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5. Taverxiera, DC. 



1. T. glauca (Edgew.in Joum.Asiat. Son. Bengal, \\l p. 1214). "Gla- 

 berrima ; foliis unifoliatis, carnosis, glahris, glaucis, lhomboideo-ovatis, 

 suborbiculatis, emucronatis ; stipulis 2,parvis, scariosis.cuneatis, aoutis; 

 racemis 5-10-floris; bracteis pedicello brevioribns, acutis, marline 

 membranaceis ; staminibus apice geniculars, alternis brevioribns, deei- 

 uio recto, multo l)reviore, geniculuin vix attingente; legumine 2-arti- 

 culato, setis introrsum arcuatis hispuio." 

 " Next to T. lappacea. DC. ii. p. .33!). Differs in smoothness, and the setae 

 of the legume are scarcely hamose ; the stamens are more geniculate than 

 is allowed to the generic character as given by DC. The pods are con- 

 cealed by the withered, scarious, persistent petals." 



" Vexilla magna, coneava, per anthesin reflexa,subcarinata, breviter eniar- 

 ginata et calloso-mucronulata. Aim angustaj, falcatae, elliptica;, basi 

 truncato-auriculata. 1 , ungue brevi teuui vexillo plus duj)lo breviore. Ca- 

 rina vexillo major, obtusa. Stylus longus, basi tortuoso-genieulatus, 

 filiformis, stigmate puuctiformi apicali." No one has seen a Taverniera 

 at Aden, except Mr. Edgeworth ; and I know nothing of his plant, ex- 

 cept from the description which I have quoted. If not identical with 

 T. glabra, Boiss. (Diag. ii. p. 90), it is probably closely allied to it. 



0. Hiiyxchosia, Lour. 



1. R. pulverulrnta (Stocks in Kew Journ. of Bot. iv. p. 14/). Mol- 

 liter subincana ; ramulis teretibus ; foliis trifoliatis, petiolatis ; foliolis 

 super velutinis, subtus reticulato-venosis, lateralibus oblique subrotun- 

 dis, obtnsis, snbsessilibus, terminalibus rhomboideis, petiolatis; flo- 

 ribus axillaribr.s. racemosis vel subsolitariis ; racemis abbreviatis, 3-7- 

 floris ; bracteis pedicello paulo brevioribns ; calvcis segmentis subu- 

 latis, acutis, inferiore ceteris longiore ; leguminibus deflexis, basi at- 

 tenuatis, falcatis, tomentosis, dispermis ; seminibus ovatis, lwvibus. 

 Uab. Aden, in vallibus arenosis prope Iittus (Hook. ft. et T. ! T. Anders.). 

 Distr. In Scinde ! 



Suffruticulus perennis. Caulis, in exemplis Arabicis, subprostratus seu 

 volubilis. Vexillum extus subpubescens, flavum, 2 lin. longum. Legu- 

 men 6-8 lin. longum, 2 lin. latum, Semina fulva, punctis nigris notata. 

 This species is nearly allied to R. Memnonia, DC, but differs from it in 

 the inflorescence, the length of the teeth of the calyx, and the colour and 

 markings of the seed. In R. Memnonia the pubescence is more silvery- 

 white, the leaves are more distinctly veined, and the pods are darker- 

 coloured and broader than in R.pulrerulenta. 



Subordo Cisalpine.*. 

 7. Cassia, Linn. 

 1- C. pubescens (R. Br. in Salt, Abyss. App.). Caule adscendente, 

 obscure striate ; foliis 6-9-jugis ; foliolis oppositis, ovatis vel ovato- 

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