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culato ; alis anguste oblongis carinam subequilongis basi unguiculatis; carina 
apice obtusa basi unguiculata navieulariformi quam vexillo paullo breviore ; 
ovario distincte stipitato pilis albidis tecto, stylo tenui gracili usque ad medium 
pilis + tecto apice glabro ; legumine ignoto. 
Hab. Melsetter District, 6000 rt. ; n. 655. A shrub with sticky thyme- 
scented foliage and yellow flowers. 
Foliola 4:0—5»0 mm. longa, 10-15 mm. lata. Prophylla 3-0-8*5 mm. 
longa. Calycis labium. superum. + 11 mm. longum, labium inferum 
+ 19 mm. longum. Vexillum + 14 mm. longum. Ale 13 mm. longs. 
Carina 12-13 mm. longa. 
Allied to S. /Jarmsiana, De Wild.; it differs from it by the smaller leaflets 
and more numerous flowers. From S. uguenensis, Taub., it differs by the 
shorter leaflets. 
SMITHIA sTRIGOSA, Benth. in Mig. Pl. Jungh. 211. 
Near Chirinda, 3800 ft.: in fl. April; n. 2604. Chipetzana River, 
3000 ft.: in fl. April; n. 1483. Mt. Pene, 7000 ft.: in fl. Oct.: n. 6180. 
Distrib. Benguella, Nyasaland, Congo Region ; also Madagascar. 
ERYTHRINA НомЕАХА, Spreng. Syst. ii. 243. 
Near Chirinda, 3500 ft. ; in fr. June; n. 603. Mt. Maruma, 3500 ft. ; in 
tl. Sept. ; n. 1470. А tree up to 80 ft. in height, thorny. — Chindao name, 
* Murungu.” 
Distrib. Mozambique District, South Africa. 
E. rouENTOsA, R. Br. in Salt Abyss. App. 65 (nomen); A. Rich. Tent. FL 
Abyss. 1. 213. 
Melsetter District ; in fl. & young fr., Sept., п. 154; in fl. Oct., n. 668. 
А small tree with rough furrowed bark. А spreading head of leathery 
leaves, thorns and red flowers, deciduous. Chindao name, * Gombati ” ; 
Dutch, “ Кабг Boom.” 
Distrib. Widely distributed in Africa. 
Mucwuna coniACEA, Baker in Oliver, Fl. Trop. Afr. и. 187. 
Near Chirinda, 3500 ft. ; in fl. Мау; n. 450.  Chipetzana River, 3000 ft. ; 
in fl. April; п. 1487.  Nyahodi River, 5000 ft. ; in fl. April; n. 1488. 
Chindao name, “Oriri.”  * Brant-bontje" of the South African Dutch. 
** Buffalo-bean”’ of local colonists. 
Distrib. Mozambique District. 
VIGNA HIRTA, Hook. Je. Pl. t. 687. 
Near Chirinda, 3800 ft. ; in fl. April ; n. 363. Umvumvumvu River at 
4000 ft. ; in fl. Oct.; n. 6191. 
Distrib. Transvaal. 
