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purpureus, 
rigularist 
dlian's. 
I'lgnoitts. 
polystachyoSK 
lute us, 
ensiformis, 
pulescens, 
Soja. 
Catiavg. 
angularis, 
biflorus. 
repent. 
DIADELPHIA. DECAND. 138;^. Doliehos. 
Twining: ftem glabrous : petioles pubefcent; 
the Gorol fpreading. 
Indies. Stem purplifli : leaves glabrous, with purple 
ydcrneath : corel purple : legumes conipreffed. • 
Twining; leaves ovate, obtufe: peduncles rnany-A*’'*^ 
petals equal in ilze and lhape 
Virginia. Sp. pi, lozz. Gronov.Firg. 9 >z. 
Twining: peduncles axillary, 3 or 4-flowered ; 
long, ciliate round the margin. 
Eaft hiuics Wtlld. j'p pi. i.p,\oe^c^. It' 
Twining: Idem perennial; peduncles forming he 3 <l*‘ 
gumes ftiff, linear. 1 
Eaft Indies. Curt, mag, t. 380. IJort, cliff, f. 20. _ jj if 
'Twining: ftem perennial : fpikes very long; 
pairs : legiirnes pointed, comprefted. 
Virginia. F/owrrr purple. ,^C)" 
Twining; flowers fomewhat fpiked ; legumes 
lindrical, glabrous: leaves roundilh-rhouibte'j 
entire, glabrous. 
Jamaica, Svjartz prodr, 105. 
B. Eredl. 
Stem nearly ere£l: legumes fcymitar-ftiaped, with 3 ^ (ji' 
Jamaica. Sloane Jam. 1. /. I 14./. I, 2, 4. Jac^. iC‘^‘‘’^’ 
Legumes large, glabrous, with a recurved point. 
rs» P' 
Stem eredi, half twining : legumes moftly in p?'* 
cent; leaves pubefcent. 
Eaft Indies. WMd. p.xo^o. Legumes linear, coinP^^^ljii 
Stem eredi, flexuous: racemes axillary, credit 
pendulous, briftly, about 2-feeded. 
Japan. Jac/i, ic. rar. t.\\<t 
Plant hairy : coroh hardly larger than lUc calyx 
Erom the feeds is prepared tne faucc called Soy, , 
Stem erect : legumes in pairs, linear, nearly eredi- 
Eaft Indies. Rumph. amb. 5. /. 1 39. Rheed. Mai. 3 " ^ 
lerrirtnc® P 
Kttmpf. amaen. t. 
Stem eredt, hairy: peduncles 2-flowered: 
lous: outer leafets fomewhat angular 
Japan, Banks Icon. Kcempf. t, 40. 
leg' 
<jU 
Stem perennial, fmopth: peduncles 2-flowered: 
erect. 
India. Pluk, aim z<^\, t.zx'^. f.i^, 
Stem creeping: leaves pubefcent, ovate: flowers f 
in pairs; legumes linear, cylindrical. 
Jamaica, T.he root is a ftrong purgative. 
