LEGUMINOS^. LV. Aspalathus. 



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are as well as the branches hairy. Tj . G. A'ster linearifolius, stems erect, angular. I2 • G. Native of the Levant. Corolla 



Heads of yellow, about the size of those of Laburnum. Stamens connate. 



Burm. cap. 27. Anthyllis linifolia, Lin. mant, 265. 

 flowers similar to the anthodium of an A'ster. 



Linear-leaved Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



68 A. ANTHYLLoiDEs (Lin. spec. 1002.) leaves trifoliate, ovate, 

 rather pubescent ; heads terminal. ^2 • ^' Anthyllis aspala- 

 thozdes, Lin. amoen. 4. p> 326. A. anthylloides, Thunb. fl. cap. 

 574. according to which the flowers are globose. Corolla yellow, 

 with the vexillum rather pubescent. 



Anthyllis- like Aspalathus. 

 69 A. 



Shrub 2 to 4f feet. 



villous 



laxa'ta (Lin. mant. 263.) leaves trifoliate, linear, 

 flowers terminal, 5 in a fascicle ; calyxes woolly ; stems 

 prostrate, terete. T2 . G. Corolla smooth, yellow. Bracteoles 

 wanting. 



Lax Aspalathus. Shrub decumbent. 



70 A. Agardhia'na (D. C. prod. 2. p. 143.) leaves trifoliate, 



linear- subulate, acute, clothed with adpressed silky down ; 



2> branches pubescent ; racemules terminal, few-flowered ; calyx 



and corolla villous. 



Tj . G, Calyx not attenuated at the base, 

 but obtuse, and with 5 short teeth. Corolla a little longer than 

 the calyx. 



AgardKs Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 

 71 A. callosa (Lin. spec. 1002.) leaves trifoliate, subulate, 

 erect, equal, glabrous, with the cicatrices round and callous ; 



spikes 



ovate, terminal; flowers glabrous. 



Pluk. aim. t. 345, f. 4. 



mag. 2329. 

 teoles 3, subulate. 



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Sims, bot. 



Flowers yellow. Brac- 



Callous Aspalathus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1812. Sh. 2 to4 ft. 



72 A. AMBiGUA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 143.) leaves trifoliate, 

 ovate, obtuse; branches and branchlets spinescent. Tj . G. A. 

 acuminata. Thunb. fl. cap. 578. but not of Lam. A smooth 

 shrub. Leaflets 3, concave, rising from the nodi. 



Amhiguous Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 

 ^ 73 A. RUGOSA (Thunb. prod. 125. fl. cap. 574.) leaves trifo- 

 liate, elliptic, rugose, glabrous ; umbels terminal. Tj . G, Flowers 



whitish. Cnlvv nnrl r»nrnlln fAnil^nA wifli 



Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



I witn grey 

 Wrinkled-\e^y^^ Aspalathus. 



74« A. Fu scA (Thunb, 1. c.) leaves trifoliate, lanceolate, acute, 

 spreading, crow^ded, and are as well as the branches glabrous ; 

 flowers terminal ; calycine segments subulate, rather spiny, and 



are as well as the corolla smooth, 

 brous. 



Style incurved. 



Wings 



Tj . G. Ovary linear, gla- 

 and keel 



equal. 



Cicatrices 



roundish, callous. This species is usually to be seen in herbaria 

 under the name of ^. callosa^ but it is not the A. callosa figured 

 in Sims, bot. mag. 2329. 



Brow 



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Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



mucrona'ta (Lin. fil. suppl. 320. Thunb. prod. 125. 

 573.) leaves trifoliate, somewhat petiolate ; leaflets 



cap 



lanceolate, obtuse ; branches 



racemes terminal 



spinescent ; 

 A smooth shrub, with yellow flowers. 

 ithus. Fl. June, July. Clt.. 1.756. 



flowers glabrous. Tj . G. 



^Mcro^a^e-leaved 

 Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



76 A. cYTisoiDES (Lam. diet. 1. p. 292.)leave3 trifoliate, lan- 

 ceolate, mucronate, pubescent on both surfaces ; stem and 

 branches panicled ; flowers terminal, fascicled, villous. Ij . G. 

 Leaves 3-4 lines long. 



