AFRICAN SPECIES OF CROTALARIA. 411 
Var. nov, SENGENSIS, Bak. jil. 
Caulis elongatus, basi suffruticosus. Folia trifoliolata, foliolis cuneato- 
oblanceolatis 8-20 mm. longis 3-5 mm. latis, subtus magis fusco-hirsutis, 
petiolo pubescente 5-9 mm. longo instructa. Flores paullo minores, in 
acemos laxos 2—8-floros dispositi. Calyx totus 6 mm. longus, dentibus 
3-5 mm. longis acutis, extus fusco-pubescens. Pedicelli fusco-pubescentes. 
Carina naviculariformis, cum unguibus 15-16 mm. longa, margine interiore 
lanata. 
Coxao REGroN ; Mt. Senga mountain slope, Adssner No. 2904! Hb. 
Turic. 
Differs from the type in the fuscous pubescent calyx, and pedicels, and in 
the leaves being much more hairy below. The flowers are slightly smaller. 
Series 79. Flores mediocres, in racemos. paucifloros dispositi, Carina dorso 
rotundata, 10-14 mm. longa. — Stipulee seepissime foliaceze, brevissime 
petiolatze. Legumen oblanceolatum, usque ad 33 mm. longum, 
breviter stipitatum. 
302. C. Gorrznt, Harms in Engl. Jahrb, xxviii. (1900) 399. 
Frutex ramosus, 3-4 m. altus, ramis pubescentibus vel villosulis. Folia 
trifoliolata, foliolis oblongo-obovatis obovatis vel oblongo-lanceolatis apice 
rotundatis vel emarginulatis, 2-5:5 em. longis 12-25 mm. latis, petiolo 
communi 1-3 em. longo suffulta. Racemi pauciflori, terminales. Bracteæ 
lineares. Calyx pubescens, ultra medium 5-dentatus, dentibus lanceolatis. 
Corolla calycem paulo superans. — Veaillum extus apicem versus pilosum. 
Carina 10-14 mm. longa. Legumen villosum. 
GERMAN East Arnica: Uhehe, Matanana Plateau, Goetze No. 735 ! Hb. 
Berol. 
Series 80. Flores mediocres, in racemos laxos dispositi. Carina dorso 
rotundata, cire. 13 mm. longa. Stipule magne, conspicue. Legumen 
obovatum, brevissime stipitatum. 
303. C. CORDATA, Welw. ex Baker in Oliver, Fl. Trop. Afr. ii. 27 (1871); 
Hiern, Cat. Welw. Afr. Pl. 200. 
Sufrutea usque ad 1:3 m. alt., ramosus. Lami divaricati. Stipule usque 
ad 25-30 mm. longs. Folia trifoliolata, foliolis ellipticis. 30-50 mm. 
longis 15-20 mm. latis, subtus rufescenti-sericeo-tomentosis, petiolo communi 
15-35 mm. longo suffulta. Bractew parvee, anguste, persistentes. Bracteole 
parvee, cire. medium pedicelli posite. Calyæ totus 12-14 mm. longus ; 
lacinim lanceolate. Vevilli lamina 13-14 mm. longa, ungue circ. 2 mm. 
longo. Carina uncinata, circ. 13 mm. longa. Legumen ferrugineo-hirsutum, 
usque ad 35 mm. longum et 18 mm. latum. 
