H72 DIADELPHIA. DECAND. 1383. Dolichos. 



purpureus, Twining: (tern glabrous : petioles pubefcent: wings of 

 the corol fpreading. 

 Indies. Stem purplifh : leaves glabrous, with purple veins un- 

 derneath : corol purple : legumes compreiTed. 



regularise Twining: leaves ovate, obtufe: peduncles many-flowered: 

 petals equal in fize and fhape. 

 Virginia. Sp.pl. 1022. Gronov. Virg. 82. 



ciliaris. Twining: peduncles axillary, 3 or 4 flowered: leafets ob- 

 long, ciliate round the margin. 

 Eaft Indies Willd.jp pi 3.^,1044. 

 lignosui) Twining: ftem perennial : peduncles forming heads; le- 

 gumes ftifF, linear. 

 Eaft Indies Curt, mag, t. 380. Hort. cliff, t. 2C 

 polystachyos. Twining: ftem perennial : ipikes very long; pedicels in 

 pairs: legumes pointed, compreiled. 

 Virginia, flowers purple. 



luteus. Twining: flowers 'fomewhat fpiked : legumes nearly cy- 



lindrical, glabrous: leaves roundiih-rhombic, obtuie r 

 entire, glabrous. 

 Jamaica, Swariz, frodr. 105. 



B. Erecl. 

 ensiformis* Stem nearly erect: legumes fcymitar-fhaped, with 3 ribs. 

 Jamaica. Shane Jam. \. t.\ 14./. 1, 2, 4. Jacq.ic.rar. /55a. 

 Legumes iarge, glabrous, with a' recurved point, 



pubescent. Stem erect, half twining : legumes moftly in pairs, pubef- 

 cent: leaves pubefcent. 

 Eaft Indies. Wiild. 3. p. 1050. Legumes linear, compreiTed. 



So/a. Stem e reel:, flexuous: racemes axillary, erect: legumes. 



pendulous, briftly, about 2 feeded. 

 Japan. Jacq. ic rar. 1, /.14s. K<empf. am&n. I. S3 8. 

 Plant hairy : cords hardly larger than tne calyx. 

 From the feeds is prepared tne fauce called Soy. 



Cdtiang. Stem erect : legumes in pairs, linear, nearly erect. - 

 Eaft Indies, Rumph. ami. 5. t. 1 39. Rbeed. Mai. 3. t. 41. 



angularis. Stem erect, hairy : peduncles 2-fiowered: legumes pendu T 

 lous: outer leafets fome what angular. 

 Japan. Banks Icon. Kampf. t, 40. 



biflorus. Stem perennial, fmooth: peduncles 2-flowered: legumes 

 ere 61. 

 India, Pluk. aim. 291. /. 213. / r .4, 

 repetts. Stem creeping: leaves pubefcent, ovate: flowers racemed* 



in pairs: legumes linear, cylindrical. 

 Jamaica, The root is a ftrcng purgative, 



