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125. C. Dawet, Bak. fil., sp. nov. 
Frutex ad C. imperialem, Taubert, valde accedens, ramulis petiolis foliolis 
subtus pube brevi dense obtectis. 
Folia trifoliolata, elliptico-obovata, intermediis majoribus 40-65 mm. longis 
28-335 mm. latis petiolulatis, petiolo communi 55-75 mm. longo instructa. 
Flores maximi, in racemos laxos sepius 10-25-floros dispositi. Pedicelli 
filiformes. PBracteole minute, Calycis lobis superiore per paria connati, 
inferiore angustiore. Carina dorse rotundata, apice in rostrum attenuata, 
in toto 45-50 mm. longa. Ale carina conspicue breviores. Ovarium 
stipitatum. Legumen longissime stipitatum, oblongum vel oblongo-oviforme. 
Ucanpa: Buddu, Dumu, Dawe No. 6! Hb. Kew. ; Muzosi, A. Bagshawe 
No. 46! Hb. Mus. Brit. 
A shrub about 10 feet high, closely allied to C. imperialis, Taubert, but 
the leaflets are shorter and broader, and the ealyx is different. The flowers 
are greenish-yellow, the same shape as those of C. imperialis, the pedicels 
slender, 15-20 mm. long, the calyx 25-30 mm. long, with scattered hairs. 
It differs entirely from C. agatiffora, Schwein, by the dense grevish 
tomentum elothing the branchlets, petioles, and undersides of the leaflets. 
126. C. IMPERIALIS, Taubert in Engl. Pflanzenwelt Ost- Afr, C. 206 (1895). 
(Pl. 14 A.) 
Frater 3—5 mot. altus, ramis petiolis racemisque subargenteo- vel subaureo- 
tomentosis vel subvilloso-tomentosis. Folia petiolata, trifoliolata, foliolis 
oblongis vel ovato-oblongis apiee breviter acuminatis 5-11 em. longis 
2-4 cm. latis. Flores in racemos elongatos multifloros dispositi, rhachi 
angulata, floribus pedieellatis. Calyx villosulus, 18-20 mm. longus, dentibus 
lanceolatis subeuspidatis superioribus eum lateralibus fere usque ad apicem 
connatis. Veæillum cire. 4 em. longum, basi unguiculatum. A/e ovato- 
oblong:e, calyce longiores. Carina basi unguiculata, dorso rotundata, apice 
in rostrum attenuata, cum ungue circ. 3:5—4 em. longa. Legumen longe 
stipitatum, oblongo-cylindricum, cire. 6 em. longum, glabrum, stipite cire. 
2 em. longo suffultum. 
Bririsn East AFRICA: Lamuru, Scheffler No. 266! Hb. Mus, Brit. 
GRRMAN East ArnicA : Bukoba, Stuhlmann Nos. 1113! 1575! 3922! 
4068! Kirére in Mpororo, Stuhlmann No. 2039! Hb. Berol. 
127. C. MEGISTANTHA, Taubert in Engl. Pflanzenwelt Ost- Afr. C. 206 (1895). 
Frutex videtur ramis foliisque adhue ignotis. Racemi laxiflori, rhachi 
compresso-quadrangulares. flores maximi, pedicellates. Bractee supra 
pedicelli glabri basin setacez. Calyx totus 25-28 mm. longus, membranaceo- 
foliaceus, glaber, tubo amplo eurvato eampanulato, dentibus lineari-lanceolatis 
