88 L. LEGUMiNOS^. (J. G. Baker.) ITrigonella, 



obovato; base deltoid, entire. Flowers 1-6 usually 2-4, sessile or on a short common 

 peduncle in the axil of leaf. Calyx ^ in., suLcylindrical ; teeth, setaceous, shorter 

 than tube. Corolla sliglitly exserted. Pod 1-2 in. long, falcate, j\ in. broad, much 

 'wrinkled transversely, 10-20-seeded. 



4. I. hamosa, Linn.; DC. Prodr. ii. 183; pod small not beahed, reti- 

 culations close transverse, flowers 6-12 in short-peduncled racemes, Boiss. Fl 

 Orient, ii. 84. T. obcordata, WalL Cat. 5986 ; Smth. in Roxjle III. 197. T. 

 nervosa, Klotzsch in Seise Pr. Wald. JBot, 158, t. 1, fig. 1, 



Included amongst Wallich's plants, with the habitat of Tikari {Hamilton)^ but a 

 doubtful native of India proper. — Distrib. Afghanistan, Egypt, Nubia, Cape. 



Annual, glabrous. Stems csespitose, diffuse, 1 ft. or more long. Stipules broad, 

 deeply cut; leaflets obovate-cuneatc, shallowly toothed, f-^ in. long; base deltoid, 

 entire. Racemes close, equalling or falling short of the leaves, terminated by a spine. 

 Calyx short-pedicelled, under ^V in. deep; teeth lanceolate, shorter than the tube. 

 Corolla three times the calyx. Pod f-J in. long, much curved, 4-6-seeded. 



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Pod linear or linear-ohlong flat. 



5. T. gracilis, Benth. in Royle III. 197; glabrous, peduncles 1-3- 

 flowered, corolla distinctly exserted, pod linear straight 6-8-seeded. 



KASHillli, KUMAON, GURWHAL, &c., alt. 5-7000 ft. 



Stems very slender, trailing, l~l| ft. long. Stiptcles linear, faintly toothed; 

 petiole shorter than leaflets, often scarcely any; leaflets obovate-cuneate, \~^ in. long, 

 finely inciso-dentate, veins raised. Peduncles filiform, exceeding leaves, ending in a 

 conspicuous a-wn. Calyx ^ in. ; teeth setaceous, as long as the tube. Pod f-^ in. by 

 ^ in., marked "with distinct rather close transverse veins. 



3^^'^^ 6. T. pubescens, Edgia. MSS. ; finely downy, peduncles 1-3-floweredj 

 corolla slightly exserted, pod linear-oblong straight 10-12-seeded. 



Kji.fr^u(«.o AAui^ai., lauiLij Lvjubucu ; puLiuAc auurwjr man tne oiaue 



oblong, cuneate at the base, distinctly inciso-dentate, ^ in. long. 

 as the leaves, not ending in an awn. Calyx ^ in., finely downy ; tee 



Hazara, KAsiniiu, Kumaon, Piti, KrxAWAR, &c., alt. 5-10,000 ft. 

 ^ Stems more branched and stouter than in the last, reaching 1 ft. or more long. 

 Stipules linear, faintly toothed ; petiole shorter than the blade ; leaflets obovate- 



Peduncle as long 

 ^ , teeth linear-setaceous, 

 exceeding the tube. Pod downy at first.^^-l in. by ^ in, ; veins transverse, distinct, 

 very close. 



7. T. emodi, Benth. in Boyle III. 197 ; flowers 4-6 rarely up to 12 

 closely racemose, corolla 2-3 times the calyx, pod linear-oblong straight 4-6- 

 seeded. Melilotus emodi. Wall. Cat. 6941. Trio-onella himfllaioa. Wall. MSS, 



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T. cachemiriana, Camb. in Jacq. Toy. Bat. 36, t. 41. Botryolotus cachemy- 

 rianus, Jaub. Sf- Spach. Ilhcst. i. 125. T. rhytidocarpa, Boiss. ^ ; BaL FL Orient. 

 11. 78. 



Kashmir to Nipal, alt. 4-10,000 ft.— Distrib. Afghanistan, Persia, Orient. 



Habit and inflorescence of T. corniculata, from which it mainly diiFers in pod. Stems 

 glabrous, copiously branched, 1 ft. or more high. Stipules slightly inciso-dentate, 

 points linear-setaceous ; leaflets obovatc, distinctly inciso-dentate in the wild form. 

 P^unclcs 1-2 in. long, terminated by a distinct point. Calyx glabrous, ^-^ in-; 

 teeth linear, as long as the tube. Pod ^-^ in. by ^-| in., glabrous, with close dis- 

 tinct raised veins. 



8. T. corniculata, Linn. ; DC. rrodr. ii. 184 ; flowers 6-12 closely race- 

 mose, corolla 2-3 times the calyx, pod narrow linear falcately reciu-ved 4-8- 

 seeded. Roxb. Fl, Ind. iii. 389 ; W. <§• A. Piodr. 196 ; Wiffht Ic. t. 384 ; Sibth. 

 Sr Sm. Fl. Graca, t. 761 ; Boiss. Fl. Orient, ii. 83. T. elatior, Sibth. ^- S7)t. Fl- 

 Grceca, t. 762. T. fimbriata, Hoi/le III. 107. T. esculenta, Willd. : DC. Frodr. 



ii. 185 : Wall. Cat. rma. ' ' ' 



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