G. AMPHICARPA. 
85 
11. Geolobxjs flatus Raf. G lyc. subterra - 
nea L, Stem procumbent flexuose, petiols erect 
trigone, folioles oblong obtuse smooth : pedun- 
cles axillary drooping biflore, two bracts ovate 
incumbent over the 2 flowers — In South Ame- 
rica and perhaps Florida ? 
I must add here for further discrimination 
another fine N. G. united as usual to Glycine , 
and akin to the above. 
Triendilix Raf. calix 4fid closed, only 3 
petals concealed within it. Pods linear terete 
polysperm. Perennial , twining , peduncles 
axillary , flowers minute . 
12. Triendilix clandestina Raf. Glycine 
do W. Pers . . . stem twining, villose silky, fo- 
lioles lanceolate, silky beneath, peduncles ter- 
nate uniflore — In Australia. Leaves with 3 
folioles as in all the true Glycine tribe. Tri- 
endilix means three within the calix, abrevia- 
tion from Triendokilix , Geolobus means Earth- 
pod. Lob Oman is an ancient Greek name for 
some kind of peas er beans. 
MONOGRAPH OF PELTANDRA. 
I noticed this Genus as early as 1804, I as- 
certained it in 1816, and published it in 1819 
in my Essay on 50 N. G. in Journal de Phy- 
sique Paris. It has been adopted by many Bo- 
tanists; Torrey doubted it in 1817, yet in 1821 
he has admitted but misnamed it Lecontea , a 
double blunder, since there was another Lecon- 
tea! and my previous name was better. Beck 
in 1833 changed it again through ignorance of 
my previous claim to Renselaria . Each knew 
only of one type, while I have ascertained many: 
