Ann., iv. 568. 
