GENISTA amxantica.
Amsantan Genista.
Linnean Class and Order. D I A D E L P H I A D E C A N D R I A .
Natural Order. L E G U M I N O S A . Juss. yen. p . 3 4 5 .
G E N IS T A . Calyx b i la b i a tu s , l a b io s u p e r io r e b ip a r t ito , in fe r io r e 3 - d e n t a to , a u t
5 - io b u s , io b is 3 in f e r , a d a p ic em f e r è c o a iitis . Vexillum o b io n g o -o v a ie .
Carina o b lo n g a , r e c t a , g e n it a li a n o n om n in ò c o n tin e n s . S t am in a m o n a d e lp h a .
Legumen p l a n o - c om p r e s s um a u t r a r iù s s u b tu r g id um , p o ly s p e rm um , r a r iù s
o lig o s p e rm um , e g la n d u lo s um . F r ú ti c e s floribus flavis. D e c a n d . p ro d r . 2 .
p . 1 4 5 .
G . amxantica, in e rm is ; r a n iu lis d iffu s is a n g u la t is s u b v illo s is , fo liis o v a to -lan 'c e -
o la tis a c um in a tis g l a b r iu s c u lis , f lo r ib u s s p ie a to - r a c em o s is , c a ly c ib u s o v a riisq u e
g l a b r i s : d e n tib u s s u b u la t is .
G e n i s ta am x a n tic a . Ten.Ji. napol. 2 . p . 1 2 7 . t . 6 6 . prodr. p . 4 1 . syn. p . 6 2 .
Decand. 1. c . 2 . p . 1 5 0 . O. Don. syst. gard. bot. 2 . p . 1.52.
A spreading decumbent shrub, sending forth many stems
of about 2 feet in length, with angular, leafy branches,
which are glabrous, or slightly hairy, especially the younger
ones, and occasionally of a dull purple hue. Leaves simple,
ovate-lanceolate, acute, veiny, varying from half an inch to
an inch in length, dark green, and shining on both sides,
mostly glabrous, but occasionally sparingly hairy. Petioles
extremely short, flat, dark purple. Stipules minute, lanceolate,
acuminate, membranous, purplish. Flowers numerous,
of a rich golden yellow, disposed in a terminal spiked raceme.
Pedicels very short, dark purple. iiracZes linear-lanceolate,
pointed about as long as the calyx. Calyx tubular, glabrous,
membranous, green, stained with purple, with 5 awl-shaped
teeth, of which the upper pair are rather shorter and broader.
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