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foliolis magms oblongis acutis^ racemis terininalibus laxis multifloris, pe- 

 dicellis elongatis, bracteisminutis caducis, calyce glabro tubo campanulato 

 dentibus acutis tubo sequilongis, petalis glabris calyce duplo longioribus, 

 vexillo rubello carina alisque liiteis, legumine oblongo-clavato rigidulo 2-3- 

 spermo longe stipitato. 



A mucb-branclied shrub, with slender terete virgate brancblets. 

 Petiole l;^— 2 in. long ; leaflets membranous, sometimes 3-4 in. 

 long, green and glabrous on both sides. Racemes 4-5 in. long; 

 lower pedicels ^ in. long. Calyx broadly campanulate, g in. in 

 diam.; teeth lanceolate from a broad base. Corolla 5 in. long ; 

 keel broad, with a conspicuous erect beak. Pod glabrous, rigid 

 in texture. Pod 1 in, long, | in. in diam., with a slender 

 gyuophore ^ in. long. — Baron 4708 ! 4856 ! Hildehrandt 3441 ! 

 Near C. striata^ DC, and C. Pervillei^ Baill. 



Ceotalabia macropoda, n. sp. 



Fruticosa, ramulis gracilibus obscure strigillosis, stipulis minutis caducis, 

 foliis trifoliolatis facie viridibus glabris dorso tenuiter pilosis, foliolis ob- 

 lon^^is acutis vel obtusis, racemis laxis terminalibus paucifloris, pedicellis 



calyci aiquilongis, bracteis minutis ovatis caducis, calyce dentibus lanceo- 

 latis tubo duplo longioribns, petalis rubellis glabris calyce duplo longiori- 

 bus, ovario oblongo 4-ovulato. 



A much-branched erect shrub, with slender terete branchlets. 

 Petiole 1-1| in. long; leaflets 1-2 in. long, moderately firm in 

 texture, green on both surfaces. Racemes copious, lax, 1-2 in. 

 long ; pedicels finally \ in. long. Calyx \ in. long, slightly silky ; 

 tube very short ; teeth lanceolate acute. Corolla ^ in, long ; 

 standard ^ in. broad ; keel broad, rostrate, up-curved. Mature 

 pod not seen. — Baron 3789 ! 3862 ! Near C. striata^ DC. 



iNDlGOFEItA DESMODIOIDES, n. sp. 



Fruticosa, ramulis apice strigillosis, stipulis linearibus, foUis impari- 

 pinnatis breviter petiolatis rigidulis siccitate nigrescentibus utrinque albo- 

 strigillosis, foliolis 25-27 lauceolatis petiolulatis mucronatis, racemis 

 densis subsessilibus axillaribus multifloris, pedicellis brevibus, calyce parvo 

 late campanulato dentibus parvis lauceolatis, petalis glabris calyce multo 

 longioribns, legumine curvato conspicue toruloso 4-6-spermo. 



A shrub, with long t^lender woody branchlets. Leaves 2-3 in. 

 long; leaflets about | in. long, ^ line broad, firm in texture, 

 turning blackish when dried, like those of I, Anil and /. tinctoria. 

 Eacemes copiously produced in the axils of the leaves ; pedicels 

 about as long as the calyx, finally cernuous. Calyx \ line in diam. ; 

 tube campanulate, strigiUose. Corolla \ in. long. Pod sickle- 



