FLORA YVITIENSIS. OL 
lata, compressa.—Frutices y. suffrutices, caulibus gracilibus volubilibus, inermes, glaberrime; foliis 
pinnatim 38-foliolatis stipellatis; racemis elongatis oo-floris; pedicellis gracilibus ad nodos fascicu- 
latis; floribus rubris. 
1. S. lucidum, Seem. ; foliolis ovatis membranaceis; racemis folio duplo longioribus ; pedicellis 
flore eequilongis; calyce basi bibracteolato manifeste 4—5-dentato, deutibus obtusissimis, carina fal- 
cato-incurva; legumine inflato 1-2-spermo, seminibus nigris.—Glycine lucida, Forst. Prodr. u. 
272, et Icon. (ined.) t. 197. Rhynchosia lucida, DC. Prodr. vol. ii. p. 887, Stronyylodon ruber, 
Vogel in Linn. vol. x. p.585; A. Gray, Bot. Wilkes, p. 446. t.48. Mucuna altissima, Hook. et Arn. 
Bot. Beech. p. 81, non alior. Harpetropis speciosus, Nutt. in Herb. Hook.—Ia woods, Ovalau (U.S, 
Expl, Exped.), Taviuni (Seemann! n. 113). Also collected in Vahiti (Banks and Solander! Forster !) 
and the Hawaiian Islands (Macrae! Barclay ) Nuttall !) 
XIII. Phaseolus, Linn. Gen. n. 886; Endl. Gen. n. 6674; Benth. Fl. Austr. yol. ii, p. 236. 
Calyx campanulatus y. subtubulosus, apice 4-fidus v. lacinia suprema 2-fida 5-fidus. Vexillum orbi- 
culatum, recurvo-patens v. subtortum, basi angustatum, margine utroque subauriculatum, membrana 
inflexa auctum, medio nudum, v. longitudinaliter 2-callosum, callis seepe eonfluentibus, alze obovate 
v. oblonge, supra unguem carine adheerentes, apice supra eandem conniventes, carina vexillum zequans 
y. Superans, obovata, apice acuminato-rostrata, rostro spiraliter torto. Stamina 10, filamento vexillari 
libero, supra basin geniculato et seepe appendieulato 2-adelpha. Discus vaginifer, Ovyarium sub- 
sessile, oo-ovulatum, Stylus cum carina tortus, basi subulatus, supra medium cartilagineus, subdila- 
tatus, infra stigma subtus barbatus; stigma crassiusculum, basi ciliatum, plus minus obliquum. 
Legumen lineare y. falcatum, plus minus compressum v. teretiusculum. Seminum umbilicus 
parvus, oblongus, nudus vy, strophiolo tenui membranacea auctus.—Frutices y. herhbze volubiles, 
prostratze v. suberectse; foliis pinnatim 3-foliolatis, rarius L-foliolatis, stipellis oblongis oyatis y. 
subulatis; stipulis pleramque persistentibus, lineato-plurinerviis, saepe basi breviter infra imsertionem 
productis ; pedunculis axillaribus, supra medium floriferis; floribus in fasciculos paucifloros dispositis, 
fasciculorum rhachi persistente, nodiformi; bracteis stipulis conformibns, sepissime ante anthesin 
deciduis ; bracteolis oblongis, ovatis v. orbiculatis, lineatis, spe caducis; calycibus intus glabris; 
corollis glabris, albis flavescentibus rubris v. purpureis. 
1, P. Truxillensis, H.B.K, Noy. Gen, Am. vol. vi. p. 451; volubilis, glaber v. plus minus 
pilosus, pilis caulinis reflexis, foliorum adpressis v. sericeis, foliolis late ovatis obtusis v. breviter acu- 
minatis, terminali subrhomboideo, lateralibus valde obliquis; stipellis minutis oblongis; stipulis par- 
vis infra insertionem non productis; pedunculis plerumque clongatis paucifloris; pedicellis brevis- 
simis; bracteolis calyce brevioribus, deciduis; floribus majusculis purpurascentibus albo-roseis y. 
flavo-violaceis; calycis lobis superioribus brevibus, latis, obtusis, inferiore acuto; legumine com- 
presso, recto v, falcato.—Benth, Fl, Austr. vol. li. p. 257. P. amenus, Sol. in Forst. Prodr. n. 533, 
et in Parkins. Drawings of Tahit. Pl. (ined.) t. 7; Sol, Prim. Fl. Ins. Ocean. Pacif. p. 285 (ined.), 
P. rostratus, Wall, Plant. Asiat. Rar. vol, i. p, 50. t. 63; Wight, Icon. t, 34,—Common throughout 
Viti (Seemann! n. 116; Barclay! U.S. Expl. Exped.). Also found in Tahiti (Banks and Solander | 
Forster !), in the Sandwich (Menzies! Nuttall! Macrae!) and Samoan Islands (U. 8. Expl. Exped.), 
on the east coast of Australia, South America, and nearly all tropical countries. 
2, P, Mungo, Linn. Mant. 101; Benth. Fl. Austr, vol. ii, p, 257; plus minus hirsutus, pilis 
caulinis reflexis, foliorum adpressis; caule elongato volubili v. erecto; foliolis ovatis, acutis v. acumi- 
natis, integerrimis y. minute 3-lobis, lateralibus valde obliquis; stipulis majusculis, oblongis, infra 
insertionem productis; floribus parvulis, pallide flavis, racemosis v. in fasciculos 2-3 aggregatis ; 
bracteolis parvis, valde deciduis; calycis lobis 2 superioribus brevissimis, latis, inferiore acuto ; 
carina sinistrorsum cornuta; legumine ‘cylindrico, hirsuto vy. rarius subglabro.—P, Rowburghit, 