Cytisus-Uke Aspalathus. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



77 A. microphy'lla (D. C. prod. 2. p. 143.) leaves small, 

 trifoliate, trigonal, mucronate, glabrous ; branches somewhat 

 pubescent ; flowers scattered, solitary ; segments of the calyx 

 glabrous, subulate, rather pungent ; legume obliquely lanceolate, 

 pubescent. T^ • G. Stamens with a permanent tube, about 



Perhaps a species of Crotalaria, 



Oriental Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



§ 2. Flowers distinctly 2)edicellate. 



Leaves trifoliate. 



79 A. tenuifo'lia (D. C. prod. 2. p. 143.) leaves trifoliate 

 or simple ; leaflets linear, very thin, and smoothish, straight, 

 acLitish ; branchlets tei*ete, rather pubescent at the apex; flowers 

 loosely racemose or almost solitary, pedicellate; keel shorter 

 than the vexillum. Tj . G. Leaves an inch long. Calyx smooth, 

 5 -toothed, bractless, or pedicellate above the bracteas. Stamens 

 all connate, with the sheath cleft in front. Legume glabrous, 

 linear-lanceolate. 



Thin-leaved As\)a\athus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet^ 



80 A. obtusa'ta (Thunb. prod- 125. fl. cap. 574.) leaves on 

 very short stalks or sessile, trifoliate ; leaflets obovate, obtuse, 

 young ones clothed with adpressed villi, but at length becoming 

 smooth ; flowers axillary, solitary, pedicellate. Ij . G. Calyx 

 bilabiate, bractless. Vexillum and carina equal in length, but 



Stamens monadelphous. Le- 

 gume compressed, linear, clothed with adpressed pubescence, 

 mucronate by the style. 



Obtiise-leayed Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



* * Leaves in fascicles. 



81 A. peduncula'ta (Lher. sert. angl. t. 26.) leaves in fasci- 

 cles, filiform, glabrous, mucronulate ; pedicels axillary, 1- 

 flovvered, longer than the leaves, almost bractless at the apex. 



Curt. 



the winfjs are oblong and lonfjer. 



T2. G. 



bot. 



mag. 344. 



Le^Tume linear, clothed with 



adpressed pubescence, shorter than the pedicel. Bracteoles 

 small at the apex of the pedicel. A. peduncul^ta, Houtt. pfl. 

 syst. is probably different from the present plant. 



Pedunculated Aspalathus. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt, 1775. Sh. 6 ft. 



82 A. suFFRUTicosA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 144.) leaves 3-5, 

 linear, subulate, acute, rising from the same dot, pubescent from 

 a few strigae ; peduncles axillary, longer than the leaves ; flowers 

 2-3, borne in small 



racemes. 



T2. G. 



Lotus sufFruticosus, 



Burm. cap. prod. 22. 



Suffruticose Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



83 A. BRACTEA TA (Thuub. fl. cap. 581.) leaves in fascicles, 

 filiform, mucronulate, glabrous ; pedicels axillary, length of 

 leaves, bearing 3 bracteoles similar to leaves. Tj . G. Allied 

 to the preceding, but the lobes of the calyx are longer, and the 

 legumes are broader and on longer pedicels. 



Bracteate Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



84 A. NiVEA (Thunb. fl. cap. 576.) leaves in fascicles, linear, 

 obtuse, silvery, loose; peduncles lateral, filiform, 1-flowered, 

 bracteate ; calyx and corolla silky. 

 of Good Hope. Flowers white. 



\l . G. Native of the Cape 



White Aspalathus. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



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Leaves stalked, pinnate^ 



85 A. ? PINNA TA (Lin. amoen. 6. p. 92.) leaves pinnate, with 

 5 obcordate leaflets, which are rather pilose and tomentose 



the leaves : 



beneath ; peduncles longer than 

 corolla tomentose on the outside, h 



spike roundish ; 

 Perhaps a species of 



Indigofera allied to /. coriacea. 



Pi7inate-]eayed Aspalathus. Shrub. 



86 A. ? arbo'rea (Lour. coch. p. 431.) leaves pinnate ; leaflets 

 5, ovate, smooth ; racemes terminal. I2 • ^* Native of Cochin- 



china, in woods. Flowers small, white. Stamens all connected, 



mant. 263.) leaves trifoliate, lanceo- but perhaps with a dorsal fissure. Legume oblong-ovate, com- 



Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



equal in length to the legume. 



Small-leaved Aspalathus. 



78 A. oRiENTA^Lis (Lin. ^ , , , 



late, pubescent ; flowers 5 in a fascicle ; calyxes pubescent ; pressed, mutic, usually 2-seeded. 



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