829. F'cemingia stbicta (Roxb.) shrubby, e r e c t :
stems numerous, with few erect branches; branches triangular
: leaves trifoliolate; leaflets broadly lanceolate, '
'acuminated, glabrous; under side minutely black dotted,
the nerves numerous and densely pubescent: petiole
'channelled, with a short margin : stipules large, a little
shorter than the'petidle, lanceolate-acuminated, concave,
Iheathing, deciduonsf racemes speciform, solitary, the
length of the petioles or sometimes longer, peduniled :
bracteas la'nceolate-subulate, acuminated, longer than
the flowers, caducous": legume w'ithjout glands, pearly
^glabrous.—W. & A. I’roti p. 241.
' 1 Flowering-branch natural size—2 a flower—3 the petals
detached and separately represented—4 stamens and
ovary, the calyx divided and throw a back1 to brigg them
into view—5 anihers—6 aipd ?: legume opened, showing ,
the position of the^seedV^faVeed—9 the samp, part1 Of
I th e testa removed to show the rqdfcle—10 ^ptyle^ons.
$ rltifo. Indigoff.ra gl\ nduposa (Kov j) -uflrntico-.e
diffuse, young parts softly pubescent or villous leaves
cpetioled, trifoliolate; leaflets oblong obdvate, ruth< r long- i
ti than the petiole-, uinli r -i h nion limy -uni glu.du- *j
lar dotted: "stipules setaceous!: "racemt - -i — ill, oval,
dense, many-flowefed, scarcely so long as the [etii'lc:
calyx segments short-subulat< leguiiu oval,about twice
; as long as broad, hairy, 4-angled; angles slightly winged
and toothed: seeds 2, ovate and truncate i at one i nd.----
W & A. Prod. p\fld9:
V I A branch wiih flower and fruit—2 a dissected flower
|E lS a legume natural size—4 the same magnified -V5 '
split open to show the position of thePseed’ and the trans-
^■yerse septum betwefen.—Copied from Roxburgh’s draw-
' ing.
VO 331. I ndigofeba FAeeiFQLTA (Delilq. I. akgevtia
0 Roxb!) shrubbyvereetVm,ufihw i!faBched,flWhpary with,
short adpressed whitish, piibescence; branches te re te :
''leaves pinnated; leaflets 1 -5', alternate, oblong-lanceolate,
the terminal the largest: racemes solitary, sessile,
somewhat spiked, longer than the-ieaves; many-flowered :
flowers very small: calyx,-segments short aud>'-,acute': le-
gumeB linear, sightly compressed, tornlose, pendulous,
and eurved upwards, 5-3 seeded: seeds -reniform, flat-
tish, shining.—W. & A. Prod. p. 201.
1 A branch with flowers and fruit natural size—2 the ,
keel showing the spur on each side magnified.
832. Indigofbra aspalathoibjbs (Valil ) . shrubby,
erect, young parts, whitish; with,adpressedhairs: branches,
slender, numerous; spreading ins'every direction: leaves
sessile, digitately 8-5-foliplate; leaflets narrow- cuneato,
small, the upper surface glabrous, under with a few-scattered
hairs: peduncles solitary, l-.flawered, about the
length of the leaves: flowers very small; corolla soon
deciduous: legumes cylindrical, pointed, straight, nearly
glabrous, 4-6-seeded*—-W.. & A.-Prod. p. 199. qigtjjfr
1 A branch natural size—2 keel of the corolla showing
the spur—8 a legume,
- 833, . I ndigofera uniflora (Httm,)'perennial; stems
prostrate, slender, long, .coloured: leaves sessile, pinnately
3-5 foliolate ; leaflets narrow, duneate-oblong, acute, upper
side glabrous, Under! sprinkled with a few white hairs
peduncles solitary, filiform, 1-flowered,’ twice 1 ht length]
of the leaves: flowers small: legumes ».linear-oblong, te- ;
rete, straight-pointed, nearly glabrous, nearly 4 times as
long as broad, about 3-seeded.—W. & A. Prod, p *1.99.
1 Branch natural Size—2 keel—3 peduncle and calyx
—4 legume—5 a leaf and flower magnified.
834. Saniclla elvt\ (Ham ) stem dichotomous-at
the apex: leaves 3-partite or ternate; glabrous; “'segments
sessile, ovate,‘acute", lobed and Serrated, euneate
a t the base, the lateral ones often bipartite : umbels usually
3-fid, few-flowered: flowers polygamous, the males
. pedifcelled.—W. & A&, Prod-.ip. 367. -
l Plant natural size—2 a detached flower and" ovary
showing the Kboked prickles with which the merigarps
are clothed—8 the corolla detached but erroneously re-
- presented with a pedipel—4-5 a detached petal showing
its long inflated point—6 stamens—7 Mary cUt vertically
showing the pendulous ovules—8 cut transversely—9 a
detached mericarp and seed, .
