4. G. Floridana: prostrate; whole plant tomentose with a whitish pu-
;J ef etS oval> verY. obtuse ; racemes a little longer than the leaves ;
fegume viUous?W6rS approxlmated J Pedi« ls half the length of the calyx;
Sandy places about Tampa Bay, Florida, Dr. Burrows /—Stem shorter
than in any of the preceding species. Leaflets 1J inch long, obtuse at each
Vem,Y' 9 a ?x less than half the 1(3ngth of the corolla. Petals
soft whitkhh'P hP e' An tl'?.rs| oblong-linear.—Remarkable for the copious
s a t e ? ^ size °f the fl°wers’^ * h « iars-
, t5, vP' c?inescenf (Benth-) ; creeping, somewhat twining, canescent; leaflets
broadly ovate, retuse, slightly hirsute above, silky-pubescent beneath ;
peduncles fasciculate, elongated, interruptedly few-flowered; calyx silky-vil-
lous. benth.! comm. Leg. gen. p. 62. 1 J
Texas, Drummond, /-L ea fle ts !$ inch long, and more than an inch wide.
Peduncles slender, some of them abortive and changed into roots. Flowers
small, 2 3 together, often abortive, as is very frequently the case in this ge-
6. G. spiciformis : stem nearly glabrous; leaflets ovate-oblong; coriaceous,
rather acute, indistinctly veined, glabrous above, minutely hirsute be-
neath ; racemes (or spikes) much longer than the leaves; flowers approxi-
mated and nearly sessile; legume slightly falcate, pubescent.
^ 7yq T eSt’ F ‘.onda’ I*™- A h « Bennett!—Leaflets about 1* inch long,
and 7 -8 lines wide, finely reticulated above; the veins on the lower surface
much less distinct than m any of the preceding species. Peduncles 3-4
times as long as the leaves, m pairs or solitary. Bracteoles lanceolate.
Calyx nearly glabrous ; segments lanceolate, the lowest one acuminate.
S ° W S :led' Vexillum broadly obovate: wings shorter than the
keel. Anthers lmear-oblong. Legume 14 inch long, 5-6-seeded.
7. G brachypoda: nearly glabrous ; stem not twining; leaflets oblong or
lmear-oblong, somewhat coriaceous, reticulated, paler beneath, obtuse or
emargmate ; P ro les longer than the leaflets; racemes shorter than the petioles,
few -(4-6-) flowered ; calyx villous. 1
Dry pine barrens Middle Florida, Dr. Chapman /-S t em about 2 feet
long, flexuous. Leaflets about 15 lines long, and 3-6 lines wide ; the. termin-
, °? f a partlal.Petiole about one-fourth of an inch long: common petiole
14 inch or more in length. Flowers purplish, half as large as in G glabella.
Segments of the caly x lanceolate, half as long as the corolla.
8. G sessiliflora: glabrous; stem erect, flexuous; leaflets shorter than
the petiole, oblong-linear or linear, somewhat coriaceous, glaucous beneath,
tne terminal one subsessile ; racemes very short sessile.
Middle Florida, Dr. Chapman! Alabama, 'Dr. Gates /—Stems sometimes
several from one root, about a foot high. Petioles 1-2 inches long.
Leaflets 1 14 inch long usually about 3-4 lines wide, but sometimes much
narrower. Racemes, or fascicles, 3-5-flowered: pedicels very short. Calyx
brownish hairy; segments lanceolate, acute. Petals purplish. Vexillum
nearly orbicular, longer than the other petals. Anthers oblong. Legume
falcate villous, about an inch long, 4-5-seeded.-A very distinct species, but
allied to G. brachystachys, Benth., of Mexico. F 5
•1?' marginalis (Benth.): suffruticose) branches prostrate, somewhat
silky-pubescent, at length glabrous ; leaves 1-foliolate ; leaflet oblong-lanceolate
or linear, narrowed at the base, coriaceous, glabrous, with a marginal
nerve beneath; peduncles very short, axillary, 1-3 flowered ; calyx pubescent
; segments as long as the tube. Benth. comm. Leg. gen. p. 62.
Texas, Drummond!—Branches somewhat ligneous, slender. Leaflets
2-3 inches long. Flowers r.ed, about as large as in G. glabella. Keel falcate,
larger than the wings. Legume villous, 1-14 inch long. Benth.
§ Upper lip o f the calyx ovate, subulate-mucronate : style short and rather
thick : legume oblong-linear: leaves unequally pinnate.
9. G.? Elliottii (Nutt.): leaflets 3-4 pairs, elliptical-oblong, nearly glabrous
and lucid above, pubescent beneath; racemes longer than the leaves,
interrupted, few-flowered.—Am«, gen. 2. p. 117; Ell. sk. 2. p. 240; DC.
prodr. 2. p. 239. G. pinnata; Muhl. cat. p. 67, not of Pers.
South Carolina, Elliott. Georgia, Le Conte ! Miss E. C. Clay ! Near
St. John’s, Florida, Mr. Doubleday ! Pensacola, Mr. F. Cozzens! May-
July.—Stem long and twining, slightly pubescent. Leaves 4-6 inches long:
leaflets 1—14 inch long, mostly retuse, finely reticulated. Stipules minute,
subulate. Racemes usually much longer than the leaves; the flowers 3-4
in a fascicle, rather larger than in G. glabella. Calyx hirsute; upper segment
lanceolate, acuminate, about one-third longer than the lateral ones.
Corolla white tinged with red: vexillum orbicular, with scarcely any claw.
Wings and keel-petals equal, oblong; the former with a subulate tooth at
the base of the limb. Legume about 2 inches long, and 4-5 lines wide,
villous. “ Seeds 3-5, reniform, glabrous and speckled.” Ell.
Subtribe 4. C litorieib, Benth.—Ovary with several ovules. Inflorescence
axillary: peduncles 1-2-flowered at the summit, or many-flowered,
with the racemes often somewhat cymose-fasciculate or branching. Bracts
(except in Amphicarpeea) and bracteoles opposite, striate, either one or the
other often large (rarely small or wanting). Vexillum large, not appendieu-
late at the base.—Flowers commonly large.
11. CLITORIA. Linn, (in part); Gasrtn. f r . t. 149; Benth. comm. Leg.
gen. p. 50.
Calyx tubular; 5-cleft at the summit; the upper and lateral segments triangular
ovate, acuminate (the upper pair usually united a little higher than the
others), the inferior segment narrower. Vexillum large, somewhat orbicular,
emarginate or bifid, not spurred on the back: keel small, shorter than the*
wings, incurved, acute, on very long claws. Stamens monadelphous below
the middle, the tenth filament usually free upwards. Style longitudinally
bearded or hairy, more or less dilated at the apex. Legume stipitate, linear
or linear-oblong, flattish, torulose, pointed with the base of the style, thickened
along the sutures; the valves nerveless and wingless,—Mostly twining
perennial herbs. Leaves pinnately 3- (rarely 5-7-) foliolate. Stipules somewhat
persistent, sometimes striate: partial stipules setaceous. Peduncles
1-2- (or many-) flowered. Bracts similar to the stipules: bracteoles larger.
Flowers very large.
The somewhat cyme-like inflorescence in Clitoria and the allied genera is very
frequently reduced to 2 flowers rising from the apex of the peduncle: if the exterior
one be suppressed, as is sometimes the case, the solitary flower of course is resupi.
nate, or stands with the keel (instead of the vexillum) looking towards the stem. ^