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3. E. hirsutum L. Cigerao. 
Climbing branched rampant subpubescent ; lfts. in mostly 
6-8 pairs irregularly opposite often alternate linear-oblong or 
linear truncate or retuse mucronulate the tendrils branched pre- 
hensile twining ; stip. linear-setaceous 2-3-partite ; ped. 2-6-fl. 
awned shorter than the 1. ; sep. equal linear-acuminate shorter 
than cor. ; pod more or less pubescent often almost velvety small 
oblong short compressed obliquely truncate 2-seeded ; seeds pro- 
minent globose smooth. — EB. t. 970 ; Brot. ii. 152 ; Buch ! 197, 
no. 393 ; Sm. E. FI. iii. 289 ; DC. ii. 366 ; Hook. FI. Brit. (ed. 5) 
88 ; Koch 218. Vida hirsuta WB. ii. 99 ; a. Bab. 81. — Herb. ann. 
Mad. reg. 1, 2, 3, ccc ; ND. r ; GD. r. A common weed in Mad. 
everywhere in waste ground, vineyards, cornfields, road-sides, &c. 
about Funchal, P ta do Fargo, Cayados Bavine, &c. Jan.- June. 
— Branches slender entangled climbing thickly amongst herb- 
age by the twisting branched tendrils. Lfts. dull gr. 2-3 lines 
long very variable in breadth, i. e. |-lf line broad, truncate or 
notched mucronulate ; stip. semisagittate, upper lobe lanceo- 
late, lower in 2 or 3 linear setaceous segments. FI. very small 
If or not quite 2 lines long, greyish nearly or quite white. 
Cal. and sep. pubescent, the latter straight equal linear finely 
acuminate longer than the tube, the 2 upper approximate. 
Style short stout subcapitate altogether smooth. Pods never 
in Mad. quite smooth mostly densely pubescent, scarcely above 
half the size of those of E. parviflorum (Loisel.), 4 lines long 
2 broad, dark coffee-brown or black, very closely finely and 
minutely striolate obliquely. Seeds 2 rarely 1, protuberant 
large proportionately, 1 line in diam. globose slightly com- 
pressed smooth and even, fulvous or pale yellow-testaceous 
mottled with brown or black ; hilum long linear equal to cir- 
cumference of seed. 
§ 2. Ervilia Ser. in DC. ; pods linear-oblong 4-6-seeded. 
ttf4. E. Ervilia L. Marruiqo or Marroiso , i. e. ?Marroio. 
Smooth erect branched from the base, branches stout straight 
simple ; lfts. subpectinate linear or linear-oblong trimcate or 
retuse mucronate in mostly 12-14 pairs, often irregularly alter- 
nate, without tendrils ; stip. half-arrow-shaped lanceolate laci- 
niately cut or toothed; ped. 2-flowered awned much shorter 
than the 1. ; sep. equal linear-subulate shorter than cor. ; pod 
linear-oblong rather short and broad moniliform 2-4- mostly 
3-seeded smooth ; seeds very prominent large subglobose slightly 
angular smooth. — Brot. ii. 153; DC. ii. 367 ; Koch (ed. 2) 219. 
Vida Ervilia Willd. ; WB. ii. 100; Koch “ (ed. 1) 192.” Er- 
vilia saliva Link sec. DC. — Herb. ann. Mad. reg. 2, r. Cult, as 
a crop in cornfields on the Cabo Girao towards the Pico do 
Rancho. May, June. — Forming a thickly matted or entangled 
