390 MR. E. G. BAKER ON THE 
longo prædita. Flores in extremitate peduneulorum sepius 2-3. Bracteolir 
bine. Calyx 5-partitus, laciniis foliaceis inzequalibus, 2 superioribus multo 
majoribus. Corolla calyce paullo longior. Legumen breviter. stipitatum, 
oblongum, glabrum, subglaucescens. 
ABYSSINIA : Prov. Chire, Quartin Dillon, Hb. Mus. Paris; Ankober, 
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Dr. Rohr ! Hb. Kew. ; between Harrar and Addis Abbeba, Welby ! Hb. Kew. 
264. C. TAUBERTII, Bak. fil., sp. nov. 
Annua. Caules ramosi, flexuosi, hirti. Stipulæ filiformes. Folia tri- 
foliolata, foliolis ovatis vel ovato-ellipticis 20-30 mm. longis 12-17 mm. latis, 
petiolo hirto 18-40 mm. longo suffulta. Flores axillares, solitarii, iis 
C. podocarpe, DC., subsimiles. Bracteolw 2, sub calyce posito, circ. 3-5 mm. 
longe. Calyx totus cire. 14-15 mm. longus; laeinie tubo longiores. 
Legumen oviforme, + 20 mm. longum, hirtum, stipite eire. 2 mm. longo 
suffultum, 
BoNGoLAND: Addai, Schweinfurth No. 2521! Hb. Schweinf. 
Allied to C. Quartiniana, A. Rich. This is the Crotalaria Schweinfurthit 
of Taubert, but not of Deflers (Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. xxxii. (1885) 348). This 
latter species comes from Aden, 
265. C. TRACHYCARPA, Taubert MS. in Herb. Berol. 
Radix lignosa. Caules plures, ex eadem radice orti, sursum hirti. Stipulæ 
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lineares. Folia trifoliolata, foliolis oblongis vel ellipticis 10-15 mm. longis 
3-6 mm. latis, petiolo communi 5-10 mm. longo suffulta. Bracteole 9, 
lanceolate, conspicuse, sub calyce posite, circ. 5 mm. lone, hirte. Calycis 
° L ° a , y 
laciniæ tubo multoties longiores, lanceolate, Vexillum obovatum. Carina 
dorso angulata, apice longe attenuata unguiculata, in toto 11-14 mm. longa. 
> 3 5 ? m , e 
Legumen oviforme, sessile, 10-12 mm. longum, rugosum. 
East AFRICA : Fischer No. 212! Hb. Berol. 
The distinguishing features of this plant are the woody rootstock, the 
narrow stipules, the flowers generally 1—3 on long peduncles, the conspicuous 
bracteoles, the oviform, sessile, rough pod. 
It is allied to C. Quartiniana, A. Rich. 
266. C. BARKÆ, Schweinfurth in Bull. Herb. Boiss. iv. (1896) App. rr. 226. 
Annua spithameea, diffuse ramosa, caulibus cum petiolis pedunculis patenter 
et molliter pilosis.  Stipulæe lineari-subulatz, petiolo 6—10-plo breviores. ` 
Foliola subuninervia, sequalia, subtus precipue ad nervum medium pilosa, 
ovato-laneeolata vel oblonga, 10-30 mm. longa 7-10 mm. lata, petiolo 
communi 15-30 mm. longo. Pedunculi uniflori, rarius biflori, folio oppositi. 
Bracteolw lanceolate. Calyx cire. 10 mm. longus, laciniis tubum cire. 5-plo 
superantibus. Vexillum calycem vix excedens. Carina alas æquans, angulo 
