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conspicuously veined, the end one3-4 in. long. Panicle terminal, 
4-5 in. long; branches many, spreading or ascending. Bud 
globose, yz in. long. Calyx pubescent, under a line long. Fruit 
not seen.— East Androna, Baron 5558! Habit of Tina trijuga, 
Radlk. 
Ruus ($ Pnoronmus) VENULOSA, n. sp. 
R. ramulis lignosis pubescentibus, foliis simplicibus breviter petiolatis 
oblanceolatis obtusis emarginatis rigide coriaceis utrinque glabris venis pri- 
mariis crebris parallelis, floribus pentameris in paniculas axillares dispositis, 
ramis pedieellisque pubescentibus, sepalis petalisque ovatis, staminibus 
petalis brevioribus. 
A shrub, with virgate woody branchlets. Leaves alternate or 
subopposite; petiole 4 in. long; blade 3-4 in. long, 1-14 in. 
broad above the middle, narrowed gradually from the middle to 
the base ; veins under a line apart, straight from the midrib to 
the margin.  Panieles much shorter than the leaves; main 
branches short, few-flowered. Petals in. long. Calyx minute, 
campanulate. Stamens nearly as long as the petals; anthers 
oblong; filaments filiform. Fruit not seen.—North Androna, 
Baron 5756! Native name, Ambovitsika. 
INDIGOFERA BRACHYBOTRYS, n. Sp. 
I. ramulis lignosis pubescentibus, foliis imparipinnatis, stipulis subulatis, 
foliolis 17-19 oblongis mucronatis pubescentibus, racemis brevibus densis 
axillaribus, bracteis linearibus, calyce obliquo campanulato sericeo dentibus 
deltoideis, petalis angustis sericeis calyce multo longioribus, ovario lineari 
multiovulato. 
A shrub or small tree, with slender terete pubescent woody 
branchlets. Leaf-rhachis 5-6 in. long including a short petiole ; 
stipules subulate, silky, 1 in. long; leaflets 3-4 in. long, opposite, 
shortly petiolulate. Racemes 1-13 in. long; pedicels short. 
Calyx +; in. long. Corolla reddish, 3 in. long, thinly silky out- 
side. Pod not seen.— Baron, next 5366! Section Zinctorie, 
near I. Lyallii, Baker. 
MUNDULEA HYSTERANTHA, N. Sp. 
M. ramulis lignosis apice pubescentibus, foliis hysteranthiis imparipin- 
natis, foliolis 19-23 oblanceolato-oblongis dorso sericeis, racemis multifloris 
brevibus, pedicellis calyce longioribus, bracteis lineari-subulatis, calyce 
campanulato dentibus parvis, petalis rubellis, vexillo orbiculari dorso 
sericeo, legumine magno plano calvato cum foliis producto. 
A shrub or small tree, with terete woody branchlets. Leaf- 
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