lionacea;.'] 



37. LEGUMINOS^. 



Papiltonaorae. Corolli papilionaceous. Petals 

 irregular, imbricated, the upper or standard 

 .outermost, the four others iu opposite paiTS. 

 btamens definite, 



Qenistea. — Stamens monadelphous. Pod de- 

 hiscent, not jointed. Leaves simple or digi- 

 tately trifoliate. 



Anthers dimorplious ... ... ], CeotalAeiA.. 



^^jZejjretE.— Stamens diadelphous. Pod not 

 jointed. Leaves Imparpinnate, leaflets 

 entire. 



Hairs fixed by the centre. Anthers apicu- 



late 2. INDIGOFERA, 



Hairs basifixed. Anthers obtuse. 

 Pod few-seeded. 



Filaments filiform ... ... 3. Millettia. 



Filaments dilated ... ... 4. Mundulea. 



Pod many-seeded ... ... 5. Sesbania. 



HedysarecB, — Stamens diadelphous or mona- 

 delphous. Pod jointed if more thanl-seeded. 

 Jjeaves oddpinnate. 



Leaves exstipellate. 



Stamens diadelphous, 9-1 ... 6. Alhagh. 



Stamens monadelphous ... 7. StylosantheS. 



Leaves stipellate. 



Racemes in fascicles from the old 



wood ... ••. 8. OlTGEINiA, 



Racemes simple or panicled from 



tbe year's shoots ... ... 9, DESMODiUiiU 



Wiciece. — Stamens diadelphous (the tenth abor- 

 tive in Abrus). Pod dehiscent, not jointed. 

 Leaves equally pinnate, petiole ending in 

 a bristle or tendril. 



Stamens 9. Leaflets numerous ... 10. Abktjs. 

 ^haseolecR. — Stamens monadelphous or diadel- 

 phous. Pod dehiscent, not jointed. Leaves 

 usually pinnately trifoliate, stipellate. 

 Usually climbers, rarely trees. 

 X.eaves not gland-dotted. 



Pod usually several seeded, not 

 samaroid. Petals very unequal. 

 Keel longest. Anthers dimor- 

 phous. Climbers with irritating 

 bristles ... ... 11. Mfcuna. 



Standard longest. Anthers uni- 

 form. Prickly trees ... 12, Eeythrina. 

 Petals equal. 



Calyx 2-lipped, glabrous. Glab- 

 rous climbers ... ... 13. Canavama. 



Calyx campanulate, not lipped, 

 silky. Pubescent climbers ... 14. Pferaria. 

 Pod 1- seeded, like a reversed samara. 

 Flowers small, panicled. Large 



climbers ... ..-15. SPATHOLOBira. 



Flowers large, racemose. Erect 



tree or climbers ... ... 16. Bute A. 



Leaves gland-dotted beneath. Stamens 

 diadelphous. 



Ovules 3 or more. 



Seeds arillate ... ... 17. Atylosia. 



Seeds not arillate ... ... 18, Cajanus. 



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