885. P impinblla involucbata (W. & A.) stem erect,
dichotomous, glaucous: leaves tern a te; segments cut
and pinnated]' or sometimes entire in the upper leaves;
lobes in the lower leaves linear-oblong and short, in the
upper oblong-linear and elongated : umbels with 6-8 ra y s;
leaflets of the involucre and involuted few (aboot 6,)
subulate, entire, much shorter than the ra y s: styles reflexed
: fruit slightly ribbed, minutely muricated all over.
—-W. & A Prod. p. 369.
.1 Portion of a plant natural size—2 aii expanded flower
—3 a detached petal—4 stamens back and front views—
■5''ovary cut vertically—6 mericarps' not yet mature—7 l ,
mericarps about separating and showing the bifid carpo- i
piiore—8 th é same cut transversely— D a mericarp cut
vertically, showing the minute embryo a t the apex of the
large albuiflen&flO embryo detached—11 a leaf.
I S 336i Exaoum pedunculare (Linn.) (E. carinatum
and K. sulcatum Roxb.) stem erect, ramous, 4-sided:
leaves lanceolate, corymbs nearly naked (not leafy) uo-
' ro’lia 4 cleft, segments oval, capsule globose--fiddlers
smallish, blue or yellow., ,
1, Plant natural size—2 corolla and stamens—3 ovary,
J$ y fe and stigma—4 capsule cut transversely.
337. Leucas cephalotis (Spreng.) herbaceous,, somewhat
hispid: leaves ovate, oblong, slightly serrated:
veiticellasters solitary „large, globose, densely many-flowered
: bractiae ovate-lanceolate, acute, imbricated, ciliated
with bristly hairs calyx villous, striated a t the
, apex, 10-toothed, ciliated on the margin, mouth oblique,
teeth subulate, short, nearly equal.—Benth. Lab. 617.
Êu Portion of a full grown plant, natural size—2 corolla
L opened.to show the form and insertion of. the stamens—
*-3 Calyx split open'showing the ovary and style—4 a seed
‘ cut across.
Ons. -^Ehe analysis of this genus is rather imperfect,
other opportunities will occur of representing them'.
338. Leucas VE3TiTA -(Benth„X herbaceous, erect;
stem densely clothed with reddish hairs, leaves ovate-ob-
fong, crenately serrated, hairy, green, or whitish beneath;
bractisc linear, hispidly ciliated : calyx mouth truncated,
nearly equal, very hairy within, teeth subulate, about
equal,1 steliately reflexed at the apex.—Benth. Lab. 613.
I • Portion of a flowering -plant, natural size—2 corolla
split open showing the stamens—3 calyx opened to show
the ovary, style and stigma.
339, ?fe|zYPHUs RUG08A (Lam.) leaves broadly oval,
serrated, young ones downy beueath, old ones nearly gla-
brous except on the nerves: prickles short, usually soli- f
tary on the branches, with a broad densely pubescent
b a se : cymes, long-peduncled; forming on the leafless
branches a large terminal panicle : ovary 2-celled: styles
2, united at the base: drupe obovate, with a very thin
»t-i-c.ÈHfed, 1-seeded piitamén';—W. & A. Prod. p. 16*1.;^
' V Ï Flowering branch, qalural size—2 an expanded flower
showing the .disk, stamens, and semi-superior ovary—
- 3 anthers—t4 ovary cut vertically-— young fruit cut
transversely—6 & 7 nut divided transversely and longitudinally,
one sèedêd^S .cptyïëdons the testa removed—9
one.optyledon showing th& tadicle—10; embryo detached.
’ Obs. Figures 7-8 and 9 show the seed inverted with
tHevefilbryo superior in place of inferior.
340. Sonneratia ACIDA (Linn.) branchlets 4-angled;
leaves oval-obiong: petals 6, narrow-lanceolate: stigma
concave.—W. & A. Prod. 327.
1 Flowering branch?«afnraZ size—2 a flower cut vertically
showing theinsertioDS of the petals and stamens,and
- situation of the ovary—3 a portion Of an ovary, cut transversely—
4 a fruit considerably advanced—5 the same cut
1 lr.ansvërsely—6 a seed cut longitudinally showing the
cotyledons.